Clark: Americans 'embarrassed' by Bush

[onehandle]

Candidate attacks president's economic plan, Iraq strategy

(CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark has attacked President Bush's economic plan as a failure, and said the war in Iraq was "unnecessary" and lacks a way to succeed or end.

Speaking after an event in Washington at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual conference, Clark, 58, told reporters that the American people are "really embarrassed" by the administration's leadership.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/28/elec04.prez.clark.bush/index.html

[Waistdeep]

1. Wow

First he follows Eisenhower's lead ("I will go to Korea/Iraq"), and now the Dixie Chicks...............

Better keep an eye on this guy.

[LeftCoast]

2. Clark gets points for this one!

:)

[Democat]

3. All of his songs will be banned by Clear Channel!

So much for his next album. :)

[expatriot]

4. I'd happily vote either a Dean Clark or Clark Kent ticket

or James Dean or Dick Clark ticket for that matter.

[Bozita]

5. Hell, I'd even vote for John Dean.

And that's without breaking a sweat.

Any port in a storm.

[NNN0LHI]

7. Jimmy Dean has my vote if he is running n/t

[jumptheshadow]

6. If Clark wins?

Do the Chicks play at the inauguration?

[RichV]

8. If there is justice in the universe

then I sure as hell hope so.

[fujiyama]

24. Talk about poetic justice!

God, I would hope, just to rub it in all those nasty right wingers face! The thought just makes me giddy! (and I don't even listen to the dixie chicks)

[UTUSN]

9. Embarrassed by Shrub-----Well, Alrighty Then

That's ONE theme I can get behind.

[mediaman007]

11. Bumper Sticker: "Aren't you embarrassed? I am!"

Others?

[coralrf]

12. Remember Bonehead Barr????

The wingnut impeachment manager from Georgia. His GOP rival in last years primary waxed the incumbent with a "he is an embarrassment" campaign. It worked and Clark is just giving the GOP back some of their own.

For all you Clark haters may I ask: Where is the right wing assault on this remark? Currently I would think the GOP stunned and at a loss for words. Sure they can run some more flip flop scams or hothead lies but to attack this remark effectively they must use the standard method: they must show that Clark is the embarrassment. That cannot be done without suffering a torrent of Clark resumes flooding every media outlet in the nation.

Fuck the GOP and Clark do us a favor next time. Don’t be so nice.

[Jacobin]

10. Why does it take Dean and the Dixie Chix to make it safe

for Dems to criticize Monster Bush*?

Better late than never.

[The Magistrate]

13. An Excellent Line By The General

It has the great advantage of being true; no one need be embarrassed to repeat it. Even many on the right are embarrassed by some aspect or other of the jackanapes' performance in the office he stole.

[truthisfreedom]

14. good tactic. i don't personally feel embarrassed anymore, but maybe i

could try. i just feel a kind of numbness, with lots of hope after these weeks of dean and now clark with their salvos at the administration, perfectly timed with the approaching demise of rove and the increasing obviousness of bushco's blunders, hipocrisy and nonsensical cock-suredness.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

15. Clark and the CBC

My understanding is that he was extremely well-received, and that more endorsements are in the offing. This will be huge, as the CBC represents some of this party's most loyal and liberal warriors.

I think these endorsements, coupled with my expectation that Clinton will speak up in favor of Clark's Democratic credentials, will completely demolish the "Clark is secretly a Republican" nonsense.

DTH

[Guaranteed]

18. Canadian Broadcasting Company? n/t

[DoveTurnedHawk]

20. Congressional Black Caucus (eom)

DTH

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

16. While he's not my current choice, I sure appreciate his comment.

:toast: This one's for you, General!

[The Magistrate]

17. Popular Front, Comrade!

That is the need of the hour!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

19. We are all under the same tent here...

And like Mom used to say, If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

IMHO, it's fine for folks to post news on their candidate of choice, but there's been way too much infighting on this board.

[Lorien]

21. Gee, I think Mom's old saying

has been the motto of many democratic leaders for the past three years! Thank goodness that Dean, Clark, Kucinich, Sharpton, etc. haven't adhered to it!

conflict is expected during any primary-it's good practice for the war ahead.personally I stay off the flame bait threads in GD, but I think it's a good thing that people are willing to fight for the candidate they believe in, or try to point out "flaws" that the GOP is going to bring up at some point anyway!

[ithacan]

22. Speaking the truth: Broadcast this to the world

the entire world needs to know that Americans are embarrassed not only by the disgrace in the oval office but by his entire crew, that they are wrecking not only the world but the US itself.

[Skittles]

23. He is RIGHT

I've been horribly embarrassed by this clown, as recently as YESTERDAY. Did anyone see his performance when he was taking questons with Putin? Laughing, making faces, leaning on the podium. I just CRINGED.

[Justice]

26. Did You See Bush Hugging Putin?

When Bush greeted Putin stepping off the plane, Bush hugged him - when Putin was clearly ready to shake Bush's hand. For the photo-ops Bush kept walking with his arm around Putin. Bush kept talking about how they are great friends.

Bizarre. I think Bush was trying to pretend everything was very nice and cheery between them. The headline in the Globe this morning demonstrated that relations are anything but cheery.

Bush, Putin disagree on Iraq, Iran
US bids rejected in 'frank talks'
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2003/09/28/bush_putin_disagree_on_iraq_iran/

"President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia rebuffed President Bush's requests for help yesterday in two trouble spots, by declining to cut off nuclear assistance to Iran or to provide immediate aid in Iraq."

[bicentennial_baby]

25. Vote in the CNN Poll!

http://www.cnn.com/index.aol.html

Do you agree with Wesley Clark that Americans are "embarrassed" by the Bush administration's leadership?

[ithacan]

27. 58% agree with Clark

and CNN polls are if anything skewed to the right!!

[Donna Zen]

28. Has this poll been posted in GD?

Might get more milage in a thread title.

[The Magistrate]

29. It Would Simply Excite The Purists, Ma'am

And produce another long bout of exposing the Republican conspiracy to field a Democratic candidate with an excellent chance to win the general election.

[Darranar]

30. I don't think that there's a Republican conspiracy to nomiante Clark...

but his ties to PNAC and the current heads of the Defense Department are worrying. He's better than Lieberman, but he's #9 on my list.

[The Magistrate]

32. Have You Been In General Discussion Much Lately, My Friend?

It makes our cage-match downstairs seem a stately quadrille....

[dArKeR]

31. I'm just as embarrassed with Clark getting immoral Dem. support!

1. I would never support any military person in politics.
2. I would never support any Repukelican pretending to be a Democrat.

[The Magistrate]

33. There Are Many More Immoral Persons Than Otherwise In This World, Sir

Their support cannot be dispensed with.

[roguevalley]

34. then don't

sure will come a cropper some fine day when the better candidate might turn out to BE the military man.