Rep. Walberg: MoveOn Is ‘Not For America’
September 11, 2007, 7:05pm
Rep. Tim Walberg today joined the chorus of Republicans who have condemned the liberal activist group MoveOn.org for a newspaper advertisement that criticized Army Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. He also scolded Democratic lawmakers with ties to MoveOn.
“I’m fearful there are many Democrats who agree with MoveOn.org, and I think … they ought to stand up very proudly and say, ‘We accepted resources from MoveOn.org for campaigns and continue to accept them because they speak for us,’” Walberg, R-Mich., said in an interview with Heading Right Radio. “I think a number of them could say that sincerely!
“They may not like MoveOn.org embarrassing them by calling General Petraeus, a dignified soldier of the first order, ‘General Betrayed Us,’ but that’s what MoveOn.org and their ilk are all about. They are not for America, they’re not for our freedoms. … They’re not for the America that we know and love, and the America that has benefited the entire world.”
In a separate interview with Hot Air, Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., issued this warning: “I would suggest than any Democrat who takes money in this next election cycle from MoveOn.org, we’re gonna use that issue to let them know what types of people would support them financially. … It’s unconscionable that could happen.”
Plus more condemnation of MoveOn’s “trash” from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., during a floor speech:
Categories: Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Iraq, Tim Walberg, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell
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