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1. #1
   On September 29th, 2007 at 7:19 am, georgej said:

   I’m so pissed at moveon.org that I’m about to use my own printer and make my own anti-moveon.org T-shirt.

   And if “carrie@moveon” objects, she can go @#$% herself, ’cause I really don’t give a damn if she thinks I’m abusing their trademark. They’re abusing a 4 star general, after all.

   Freedom of speech, baby. If you don’t like it, tough. Seeya in court!

2. #2
   On September 29th, 2007 at 7:33 am, ajmontana said:

   Moveon.org
   RIP
   and thanks for committing suicide.

3. #3
   On September 29th, 2007 at 8:33 am, zorro said:

   Moveon seems to be using an ACLU tactic by threatening to sue, dragging out the court proceedings and driving up the cost of litigation. The net effect? Making it unaffordable for the average citizen to express his or her political opinion and exercising their First Amendment Rights.

4. #4
   On September 29th, 2007 at 8:49 am, Bicyea said:

   General Petraeus has done more for this county than George Soros and MoveOn.sue ever could or ever WOULD!!

5. #5
   On September 29th, 2007 at 8:49 am, Laree said:

   All,

   Here is something to think about, these groups Daily Kos, Move On, Media Matters, all these orgs, will flourish under a Clinton Administration. I don’t have any doubt that if Hillary Clinton wins in 08, that the next thing that happens is the re introduction of The Fairness Doctrine.

   The Dems have tried to mainstream these Smear Merchants, will they distances themselves from them, if these orgs become Toxic? Hillary Clinton took credit at the Daily Kos Convention for establishing Media Matters…I can’t wait for these chickens to come home to roost.

   The Dems are trying to move to the middle in anticipation of the Democrat Primarys, these orgs are like huge weights on them pulling them back to the Left. I know they count on American’s having short attention spans but come on.

   Where is Joe? Senator Joseph Biden, what is his position on, Move on, Daily Kos, and Media Matters? “Missing in Action”

6. #6
   On September 29th, 2007 at 9:14 am, Jarhead said:

   If people don’t start to wake up to MoveOn.org the poster child of; smear merchants, Assassins of Character, etc. This great country we love to call the United States of America, will no longer exsit as we know it, if MoveOn.org has it way. I just can not believe there are that many sheeple in this country. When MoveOn.org did that ad against Gen. Petraeus, they dishonored every Soldier, Marine, Airman, Sailor and Coast Gaurdman. They truly do dispise our military and our Traditions. Everything that is great about our counrty they spit upon, using the guise of our most cherished document the U.S. Constitution. I have two words for MoveOn.org
   

   THEY SUCK

   .

7. #7
   On September 29th, 2007 at 9:35 am, herself said:

   I note that Edward Padgett seems to have been forced to take down the images. I get a 404 back when I go to look.

   {^_^}

8. #8
   On September 29th, 2007 at 9:40 am, almeehan said:

   Where exactly is the physical location of MoveOn.Orgy? Could we not have a protest rally in front of their cesspool?

9. #9
   On September 29th, 2007 at 9:44 am, lgm said:

   I think the reason you focus so much on labels is that you have no case on substance. Why else would MM post every day complaints about what moveon.org called Petraeus and not once in two weeks on how things are going in Iraq, which is, after all, he actual issue here.

10. #10
    On September 29th, 2007 at 9:47 am, Laree said:

    There are 3 men in charge of these orgs Move on, Daily Kos and Media Matters, no one calls them out…have any of them ever served their country? I mean besides being Smear Merchants- basically proxy political henchmen for the Democrats, what do these men “Produce” or have “Produced” in the way of a Service to America? Let the face of each of these orgs, be in front of American’s faces so they can see who is in charge. It is time to see who is behind the curtain, the Wizards or if you like, the Marketers of Smear.

11. #11
    On September 29th, 2007 at 9:54 am, Laree said:

    lgm,

    You remind me of an old bumper sticker from the 70s

    You should never try to teach a pig to sing, it annoys the pig, and it is a waste of your time.

    Yes, I think you are a big waste of time.

12. #12
    On September 29th, 2007 at 10:05 am, Boomer said:

    Please correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand George Soros is not a US citizen. Here is pouring millions of dollars into anti-American front groups to destroy this country. I know the Justice Department needs a good purging (if I had my way it would be a Stalinist purging keeping with the Democrats agenda), but isn’t this a violation of RICO statutes or some other US laws?

13. #13
    On September 29th, 2007 at 10:20 am, Ron C said:

    Move-On… can’t move, Media Matters… won’t matter, and the Kussin’ Kos… are clueless.

