McCain Found MoveOn “Betray Us” Ad So Disgraceful, He Printed a Poster of It for the Campaign Trail
By Chase on Sep 13, 2007 in Iowa Caucuses, John McCain, Republicans, Rhetoric
When MoveOn.org bought a full-page ad in the New York Times Monday asking the question, “General Petraeus or General Betray Us?” Republicans and Democrats in Congress criticized it heavily. It created quite a stir, and seemed to be the only thing Republicans felt like they could go on offense about during the Petraeus hearings.
Not to be outdone by any of the other politicians criticizing the ad, Sen. John McCain made a glossy, poster-sized copy of the ad to show off on the campaign trail in Iowa this week. His argument seems to be something like, “MoveOn said a sitting General might ‘betray us,’ so therefore the surge is working.”
Here’s exclusive video from Iowa Independent’s Adam Burke, in Waterloo on Wednesday:
Chase Martyn observes and analyzes politics from Des Moines, IA, capital of 2008's first caucus state. He is also Managing Editor of the 
THE GENERAL’S WINE
Effete (if orotund) he is,
Petraeus at the table,
Who shows his guests the best of his
Wine cellar–see the label.
“I am,” he says, “a realist”–
Such quaint naivete
Throws doubt upon the utter gist
Of what he has to say.
(So he commands the forces from
A compound so refined;
Tennis perhaps? He´s never glum,
With questions in his mind.)
“Here´s a fine bottle: this was once
Pride of Ulysses Grant,
(Go gentle with the cork, you dunce!)
The best that you could want.”
Despite high praises at that bar
Some guests did scowl and frown:
Not either piss nor vinegar,
It tastes so watered down!
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