Posted on 09/10/2007 7:06:13 PM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah
Mitt Romney this morning blasted the liberal political group MoveOn.org for questioning the independence of General David H. Petraeus on the eve of his much-anticipated testimony today to Congress on the Iraq war.
In a full-page ad in today's New York Times, the group asked in a headline, "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" and accused the top US military commander in Iraq of "cooking the books for the White House."
Romney called the ad "outrageous," adding, "Like the men he commands, he is risking his life to protect our freedoms here at home. We should not prejudge him or his testimony, or give him anything less than the full respect he deserves."
In his presidential campaign, Romney has generally supported the Bush administration's policy in Iraq and has said the so-called surge of 30,000 additional US troops is working.
"Democrats must make a choice," Romney said in a statement. "Will they embrace these deplorable tactics or give General Petraeus a fair hearing? It should be the hope of all Americans that we give him a fair hearing. Certainly, he and our men and women in Iraq deserve it. In the coming days and weeks, there will be much debate about the future course in Iraq, but this debate should be free of the kind of shameful tactics MoveOn.org has shown today. It's time we heard from the generals, not Washington politicians and not ultra-liberal advocacy groups. All Americans should keep an open mind."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Mitt’s in bash mode.
MoveOn....Fred Thompson.....
Bash away. They deserve it.
I hope someone/something holds this organization accountable and they are placed in the ash heap of history.
Good find!
If this party does not take off the gloves and biotch slap these punk puke thug democraps and their minions in the press we are in for long term misery. We need to hammer and investigate BowelMovement.org. Offense is the best strategy. We cannot sit back and take it.
Bush needs to get off his Mr. Niceguy horse and throw a punch or two. How long will we allow wrong to be called right?
Amen to that, Mitt!
Bush needs to get off his Mr. Niceguy horse and throw a punch or two.
I agree.
Republicans “bash” while rabid Leftist anti Americans “question”.
And they wonder why their corrupt media industry is dying.
Another fine example of MoveOn.org “loving America and our troops, but hating their mission”, right? They’ve basically accused an American general of treasonous conduct, but conservatives are not allowed to question their patriotism?? Yeah right.....
Fred’s just grinning in silence.
Once the sign of a wise old man with some “secret plan”, now he just looks incapable of anything else.
When, oh when will the treason and sedition laws EVER be enforced in this country?
When will there be payback for treason?
Why are there no consequences for MoveON, Code Pink, Jane Fonda, etc?
These folks are dispicable. They also are the face of the dem party.
Bash? No all we needed to do was describe what they did. There was no need to bash activity of this caliber. It bashed itself if there was any bashing done.
The left thinks bash is the worst thing that could happen to one of it’s organisation. No, accurate recognition of levels of intelligence is enough when it comes to leftists.
I’m suprised the Times didn’t run it for free. I’m sure Sulzberger and Soros are best buddies.
Doesn’t Moveon contribute to candidates? Who do you think will be first to return the money?
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