Wes Clark is auditioning for VP! I knew it!

[senseandsensibility]

He appeared on Dan Abram's show tonight, and was attacking McSame. He just kept turning all of Dan's inane questions back on McSame and how bad his judgment is. He was an attack dog, and we all know that that is a major role for all VP candidates,(or should be).

In recent elections, however, we have had "nice guys" as the VP nominee, and it hasn't worked out so well. So I am encouraged that at least Clark understands this, and is showing that he does. And, of course, he has the foreign policy creds to do so.

All in all, I was very pleased with his performance, and what it indicated to me: he's interested!:patriot:

[Rick Myers]

1. Would LOVE to see Wes Clark as VP!!!

I have 3 faves, but he would top my list!!!

[Tinksrival]

17. Can I tag you to get this at the top of the thread?

Clark4obama!........GIVE!

http://www.actblue.com/page/clark4obama

Thank you Rick Myers! :hi:

[Jersey Ginny]

2. He's my #1 choice for VP! Go General!! n/t

[senseandsensibility]

3. Just saw that there's another thread on this!

I usually check, but didn't this time. Sorry. Still, there can never be too many Wes Clark threads for me.

[eleny]

4. And he did all that with his usual passonate poise

:D

[Adelante]

5. He is known as General Smackdown

And also: The Zen Master of Political Smackdown

You gotta love the General :patriot:

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Clark would be just about the best guy there is for VP. Let's go!

[GreenTea]

7. K & R - I'm hoping Obama chooses Wesley Clark as his VP running mate...

Why, because Clark is articulate, ex military general (will help off-set McCain's "only asset") Clark is knowledgeable, a great in-the-republicans-face-speaker, as well vibrant & handsome, his qualifications would be a huge asset and the best candidate for Obama's chances.

As we've seen with all the power Cheney has shown that a VP now has, it's very important to have a guy like Wesley Clark as our Democratic VP!

[roguevalley]

21. he also has crossover appeal to squareheads like my brothers. :) And

he does it without compromising a single view he holds.

[PresidentObama]

8. Obama/Clark would be VERY strong!! n/t

[Lisa0825]

9. I would LOVE to see Clark as VP!

:woohoo:

[LaPera]

10. Yes, Wesley Clark would be truly an excellent choice.

[AllentownJake]

11. I don't care who is VP

As long as they are a good attack dog and will carry on the agenda of Obama if anything terrible happens.

[PM7nj]

12. Clark is already filling the role of an attack dog.

I think he would be a great choice for VP.

[GreenTea]

13. And he's desperately needed against the lying smearing repukes - Clark takes no shit from them

[HowHasItComeToThis]

14. BINGO FOR YOU, REMEMBER THE MEDIA ARE THE PROPAGANDISTS

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think: :think:

[senseandsensibility]

15. The media are certainly the propagandists

and thanks for the bingo. I think I'm missing something, though.

[tblue37]

16. He would be my number one choice for VP.

He was actually my first choice for president, but he decided not to run.

[Rowdyboy]

18. I love that he won't let people talk over him....He shuts them down!

He kicks ass and takes no prisoners-exactly what is needed in a vp.

[donco]

19. let us hope nt

[Crunchy Frog]

20. Ha, I just noticed that my "ignored" anti-Clark troll got tombstoned.

When I noticed that he wasn't spamming this thread all over the place. :evilgrin:

[AwakeAtLast]

22. I think he would be a great complement to Obama

There are others who would, too, but General Clark would take away the Repukes "no foreign polic experience" claim away in one fell swoop. :D

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

23. The guy's got gonads, that's for sure. If not Richardson, I could go with Clark, Biden, or Edwards.

But Gore would be the ultimate VP.

[1Hippiechick]

24. Damn, I forgot to watch! YouTube link yet?

[Tom Rinaldo]

27. Here is a MSNBC link:

Clark was about as hard hitting as the stupid format Abrams uses allowed:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25380018#25380018

[1Hippiechick]

35. Thanks I'm liking Abrams more and more.....

[high density]

28. Video

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25380018#25380018

Clark starts at about 2:15 in.

[1Hippiechick]

36. thanks!

[Thrill]

25. Could he bring Arkansas?

[Tom Rinaldo]

29. Maybe. He would certainly put it back in play for Democrats

That would force McCain to fight hard there to still hope to win it. I think Obama/Clark would win Arkansas. It's a small State that does elect Democrats and they will be proud to have one of their own on the national ticket again.

[Tatiana]

33. I also think makes Oklahoma competitive too. n/t

[That Is Quite Enough]

26. Clark is my new favorite pick for VP.

That would be so ballin' if he was the VP.