    Together, these paid-smear-mongers do more to discredit themselves, all candidates they support, and all their media allies and supporters than anything the collective political-right could possibly muster.

    Their viciousness creates sufficient impetus – and drives enough opposing voters into the polls to ensure defeat of their candidates – every election since they’ve been in existence.

    But, for goodness sake, don’t ever believe we can let our guard down – their hatred will continue to generate these deranged smear campaigns right up to Election Day in November of 2008.

    Download the images Michelle has provided – enlarge them, and take T-shirts and the images to your neighborhood mall – to have them plastered on the shirts. Wear them with pride – and laugh all the way to election day.

14. #14
    On September 29th, 2007 at 10:25 am, katieanne said:

    This is how communism works. No dissent allowed and no freedom of speech. Everyone is to puppet the the leaders. This is what you’ll get if you vote for the Democrats while they’re aligned with these far left bastards.

    I am grateful to Michelle for letting everyone know what is going on. If it wasn’t for her, no one would know about this stuff. We are really living in scary times. How people vote in 2008 is going to be very, very important.

15. #15
    On September 29th, 2007 at 10:30 am, The Raging Republican said:

    MoveOn.Org ………….Oh my gosh, I’m gonna be sued too!

16. #16
    On September 29th, 2007 at 10:34 am, Ron C said:

    A P.S.

    Michelle, others here – there are lots of you… let’s put our efforts together and MAKE MORE of these signs for T-Shirts – submit them here for downloading and plastering on T-shirts.

    Target Move-nowhere… Media-mutters and the Kos-klunkers – and perhaps we can give the Parsing Poet the best for his use, too

17. #17
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:02 am, Peejz said:

    Thanks for doing this Michelle. I have linked all i can until tomorrow night, but I sent this link to everyone in my address book and asked them to spread the word.

    I would encourage all of you to do the same if you feel passionately about this. MoveOn has some very deep pockets, and if I am to believe the reports, their ad garnered them extra donations. We need to spread the word with blogs and emails, to show people the truth about this organization. Other than Fox News, no media outlet will touch them. Please show MoveOn what our grassroots movement is capable of!

18. #18
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:05 am, Jim M. said:

    MooOn.org – Stupid, stupid cows…

19. #19
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:11 am, James Felix said:

    Why else would MM post every day complaints about what moveon.org called Petraeus and not once in two weeks on how things are going in Iraq, which is, after all, he actual issue here.

    No. The issue here and now is the premiere liberal activist group, the ones who “bought and paid for” the Democratic party, trying to bully someone else into not speaking. Trying, in other words, to “stifle dissent”, even though they keep telling us that dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

    And the reason you keep saying “Iraq” like some badly trained parrot is because you have no answer to the issue at hand. You are trying to change the subject because you have, in other words, “no case on substance”.

    I wonder if you even have the self-awareness to see the grim irony in your accusation that we focus on labels, when you in fact have nothing but slogans and bumper stickers. What started this whole thing was MoveOn resorting to childish name-calling (i.e. labeling) because their position has no merit.

20. #20
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:27 am, Brian72 said:

    I just heard something interesting, from last night’s Mark Levin Show.

    He said that MoveOn.org (sue me a$$holes!) is a 501c under the federal tax code. They are required to sign a form under penalty of perjury stating that they are a non-political, non-partisan group. He said that it is his opinion that they are committing perjury everytime they file a tax return for that group. This might be something that the Landmark Legal Foundation might be able to push in some way. What fun that would be, MoveOn apparatchiks like this “Carrie” having to face The Great One on his turf, the justice system.

    They already screwed up with the NYT ad in a political sense, and a legal sense as well since an FEC complaint has been filed about the in-kind contribution of the ad rate. Now, they are trying to strike back at O’Reilly and El Rushbo with false claims, and now lawyerly intimidation of ordinary Americans who might have been sympathetic to their message.

    What a bunch of pathetic, anti-American Stalinists who can’t tolerate their own methods used against them by people with ordinary bank accounts. What are you afraid of libs?

21. #21
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:28 am, coffee260 said:

    I say we start our own version of MoveOn.org. We can call it RoveOn.org.
    What do you think?
     

22. #22
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:32 am, Brian72 said:

    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:28 am, coffee260

    RoveOn.org! Coffee, you almost cost me another keyboard/coffee casualty!

    I hope Mark Levin can get after them in a legally binding way. They can’t stand up to the George S. Patton of talk radio, former #3 official in the Reagan Justice Dept. and a formidable lawyer in his own right. He will rip them to shreds, and I hope it happens soon.

