Democrats Urged to Denounce MoveOn.org Political Ad

by Susan Jones: Outraged Republicans say Democratic leaders should denounce the full-page newspaper ad in which MoveOn.org questioned whether it's "General Petraeus or General Betray Us?" The ad, which ran in Monday's New York Times, describes Petraeus as a "military man constantly at war with the facts" and it suggests he's doing the bidding of the White House in his progress report to Congress.

House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Monday said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), and all Democrats should denounce the MoveOn.org ad: "Democrat leaders must make a choice today: either embrace the character assassination tactics Moveon.org has leveled against the four-star general leading our troops in the fight against al Qaeda, or denounce it as disgraceful. General Petraeus and the other commanders in the U.S. Armed Services have dedicated their lives to defending the very freedom that enables Moveon.org the right to free speech. I support that right, but I find the way they have chosen to exercise it today to be disrespectful and downright reprehensible," Boehner said. ... [Read More] See also: MoveOn.org Calls Petraeus a Traitor NRSC Calls On Dems To Return MoveOn.org Donations SOME - Dems join GOP in slamming ad attacking Petraeus

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