My old buddy, Robert Dixon, the Executive Director for the slime machine known as "Move America Forward", was kind enough to send me an email outlining their newest slime campaign. Oops, a correction on the last sentence... he's now the "Acting" Executive Director. Apparently, he's been demoted from chief scumbag to acting chief scumbag.

Anyway, I'll save you the salacious details of the campaign, but here's the gist of it:

> > BILL CLINTON REBUKED!
> >
> > New Television Ad
> > Targets Bill Clinton's Failure
> > To Fight Terrorist Threat
> >
> > "No more rewriting history, Mr. President"
>

It's funny... while the Republican leadership is choosing to cover their collective asses on the Mark Foley scandal by saying "I didn't know nothin' about nothin'.", or even blaming the victims; or Faux News, who is erroneously & misleadingly putting a (D) next to Foley's name on their broadcasts; Move America Forward has chosen a much more traditional neocon tactic... misdirection.

Well, of course, I couldn't just let this one go without telling Mr. Dixon what I thought of his new ad campaign. Here's my response to him:

"Spreading lies again Robert? I'm surprised you're not blaming Clinton for Mark Foley's fall from grace...

Or perhaps that's what this is all about. Yep, right from the neocon playbook. When in doubt, misdirect."Pay no attention to the Republican pedophile behind the curtain. Oh! Look over there!"

It's too bad the Republicans and Conservatives don't actually have any real ideas to propose. Perhaps then they wouldn't spend so much time blaming others for their own failings.

So I'm curious Robert, when the neocons lose both houses of Congress this fall and the White House in '08, what's your fall-back plan? Selling Amway?

Cause you know that spewing rightwing lies and being the cheerleader for hate-mongering will no longer be a profitable vocation.

America is tired of you and your ilk Robert. They are tired of being lied to by the people who promised to protect them, who promised we could trust them. They are tired of the arrogance and the "win at all cost" mentality, irregardless of truth, common sense, and common decency. They are tired of our brave men and women coming home in body bags because the party in power is too proud and too stubborn to admit they screwed up.

That light you think you see at the end of the tunnel Bob... that the oncoming train known as the will of the American people. You see, one of the big differences between us progressives and you neocons is that you don't trust and you underestimate the American people. We, on the other hand have never lost faith in the greatest blessing our nation has... its wonderful citizens.

So full steam ahead Bob. Keep barreling down the tracks towards the light. Just remember what they say... it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end.

Sweet dreams Bob."


An addendum to this one... Someone had mentioned to me that Faux News putting a (D) next to Mark Foley's name was "news to them". Well here it is, in all it's glory:















Thanks to bradblog for that one.