Comments on: A Call To Selfishness

The Weekly Standard: MoveOn.org's Outrageous New Ad Plays On Heartstrings To Hide A Message Of Selfishness

[kennedy7955]

My last comment about this article...

This article is an abomination to mothers around the world. The sentiments expressed in this article labeling motherly love selfish is dangerous and unheard of in this new century. Libby Sternberg has an arrogance and rhetoric I have not read anywhere except in history books in the most shameful periods of humanity.

From the author''s name which I could assume Jewish (possibly incorrectly) the idea of taking up such a perversion of patriotism and motherly love is even more disturbing. That CBS would publish her article is surprising.

If Libby Sternberg''s article was meant to inflame the readers, at least with me she has succeeded.

[elz523]

But there are probably many military mothers who fret about what a Commander-in-Chief Obama might ask their sons and daughters to do. "President Obama, you can''t have them," isn''t a responsible answer to any orders he might give.


You know it is obvious Libby that you don''t understand or accept the needless loss of American life in the Iraq war. We should not have went there, we should not be there now and we should not be there in the future. If we are there, our children will be killed there. John McCain thinks its ok for us to stay there for 100 years and he also thinks it is unimportant when the troops come home. His words. THAT is what this commercial is about.

Obama will get our troops out of Iraq. That is the difference that you obviously cannot see.

My children are in the military. They want to serve their country. They DON''T want to serve the interests of George Bush''s/*** Cheney''s war profiteering buddies.

[wooleywews]

Hey, is that you Rev. Wright?

Now that''''s a NO NO!! You will most certainly catch it at the next nazi youth meeting... you ALWAYS end, especially when you are trashing the messenger as the Nazi''''s have taught you, with a big SIEG HEIL! Shame on you! Now tell us about the message... Has it ever occured to YOU swastika breath that the MAJORITY of American Mothers AGREE with this woman? Of course it has and that''''s why you use the OLD tired Nazi approach to dealing with the Ad...attack the messenger. Now stand... Let the fuhrer and Shooter hear you today!! Sing it out!! SIEG HEIL McSame!!

[lhwrites]

To the author of this article:
What on earth does the God forsaken war in Iraq have to do with defending the constitution? And in case you haven''t noticed, George W. Bush has NO RESPECT for the constitution.
And by the way- for those of you trashing Moveon.org, it was formed in response to the fact that the Republicans felt the need to impeach an American president for being evasive about his heavy petting. They were telling the congress to MOVE ON! Now, they want to move on from this ridiculous war.

[mcvet]

I do. Moveon.org is a disgusting organization with a selfish and disgusting message. They are anti american in my opinion and it is too bad all its members are just like the mother in this ad.

Posted by scottyusa at 07:06 AM : Jun 29, 2008
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Now that''s a NO NO!! You will most certainly catch it at the next nazi youth meeting... you ALWAYS end, especially when you are trashing the messenger as the Nazi''s have taught you, with a big SIEG HEIL! Shame on you! Now tell us about the message... Has it ever occured to YOU swastika breath that the MAJORITY of American Mothers AGREE with this woman? Of course it has and that''s why you use the OLD tired Nazi approach to dealing with the Ad...attack the messenger. Now stand... Let the fuhrer and Shooter hear you today!! Sing it out!! SIEG HEIL McSame!!

[irliberal]

Does anyone have any RATIONAL comments to make here?

Anyone?

Posted by txgrouch2006 at 12:05 AM

There have been a lot of rational comments here - mine, Brianbwb, kennedy7955, bluestardad, others.

Your problem is that you don''t understand the meaning of the word "rational". To you, anyone you personally disagree with is "irrational". That is not what the words means at all. But that''s not surprising, since you''re Republican and they''ve distorted quite a bit over the past 8 years.

[kennedy7955]

"It should be clear by now that Sen. McCain''s "100 years" comment referred to peaceful base operations..." by Libby Sternberg.

The comments can be taken as they were said, literally. That seems all to clear to me.

[kennedy7955]

I just saw this ad on moveon.org and I love it. There is nothing unpatriotic about it.

[kennedy7955]

"The USA is stealing oil from Iraq."

That would be the best news we have gotten from the war from the very beginning. If only it was true. George Bush is too stupid to pull that off.

[kennedy7955]

"They are anti american in my opinion and it is too bad all its members are just like the mother in this ad."Posted by scottyusa"

Hey Scottyusa, Mr. Pro-war. I hope you have your checkbook ready to write a check for $18,000 for your share of the war. Good news for you, if McCain wins the election your kids will have plenty of time to fight this war. Because if McCain gets his way - this war will still be going by the time your kids hit 18.

Then if your kid(s) lose a limb or their lives in this war you can wrap them up in the Flag. That will make you a patriotic father huh? Then ask yourself what it was all for? To free the world from tyranny or to support OPEC?

Our armed forces were not created or should be used as tools for corporate greed and control of markets. By the way, to control the oil markets was one goal of this war and look how that has turned out. Gas could hit $7 gallon by the end of the year. "Heck of a job George Bush!"

There is a big difference between WWII and the Iraq war. WWII had to be fought, the Iraq war was an invention by George Bush.

Patriots will end this war and the McBush''s will fight this and other endless wars. I pray for our troops and wish them a speedy return home where they belong.