MoveOn girds for battles ahead

Boston Globe ^ | 12/02/04 | Beth Fouhy, AP

[kattracks]

After President Bush won re-election, many political observers expected MoveOn.org to move into retreat. The sentiment surrounding the liberal online powerhouse was neatly summed up by The Onion, a well-known satire publication, in its spoof headline: "MoveOn CurlsUp InCorner."

[snip]

Armed with over $30 million raised from donors ranging from students to billionaire financier George Soros, MoveOn moved well beyond cyberspace -- organizing star-studded concerts, airing television ads produced by A-list Hollywood directors and mobilizing 70,000 members to walk precincts in key battleground states.

But the efforts proved ultimately unsuccessful, and amid the inevitable postelection recriminations MoveOn came in for plenty of heat.

Republicans took aim at the group for allowing a member's proposed TV ad comparing Bush to Adolph Hitler to be briefly posted on its Web site.

Others complained that MoveOn and other so-called 527 organizations like America Coming Together and the Media Fund sometimes worked at cross-purposes with the Kerry campaign, creating a hodgepodge of confusing messages.

Still others said that while MoveOn was effective in stirring up a sense of righteous anger among hardcore Democratic partisans and anti-war activists, the message didn't necessarily resonate with swing voters.

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"People really feel like they're at the beginning of a movement rather than the end of a campaign,"

[kattracks]

"People really feel like they're at the beginning of a movement rather than the end of a campaign,"

OK, I won't touch that line with a ten foot suppository.

[msnimje]

Since they failed at their objective, they should be forced to change their name to MoRon.org.

[Mike1973]

Huh. After the election, I had forgotten all about these clowns. Looks like, I can go back to doing what I was doing.

[Prime Choice]

"People really feel like they're at the beginning of a movement rather than the end of a campaign,"

Famous last words. I'm sure someone in Hitler's bunker said the same thing as the Russians advanced on Berlin.

[injin]

MoveOn , why not take it to the streets , where we can see the whites of your eyes?
oooops, maybe that would be 'red' of the eyes in many cases....

[Prime Choice]

Since they failed at their objective, they should be forced to change their name to MoRon.org.

Either that or Moore-on.org. ;o)

[BigSkyFreeper]

Armed with over $30 million raised from donors ranging from students to billionaire financier George Soros, MoveOn moved well beyond cyberspace -- organizing star-studded concerts, airing television ads produced by A-list Hollywood directors and mobilizing 70,000 members to walk precincts in key battleground states.

And they still failed. Poetic justice.

[msnimje]

Much better!! I like it.
Too bad it can't be Moore-on.UN

[RichInOC]

MoveOn.org should do now what it should have done five--no, now, it's almost six--years ago when Bubba got acquitted at the impeachment trial...declare victory and shut down.

[West Coast Conservative]

Without the Anybody But Bush "movement," groups like MoveOn.org are powerless (even more so) and won't have much luck pushing their extreme leftist candidates.

[coconutt2000]

bowel movement maybe?

[razorback-bert]

Is Air America still on the air ?

[Dallas59]

Moveon?....Moveon...Oh Yeah! They helped Bush get re-elected!
Great going guys!

[Ticonderoga34]

MoveOn was just a front group for George Soros during the last election. Without Soros's money, MoveOn is finished.

[bill1952]

"Insanity: Doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result."

Well, why were they formed in the first place?
Wasn't this an ABB thing?

Didn't they have a large part in supporting Dean?
That is, until they went to "support" another loser?

People that don't quit, even if their message is rejected, concern me that they just try to outlast us.

[kb2614]

Uh, whats a MoveOn.org??? A laxative website?


;-)

[weegee]

They raised $30million. Moveon.org is big business. They will NEVER "move on".

[weegee]

They were those people who said "Censure and move on" with regard to the Clinton impeachment. They never did push for censure once their pal Bubba was safe in office. They never did "move on" either.

F. Socialists

[kb2614]

I know.

I forgot to put up the 'sarcasm alert'. Funny, for an organization called MoveOn.org, they never really MovedOn.

;-)

[weegee]

A hypocritical website for people who preach "Crap or get off the pot."