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Thread #109055   Message #2370406
Posted By: Amos
19-Jun-08 - 10:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Popular views on McCain
Subject: RE: BS: Popular views on McCain
MoveOn did not, actually, start under Reagan.

And furthermore, he is not "full of praise" for Reagan; he praises certain of Reagan's virtues and policies.

From the MoveOn site, where any responsible enquirer could have found it as easily as I did:

"MoveOn.org Civic Action was started by Joan Blades and Wes Boyd, two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Although neither had experience in politics, they shared deep frustration with the partisan warfare in Washington D.C. and the ridiculous waste of our nation's focus at the time of the impeachment mess. On September 18th 1998, they launched an online petition to "Censure President Clinton and Move On to Pressing Issues Facing the Nation." Within days they had hundreds of thousands of individuals signed up, and began looking for ways these voices could be heard."..."The MoveOn Peace campaign was founded independently by Eli Pariser, a Maine native and recent graduate of Simon's Rock College of Bard. In the days following September 11th, 2001, he launched an online petition calling for a restrained and multi-lateral response to the attacks, which was quickly signed by more than half a million people. Eli joined forces with MoveOn soon afterward, and is now MoveOn.org Political ActionÕs Executive Director."

I would like a definition or reference to "Wilberbeest" as it makes no sense to me.

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