And now for something completely different, an idiotic viewpoint from a Huffington Post blogger.
This time it's about the moveon.org's "General Betray Us" ad and Republicans asking Democrats to denounce the ad. She praises Hillary and Obama, but Elizabeth Edwards gets this response:
But I guess not, because she decided instead to join with such leading moral barometers as Diaper Dave Vitter and John "McCarthy" McCain to attack MoveOn. So did John Kerry, whom one would expect to know better by this point in time. Granted, we really don't expect much better from Joe Biden -- somehow he continues to find the obvious quite elusive. So I guess we have to say it once again until everyone gets it -- you never repeat right wing talking points to attack your own, ever. You never enter that echo chamber as a participant. Ever. You never give them a cudgel to beat the left with.
Just. Don't. Do. It.
Why not? If the talking points are valid, why not use them? Oh that's right, it's because it'll look like you're actually thinking for yourself and want to do what's right instead of sticking to partisan politics like everyone in the Democratic party likes to accuse Republicans of doing. That's called "hypocrisy". Democrats are REALLY good at it.
Just take a look at the above mentioned statement. She basically says that because Elizabeth Edwards DARED to criticize the righteous moveon.org people, that she has crossed an invisible line and now they will cast her off to the side.
Good for MoveOn for being willing to say what needs to be said and take the hit. Democrats should take their cues from Hillary Clinton when asked about their efforts and seize the opportunity to wrap this war around the exposed necks of the GOP.
I guess she's against the Iraq war, as well as against winning it and against anyone telling her the truth about what's going on over there, even if it's by one of the most qualified person's on the planet to do so.
Travis
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