MoveOn tries to Move in Post Sheehan






"We put pressure on the Democrats to make them listen to the vast majority of their constituents ... and then we put pressure on the Republicans."

Really? Why then do we see this :

... Many of us have supported Moveon with our time and money for years. So we were shocked when Moveon conducted a dishonest "poll" on the $93 billion Iraq War Supplemental that left out Barbara Lee's Amendment. Without that choice, Moveon dishonestly claimed 85% of its members supported Pelosi's version of the Supplemental, which will fund Bush's war well into 2008.

Pelosi used Moveon's "poll" to persuade wavering "progressives" that Moveon and much of the anti-war movement was on her side. This dishonesty also appeared in key news articles and had a huge negative impact on wavering "progressives" according to Rep. Maxine Waters, who joined peace activists for a conference call

And this :

1. Barbara Lee's amendment wouldn't "accelerate the end of the war" - it would end it by restricting the use of all funds to a "fully funded withdrawal," which is exactly what Speaker Pelosi's bill would not do.

2. The Lee Amendment is "not being offered" because Speaker Pelosi won't let Lee offer it - and Moveon is using its dishonest poll to try to help Pelosi undercut Lee's support among otherwise progressive Democrats like Maurice Hinchey, Jerrold Nadler, Jan Schakowsky, and Jose Serrano. As Congress Daily reports (h/t Stoller)


Sheehan addresses some of these issues. Two snips from a recent interview:

Audio:
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Also, Sheehan on Alex Jones
http://prisonplanet.com/audio/300507sheehan.mp3

Posted: Mon - June 4, 2007 at 07:23 PM            

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