By Robbedvoter
Posted to Robbedvoter's weblog on Tue Jan 20th, 2004 at 08:54:17 PM EST
1. His personality(+ mind)
http://robbedvoter.forclark.com/story/2004/1/1/103242/1317
2.His mind:
http://Blog.forclark.com/story/2003/11/22/204246/39
3. His heart
http://Blog.forclark.com/story/2003/11/28/81836/095
4.His courage/lack of arrogance
http://robbedvoter.forclark.com/story/2004/1/1/103743/4163
His views (one example - preemption)
http://Blog.forclark.com/story/2003/12/22/221958/58
5. His feistiness
http://Blog.forclark.com/story/2003/12/20/12545/873
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More proof of character (won Mr Robbedvoter over) (#9) (No rating)
by Robbedvoter (Robbedvoter at forclark dot com) on 01/22/2004 02:45:19 PM EST
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In response to Reply #0
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=696&e=10&u=/ap/20040122/ap_ on_el_pr/clark_kerry
An introduction by a Vietnam veteran ripped Kerry, a fellow Vietnam veteran, for his war record and perceived lack of political experience. It was broadcast live on C-SPAN.
"John Kerry has had an extreme makeover in Iowa, he's gone from being a Boston-born man of privilege, a man of wealth -- to a man of the people," said Brian Hardy, a commander of a VFW post in Littleton.
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Hardy said Kerry "does not have the executive experience" to run the White House, and praised Clark for his long career of providing members of the military and their families with housing, health care and education.
After Clark delivered a well-received stump speech to more than 100 veterans and voters, he thanked Hardy for the introduction and quickly clarified his feelings on his rival.
"I consider (Kerry) a patriot, I consider him a distinguished senator, and I consider him a fine presidential candidate," Clark said. "It's up to the people of New Hampshire to draw a distinction between us."
What the article doesn't mention (but Mr Robbedvoter saw) was that 2 days before, in Iowa, kerry sat beaming next to a veteran spouting the Shelton smear on Clark. (who wasn't even competing in Iowa)
Interviews with Wesley Clark (#8) (No rating)
by Anonymous on 01/22/2004 09:18:55 AM EST
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Here are some interviews I have gathered. The Diane Rehm show interview is what convinced me to join the Draft Calrk movement. You can hear a real interview here from a professional who can ask relevant questions to help us know the candidate, unlike Paula Zahn. You can also hear that he understands the big picture behind the Bush Jr., Inc. administration's strategy (which we are not told about) and that he has a better one of his own which is to build alliances in the world. Look on the site of the Project for a New America site to see their vision on the world which is all about endless war. Clark can see this and would return us to the fold of the international community which created international institutions so that we would not have more tragedies like WWII. We need to elect Clark for the future of our country and for the furure of the world. What is Kerry's plan on this??? He is so vague. We don't know. Please help Clark now!! I will join later. I have to mkae signs for Clark now!!
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The Diane Rehm Show:
Gen. Wesley Clark
Retired General Wesley Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, joins Diane to talk about issues ranging from the US-led war in Iraq, to the 2004 political outlook.
http://www.wamu.org/dr/2003/drarc_030721.html
[Diane's voice is a little shaky but don't let that fool you, she is a sharp interviewer.-sj]
On Point:
Candidate Clark?
General Wesley Clark is a former NATO supreme allied commander in Europe, a Rhodes scholar, businessman and political commentator, and perhaps, a future presidential candidate. - (Thursday, June 19, 2003
http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2003/06/20030619_a_main.asp
The Connection:
A General in the Wings
Wesley Clark just announced he's officially a Democrat. Now, the question is whether the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO wants to be the next Commander in Chief of the United States. - (Monday, September 08, 2003)
http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2003/09/20030908_b_main.asp
More recent:
http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/democrats2004/clark.html
The Above Was Mine (#7) (No rating)
by betamaxguillotine on 01/21/2004 04:00:35 PM EST
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I forgot to sign in before I started typing.
I Like The Big Picture (#6) (No rating)
by Anonymous on 01/21/2004 03:59:15 PM EST
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Unlike other campaigns and candidates I could mention, I really like that Wes Clark sees hope and promise both for our country and for our party. Other campaigns seem as focused on demeaning both our country and our party as they are on offering solutions to the challenges and problems facing both our country and our party. Wes Clark sees solutions to the challenges and problems facing America and Americans.
As I've tried to explain to other candidates' supporters before, you need to give people hope for something better, not insult them and belittle them. If you give someone hope, if you give them a dream and a plan to get to that dream, you have yourself a supporter and the country has a voter. If you insult them, call them stupid, or belittle them, you have made an enemy and have contributed to the malaise regarding citizen participation that threatens our democracy. People may not have access to information or the resources to be able to think critically about said information, but I have yet to meet a person who doesn't understand when they are being insulted.
Wes Clark brings hope and gives us practical policies to form a plan.
He fullfilled JFK's inaugural call to service (#5) (Rated 4.50/2)
by mess o potamian tar baby (tar-baby at forclark.com) on 01/02/2004 02:55:29 PM EST
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I like Wes Clark because of the following.
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In 1962 a young man stood on a point over looking the Hudson river, he was there because he heard the call from his President; "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." It was a time to join the Peace Corps, to become a freedom rider and defend civil rights or become a soldier defending all our rights. It was a time of optimism; John Glenn had circled the earth and we were on our way to "put a man on the moon before this decade is out."
This young man stood on "...the edge of a New Frontier - the frontier of unfulfilled hopes and dreams." A frontier that "... will deal with unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered pockets of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus."
And in the spirit of the times, Wesley K. Clark raised his right hand and said, ''I, Wesley Clark, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.''
After graduating first in his class, Wes Clark went to Oxford as a Rhodes scholar earning degrees in political science, philosophy, and economics. His next assignment was Viet Nam where he was awarded the Silver Star for leading his men out of an ambush while seriously wounded. Captain Clark stayed in the Army and after a year of painful rehabilitation resumed his duties. He quickly moved up through the ranks and in the year 2000 he retired as a four star General.
During all of his time in command, he was always looking for ways to improve the conditions for the men and women he commanded, to improve the organization and capabilities of the organization he loved and to always live by the motto of West Point; "Duty, honor, country".
He is now running to be the democratic nominee for President of these United States.
JFK would be proud.
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by Robbedvoter (Robbedvoter at forclark dot com) on 01/01/2004 07:40:29 PM EST
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But then, they'd have to write the truth, and where would W, *D be then?
Way to back it up, Robbed! (#3) (No rating)
by reggiesmom (reggiesmom at forclark dot com) on 01/01/2004 06:38:16 PM EST
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It's the thing I love most about you......You sight sources! Teach this to the media.......PLEASE!
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by hollybob (hollybob at forclark dot com) on 01/01/2004 11:37:21 AM EST
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I like what you've done here. It's very important to be able to back up your views with specific anecdotes. I think I might do something similar for my website. After all, it's all the little things that really add up, you know? The fact that he gets up and swims every morning. The way he looks at his wife. The stories his soldiers have told. The way he meters out his vocabulary words so as to impress people with his intellect without intimidating them. His humble beginnings. His extraordinary service to this country. His impeccable subject-verb agreement (not like *someone* we know). See, I need to start my own list . . . .
And of course (#1) (Rated 5.00/1)
by Lara (Lara at forclark dot com) on 01/01/2004 11:34:29 AM EST
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he'll make Shrub look like the idiot he is:
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/news/Clark/Clark/donwright.gif
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