Senate Condemns "General Betray Us" Ad

RightinNYC · 09-20-07, 05:45 PM

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate voted Thursday to condemn an advertisement by the liberal anti-war group MoveOn.org that accused the top military commander in Iraq of betrayal.

The 72-25 vote condemned the full-page ad that appeared in The New York Times last week as Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander in Iraq, testified on Capitol Hill. The ad was headlined: "General Petraeus or General Betray Us? Cooking the books for the White House."

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The resolution condemning the ad was sponsored by conservative Republican John Cornyn of Texas. Voting against it were Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Christopher Dodd of Connecticut.

Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, another contender for the Democratic nomination, did not vote, although he voted minutes earlier for an alternative resolution by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. That resolution condemned the MoveOn ad as an "unwarranted personal attack," but also condemned political attack ads that questioned the patriotism of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and former Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., both Vietnam veterans.

In a news conference, President Bush denounced the ad as "disgusting" and criticized Democrats for not immediately condemning it.

"And that leads me to come to this conclusion: that most Democrats are afraid of irritating a left-wing group like MoveOn.org, or more afraid of irritating them, then they are of irritating the United States military," Bush said Thursday.

Here's the full list of how people voted:

U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote

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YEAs ---72

Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Roberts (R-KS)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)

NAYs ---25

Akaka (D-HI)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Not Voting - 3

Biden (D-DE)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)

WI Crippler · 09-20-07, 05:47 PM

There is Feingold in the Neys, go figure.

He is such an embarrasment to this state.

shuamort · 09-20-07, 05:47 PM

Wow. So what you're saying is the fact that the US Senate has nothing better to do than review commercials. Jesus, this makes me ashamed of our government.

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-20-07, 05:48 PM

At least some of the Dems had some sense about them.

ahh I see heir clinton voted nay.... I guess she does not want to piss off the money train.....

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-20-07, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by shuamort

Wow. So what you're saying is the fact that the US Senate has nothing better to do than review commercials. Jesus, this makes me ashamed of our government.

I think the nays should do that for you.

mpg · 09-20-07, 05:48 PM

I wasn't expecting a split among the Dems but there it is.

Thales · 09-20-07, 05:51 PM

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Are people really so afraid of angering Moveon.org that they won't condemn an add questioning the integrity and honor of our serving general? Not that this is important enough to be voting on in the first place, but still...

Reverend_Hellh0und · 09-20-07, 05:52 PM

Let me be the first to declare:

Those who voted nay are in fact supporting the ad, period.

And to put this in perspective, to do so during a time of war is the height of selfishness and partisan hackery.

At least Obama had the common sense to abstain, tho I don't view him in a better light.

Thank me very much,.

shuamort · 09-20-07, 05:56 PM

Ya know what's interesting (lame)? Obamaobstained from that vote had voted on a bill 38 minutes earlier and the bill 3 hours later. So he was there. But instead of making a stand one way or another, he pussed out.

aps · 09-20-07, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by WI Crippler

There is Feingold in the Neys, go figure.

He is such an embarrasment to this state.

Are you kidding me? He is a man who is willing to stand up for what he believes in. I love that guy.

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On a separate note, what is the big deal about this ad from Move On? I mean, really? Why are people giving this importance? I LOVE how many Republicans like to link Move On to Democrats in Congress, but give me a break. If I were in Congress, I would have voted "Ney" as well. Do our leaders have nothing better to do than address some stupid ad? We have a freaking war going on. Jesus Christ!