Wes Clark on Wolf Blitzer (and Hardball?) today

[LandOLincoln]

Wes guests today on CNN/Wolf Blitzer 5:00 Eastern

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/wolf.blitzer.reports/

Also rumored to be on Hardball MSNBC 7:00 & 11:00 p.m. (and 2:00 a.m.) Eastern

[Adelante]

1. That's right

Blitzer and Hardball both. He'll be speaking for Kerry re the Vietnam War and the presidential race. :)

[Wonk]

16. mp3 & vp3 here for those who missed it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=109x8081

[sundancekid]

21. thanks for ...

... more than just the memories ...
from a grateful Clarkie in NM ...
O8)

p.s. this is my first post here on DU, and it's just right that it would deal with the very honorable Wes Clark!

[LandOLincoln]

23. Welcome to the DU, Sundance! and BTW, despite

my handle, I'm in New Mexico too--Albuquerque, as a matter of fact. Did you work on the Clark campaign here?

[Adelante]

26. Welcome to DU, sundancekid

:hi: Where ya been?

[juajen]

30. Welcome to DU, Sundance

I really miss Clark, so am very glad when he's battling the media for Kerry. He's so adept, smart and handsome, sincere and charming, gosh I could go on and on.

I think he already knows he will be Sec. of State in a Kerry administration. This is a great fit for him, IMO. He's much too qualified to be VP, even if the VP's role is extended by Kerry.

[FrenchieCat]

27. Just watched

the magnificent defense of Kerry's military record during and after Vietnam.

Wes Clark can communicate and cut through the BS like no other. I really enjoyed the way he weaved Kerry's record back to how Iraq is currently being mishandled. How the military is being used to solve everything...which is not what they were trained to do.

Bush and Rumsfeld are mis-using the military.....
Our uniformed men and women are, in fact, being abused by this administration!

Go Clark....Go Kerry!

[freetobegay]

2. Wesley Clark

Now theres a true Patriot!

[Claire Beth]

7. Amen to that!

I was fortunate enough to have my pic made with Clark when he was still in the running.

[freetobegay]

8. You lucky girl!

:hi:

[MoonRiver]

11. freetobegay,

I'm wondering how the gay community would feel about Clark as Kerry's VP?

[freetobegay]

34. Fine with it as far as I am concerned.

eom

[Adelante]

3. Change Hardball to tomorrow night nt

[LandOLincoln]

6. Thanks. That's probably why

I couldn't find any mention of him on today's HB schedule. :evilgrin:

But it also means I'll have to wait until tomorrow for my Wesfix, since Blitzer's on while I'm at work and doesn't repeat. :cry:

[Spazito]

4. Thanks for the heads up!

listening to Wes is worth breaking my CNN boycott. He puts the truth out with such clarity and honesty!

[sadiesworld]

5. You took the words right out of my mouth!

I can barely stand to watch anymore, but I'll tune in to see Wes.
B-)

[returnable]

9. Wes Clark?

What does that closet Republican neocon plant have to say now? Something 'bout Haitian man-tits, I bet!

:hi:

[Adelante]

10. Ha ha

Thanks for the reminder :) :tinfoilhat:

[Kahuna]

12. Wes is smacking Wolfie around. Wes punked him down...

and commandered the direction of the conversation. Go Wes! :loveya:

[PROGRESSIVE1]

24. This is one reason why I wanted Clark. He can command the....

the arguement and JK can't!

[Iceburg]

13. This Deaniac has crossed over. ...

Wes Clarke was OUTSTANDING. Speaking from the heart and synapses firing on all 8 cylinders -- Wolf was knocked over -- and so was I.

[Adelante]

14. That's so nice to hear

We love when people start to understand our man and what he's all about. Thank you. :)

[BootinUp]

15. I'll have to be satisfied with the transcript

But I'm easy to please. Thanks for sharing your opinion Iceberg. :)

[Leilani]

17. Jim, Wes was terrific as always

He talked about Kerry s Vietnam service & defended his protests.

With the Iraq mess, we need him more than ever!

[BootinUp]

19. I got to see it afterall

Thanks to Wonk.

Yes, it was a great interview. He was sincere and intelligent and I will always think of him when election season comes around. We missed such a great President.

[Toucano]

29. I only caught the tail end of it.

But Wes was impressive as always.

He is simply a great man. It makes me a little sad, though. Kerry is damn lucky to have Wes working for him.

[DeaconBlues]

18. Clark is the man!

Here's hoping that Kerry has him in mind for V.P.!

[Adelante]

20. Transcript: Wes on Wolf Blitzer Reports 4/22/04

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0404/22/wbr.01.html

[Sparkly]

22. Thank you!

I'm sorry I missed it, but from the transcript I can see he was eloquent as always. His remarks on the war, and the problems of using troops to no specific purpose except to "get democracy" and to deal with the political problems we've created, were just right.

And his defense of Kerry was excellent. I like the way he said Vietnam is a welcome debate, and framed what Kerry did as evidence of courage, character and commitment.

Love that general!!

[Adelante]

25. This part was so great

BLITZER: Let me get back to the question. Thirty-three years before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is this even in your opinion a legitimate subject for discussion, his record, his military record, how he behaved after he came back home?

Some of his supporters say we shouldn't go there just as some Bush supporters would say the whole issue of the president's service in the Texas Air National Guard really is a subject that the case closed.

CLARK: Well I think it's a wonderful subject for discussion as long as you approach it with the understanding that he's a young man who put his life on the line in combat, put his reputation on the line when he got home to speak out.

I think it's a great testimony to John Kerry. He was a public- spirited person who lived and acted on his beliefs. Surely that's what we're looking for in a president of the United States.

And compare him with our incumbent president, and what he did. I support John Kerry. And I'm proud to do so because I think he's a man who cares deeply about this country, and he has the courage to really commit himself to it. And he's shown it over a life time of public service.



Oh, that's my Wes :D

[Iceburg]

31. Its a great sound bite for a commercial

..man who put his life on the line in combat, put his reputation on the line when he got home to speak out...

I was deeply moved by that specific remark


A Canadian POV

[Jai4WKC08]

28. Major error in the transcript

Decide for yourself whether it's malicious or not. You know CNN...

The transcript reads:
CLARK: Well actually I've heard that from a lot of people because most people I've talked to that happened over there are things that happened over there that shouldn't have happened. And in some cases they know about him, in some cases they know him personally, some cases they've heard about them.
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0404/22/wbr.01.html

But I've listened to my tape a number of times now and what the General really said was:
"Well actually I haven't heard that from a lot of people because most people I've talked to know that things have happened over there that shouldn't have happened. And in some cases they know about them, in some cases they know them personally, some cases they've heard about them."

Clark's main point is that veterans do NOT all agree with O'Neil because they know, either first-hand or from what they heard, that these bad things did indeed happen. By changing "I haven't" to "I've" they've got it exactly backwards--and the rest of the mistakes are (probably) just incompetent transcription, but they make Clark sound stupid.

Please write and let them know. Their feedback page for this show is at: http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?8

[Sparkly]

32. I thought that quote seemed garbled!

I figured "him" was "them," but couldn't decipher the rest. Thank you! I'll send it on as well.

[Adelante]

33. Thanks for being so sharp, Jai

Since I had seen the interview, I didn't scrutinize the transcript the way you did. Good catch. :)

[in_cog_ni_to]

35. If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have ANY luck....

:cry: I missed Wes yesterday because I was gone and I won't be home tonight and will miss him, again. I haven't seen or heard a word from him in a month. I'm having Wes withdrawals. :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: Maybe I can catch the repeat tonight.....I HOPE!