Wesley Clark's Argyle Sweater On Ebay! Bid Now To Benefit Liberty House.

[KittyWampus]

After some good-natured ribbing about his taste in clothing, General Wesley Clark, the Democratic Presidential candidate, has decided to donate his much-famed argyle sweater to charity.
Clark wore this sweater in public appearances on the campaign trail in chilly New Hampshire during the month of January. The sweater sparked conversations and op-eds around the country regarding Clark's taste in clothing. (Such as this.) He claims that what the sweater lacked in style, it made up for in warmth. And given the record-breaking temperatures this season, that's no small consideration.

He has donated his famous sweater to Liberty House, a transitional shelter that is opening for homeless veterans in Manchester, New Hampshire. Liberty House is auctioning the sweater, and all proceeds of this auction will be paid directly to Liberty House. It will use the money to help homeless veterans get back on their feet. When fully operational, Liberty House will offer shelter and counseling for drug, alcohol and post-traumatic stress disorder issues.

The sweater is grey in color, with an attractive argyle pattern in tan, dark green, and dark red.


http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3655267737

[Paragon]

1. Oh, man - that was the worst one.

Whoever wins the bidding should burn it for luck. :silly:

[Melsky]

2. I like the sweater

I hope he has matching socks too. Stylin!

[xultar]

39. I hope you're not joking cuz I like the sweater too! Really! n/t

[Clark Can WIN]

53. I prefer the sweaters contents.

:grouphug:

[MidwestMomma]

3. This is a brilliantly happy idea

Takes a playful slap at the media for their stupid obsession with his attire while raising money and awareness for homeless veterans.

Go Clark!

[Clark Can WIN]

57. Squeezeeeeeeeeeeeeee those lemons

lemonade anyone?

[Kat45]

4. That's cool. He came up with an interesting way to help a charity.

I like that.

[windansea]

5. current bidding is $255

this baby will go large!!

brilliant!

[Dookus]

6. On Bill Maher's show last night...

he said the sweater was actually his brother-in-law's. He borrowed it and that started the whole sweater-flap.

I think it's great he's doing this. It'll go for a lot of money.

[Renew Deal]

7. I'm the high bidder. $610 I don't expect to win.

I'm just having fun.

[Renew Deal]

8. I was outbid already. 630

[Maddy McCall]

9. And you outbid me! I was 600.00

:mad:

just kidding about being mad...but you did take my high bid. :-)

[Renew Deal]

11. I expect it to get ridiculous.

[Maddy McCall]

13. I just made it a little better

;-)

[incapsulated]

10. That sweater would look good on me

But it's way out of my price range. :)

[KittyWampus]

12. They Should List Care Instructions

:)

[Maddy McCall]

15. And size!

:-)

[Jerseycoa]

14. Already out of my range

$660

[Renew Deal]

16. 732.04

[Maddy McCall]

17. 850.00

:-)

[Jerseycoa]

18. 6 days and 23 hours to go

This is going to be BIG BIG BIG

:bounce:

[Maddy McCall]

21. I see about 10,000

It will slow down until the last minute and then it will skyrocket.

[Jerseycoa]

23. Once it hits the press

It could go anywhere. B-)

[sandnsea]

19. That is really wonderful

He is a very impressive man. I try hard to find things to pick at, I really do... but dang him, he always wins me over in the end!

[Jerseycoa]

22. Goody

:)

[Leilani]

34. That is a really nice post

And honest.

We all have our favorites, but we should all look for the good in other candidates.

[TacticalPeek]

36. Speaking of which, Kerry has been making hay lately, no?

:)

[Leilani]

42. He certainly has

I posted several times yesterday about his reunion with the man he rescued; it was very touching. Sen Kerry has served his country well.

[KittyWampus]

20. Now We Have Something To Watch Besides Polls

-someone said that on the Blog. :)

[RafterMan]

24. Top bidder is now

one "ihatemarthastewart".

Now there's yer fashion sense, right there.

[Jerseycoa]

25. That might be jchild nt

[Maddy McCall]

26. I just changed my user name...

I was ihatemarthastewart, but let me be clear: That was before she was accused of insider trading (unfairly, IMO) and that was before her politics came out, and that was before I even knew she was a Democrat. I hated Martha Stewart THEN, three years ago, because of her personality and the way she abused people on he staff, and the way she made women feel inadequate in the home with her perfectionism. She was also snide to many people who visited her show, and I just didn't like her.

Now I am prochoicemississippi.

[Jerseycoa]

27. I don't know how I knew :)

The new high bidder is: prochoicemississippi

[Maddy McCall]

28. LOL!

[Jerseycoa]

31. You're a cutie, you are ;)

$1,052.04

[Maddy McCall]

33. Actually, it's higher than that.

Bleachers7 is bidding up and bidding the .04 bids.

I bid an off number too, but he is the .04 bidder.

LOL :-)

[Jerseycoa]

35. I thought it was you

The 04 is a fine touch.

[RafterMan]

30. Well chosen name

I temped one day at Marth Stewart HQ in NYC.

Her frazzled staff of sycophants explained all of my duties to my with the phrases "Martha likes..." and "Martha doesn't like...".

I had no idea what party she belonged to, and now that I do, it doesn't change my opinion. Scary person.

[Maddy McCall]

32. it's gone now.

