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MoveOn: don't cut spending, raise taxes

September 27th, 2005
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What else did you expect them to say? Their latest missive is here. They've got a petition too!

Moveon.org ad doesn't feature Hitler

September 18th, 2005
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Here's the script of Moveon.org's latest ad:
Type with graphic treatment over black Fast pullout… reveals George Bush. Photo of 9-11 Commission Graphic: Failed to make us safe. September 14, 2005 Graphic over Bush's image. Graphic: Less safe today than four years ago. Graphic: Mis/Leader
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"Four years after the frightening experience of September the 11th, Americans have […]

Moveon.org wants a Katrina Commission

September 13th, 2005
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Received via email:
Will you sign our petition for an independent Katrina Commission?
Senators, including many moderate Republicans, are deciding whether to support a Katrina Commission modeled after the 9/11 Commission, this week. We need a really big number of people to sign the petition to show senators and representatives how much support there is for the […]

Moveon.org won't use refugees in anti-Roberts ad

September 8th, 2005
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Yesterday, a MoveOn.org "staff member" told a USA Today reporter that that fine organization was going to use Katrina refugees in an ad opposing the John Roberts confirmation ("Group's TV ad uses storm's aftermath to target Roberts").
Now, the airbrushes have been broken out and history is being rewritten. From "Group says it won't use victim […]

Moveon.org to use refugees in White House protest

September 7th, 2005
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Received from MoveOn via email:
…Sign our petition demanding that the Bush administration stop blaming victims, including state and local officials, and focus on helping them.
We'll begin to deliver the earliest signatures to the White House tomorrow, Thursday, when a delegation of MoveOn members from New Orleans, who are now homeless and will come to Washington […]