23. #23
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:48 am, Peejz said:

    On September 29th, 2007 at 9:44 am, lgm said:
    I think the reason you focus so much on labels is that you have no case on substance. Why else would MM post every day complaints about what moveon.org called Petraeus and not once in two weeks on how things are going in Iraq, which is, after all, he actual issue here.

    No it isn’t, but you and MoveOn would like that to be the topic so that the unkind press turns away from them. Can you point out where MM is dedicated to only blogging the war? I can’t. I have seen posts at HA regarding the war…have you? 2 come to mind from the past 48 hours….

    MoveOn opened this door, deal with it!

24. #24
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:55 am, Jarhead said:

    Brian72,

25. #25
    On September 29th, 2007 at 12:00 pm, Jarhead said:

    Brian72,

    I was also listen to The Great One last night and he hit it out of the ballaprk with what he informed us on about 501c nad MoveOn.org. That is way he bats clean up. Thanks for reminding us about that… OOOHRAH!

26. #26
    On September 29th, 2007 at 12:06 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    I mock the morons at Move.org.

27. #27
    On September 29th, 2007 at 12:10 pm, Sergeant Tim said:

    Jarhead (comment #25):

    You can hear what The Great One said again.

28. #28
    On September 29th, 2007 at 12:14 pm, Brian72 said:

    Levin simply rocks.

    “We salute our armed forces, law enforcement and emergency personnel. This…is Mark Levin.”

    That’s the sign off every single broadcast. No confusing what team he is for! He plays the fight songs of each and every branch of the military, even the Merchant Marines!

    Nobody takes the fight to the libs like The Great One. OOOHRAH!

29. #29
    On September 29th, 2007 at 12:17 pm, ed said:

    media matters& move on has just screwed up big time.

30. #30
    On September 29th, 2007 at 12:27 pm, nbarry said:

    For violations of Sec. 501(c), complaints should be addressed to the IRS, Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations division. (Yes, they have a separate audit staff for these categories.)

31. #31
    On September 29th, 2007 at 12:47 pm, sharinlite said:

    Did some quick check on George Soros via discoverthenetwork.org a moment ago. I find the following interesting:
    1. Born in l930
    2. Name change to Soros to “hide” from
    Nazis…only 6, impressionable age.
    3. 1947 broke leg, age 17, thought the
    Jewish organizations didn’t do what
    they could to help him/ This is
    one for the books: his family
    hides the fact they’re Jews but
    but when out of danger, expects the
    Jewish organizations to “treat him
    properly”?
    Soros had a horrible life in his first
    15-17 years and he blames the Jews first, America second. But, he loves money. Hmmmm. Has he ever been married? Had children? Lots of questions to try and understand this guy because then we can direct the fight in the right way. If he sees Nazis at every turn (even because of Bush), there is more to this than meets the eye. Just wish I could dig deep enough to find out.

32. #32
    On September 29th, 2007 at 1:19 pm, Jarhead said:

    I would like to give a greathearted thank you to the following: Michelle M., Laura I., Rush L., Sean H., “The Great One” Mark L., Andrew W., and yes Bill O’R. Also the indivduals who fill in for them from time to time. If it were not for these vanguards who keep a visual eye and listening ear on the MSM, Media Matters, Daily Kos, MoveOn.org these parasites would be very much brainwashing the masses. I get up each morning by the grace of God, and know I will be hearing the truth be told not a bunch of propaganda tripe. If there is a misatke made by anyone of them Michelle, Laura, etc, etc, it will be corect for all to see. God Bless each and everyone of them. Semper Fi!

33. #33
    On September 29th, 2007 at 2:18 pm, mojoe said:

    My freedom of speech can beat up your freedom of speech!

34. #34
    On September 29th, 2007 at 3:51 pm, ctmom said:

    MoveOn.org is running a headline about how “Congress is telling you to sit down and shut up”. Just about the same way they told CafePress to.

35. #35
    On September 29th, 2007 at 4:24 pm, leepro said:

    I spent many years in Graphic Design, 14 of those in my own company. It is my understanding that, by law, no one can copyright or trademark ordinary words (“move” and “on”) or widely-used common expressions (“move on” 2 words). You can, however, copyright or trademark the graphic expression of the phrase, as they did by eliminating the space between the words and capitalizing the “O” thus: MoveOn. Upon establishing their “corporate” web site, MoveOn.org, that, too, can be copyrighted and/or trademarked. The copyright or trademark does not prohibit others from mentioning them in speaking or writing, but it does prohibit the retailing of any item containing either logo without express permission from them.

