The People Have Figured Things Out
Despite MoveOn.org’s NY Times advertisement and despite Hillary Clinton’s statement to Gen. Petraeus, Gen. Petraeus’ is seen as more trustworthy now than before he testified. That’s according to a new Gallup Poll:
In survey results released Wednesday by the Gallup polling organization, 54 percent of respondents said they believe Petraeus’ plan for removing troops is the right pace or too quick, while only 33 percent view the withdrawal as moving too slowly. Also, 52 percent of those polled said the plan withdraws the right amount or too many troops, while 36 percent said it removes too few troops.
The same poll shows that, even after attacks on his credibility and integrity from Senate Democrats, as well as the MoveOn.org ad that asked if he was “General Petraeus or General Betray Us?” a higher percentage of respondents now view the top U.S. military commander in Iraq favorably (61 percent) than before his testimony (52 percent), while only 22 percent view him unfavorably.
This is proof that the American people have rejected MoveOn.org’s attempt to smear a genuine American hero. They’ve figured it out that Gen. Petraeus is a straight shooter whose testimony was credible.
President Bush entered the MoveOn.org fray this morning. Here’s what he said:
“I thought the ad was disgusting. I felt like the ad was an attack not only on Gen. Petraeus but on the U.S. military, and I was disappointed that not more leaders in the Democrat party spoke out strongly against that ad.”
“And that leads me to come to this conclusion: that most Democrats are afraid of irritating a left-wing group like MoveOn.org, or more afraid of irritating them, then they are of irritating the United States military,” Bush added. “That was a sorry deal.”
That will leave a mark. The MoveOn ad isn’t going away anytime soon because Americans are basically fair. It’s also fair to say that they aren’t as rabidly anti-war as MoveOn.org wants us to believe they are.
Predictably, Eli Pariser shot back with this quote:
“What’s disgusting is that the President has more interest in political attacks than developing an exit strategy to get our troops out of Iraq and end this awful war,” said Eli Pariser, the executive director of MoveOn.org Political Action Committee.
Mr. Pariser can yap all he wants but his is a minority opinion in the United States. The truth is that he hasn’t figured it out that we aren’t a nation of defeatists or pacifists. We’re a nation of winners.
Technorati Tags: MoveOn.org, Eli Pariser, Defeatocrats, President Bush, David Petraeus, Polling
Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog
September 21st, 2007 at 6:13 am
Perhaps Pariser can get together with Mr. “Free Speech” Bollinger at Columbia and figure out how to convince the public how utterly ignorant they are because they don’t believe that gem of free speech they offered about Petraeus. After all, inviting Ahmadinejad to Columbia showed how inclusive the university is because the illustrious leader of Iran simply has to be considered a conservative by Columbia standards. And he really is. He’s as nazi as any leftist.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:13 am
Maybe somebody needs to remind this jerk (Ahmadinajad, not the jerk that runs Columbia) that New York, not Tel Aviv, is the world’s largest Jewish city.
Anyway, looks like New Yorkers and some students at Columbia have more balls then either their Mayor or Bush have, and are planning their own receptions. Come to think of it, thats probably better he learn how Americans feel about him directly from he people anyway.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:14 am
Mr. Pariser and his wife/girlfriend/partner (whatever term they use in Berkeley) are radical leftists. Anyone from Berkeley is pretty much radical leftist. So why is this surprising?
I live 100 miles south of the Bay Area and I have refused to visit or do business there solely because of the ‘righteous’ attitudes and their lack of morality. Americans are waking up.
I bel;ieve these people have b een protesting since the ’70’s. Don’t you think it’s time to get a life. The 70’s ended 30 years ago. Grow up.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:52 am
The radical left in this country has given some hope to the conservative right. Even with the massive level of dissatisfaction with Republicans if they can make solid gains in Iraq the left will be smacked down in 2008. America loves come from behind winners not whinners.
Watch the lefty msm go into a frenzy of fake reporting to hide the gains made in Iraq.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:52 am
Idiots like Pariser are 2nd generation idiot leftists. Raised and home schooled by radical hippies his indoctrinated insanity is to be expected.
If I ever meet this sad little puke he will not be squaking at me he will be picking up his teeth.
September 21st, 2007 at 10:57 am
BTW: MoveOn claims to have “3.3 million members”…which must include ME, even though…the only thing I did to “join” was click on a link 4 years ago to see a famous political parody video their site was mirroring. I have given them ZERO dollars; I will give them ZERO dollars in the future; the only use I have for their constant emails is “entertainment value” (when I’m desperate for a laugh). So, the next time they boast about their 7-figure loyal following…remember me and the countless others like me…”The One-Click ‘Air Members’” of MoveOn.org!
September 21st, 2007 at 1:35 pm
La Guardia had the right idea. When a nazi wanted to visit the city in 1938 he obliged with protection - from every Jewish volunteer he could get from the police force, and let the nazi know it.
I’m real sure Napoleon Hitler 2 would feel safe with a Jewish guard. After all, they’ve kicked the Arabs’ butts all over the place since 1948, and obviously are good at military tactics and protection.
And Mr. Bollinger needs to get something he obviously hasn’t had since we were in high school together: a good, deep and fresh breath of reality. He is an effete intellectual without a clue about the real world, how it operates or the law of unintended consequences.
September 21st, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Reminds me of something a professor of mine at Ohio Univ. said about college faculties more years ago than I care to admit;
“Those who can’t teach, do; those who can, write books; and those who can do neither become Deans.”
September 24th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
T.A. - The variation I was taught was, “Those that can, do. Those that can’t, teach. Those that can’t do either are administrators.”
Now, I know some fine teachers, but all told, they are a sad lot. Especially the ones who are real believers in the godliness of the national unions and all their socialist garbage crappers.
September 24th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Those that are in the natural sciences, engineering, medicine, and business schools are by and large pretty good. He was referring mainly, I think, to his own colleagues in liberal arts and social sciences.