Ex-Gen. Clark Decides to Join White House Race

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former NATO (news - web sites) commander Wesley
Clark has decided to join the 2004 White House race, making the retired
four-star Army general the 10th Democrat seeking the presidential
nomination, political sources said on Tuesday.

Clark, who headed the 1999 NATO bombing campaign in Kosovo but has no
political experience, was expected to announced his decision in Little Rock,
Arkansas, on Wednesday.

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This'll be interesting. I guess there'll be no attacking Bush over
Harken Energy, Arbusto, or his support for non-union companies like
Wal-mart. Clark served as managing director of merchant banking for the
Stephens Group Inc...the same company that provided virtually all of the
funding for those three corporations...and the same company that had close
associations with the corrupt BCCI (the company Hillary and Webb Hubbell did
legal work for).



Politics sure has strange bed-fellows.

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Ex-Gen. Clark Decides to Join White House Race

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former NATO (news - web sites) commander
Wesley
Clark has decided to join the 2004 White House race, making the retired
four-star Army general the 10th Democrat seeking the presidential
nomination, political sources said on Tuesday.

Clark, who headed the 1999 NATO bombing campaign in Kosovo but has
no
political experience, was expected to announced his decision in Little
Rock,
Arkansas, on Wednesday.


You righties are toast.

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You righties are toast.

Yeah. If Clark sets foot on an aircraft carrier, the sailors will salute him
because they WANT to, not because their CO begged them to.

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You righties are toast.

Yeah. If Clark sets foot on an aircraft carrier, the sailors will salute
him
because they WANT to, not because their CO begged them to.


Not likely.

Col. David Hackworth, in his 1999 commentary Defending America, wrote of
Clark: Known by those who've served with him as the Ultimate Perfumed
Prince, he's far more comfortable in a drawing room discussing political
theories than hunkering down in the trenches where bullets fly and soldiers
die.

Col. Jatras writes that "General Clark is the kind of general we saw too
often during the Vietnam War and hoped never to see again in a position of
responsibility for the lives of our GIs and the security of our nation. That
it happened once again we can thank that other Rhodes scholar from
Arkansas."

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Col. David Hackworth, in his 1999 commentary Defending America, wrote of
Clark: Known by those who've served with him as the Ultimate Perfumed
Prince, he's far more comfortable in a drawing room discussing political
theories than hunkering down in the trenches where bullets fly and
soldiers
die.

That kind of data isn't likely to come into play. The fact is, Bush was a
champagne fly boy and Clark was a four star general. Clark was and is a
leader, Bush is a schoolyard bully. Clark knows war and understands the
value of diplomacy and allies. Bush doesn't.

Col. Jatras writes that "General Clark is the kind of general we saw too
often during the Vietnam War and hoped never to see again in a position of
responsibility for the lives of our GIs and the security of our nation.
That
it happened once again we can thank that other Rhodes scholar from
Arkansas."

No substance, just sour grapes.

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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"jps" wrote in message
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You righties are toast.

Yeah. If Clark sets foot on an aircraft carrier, the sailors will salute
him
because they WANT to, not because their CO begged them to.


Not likely.

Col. David Hackworth, in his 1999 commentary Defending America, wrote of
Clark: Known by those who've served with him as the Ultimate Perfumed
Prince, he's far more comfortable in a drawing room discussing political
theories than hunkering down in the trenches where bullets fly and soldiers
die.

Col. Jatras writes that "General Clark is the kind of general we saw too
often during the Vietnam War and hoped never to see again in a position of
responsibility for the lives of our GIs and the security of our nation. That
it happened once again we can thank that other Rhodes scholar from
Arkansas."



Colonels Hackworth and Jatras? Hehehe. Jatras is a right-wing hack who
spent 30 years in the military and was passed over for a star.




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Ex-Gen. Clark Decides to Join White House Race

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former NATO (news - web sites) commander
Wesley
Clark has decided to join the 2004 White House race, making the retired
four-star Army general the 10th Democrat seeking the presidential
nomination, political sources said on Tuesday.

Clark, who headed the 1999 NATO bombing campaign in Kosovo but has
no
political experience, was expected to announced his decision in Little
Rock,
Arkansas, on Wednesday.


You righties are toast.

Not really. The guy is tight with the Clinton's since his days at Oxford
with Bill. He, of course, carries along a lot of the extra baggage they
do...but is not charasmatic or politically astute.

He'll get mauled by Bush in the pressing palms and kissing babies arena.

He may make a decent Vice Presidential candidate to lend credibility to
someone like dean who the public views as very weak on national security.
However, he's an ego-maniac and would never stand being second fiddle.

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He'll get mauled by Bush in the pressing palms and kissing babies arena.


So what. Anyone who bases votes on a handshake is an idiot anyway.

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He'll get mauled by Bush in the pressing palms and kissing babies arena.


So what. Anyone who bases votes on a handshake is an idiot anyway.

Unfortunately, it's the "swing" voters that vote this way. They make up
less than 7% of the electorate, and there's no common theme that appeals to
them. They vote for the guy they like best, many times basing their vote on
nothing more than charisma.

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He'll get mauled by Bush in the pressing palms and kissing babies
arena.


So what. Anyone who bases votes on a handshake is an idiot anyway.

Unfortunately, it's the "swing" voters that vote this way. They make up
less than 7% of the electorate, and there's no common theme that appeals
to
them. They vote for the guy they like best, many times basing their vote
on
nothing more than charisma.

There are many centrist Dems and Reps who are still in flux. Not enchanted
by Dean, who they regard as shrill -- nor Bush, who talks of compassion and
acts more conservatively than anyone could imagine.

Wesley Clark will sweep this 7% and, as a result, crush Bush.

I repeat, you righties are toast.