[Thrill]

30. Was Clark for or against the war? Thats a big question in my opinion

This worries me.

On the question of Iraq's supposed weapons of mass destruction, Clark seemed remarkably confident of their existence. Clark told CNN's Miles O'Brien that Saddam Hussein "does have weapons of mass destruction." When O'Brien asked, "And you could say that categorically?" Clark was resolute: "Absolutely" (1/18/03). When CNN's Zahn (4/2/03) asked if he had any doubts about finding the weapons, Clark responded: "I think they will be found. There's so much intelligence on this."

[senseandsensibility]

31. I've heard that he was against the war before the invasion also

The quote in your post is somewhat troubling to me, but perhaps he changed his mind shortly thereafter? I did see a great clip posted by a DUer showing Clark talking VERY aggressively against the war in late 2003, so he has been against it for a long, long time now. I have also heard others claim that he was always against it, so maybe other DUers could chime in here.

[Donna Zen]

39. Apples and Oranges

Scott Ritter, who no one doubts was against the war, also believed that something might have been missed when the UN inspection team was pulled out in 1998. He said that 5% of the weapons remained unaccounted for. Wes Clark was against the invasion, but as he once said, "It's a tough neighborhood." He doubted that Saddam didn't have something set aside. Believing that Saddam was contained, Clark did not support a war.

From Gene Lyons' Buzzflash interview about Wes Clark. Note the date he refers to...July 4th 2002:

Going all the way back to the summer of 2002, I got a sense of how strong his feelings about Iraq were. Long before it was clear that the administration was really going to sell a war on Iraq, when it was just a kind of a Republican talking point, early in the summer of 2002, Wesley Clark was very strongly opposed to it. He thought it was definitely the wrong move. He conveyed that we'd be opening a Pandora's box that we might never get closed again. And he expressed that feeling to me, in a sort of quasi-public way. It was a Fourth of July party and a lot of journalists were there, and there were people listening to a small group of us talk. There wasn't an audience, there were just several people around. There was no criticism I could make that he didn't sort of see me and raise me in poker terms. Probably because he knew a lot more about it than I did. And his experience is vast, and his concerns were deep.

From that same interview and sorta on topic, Lyons talks about Clark's ability to kick butt:

Clark's intellectual brilliance may be more apparent than Clinton's, because Clark doesn't do the "aw-shucks Southern country boy" act the way Clinton can do it. So you're struck immediately with how intelligent he is. At the same time, he listens to people and pays attention to what they're saying, and responds like a human being.

I want to be careful how I say this, but he has an almost feline presence -- and by that I don't mean "catty," as in bitchy. I mean like a big cat. I once encountered a mountain lion in the Point Reyes National Seashore in California, on a rainy day in winter, when I was all by myself. We stood stock still staring at each other for a few seconds. And there was this moment of "Gee, that's a cougar, this is really cool." And then an instant later, came the feeling of "My God, that's a lion!" There's nothing between me and him, no fence. Clark has a little bit of that kind of presence. You sense a tremendous personal authority about him held in and contained by self-discipline. Not somebody to fuck with, is another way of putting it.

Buzzflash Interview

[senseandsensibility]

41. Thanks for straightening us out, Donna Zen!

We Wes fans have to stick together.:hi: And I appreciate your grasp of the facts in this matter. I hope a lot of DUers read your post above. It would be worth its own thread, actually.

[Donna Zen]

42. My pleasure

I take it personally---maybe I shouldn't---when people think that anti-war Clarkies would have supported someone who was in favor of this war. Geeesh! We did our homework, and we continue to stay on top of the information.

[flpoljunkie]

32. Clark was very good defender for Kerry, as well.

[GalleryGod]

34. The General is top of my list.

EOM

[leveymg]

37. Obama-Clark '08. Looks good to me.

:kick:

[mzmolly]

38. Heck of a ticket

that would be.

[FrenchieCat]

40. I should hope so!

[Stinky The Clown]

43. The Singularly Most Fearless Campaigner In The Democratic Party

Indefatigable

The Energizer Bunny of the Campaign Circuit.

He has campaigned **hard** for more downticket Dems than any of us can name. He also campaigned **hard** for himself and then for Kerry. He did the same for his primary choice (the only thing he's ever done that I think was waaaaaaay stupid), but changed course in a heartbeat and has been onboard for Obama since a few days **before* Clinton bagged it.

I dunno about his actual veep chances, although he is sure as shit **my** number one choice for the job. To be honest, he's my number one choice for Pres, but that's not for here and not for now.