    I am not a lawyer (any copyright/trademark lawyers here?), but here is also my understanding of HOW TO GET AROUND THAT:

    Alter the name just enough to not be the way it is expressed in their official logo. For example one could probably (?) get away with referring to them as the “move-on gang” (hyphen added), and you might also get away with reference to their web site as “move on dot org” (words separated, no CAPS) both expressed in all lower case.

    Another way—and I’m not entirely sure about this one, so don’t point to me if you try it and it doesn’t work—would be be to intentionally and ridiculously misspell one or all of the words.

    Again, not being a lawyer, I may be way off base here. Please, if there are any copyright/trademark lawyers reading this, please chime in. If I am wrong, I want to know!

36. #36
    On September 29th, 2007 at 4:34 pm, RedWinged Blackbird said:

    Michelle,
    I just emailed you a MoveOn.borg poster

37. #37
    On September 29th, 2007 at 4:52 pm, Jim M. said:

    And George Soros pulls the strings. He is as anti-American as they come, but uses the ruse of justifying his acts as those of a true lover of democracy.

    I believe his activities may beyond what you see in public. He was involved in some of the former Soviet satellite states splitting from the fold, and is certainly not loved by Putin. He thinks “terrorism” is a scam and socialism is great.

    Know thy enemy: http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=977

38. #38
    On September 29th, 2007 at 4:52 pm, georgej said:

    I wonder how much information about the inner workings of MoveOn.org would come out of “discovery” from a counter suit against MoveOn.org?

    I wonder how the donors, staff, and “members” would feel at the disclosure of their identities which would come as the result of such discovery?

    I wonder if, as the fruit of discovery in MoveOn.org’s files, a RICO suit could be instituted. Certainly, they act like disloyal thugs, maybe they really ARE a racketeering, corrupt organization?

    Yes, there is the clear violation of their 501(c) status, but what other information would the IRS like to know that might come out of discovery from a counter suit against MoveOn.org? Hmmm. I wonder if they could stand an IRS audit as the result of information provided by discovery?

    In some states, mine for example, laws have been enacted to prohibit SLAPP lawsuits, suits filed by organization like MoveOn.org and businesses to stifle people from expressing their opinions. Counter-suits against MoveOn.org claiming their First Amendment rights have been attacked by MoveOn.org could be filed. It only costs a few hundred bucks to file a law suit, you know.

    In fact, I can see a “class” of people who have been harmed by the chilling actions of MoveOn.org, gathering together and going after MoveOn.org AND their financial backer’s deep pockets claiming injury to their First Amendment rights.

    The more I ponder this, the more I like the idea of dragging MoveOn.org into court where we can use discovery to see ALL of the internal workings of MoveOn.org, and ALL of the people involved in running the operation and their donors. Including their home addresses….

    Just think, MoveOn.org claims 3.2 million dues paying members. I wonder if that’s true? Obtaining their mailing list via discovery would answer that question. What if MoveOn.org is a “hollow” organization, consisting ONLY of George Soro’s money and very few actual members? Wouldn’t exposure as empty suits do wonders for their prestige?

    Oh, the ideas keep on flowing, and flowing.

    You know, when it was just them and us expressing our opinions publicly, it was just “politics,” time honored and protected under the First Amendment.

    When they ran that ad, they crossed the line from advocacy into defamation and libel (which is not protected under the 1st Amendment) – and they opened the gates for the left to spit on our troops and call them “baby killers” the way they did during Vietnam.

    And when they started threatening to sue people over T-shirts, the crossed another line. They showed us their iron, brownshirted fist in the process. So, by crossing this line, they may have sown the seeds of their destruction in the courts.

    How ironic.

39. #39
    On September 29th, 2007 at 5:34 pm, Laree said:

    I tell you what, I am convinced they have absolutely no sense of humor, and they take themselves way too serious. Are all three of these groups, move on, media matters, and daily kos, run by young white men under 30 years old? Angry young white men…they appear to have an enimen complex, you know Slim Shady. Will the real Slim Shady, please stand up, please stand up. I do think the appropriate response is to laugh at them.

40. #40
    On September 29th, 2007 at 6:22 pm, Marshall Russ said:

    Go to the link below. Major G. at Fox wrote a brief history on the founders and why MO.org started and what they are up to.

    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297133... – 15k – 2007-09-18

41. #41
    On September 29th, 2007 at 6:42 pm, Bill DeFelice said:

    Look! General Petrayus,is a grown military leader.Do you think some commie/puke,al-Qeada loving political active org.,bothers him?
    He probably said,”It amost makes a big rat’s ass”.