I haven't bought anything on ebay in a year anyway, so I hardly used it.

I really didn't put much thought into the user name, just like i didn't put much thought into my DU user name.

It is what it is. Ooooo...that might be a great DU name. ItIsWhatItIs

Hmmmm...might change it when I hit 5,000 posts.

[Jerseycoa]

29. Whoa Bleachers!

$1,025.00

[dobak]

37. $1,126.01

cool

[KittyWampus]

38. Holy Argyle! It's Up To $1500! Mentioned in NYTimes

It would be SO cool to have that sweater.

[TacticalPeek]

40. US $2,275.00

Kick.

Hoping but not expecting that reporters and pundits in our media are shamed into covering the issues in the '04 elections.

[MidwestMomma]

41. I share your hope and your expectations

Wouldn't it be nice? Maybe the media will think twice before obsessing on a candidate's apparel again. I hope that darn sweater goes for $10,000!

[Jerseycoa]

43. $2,501.00

You know what's the best? He takes the ridicule and turns it all the way around into something honorable.

Not to mention, SMACKS down at the same time.

:evilgrin:

[MidwestMomma]

45. Yeah, he is good with the elegant smackdown

I bet he was hell to work for...can't you just see him calling you into his office when you did something boneheaded. He'd probably be like "Most people believe a car will drive better if you put gas in it first but maybe where you come from they have a different method for getting from A to B." }(

[windansea]

44. I predict a Dean retaliation

how much will one of his rolled up sleeves shirts fetch??

[Jerseycoa]

46. Yeah

Money could go to homeless Vermont Indians. :)

[TacticalPeek]

47. US $3,550.00

[bain_sidhe]

48. Whoo hoo! $3,650.00

Just a :kick: for something that's neither a poll or a bash!

Benefits homeless vets, people! Too rich for my blood, but if there's any rich DUers out there...

[Clark4VotingRights]

49. I can't believe they started an auction on a Saturday night.

Thereby ending it on Saturday night.

Rookies.
:)

[stickdog]

50. If we mounted a huge grassroots effort, do you think we might be able to

persuade this famous sweater to run for governor of California?

It could be the perfect candidate -- warm, tough, neatly appointed and uniquely crafted to pull the wool over your eyes.

[Clark4VotingRights]

51. Sure! If the emperor * has no clothes, the clothes can have no emperor.

Hm, I seem to have confused myself...

Anyway, any forecasts on how high the bidding will go?

[Clark4VotingRights]

52. Woah! It's up to $5,304.00 with 97 bids! Er, I don' think I'm gonna win

it...

Wow. I think it'll go to about 10k.

[Jerseycoa]

54. Did you notice last night it was freeped?

Bidder: george_w_bush $14,999

OMG, it just went up to $12,100.45. I wonder if it's real?

[Jerseycoa]

55. Another freep

libertyhousenh( 0 )

Damn them.

[in_cog_ni_to]

56. Shows how much they (freepers)

really care about our Veterans. :grr:

[Jerseycoa]

58. Jesus, it's real - $12,300.45

rnizlek( 163)

[mike1963]

68. Um, that's the seller...

-

[Maddy McCall]

59. $12,300 for the sweater. AMAZING, and it all goes to veterans!

Current bid: US $12,300.45

Time left: 5 days 6 hours
7-day listing
Ends Jan-24-04 20:32:57 PST
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History: 107 bids (US $50.00 starting bid)
High bidder: rnizlek( 163)

Location: Manchester, NH
United States
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This was brilliant and benevolent of Clark. He turned the sweater so ridiculed by pundits into a huge fund-raiser for vets. He receives my enthusiastic applause.

[Jerseycoa]

61. $13,200 7PM

Current bid: US $13,200.00

Time left: 5 days 4 hours
7-day listing
Ends Jan-24-04 20:32:57 PST
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History: 111 bids (US $50.00 starting bid)
High bidder: chris-r-burke( 1 )

[maddezmom]

66. amazing

and to think he's donating to a charity, not his own campaign makes it even better. Wes has class. :)

[Sly Kal]

60. What happened to his nice blue suit?

I prefered his suit.

[Clark Can WIN]

62. Holy smoking argyle batman!

The sweater has now hit fourteen thousand dollars!

[KittyWampus]

63. Maybe One Of The Bidders Is MADONNA Looking For An Argyle

for her Scotsman Guy Ritchie !

She's got pocket change to spare. :)

[Clark Can WIN]

64. yes she does.

Maybe she'll wear it at a campaign fundraiser!

[windansea]

65. yikes...this could go $50k

damn I used to have some of them there argyles

MOM????????????????

[incapsulated]

67. This is great news for the veterans...

Jeez, I remember running drives for homeless vets back in the eighties. That any vet is homeless gets me very riled. :mad:

Great job by the Clark campaign and all the bidders! That's one activist sweater!

[mike1963]

69. One of us DUers is bidding on it!

:D

I won't say who, but it's discoverable...:evilgrin:

[Imalittleteapot]

70. Up to $14,000!!!!

Smart stunt.

[MrSlayer]

71. $14,000

Unbelievable.

[Clark4VotingRights]

72. HOLY effin' SHIT! $14,000! 115 votes!

People want a piece of history. :)

Glad I got my bid in when it was only a couple a thou'.

[KittyWampus]

73. It's BIDS Not Votes SillY

:dunce: :)