| − | The [[U.S. Senate]], in response to the public outcry against the libeal [[activist]] organization's conduct, voted 72-25 to condemn MoveOn.org. 23 [[Democrat]]ic Senators added the voices of their constituents to the general sense of indignation MoveOn.org, subsidized by the ''[[New York Times]]'', brought to civic discourse on a critical discussion regarding [[national security]]. Of the [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Democratic_Party_Candidates|Democratic presidential candidates]], Sens. [[Joe Biden]] and [[Barack Obama]] were absent, though Obama had voted 20 minutes earlier on a Democratic effort to circumvent the amendment. Sens. [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Chris Dodd]] voted against condemning MoveOn.org's [[guilt by association]] smear.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297498,00.html Senate Votes to Condemn MoveOn for Ad Attacking General Petraeus], [[FOX News]], September 20, 2007.</ref> | + | The [[U.S. Senate]], in response to the public outcry against the liberal [[activist]] organization's conduct, voted 72-25 to condemn MoveOn.org. 23 [[Democrat]]ic Senators added the voices of their constituents to the general sense of indignation MoveOn.org, subsidized by the ''[[New York Times]]'', brought to civic discourse on a critical discussion regarding [[national security]]. Of the [[2008_Presidential_Election#Declared_Democratic_Party_Candidates|Democratic presidential candidates]], Sens. [[Joe Biden]] and [[Barack Obama]] were absent, though Obama had voted 20 minutes earlier on a Democratic effort to circumvent the amendment. Sens. [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Chris Dodd]] voted against condemning MoveOn.org's [[guilt by association]] smear.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,297498,00.html Senate Votes to Condemn MoveOn for Ad Attacking General Petraeus], [[FOX News]], September 20, 2007.</ref> |