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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:01 AM
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CNN’s Campbell Brown Calls MoveOn.org "American Insurgents"
Following Wednesday night’s CNN/YouTube Republican debate, recent CNN arrival Campbell Brown hosted a special entitled Campaign Killers, which dealt with the negative nature of campaign advertising in American politics. Unfortunately, Brown decided to do some dirty and rather offensive campaigning herself, referring to MoveOn.org as “American Insurgents.”

More from Media Matters:

BROWN: General David Petraeus made his reputation taking on insurgents in Iraq. But when he came to Capitol Hill in September, he was confronted by American insurgents, a liberal anti-war group called MoveOn.org. MoveOn bought this full-page ad in The New York Times. It accused Petraeus of betraying us by cooking the books on progress in Iraq. Read on....

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/11/30/cnns-campbell-brown-calls-moveonorg-american-insurgents/
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TechBear_Seattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:03 AM
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1. They are "freedom fighters" against a tin-pot dictatorship n/t
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:06 AM
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2. Really? So What Now, Brown? Vill You Send Dee Gustapo
to my haus?
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:06 AM
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3. Spoken like a true republicon propaganda pimp
Why does Campbell Brown hate democracy?
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donkeyotay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:08 AM
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4. And people think it's over-reacting to be concerned about HR 1955
It took a couple of weeks for the original Patriot Act to be redirected to "domestic terrorists" and be used against environmentalists and animal rights activists. It wouldn't take that long for the Homieland Security Thought Police to go after domestic insurgents.
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zulchzulu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:12 AM
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5. Brown's hubby gets Murdoch money
I always thought Campbell Brown should join up with Katie Couric and do a talk show about fluffy little animals and share their high school clique techniques...

As for being called "American insurgents", I would take that as a compliment...

in·sur·gent (n-sûrjnt)
adj.
1. Rising in revolt against established authority, especially a government.
2. Rebelling against the leadership of a political party.
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Stop Cornyn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:12 AM
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6. No. American insurgents include George Washington, Paul Revere, Thomas Paine, and Patrick Henry, The
folks at MoveOn are just civil-minded patriotic Americans.
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:14 AM
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7. Campbell Brown is just a whore for the Republican Party.
She does whatever she's told to do. She's not a journalist, she's not a reporter, she's not an anchor. She's a whore.

And when the GOP is through with her, they will toss her in the trash like a used condom with a hole in it. Just ask former Congresswoman Harris from Florida. You'll find her lying in an alley just off Election Fraud Avenue.
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:16 AM
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9. What's the basis of your assertion?
I've watched Campbell Brown for years and she seems very balanced to me.
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:17 AM
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10. duplicate
Edited on Fri Nov-30-07 11:18 AM by Fabio
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:17 AM
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12. The logo on her check says G.E.
she is a tool.
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:19 AM
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14. r u kidding?
she worked at msnbc and nbc for like 5 years.

everyone who works at ge is a tool? lol.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:26 AM
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18. No
Have you actually watched NBC news? :rofl:

Aside from Olbermann there is nothing on NBC-especially the evening news and the Today Show- that is less than the normal corporate media
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:36 AM
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20. Maybe your a little out of touch
but MSNBC has made a strategic decision to counterbalance Fox and embrace a more progressive audience with more consistent programming.

but keep reinforcing your own arguments -- you are really making me feel welcome discussing the issue
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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:42 AM
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22. That maybe so, but CNN has lurched to the right. Ms Brown now works for CNN.
Edited on Fri Nov-30-07 11:42 AM by Mika
She has called a perfectly legal nonviolent and peaceful political movement that is calling for an end to war "American insurgents".

Are you defending that comment as fair? Balanced?
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:49 AM
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24. Did you watch the piece?
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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:24 AM
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17. Yeh. Flat earth fair and balanced.


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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:37 AM
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21. good answer...
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:45 AM
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23. Refering to MoveOn.org as "American Insurgents" is balanced to you?
Just because they correctly challenged Gen. Petraeus?

There wasn't a thing in that ad that was incorrect. And it wasn't accusatory, it was a question. It was a good ad. I hardly think it's proper to classify MoveOn.org in that manner.

You would never hear her refer to a right wing institute as "American Gestapo."

When we start hearing criticism of the right as frequently as we do the left, that will be a different story. But it's way out of balance right now, and has been for a considerable time.
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 12:07 PM
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25. well, hate to disagree with you.
Calling MoveOn.org "american insurgents" can be inflammatory and you can disagree or agree with it, but in the context of her piece. I believed it was balanced. She was, IMHO, much tougher on SWBT and other right wing groups. Indeed, she's in trouble with them this morning to:

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/hillyer_citizens_united_threaten_legal_action_against_cnn_71953.asp

not the words 'right wing gestapo' exactly, but 'fringe militias' and 'dirty tricksters' is pretty good -- and quite frankly -- language that is directly balanced by the MoveOn.org comment.
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Kucinich4America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 03:40 PM
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28. She's married to Dan Senor, card carrying member of the Bush Crime Family
Is that evidence enough for you?
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 04:40 PM
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30. nope
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:15 AM
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8. Wow, I'm soooo honored!
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:17 AM
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11. Remember who she's married to, Dan Senor.
Spokesperson for the uber corrupted CPA. She obviously has a vested interest in supporting this administration and their occupation of Iraq.
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Fabio Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:23 AM
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16. I dont understand
the linking of party affiliation and marriage. to me, they are not necessarily linked. there are obvious examples (scaife and his ex wife, carville and matalin, but I know of many more in my personal life -- particularly among military families where men are consumed by a fairly conservative culture and mission, and dependants who live on the outside are more progressive.

bottonline, are you trying to say that liberals and conservatives cant be married and have differences of opinion under the same roof? what kind of society are you advocating?
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Kucinich4America Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 03:43 PM
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29. If Carville and Matalin are your defense, better try again.
Snake Carville has repeatedly proven that he is WORSE than a DINO.
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Joanne98 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:17 AM
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13. Well she's an American LIAR!
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Wanet Donating Member (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:21 AM
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15. Dissent = Treason
It's important for them to start spreading the meme that people who may disagree with the current administration are terrorists. That was they can be rounded up by Blackwater when the time is right and placed in the Halliburton camps that stand ready. -- Wanet
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MethuenProgressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 11:27 AM
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19. Thanks for the compliment, Campbell!
Now get back on the BUSH2000 bus, where at least you belonged.
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Mz Pip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 12:15 PM
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26. MoveOn has guns?
Suicide bombers? Are they taking hostages? Blowing up marketplaces?

Campbell Brown is an idiot. She is getting her talking points from Ann Coulter.

Mz Pip
:dem:
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sallyseven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-30-07 03:29 PM
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27. She is such a slut.
Will do anyone who pays.
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