Reply #38: crackpot [View All]

[CarolNYC]

Yep, Wes was never one to fear being called a "crackpot" for speaking what he knew was true...even if no one else dared say it at the time....

My mom used to watch his TV appearances for me (I am cable-less) in the runup to his jumping into the race and then during his campaign. I'd talk to her afterward and she'd say "I'm worried about your guy. He's fearless. He doesn't worry about what he says. I'm afraid they're going to come after him." It was that fearless quality which she always noted during those interviews that turned her into a Clark supporter....

As Samantha Power said of Wes "The mark of leadership is not to stand up when everybody is standing, but rather to actually stand up when no one else is standing." Hey, sometimes that means being called a crackpot...or a crazy General.