They knew full well those ads were there. If nobody had raised a stink, that ad would probably be in the finals right now. They didn't see anything wrong with it. It was only when the Jewish groups (groups, I suppose they would have normally thought of as allies of a sort) complained that they realized it was ugly.
the ad is not in the finals because the moveon members that voted didn't vote for it to be in the finals. whatever we think of moveon members and the organization, the organization gave the members the chance to choose the ad, and the members rejected it. is there more to this dicussion? i can see how some might think its inappropriate for them to have had the choice -- i've said elsewhere it was risky. but in this case, the risk worked out: the ads were rejected.
Second, we need you to get the press back on the right track. After you've corrected the negative accounts, write an upbeat letter to your local paper about the exciting and positive aspects of the contest and the finalists. These ads reflect the courage, hope, and deep patriotism of our membership. They're creative, passionate, and totally unlike most of the political ads that are out there. And perhaps most importantly, they were picked in a democratic way. Now that's a story.
In other words, comparing our CIC to Hitler "reflects" patriotism? Ummmmmm...no. Oh, wait "Patriotism" as defined by moveon.org can be translated as "treachery" to the rest of us.
And perhaps most importantly, they were picked in a democratic way. Now that's a story.[sic]
...Don't know about y'all, but I find it refreshing to know that these yahoos STILL do not know how our republic elects a president. I suspect that EVEN AFTER Bush crushes Dean in the general next year, we will still have to read about 'the 2k that got away'. (Yes, Mr. Jackson, it rhymes, so you can use the line, with my compliments--But you may have problems squeezing a reference to Selma in...)