snyttri
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Sat Sep-13-03 11:31 PM
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Clark/Truman Day/Knoxville 9/13 - anonymous accounts from Clarksters |
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I just walked in the door from the EVENT!speech was awesome and it looks like Wed. is the day we'll get our answer.Harold Ford stated in his speech after Wed.we would know if Clark was running.The General was well recieved by the Knoxville audience.The Generals speach covered alot of ground ,starting out with accountabilty and this admindtrations handling of terrorism before and after 9-11.He also took on the right wing establishment Tom Delay,Rush Limbaugh,Bill O'Reilly and Micheal Savage,telling them to bring it on.I have been to several rallies before but This EVENT,was the best one I have ever been to.It was sincerly inspring.Wesley Clark protrudes an atomsphere of confidence and abilty.This man is the real deal.Folks we have ourselves a winner,it's all up to him now.I hope and pray he says yes to running.
Al Sharpton and Wesley Clark were both there. It was pretty much a Wesley Clark party. One speaker after another either implied that Clark should run or said it. I can almost guarantee you that Congressmen Harold Ford Jr. and Lincoln Douglas are in the Clark camp. Harold Ford made a bruising non- remark for Dean. It was brutal. There were envelopes under every seat. Every one of them had a Draft Clark sticker. A bunch of the local people spoke first. Then Sharpton spoke. He did a great job. He gave a great speech about hypocrisies and programs that he would like. It was a love fest between Sharpton and Clark. Sharpton started it saying some nice things an acknowledging Clark at least three times. Sharpton said that he hopes that at some point "an Officer and a Gentleman" will be working together. Clark kept it going when he spoke.
Wesley Clark gave a fiery impassioned speech about America. He used Harry Truman as the theme. It was a very powerful speech. It was the most animated I have ever seen him. It was also a brutal assault on Bush and friends. Truly amazing!!! He had the room standing, cheering and clapping. He won over the room like it said in that Esquire article. The other candidates don't stand a chance if he runs. I am almost certain that he is running. He gave a clue that he was. Another clue that he was, was that he kissed a baby. I thought that was hysterical. The baby had a Draft Clark t-shirt.
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Sat Sep-13-03 11:38 PM
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Reassuring. ..."I can almost guarantee you that Congressmen Harold Ford Jr. and Lincoln Douglas are in the Clark camp. Harold Ford made a bruising non-remark for Dean. It was brutal. There were envelopes under every seat. Every one of them had a Draft Clark sticker. A bunch of the local people spoke first...."
I would love to hear a "bruising non-remark" made by a legislator against a candidate. Hmm...mm..
What is a "non-remark"?
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Sat Sep-13-03 11:55 PM
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4. Ford was mentioning all the Democratic candidates names |
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and left out Dean and Liberman.He later apoligized and named them both.It looked awkward.No doubt about the Clark/Sharpton chemistry though.
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Sun Sep-14-03 12:04 AM
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5. Mud will be slung by Clark and Dean supporters even if Dean and Clark |
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were amicable. It looks like Clark will be getting conservative Democratic support, like Ford. But he also seems to have fans on the left side of the Party, even the Nader side, like Moore. Where does Charlie Rangel falls on the spectrum?
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Sun Sep-14-03 12:34 AM
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6. Is Sharpton a conservative? You just don't get it. |
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Clark appeals to liberals as much as anybody. Why? Because he's liberal.
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Sat Sep-13-03 11:40 PM
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2. I heard Clark speak earlier this week on the radio. |
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He's good. He's very, very good. I certainly liked what I heard.
I hope he does decide to run, but most of all, I hope he does indeed make his announcement, yes or no, by Wednesday. I really think he is the one I will back, once he announces.
I am also anxious to see what the media will do if he decides to run. It has been interesting to hear the media twist and garble their way through so far. Trying to "look" like they are offering a fair view but going so far out on a limb to cover for Dubya. I think if Clark runs, we will see a whole new race, and maybe, just maybe, better media reporting.
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Sat Sep-13-03 11:51 PM
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3. We heard the same........... |
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about Labor Day. Labor Day was going to be his jumping off point. Still no Clark. I'm at the point where I will not believe it until I hear it from his own mouth.
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Sun Sep-14-03 12:35 AM
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7. Hmm. didn't Kerry announce after Labor Day?.. |
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Do you think it would have been appropriate for Clark to announce on the same day? I don't.
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Sun Sep-14-03 12:59 AM
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8. Don't get me wrong................. |
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I'd love to see him jump in, but why all the drama? Get in already, shake it up. And yes Kerry DID announce after Labor Day, DID! Why the indecisiveness on their part? What then hell is there to think about, you're going to run or you're not? He's being seen as wish-washy in my opinion.
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Sun Sep-14-03 08:46 AM
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The "drama" has become tiresome.
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