It took him 2 weeks to come out of his shelter to stand up for the very causes he has celebrated for years. I guess Obama's last slap down of Moveon.org was the final straw? Personally I find this guy ( kos) more of an opportunist than any flag carrying member for the progressive cause.
A bit of history on the Move On slam down. I'd say good for you Barack you called it right!. The General Betrayus ad was disgusting and shameful to those and hope most americans that have families who serve(ed)
Barack Obama on Monday seemed to take a direct swipe at MoveOn.org, the powerful liberal group which endorsed the Illinois senator's candidacy earlier this year and was at times instrumental to his organization in several key battleground states.In a speech designed to combat charges he lacks patriotism, Obama sharply condemned organizations that use "these old, threadbare arguments" to level criticisms and specifically pointed to MoveOn.org's controversial newspaper ad last fall that attacked the top U.S. general in Iraq, David Petraeus.
Now the great Kos bellows:
So many of you are upset that I pulled back my credit card last night, making a last minute decision to hold back on a $2,300 contribution to Obama. Let me explain further:First of all, obviously Obama is a great candidate who is running a great 50-state race. That much cannot be denied. But he's had a rough couple of weeks.
First, he reversed course and capitulated on FISA, not just turning back on the Constitution, but on the whole concept of "leadership". Personally, I like to see presidents who 1) lead, and 2) uphold their promises to protect the Constitution.
Then, he took his not-so-veiled swipe at MoveOn in his "patriotism" speech.
Finally, he reinforced right-wing and media talking points that Wes Clark had somehow impugned McCain's military service when, in reality, Clark had done no such thing.
When Mr. Wenner asked how Mr. Obama might respond to harsh attacks from Republicans, suggesting that Democrats have "cowered" in the past, Mr. Obama replied, "Yeah, I don't do cowering."
Could've fooled me, and maybe he is. Maybe what looks like cowering to me is really part of that "moving to the center" stuff everyone keeps talking about. But there is a line between "moving to the center" and stabbing your allies in the back out of fear of being criticized
Add to that Keith O has changed his tune after being slapped down for being the pretentious progressive of the year. Now claiming to show great I say GREAT! irrate at the FISA bill.
" hey keith how about you just fall in line and give us another of your special * cough * * bullshit *comments segement"
Repeat: Markos , I can't say enough how much I agreed w/ barack on his calling out of Move on ( on this)--The General Betrayus AD was disgusting and shameful to those and hope most americans that have families who serve(ed).
Oh and this ad from Obama PAC( here comes the religion into politics after he vowed to keep bush's faith based program and only rename it).
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