42. #42
    On September 29th, 2007 at 8:44 pm, Laree said:

    All,

    Juan Williams, responds to the “Stink” Media Matters, left in their wake. Btw us he doesn’t look all that “Happy” about it to me.

    http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2007/09/29/juan-williams-on-the-oreilly-incident/

43. #43
    On September 29th, 2007 at 9:25 pm, terrig said:

    It’s funny how some thug can use the names and pictures of fallen Soldiers, Marines, Navy & Air Force personnel, even if their families are against it. The little girls over at moveon had a crying party over the t-shirts.
    Yes Bill, General Petraeus is a big boy but you the fact that the dimocraps could not even listen to what he said without disprespecting him was beyond the pale. You may not like him yourself for all I know, but you should at least respect the fact that he’s given his life in service to this country just as everyone who serves or has served in the past. He’s not a politician, he’s a military man. Yes, I know, a General doesn’t get to be a General by not being a politician. But they confirmed him 99-0.
    LGM-troll alert!

44. #44
    On September 29th, 2007 at 10:14 pm, bear1909 said:

    My, my, my. I spend a whole day cheering my son’s Berkeley Barracuda soccer team on to a 3-1 victory over an illegal alien-dominated soccer team from Richmond, grocery shopping, car washing and being just a good all around Dad; and, then I log on to the good news that MoveJuan.org has committed political suicide.

    Prayers do get answered. Mine is a simple one: GrandFather, protect our Nation, protect our People from our enemies-foreign and domestic- by leading our enemies to their absolute destruction.

    It might take a while, but I think this trend in US politics has reached its high water mark. Now it is time to expose the Democratic Leadership Council and the rest of this treasonous Donkey Party.

    Let’s be diligent and forthright in our efforts and strong in our resolve.

    Remember Lincoln- “Let the people know the truth and the Nation shall be saved.”

    God Bless Michelle Malkin. God Bless America.

45. #45
    On September 29th, 2007 at 11:45 pm, BRY said:

    Michelle vs. “they who must not be named”. Sounds like the story to a very familiar book and we all know how that turned out.

46. #46
    On September 30th, 2007 at 12:07 am, desertdweller said:

    They will lose on precedent based on last week’s decision to protect political speech. I wonder if they’re willing to take on the ACLU!

47. #47
    On September 30th, 2007 at 1:34 am, purplepeep said:

    Jim M. said:
    And George Soros pulls the strings. He is as anti-American as they come

    I use anti-America in reference to Soros, MoveOn, Media matters, Kos and like groups. Tragically, many who hate America and seek to take it down are Americans (albeit in name only).

48. #48
    On September 30th, 2007 at 11:38 am, bear1909 said:

    Purplepeep: I think you’re completely correct about AINO’s wanting to take the Nation down.

    The Left likes to spew about how Americans are duped into imagining enemies into existence, that there are now boogeymen out there, and so, reducing any arguments to the contrary as neo-con hysteria.

    But it’s real. Check out this L.O.S.T. agreement Bush is thinking about signing: it would give the UN and the EU alot of control over the oceans, and give openings to the use of “International Law” in US courts.

    There are hundreds of ways to destroy sovereignty.

    And the use of supra-national organs such as MoveOn.org to foment censorship and mass propaganda without accountability is another tool in the kit of globalists such as Soros, Clinton, and the Bush clan.

    They are brazenly doing it. The goal is to set up a global governance system. I don’t wear a tin hat- I do my homework and pay attention.

    We are in the fight for our lives. Allowing Islam to run amok around the planet, while the US government repeats the same ineptitude day after day in order to create in the American populace’s mind that it cannot and will not protect us, and our elections are all of a sudden completely corrupt and inefficient with voter rolls contaminated with illegal voters compromising our most cherished system of rights (where the real violation of our civil liberties has occurred)….all of these are meant to wear us down as a citizenry to where we say “America isn’t working anymore!”

    We are in the fight for our lives and MoveOn.org is a hound of hell.

49. #49
    On September 30th, 2007 at 6:20 pm, saintkansas said:

    Here’s my logo.

50. #50
    On October 1st, 2007 at 1:11 am, swj719AWG said:

    As has often been said, “never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”

51. #51
    On October 1st, 2007 at 1:08 pm, kpittsjr said:

    No surprise from the radical left. They are completely in favor of free speech as long as the speech passes idological muster.

    First post at michellemalkin.com

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