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Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog » Note to Elizabeth Edwards: Lay Off MoveOn:

"You’re a smart woman. You of all people should know about the asymmetrical
intimidation problem that Paul Krugman talks about — the one where the media is
afraid to go after Rudy Guiliani for claiming he’s a rescue worker, but they’ll
try to demolish your husband over a haircut because they know that they’ll get
swarmed by the right wing noise machine for the former and pay no price for the
latter. That’s how it works. So I was really disappointed today to read at
Taylor Marsh’s place that you had joined with Diaper Dave Vitter and John
“McCarthy” McCain to attack MoveOn. We (and by that I mean the netroots) defend
you when the MSM try to make your campaign a pinata over stupid, insignificant
stuff. When they try to say your race should end because of your illness, but
don’t say squat about Fred Thompson’s lymphoma. We’re your first line of
defense, the only messaging machine that progressives have."

Dear MoveOn,

What happened to freedom of expression in this country. When you sign up to be in the move on forces is it submitting yourself to a form of control that is known as Democratic Centralism. Yeah, thats the kind of government that they have in China. Basically is says that you don't have the right to say bad things about the party. That would make MoveOn the new communist party in this country, and to speak ill against it is to be thrown out of it. The party only supports those that follow its line and don't question every step that it takes.

Heads up MoveOn-ers, lay off Elisabeth. You accuse her of repeating right wing talking points, as it the idea had to have come from the right. Do you think that Mrs. Edwards is so stupid that she needs other people to think for her. You must. You think that you must do her thinking for her, and that she should just follow what your party says is right. When she steps out of line, since she is too stupid in your mind to think for herself, she must be repeating someone else's ideas.

A short story. A visitor came to Washington during the Jefferson administration. While waiting in the lobby he saw that there were all these magazines filled with the most hateful things about Jefferson, on the table. He picked one up and took it with him when we talked to Jefferson. He asked him why he allowed those papers to be there. Jefferson told him, that if anyone asked what freedom of the press meant, to show them that paper and tell them where he got it.

MoveOn, your time has come, move on.