Comments on: MoveOn Backs Obama http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/moveon-backs-obama Loaning brain cells to those in need since 2003 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:06:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bill Samuel http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/moveon-backs-obama#comment-20935 Bill Samuel Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:20:26 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2008/02/moveon-backs-obama#comment-20935 Well, their leadership decided and then rigged a vote to support it. They knew that they couldn't get their 2/3 vote for it, so they simply prevented members with positions other than for Obama or Clinton from voting. 91% of their members did not vote. Only 6.2% voted to endorse Obama. What about MoveOn members who favor Ron Paul? Not allowed to vote. Favor Cynthia McKinney? Not allowed to vote? Favor Mike Gravel? Not allowed to vote? Favor Ralph Nader? Not allowed to vote. Favor someone else? Not allowed to vote. Favor no endorsement? Not allowed to vote. From its inception, the purpose of MoveOn has been to support establishment Democrats against threats from both the right and left. This has not changed. Ignore their campaign of massive deception. They claim to be anti-war and progressive. Putting aside their campaign last year for continued funding of the Iraq War, which enraged many of their members, let's look at Obama. He has repeatedly voted to fund the Iraq War, he states that he might keep U.S. troops in Iraq throughout his term in office, his official campaign position is for a larger military budget and larger active duty forces, and he has never supported one position that would be a significant change. He has no legitimate claim to being either anti-war or progressive. He is the quintessential establishment candidate. For more on the MoveOn fiasco, see MoveOn's 6.2% Landslide at http://tinyurl.com/ys3g6l Well, their leadership decided and then rigged a vote to support it. They knew that they couldn’t get their 2/3 vote for it, so they simply prevented members with positions other than for Obama or Clinton from voting. 91% of their members did not vote. Only 6.2% voted to endorse Obama.

What about MoveOn members who favor Ron Paul? Not allowed to vote. Favor Cynthia McKinney? Not allowed to vote? Favor Mike Gravel? Not allowed to vote? Favor Ralph Nader? Not allowed to vote. Favor someone else? Not allowed to vote. Favor no endorsement? Not allowed to vote.

From its inception, the purpose of MoveOn has been to support establishment Democrats against threats from both the right and left. This has not changed. Ignore their campaign of massive deception.

They claim to be anti-war and progressive. Putting aside their campaign last year for continued funding of the Iraq War, which enraged many of their members, let’s look at Obama. He has repeatedly voted to fund the Iraq War, he states that he might keep U.S. troops in Iraq throughout his term in office, his official campaign position is for a larger military budget and larger active duty forces, and he has never supported one position that would be a significant change. He has no legitimate claim to being either anti-war or progressive. He is the quintessential establishment candidate.

For more on the MoveOn fiasco, see MoveOn’s 6.2% Landslide at http://tinyurl.com/ys3g6l

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