Limbaugh Is Called Out for ‘Phony Soldiers’ Remark

Staff / Truthdig Oct 2, 2007 He's certainly not famous for his magnanimity, but this time Rush Limbaugh's sharp tongue seems to have gotten him into a real pickle. The conservative radio talk show host is under fire from congressional Democrats for his recent statement that U.S. troops who oppose the war are "phony soldiers." Limbaugh's ill-conceived rant also caught this active-duty soldier's attention, judging by his blog. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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 )

Giuliani’s Three-Pronged Ad Assault

Staff / Truthdig Sep 14, 2007 Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani tried to diss The New York Times, Sen. Hillary Clinton and MoveOn.org all at once by placing his own advertisement in the paper to counter MoveOn.org's critique of Gen. David Petraeus, claiming The Times had played favorites with their ad sales policy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MoveOn.org Ad Slams ‘General Betray Us’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2007 In anticipation of Monday's face-off between Gen. Petraeus and Congress on Iraq, MoveOn.org placed a provocative ad, to say the least, in The New York Times, asking whether the general should be dubbed "General Betray Us" and accusing him of "cooking the books for the White House." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Petraeus Grilled by Congress

Staff / Truthdig Sep 10, 2007 It seemed like a case of "hate the war, but hail the general" as the U.S. military commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, faced criticism and tough questions during his and Ambassador Ryan Crocker's congressional check-in on Monday about the current status and future direction of the Iraq war. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Progressive Coalition Targets Fox Advertisers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2007 A group of progressive organizations and blogs is planning to hit Fox News where it hurts: the bank account. MoveOn.org, Brave New Films, DailyKos and others are working to compile a list of local advertisers as part of a larger pressure campaign. Fox News may have brought this on itself by successfully pressuring JetBlue to pull out as a major sponsor of the YearlyKos convention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

MoveOn.org Interviews Stone, Kovic in VideoVets Project

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2007 Director Oliver Stone's commercial for MoveOn.org and VideoVets.org, featuring Iraq war veteran John Bruhns, airs on CNN until Thursday. To commemorate the ad and its subject, MoveOn.org assembled an array of videos featuring Stone (above) and Vietnam vet Ron Kovic, Bruhns and the others interviewed in the project. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stone Shoots Ad Supporting U.S. Troop Withdrawal

Staff / Truthdig May 5, 2007 Director Oliver Stone has announced the winning entry, chosen by voting members of MoveOn.org, from a series of videotaped interviews with Iraq war veterans and their families. Stone has cut the interview with former infantry Sgt. John Bruhns into a 30-second TV spot, ending with a voice-over by Vietnam vet Ron Kovic saying: "Support our troops. Bring them home." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Stone, MoveOn.org Join Forces

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2007 Director Oliver Stone is teaming up with MoveOn.org and VoteVets.org for a project called "VideoVets: Bring Our Troops Home." Viewers can vote at MoveOn's site to pick the winning entry from a series of more than 20 videotaped interviews of veterans and family members speaking out about the U.S. policy in Iraq. Stone will make the top entry into a 30-second TV spot. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Meet the Candidates

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2007 MoveOn.org recently held a virtual town hall giving every Democrat running for president a chance to sound off on the biggest issue of day: the Iraq war. Here are the highlights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )