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In The Span Of Five Days, Barack Obama Earned MoveOn.Org Endorsement, Sen. Ted Kennedy's Seal Of Approval, And National Journal's Most Liberal Senator Ranking
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Today, Liberal Group, MoveOn.Org, Endorsed Obama:
"Today Barack Obama Earned The Endorsement Of MoveOn, One Of The Largest Grassroots Membership Organizations In The United States, After Clobbering Hillary Clinton By 40 Percent In Internet Balloting." (Ari Melber, "MoveOn Endorses Obama," The Nation's "Campaign 08" Blog, http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=278779, 2/1/08)
Obama's Endorsement Is MoveOn.Org's First Endorsement Ever In A Presidential Campaign. "MoveOn, which has never endorsed a presidential candidate before, boasts that it has 1.7 million members in Super Tuesday states." (Ari Melber, "MoveOn Endorses Obama," The Nation's "Campaign 08" Blog, http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?bid=45&pid=278779, 2/1/08)
In Accepting The Endorsement, Obama Lauded MoveOn.Org's Members And Record. Sen. Obama: "From their principled opposition to the Iraq war ... to their strong support for a number of progressive causes, MoveOn shows what Americans can achieve when we come together in a grassroots movement for change. I thank them for their support and look forward to working with their members in the weeks and months ahead." (MoveOn.Org Political Action, "MoveOn Endorsement Throws Progressive Weight Behind Barack Obama," Press Release, 2/1/08)
FLASHBACK: Obama Pandered To MoveOn.Org By Promising Not To Fund Troops In Iraq In The Future:
FLASHBACK: "Eli Pariser, [MoveOn.Org's] Executive Director, Told ABC News ... That MoveOn.org Will Expect Clinton And Obama To Once Again Vote Against Any Iraq War Funding That Does Not Include A Timeline For Withdrawal." (Teddy Davis, "Moveon's Challenge To Clinton And Obama," ABC News' "Political Radar" Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 9/14/07)
"What's More ... MoveOn.Org Wants The Top Democratic Presidential Contenders To Speak Out 'Sooner And More Vocally.'" (Teddy Davis, "Moveon's Challenge To Clinton And Obama," ABC News' "Political Radar" Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 9/14/07)
Obama Responded To MoveOn.Org's Warning Against Funding The Troops By Promising To Vote Against Future Iraq Funding. "Seventy-two hours after MoveOn.org threw down the gauntlet, telling ABC News that Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., needed to speak out 'sooner and more vocally' in oppositio n to voting for an Iraq funding measure that does not include a timetable for withdrawal, both Democratic presidential contenders have done exactly that." (Teddy Davis, Jonathan Greenberger, and Donna Hunter, "Clinton, Obama Take No Funding Pledge," ABC News' "Political Radar" Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 9/17/07)
Obama: "If there is a funding bill that does not have a timetable for when we begin withdrawal, and the completion -- a plan for how that withdrawal will proceed -- I will not support it." (Teddy Davis, Jonathan Greenberger, and Donna Hunter, "Clinton, Obama Take No Funding Pledge," ABC News' "Political Radar" Blog, blogs.abcnews.com, 9/17/07)
MoveOn.Org Has A History Of Radical Statements And Far Left Policy Positions:
MoveOn.Org Purchased A Full Page Ad In The New York Times, Calling General David Petraeus "General Betray Us" And Accused Him Of "Cooking The Books." "[Gen. Petraeus] has already come under fire from MoveOn.org which in a full page ad in Monday's New York Times dubbed him 'General betray us' and alleged he was 'cooking the books for the White House.'" (Peter Wuetherich, "Petraeus: Battle-Hardened General On The Frontlines In Iraq," Agence France Presse, 9/10/07)
MoveOn.Org Opposed $87 Billion For Troops And Reconstruction In Iraq And Afghanistan. "[MoveOn.Org] is criticizing President Bush's $87 billion request for Iraq and Afghanistan in a television ad ... The commercial is part of MoveOn.Org's effort to defeat the supplemental spending bill pending in Congress." (Will Lester, "Political Notebook," The Associated Press, 10/15/03)
Two Ads Comparing President Bush To Hitler Appeared On MoveOn.Org's Voter Fund Website. "One ad begins with Adolf Hitler making speeches, until a picture of President Bush appears. Another also uses Nazi and Bush images, with the tag line: 'What were war crimes in 1945 is foreign policy in 2003.' The videos appeared on the Web site of MoveOn.Org's Voter Fund as part of a nationwide contest for an anti-Bush television ad on which the liberal group plans to spend a considerable sum." (Howard Kurtz, "Anti-Bush Ad Contest Includes Hitler Images," The Washington Post, 1/6/04)
MoveOn.Org's Endorsement Follows Obama's Endorsement From Liberal Icon, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), And National Journal's Ranking Him "Most Liberal Senator In 2007":
"Senator Barack Obama Will Collect The Endorsement Of Senator Edward M. Kennedy..." (Susan Milligan, "Kennedy Poised To Endorse Obama," The Boston Globe, 1/28/08)
"Sen. Edward Kennedy ... A Hero In His Own Right To The Democratic Party's Liberal Wing, Will Endorse Obama On Monday At A Rally In Washington." (Mike Dorning, "The Kennedys Embrace Obama," Chicago Tribune's "The Swamp" Blog, weblogs.chicagotribune.com, 1/27/08)
"Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Was The Most Liberal Senator In 2007, According To National Journal's 27th Annual Vote Ratings." (Brian Friel, Richard E. Cohen and Kirk Victor, "Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007," National Journal, 1/31/07)
"The Insurgent Presidential Candidate Shifted Further To The Left Last Year In The Run-Up To The Primaries, After Ranking As The 16th- And 10th-Most-Liberal During His First Two Years In The Senate." (Brian Friel, Richard E. Cohen and Kirk Victor, "Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007," National Journal, 1/31/07)
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