House OKs measure slamming MoveOn ad

Washington Times ^ | September 27, 2007 | Sean Lengell

[neverdem]

A measure to condemn a newspaper advertisement by the liberal group MoveOn.org for its criticism of Iraq war commander Gen. David H. Petraeus was approved overwhelmingly by the House yesterday.

The nonbinding resolution, which passed by a vote of 341-79, also praised the work and patriotism of Gen. Petraeus.

The "resolution condemns in the strongest possible terms the unfair, personal attacks made by the advocacy group MoveOn.org on the character, integrity and professionalism of General David Petraeus," said Rep. Jerry Lewis, the California Republican who sponsored the measure. "Such unwarranted attacks should be strongly condemned by Republicans and Democrats in the House."

No Republicans voted against the resolution, which was attached to a stopgap measure to continue funding government operations for the next six weeks. Seventy-nine Democrats voted against it.

The Senate passed a similar resolution last week by a vote of 72-25, with 24 Democrats and one independent opposing it.

"More than three-quarters of the House went on record today in support of our armed forces," said House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, Missouri Republican. "My only disappointment is that a message as important and clear-cut as this couldn't attract the support of every member of this chamber."

The full-page ad featured a photo of the general and the headline "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" It was published in the New York Times on Sept. 10, when Gen. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker began two days of testimony to Congress on the progress of the Iraq war.

It also accused Gen. Petraeus of "cooking the books" on the war.

MoveOn paid $65,000, about $117,000 less than the Times' "open rate" for an ad of that type and size.

Republicans called the discount akin to an illegal in-kind political contribution. The Times said the advertising rate...

[neverdem]

I went crazy looking for the roll call vote.

[Bookwoman]

did you find the roll call vote? I want to see also...

[neverdem]

did you find the roll call vote? I want to see also...

If I found it, I would have linked it.

[Eccl 10:2]

Apparently the roll call votes are not posted until the following day.

http://clerk.house.gov/

[mdittmar]

Abercrombie (HI)
Ackerman(NY)
Allen(MA)
Baldwin(WI)
Becerra(CA)
Berman(CA)

Blumenauer(OR)
Brown, Corrine(FL)
Capuano(MA)
Castor(FL)
Clarke(NY)
Clay(MISSOURI)

Cohen(TN)
Conyers(MICH)
Crowley(NY)
Davis (IL)
DeGette(COL)
Ellison(MINN)

Filner(CA)
Frank (MA)
Green, Al(TX)
Grijalva(AZ)
Gutierrez(FL)
Hastings (FL)

Hinchey(NY)
Hirono (HI)
Holt(NJ)
Honda(NJ)
Inslee(WA)
Jackson-Lee (TX)

Jefferson(LA)
Johnson (GA)
Jones (OH)
Kilpatrick(MI)
Kucinich(OH)
Lee(CA)

Lewis (GA)
Lofgren, Zoe(CA)
Markey(MA)
Matsui(CA)
McDermott (WA)
McGovern(MA)

Meek (FL)
Michaud(ME)
Miller (NC)
Miller, George(CA)
Moore (WI)
Moran (VA)

Nadler(NY)
Neal (MA)
Olver(MA)
Pallone(NJ)
Payne (NJ)
Price (NC)

Rush(IL)
Ryan (OH)
Sánchez, Linda T. (CA)
Schakowsky(IL)
Scott (VA)
Serrano(NY)

Sherman(CA)
Slaughter(NY)
Solis(CA)
Stark(CA)
Tierney(MA)
Towns(NY)

Van Hollen(MD)
Velázquez(NY)
Wasserman Schultz(FL)
Waters(CA)
Watson(CA)
Watt (NC) - MY REP

Waxman (CA)
Weiner(NY)
Wexler(FL)
Woolsey(CA)
Wynn(MO)
Yarmuth (KY)

[neverdem]

Thanks for the link, but I found it.

House Overwhelmingly Backs Lewis Motion to Condemn MoveOn Attack on Gen. Petraeus There you learn it's House Joint Resolution 52. It's part of a Motion to Recommit with Instructions.

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 910 Here's the NAYS 79

Abercrombie Ackerman Allen Baldwin Becerra Berman Blumenauer Brown, Corrine Capps Capuano Castor Clarke Clay Cohen Conyers Crowley Davis (IL) DeGette Ellison Filner Frank (MA) Green, Al Grijalva Gutierrez Hastings (FL) Hinchey Hirono Holt Honda Inslee Jackson-Lee (TX) Jefferson Johnson (GA) Jones (OH) Kilpatrick Kucinich Lee Lewis (GA) Lofgren, Zoe Markey Matsui McDermott McGovern Meek (FL) Michaud Miller (NC) Miller, George Moore (WI) Moran (VA) Nadler Neal (MA) Olver Pallone Payne Price (NC) Rush Ryan (OH) Sánchez, Linda T. Schakowsky Scott (VA) Serrano Sherman Slaughter Solis Stark Tierney Towns Van Hollen Velázquez Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Watt Waxman Weiner Wexler Woolsey Wynn Yarmuth

[neverdem]

Thanks anyway!