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Bill Clinton to the Rescue

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2007 The former president calls BS on the Republicans for their "feigned outrage" over MoveOn's "General Betray Us" ad: "Come on, these Republicans that are all upset about Petraeus these are the people that ran a television ad in Georgia with Max Cleland, who lost half his body in Vietnam, in the same ad with Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein And the person that rode to the Senate on that ad was there voting to condemn the Democrats over the Petraeus ad". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Colbert Unleashes the Fearsome Power of Name-Calling

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2007 The take-away from the recent showdown between MoveOnorg and Bush administration members (not to mention the Senate) over the now-infamous "General Betray Us" ad should be, according to Stephen Colbert, that the full force of our nation's military power can best be unleashed on the world stage in the form of deadly schoolyard taunts . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Let It Be Known That Keith Olbermann’s Not Havin’ It

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2007 President Bush's criticism of MoveOnorg's "General Betray Us" ad and the "Democrat Party" provoked this barrage of verbiage from MSNBC host Keith Olbermann, who slams Bush for "behaving a little bit more than usual like we'd all interrupted him while he was watching his favorite cartoons on the DVR " . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Help With Petraeus’ Testimony

Will Durst / Truthdig Sep 17, 2007 Political comedian Will Durst provides the answers to some frequently asked (and vexing) questions about Gen. David Petraeus' testimony. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hagel Calls Bush’s Use of Petraeus Dishonest

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2007 Retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel tells Bill Maher why the president's exploitation of Gen. Petraeus is "not only a dirty trick, but it's dishonest, it's hypocritical, it's dangerous and irresponsible. The fact is, this is not Petraeus' policy, it's Bush's policy." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )