FAUXNews needs your special attention this week.

[Career Prole]

A core group of DUers has always been quick to mobilize when activism was called for. Well, friends...it's been called for again.
The military members of Canada, one of our last remaining allies following the bridge-burning era of bush2, was just unspeakably demeaned by the republic party cheerleaders at FauxNews.

Many of you have seen the video here at DU already. If you haven't, you really should.

Now I ask you to recall Moveon.org's ad in the New York Times featuring General Petraeus, and you will no doubt also remember that the republics forced votes condemning the ad and supporting Petraeus in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. In these votes many Democrats voted with the republics to condemn Moveon.org's ad.

WASHINGTON - The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted to condemn the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org for a recent advertisement attacking the top U.S. general in Iraq.

By a 341-79 vote, the House passed a resolution praising the patriotism of Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, and condemning a MoveOn.org ad that referred to Petraeus as "General Betray Us."

The liberal group's full-page ad appeared earlier this month in The New York Times and has served as a rallying point for Republicans. President Bush called the ad "disgusting" and criticized Democrats such as Sen. Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the party's nomination, for being afraid of irritating the group.

"Such unwarranted attacks should be strongly condemned by Republicans and Democrats alike," said Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., during brief debate on the resolution.

The resolution was attached to a stopgap measure funding Cabinet budgets until mid-November.

Wisconsin Rep. David Obey, a veteran Democrat, recounted how he left the Republican Party during the era of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., and said that lawmakers have an obligation to criticize their allies as well as their enemies when they go too far.

"I've got an obligation to be equally upset when that kind of juvenile debate emanates from the left," Obey said.

My challenge to you is to do as I have done today and contact your representatives and let them know just how vehemently you oppose this unwarranted and despicable FOXNews depiction of our valiant and steadfast allies north of the border.

Perhaps they will then do the right thing and hold a vote condemning FOXNews as quickly as they turned on and attacked Moveon.org.

We can do no less for our Canadian friends, some of whom are right here in DU with us...and to them let me say publicly right now I'm sorry you were subjected to this attack by the moronic right-wing cheerleaders at FAUXNews. Please believe me when I say they do not speak for us.

[dem629]

1. LOL.

I think your point is well-stated, but it's a bad idea to continue down the road of gov't condemnations of speech. I was against it when it was aimed at moveon and I'm against it now.

Pointing out FAUX's idiocy (which you have done here) is the way to go. Fight objectionable speech with more speech.

[Career Prole]

3. The little cartoon angel on my shoulder says

you're right. The wee devil on t'other remembers all too well that it was the "senator" from the state where I live, John Cornyn(POS), who brought the Moveon ad to a vote in the Senate and wants nothing more than to see Senator Turtlehaid forced to state for the record that his little cheerleading squad at FAUX stepped way over the line when they made fun of Canada's troops.
:dilemma:

[DrDan]

2. these cretins need to be reminded of the assistance Canada provided 6 hostages

during the Iranian Hostage Crisis of the '70's

"six Americans escaped in the confusion and hid out in one of their apartments before finding refuge at the Canadian embassy, under the hospitality of Canadian Ambassador "

[Career Prole]

4. We could fill a page listing the help Canada (and her military)

have been over the years. I am quite literally ashamed that my friends in Canada have been subjected to this kind of malicious crap.

[DrDan]

5. it is unconscionable the way we treat friends around the world

our arrogance knows no bounds.