However, if Britt Hume comes in for criticism from Greenwald for being too accepting, why not criticism for those on Foreign Relations who simply took the opportunity to demonstrate their expertise on military affairs- Boxer and Obama come to mind.

Not sure how long you have been reading Glenn's blog or the comments section in it but the Dems come in for a lot of criticism. At this critical juncture in the administration's new rollout of the same old delaying plan (but with a new, more "manly" face presenting it), Britt Hume and the Fox propaganda machine's actions (or inactions) are far more significant because what they broadcast reaches so far and wide. They need to be called on it and Glenn has been doing a superb job.

Another consideration is the fact that Petraeus was well-scripted and it didn't matter who was asking the questions, nor how they were phrased, he wasn't going to go outside his administration-approved storyline. That script was known in advance here, so we can assume that everyone on the Hill knew it too (especially the Senate who had the advantage of having heard the testimony in the House the day before). Why continue to ask questions they won't answer? Why not use the time to give critical speeches that bring up points that needed to be raised?

You may approve of a religion that has prominent sects which encourage murder, subjugation of women, and theocracy, but I don't.-- shooter242

I am coming to this game way late, and I know I shouldn't feed the troll, but this is just too much BS for me to let pass. apologies if someone's already dealt with this.

Religion with sects that encourage murder? Check.

http://atheism.about.com/b/a/259043.htm

Christian Terrorists Leave IED Outside Abortion Clinic

There are always new reports about Muslims using IEDs to terrorize and kill Americans in Iraq, but now we have a case of Christian terrorists using IEDs to terrorize and try to kill Americans in Texas — at an abortion clinic, to be specific.

Religion that encourages subjugation of women? Check.

http://atheism.about.com/od/baptistssouthernbaptists/a/baptistwomen.htm

Wives Must Submit to Husbands

One issue that has been great fodder for critics of the Southern Baptist Convention has been their attitudes toward and treatment of women. In the 1998 convention they revised the Baptist Faith and Message to state that wives must submit to their husbands.

Theocracy? Check.

http://www.theocracywatch.org/

"This Republican Party of Lincoln has become a party of theocracy."

U.S. Representative Christopher Shays, R-CT, (New York Times 3/23/05)

The theocratic right seeks to establish dominion, or control over society in the name of God. D. James Kennedy, Pastor of Coral Ridge Ministries, calls on his followers to exercise "godly dominion ... over every aspect ... of human society." At a "Reclaiming America for Christ" conference in February, 2005, Kennedy said:

Our job is to reclaim America for Christ, whatever the cost. As the vice regents of God, we are to exercise godly dominion and influence over our neighborhoods, our schools, our government, our literature and arts, our sports arenas, our entertainment media, our news media, our scientific endeavors -- in short, over every aspect and institution of human society.

Shooter you need to find a corner and just shut up. It is fundamentalism, not a specific religion that is the problem.

Re: religious leaders. The Pope has condemned the war. Obviously the Quakers have. But I believe the Council of Churches, which (I may be wrong here, demoninationally, I'm a little fuzzy)-- Svensker

Having dyslexic fingers of my own, I got a chuckle out of your typo.

I agree that it's the exposure that counts. It is interesting that the right-wing religious nutjobs never seem to have a hard time getting the media to join them in not only decrying, but even censoring, a comedienne who dismisses Jesus while receiving an award, but let the Pope (and other religious leaders) pan the war and the silence is deafening.

You are correct that we need more images. We need images of the nasty, ugly face of this war everywhere, and we need them until these liars are forced to face the truth of what they have created.

O’Hanlon: ‘I Could Easily See Myself Changing Camps’ On Iraq ‘In The Next Six To Nine Months’

Another episode in "As the Mobius Strip Turns" (props to the person a few threads ago who came up with this analogy).

The Dixie Chicks won every grammy available, and had their song and CD sell tremendously well, all over the civilized world, even without any airplay from the Republican owned monopoly of Clear Channel radio stations which are prominent all over the US.-- Kitt

Indeed. In fact, IMHO, the incident spurred them to write what is, arguably, their best album to date. And in my case, it brought them a new listener. I doubt if I'm alone in that.

They get a LOT of their money from overseas. Why not let the foreigners pay for it. After all, they'll definitely benefit from it.

--Anonymous

Can you give us a source for this little nugget you just dropped?

A quick tally of MoveOn-directed contributions in the 2006 election cycle, according to records compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, offers a sample of the impressive size of its donations:

— Sen. Robert Byrd, West Virginia = $834,211

— Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri = $382,531

— Sen. Jon Tester, Montana = $301,788

— Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio = $287,622

— Sen. Bob Casey, Pennsylvania = $160,780

--Anonymous

Thanks for telling me this but could you also give the link to the exact above information? I looked around a bit and couldn't find the information on MoveOn's donations (I'm not suggesting it wasn't there, just that I could not easily find the info you quoted above). Might be interesting to compare them to the donations of some of the right-wing 527s.

BTW, I'm all for taking special interest $$ out of elections, but I want all of it to go, including corporate contributions. I wonder if you agree?