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Parsing Poet In The Basement of Town Hall on Friday, September 28, 2007 11:27:03 PM
UPDATE: This has been picked up by Michelle Malkin.
To participate in the independent fundraiser for the National Military Family Association, Inc., buy stuff here: The PoliStew Café
Really great news coming down the pipeline!
Moveon.org's thin skin" was reported by Jon Healy
of the LA Times Opinion LA blog. In the comments, not one of the liberals sticking up for the ad even bother with the issue of the First Amendment, or even trademark abuse. In other words, the First Amendment pertains only to them, not to anyone who disagrees with them.
After the Petraeus ad, several shopkeepers on CafePress put together anti-Moveon t-shirts and mugs. MoveOn COO Carrie Olson sent cease and desist orders to Cafe Press, citing trademark infringement. Though none of the shopowners used the MoveOn logo, she objected to them using the organization's name to criticize them. She also demanded the personal information of the shopkeepers and closed her letter with the name of her attorneys. They were taken down within an hour. An hour later, Olson thanked them, and noted that her staff had found more. She did not use the name of her attorneys.
The Cafe Press legal team battled back, citing the First Amendment and several precedent setting cases. By this time, the shopkeeper had found out what was going on. Given that there were no items to sale, the shopkeeper decided to close the shop temporarily.
The shop has reopened with a new design. All proceeds will benefit the National Military Family Association, Inc, The NMFA has been rated as a four star NPO by Charity Navigator. It's recommended that you buy them before "the group that shall not be named" finds out and moves to ban them again.
You can find the shop here: Poli Stew Cafe
Since this is a fund raiser, it would be appreciated if you would pass this along.