Thursday, September 20, 2007

Iraq and the Betrayal of Trust

George Lakoff writes about the MoveOn "General Betray Us?" ad.
MoveOn's "General Betray Us?" ad has raised vital questions that need open discussion.

MoveOn hit a nerve. In the face of truth, the right-wing has been forced to change the subject — away from the administration’s betrayal of trust and the escalating tragedy of the occupation to of all things, an ad! To take the focus off maiming and death and the breaking of our military, they talk about etiquette. The truth has reduced them to whining: MoveOn was impolite. Rather than face the truth, they use character assassination against an organization whose three million members stand for the highest patriotic principles of this country, the first of which is a commitment to truth. ...

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At 8:03 AM, Blogger Bill Baar said...

In the face of truth, the right-wing has been forced to change the subject — away from the administration’s betrayal of trust and the escalating tragedy of the occupation to of all things, an ad!

If the NYT thought this the truth, it should have been an editorial, not an ad.

If Dems thought it the truth, they should say so just as plenty as Moveon.Org.

They don't. Why?

 

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