Wes Clark Supporters: Check in Here

[Jack_Dawson]

Is anyone else depressed The General has been reduced to DNC beggar?

[truthspeaker]

1. Nah. He's helping the party. He'll make a great Secretary of State.

[cally]

2. No

I respect that he is doing his best to defeat *. He never was running for himself but for all of us and he shows that by campaigning for Kerry.

I respect Dean for similar reasons. Both Clark and Dean are doing what they can for all of us.

[chiburb]

3. What's wrong with "begging" for the DNC?

Besides, during the primaries all I heard was "Is he REALLY a Democrat"? Seems like he's proving it more each day.

On edit: If he were begging for the DLC, that might be different.

[laruemtt]

4. i have to banish

any thoughts of regret he is not our nominee because it's a wasted effort. would rather work now for kerry and am glad wes is on our side.

[NoBorders]

5. Nope.

And who's to say that will be or has been his only role. He's been out there defending Democratic values and policies, too.

[StClone]

6. His time is to come

He will have a part in the Kerry Ad.

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Hi, Jack.

Every day I have those thoughts of..."if only", but there's not a damn thing I can do about it now. All I can do is pray and hope that Wes Clark is a part of the Kerry administration.

I will say... that even though we would be fighting the repukes about some OTHER issue that they would have dug up on Clark had he been the nominee, they certainly wouldn't be questioning his 30 year Military record.

I miss him. :(

Did you see my post? Wes will be on Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer between 12:00 and 2:00 ET on CNN. :hi:

[Jack_Dawson]

11. What's UP, In-Cog?

Good to hear from you again! Yeah it's a downer but what can you do?

:toast:

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. All I can do is help get Kerry elected.

Then, hope for the best....meaning, Clark will be a part of his administration.:loveya: That's my hope anyway.

It's good to see you again too! I missed drinking our beers! :beer: :toast:

[H2O Man]

8. Not at all.

He has integrity. What he is doing is extremely important. I admire a person who does not think they are too important to roll up their sleeves and do hard work.

[BootinUp]

9. Every now and then

I wouldn't call him that, but he is more of a citizen soldier at this point....

it does bother me, just because I still think he was a once in a generation leader. But it is so important to defeat Bush that I don't dwell on it. If you need a picker upper read Michael Moores latest letter to Bush. There's a thread here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=2270597&mesg_id=2270597

see ya around

[PROGRESSIVE1]

10. See my avatar:

[davsand]

12. The General is doing his part.

Every campaign involves a certain amount of fund raising and pressing of flesh. Wes Clark is doing what he can to advance Kerry in this race and I respect hell out of him for doing it. It takes a lot of personal fortitude and courage to pick up your socks and work for the guy you lost to in a primary. Trust me--I've done it personally.

We all saw the General as our best candidate--and it has been tough to make the jump to another person. The General has been, yet again, and excellent leader for us. He's set a perfect example of how to hang onto that idea that change is necessary yet support the party's choice...


Laura

[tishaLA]

13. I'll always be proud of him

"Begging" is part of the process. I'm sure Wes does that, like everything else, with dignity and grace.

[DakotaDemocrat]

14. He's out working hard...

As in Washington for Patty Murray and Alaska for Tony Knowles...

Here's his schedule from the e-mail I got from WesPAC.

<snip>
First, this Saturday, August 28th, General Clark will appear with John Kerry at a rally in Tacoma, WA.

Then on Sunday, General Clark will be appearing on CNN’s “Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer” between noon and 2pm ET.

And on Monday, General Clark will travel to North Carolina to campaign with John Edwards in this key Southern state.


Workin hard - he said a while ago he was going to be campaigning with Daschle - come to South Dakota, General!

[Gloria]

16. Glad he's back on the same stage as the candidates.....it comes

at a good time....bolster Kerry after this Swift Boat crap!!

He was on TV at the beginning of it, before it went totally over the top.
Cleland did a great job with the real dirty work. Clark back on Wolf is great, because he's the serious policy analyst, just before the RNC Convention.

[loudsue]

20. Clark is coming to NORTH CAROLINA Monday????

What time?? What city?? What location???

:bounce: I've GOT to go see him!!! :bounce:

How do I find out about it??

:kick::kick:

[in_cog_ni_to]

39. He'll be at UNC-Wilmington with Edwards. Here's more info

on Monday, General Clark will travel to North Carolina to campaign with John Edwards in this key Southern state. General Clark and Senator Edwards will appear at an event at 10:30am ET at Kenan Auditorium at UNC-Wilmington. For those of you in the area, please call [phone] for ticket information.


:hi:

[loudsue]

40. Thanks, incog!!

I'll see if I can get tickets.....It's worth the 2 1/2 hour drive down there!

:hi: I appreciate that!

:kick:

[in_cog_ni_to]

41. I hope you can go!

Your're welcome for the info. It was in an email I received today. Glad I could help. :hi:

Give Wes a big ole' kiss for me, would ya? Pleeeease? :loveya:

[loudsue]

46. Wooohooo! I'd love to!!

"Give Wes a big ole' kiss for me, would ya? Pleeeease?"

I'd love it! But I'm afraid I'd faint or something!

:kick::kick::kick:

[abburdlen]

45. I'm going!!

And will be up on stage!!
Was called by Kerry campaign today asking if I ,as a veteren would, be interested in being on stage with Edwards and Clark... Certainly has made my week!

[Leilani]

48. Wow, that is terrific!!

Give us a report after the event!

And if you get to speak with Wes, tell him about his fans at DU.

[abburdlen]

50. I certainly will.

:)

[in_cog_ni_to]

52. OMG!!!!! What an HONOR!

Wes Clark is one of the most personable politicians I've ever met. He's warm, compassionate (those eyes~~~swooning~~~~) and so damn intelligent! When he looks at you, he LOOKS at you, in the eye and you just feel the truth he is speaking. I LOVE WES CLARK! :loveya:

Have fun! You are so LUCKY! :hi:

[wildflower]

17. Kerry's lucky to have Clark and Dean fighting for him...

I'm an unabashed Clarkie...but love Kerry too (now). I think Clark is in a perfect position now to fight for Kerry and for us, and I'm so glad he's doing it. Thank you, General Clark!

-wildflower

[Rowdyboy]

18. I REALLY hope he's part of the Truth Squad in New York

He's one of the most effective spokemen the party has.

[Mz Pip]

19. I'm glad he's still out there

drawing crowds and firing up the troops, so to speak. I'm glad he didn't disappear. He'll be on Late Edition this Sunday. Maybe he'll hand Blitzer his ass.

MzPip
:dem:

[neuvocat]

21. He's not a DNC beggar.

He's lobbying for them alright and I'm sure that's done more to shut up the people who said they couldn't trust him.

[Julien Sorel]

22. Raising cash is a route to power in politics.

Clinton still has a lot of power because he and his wife can fundraise so well. So no, I'm not depressed at all.

[Crunchy Frog]

23. I don't see it that way at all.

I think that he's doing everything he can to help get the Bushies out of power. That's what this has always been about for him, not his own personal political ambitions. It makes me feel more proud than ever that I chose to support him.

I still feel a deep sense of loss knowing that he won't be on the ticket when I go to vote. I will always have pangs when I think about what might have been, but then, I have a tendency to become kind of fixated.

I just hope that, whatever he does, he will have some kind of role in helping this nation to move foreward, and will be involved in some way in public life.

I'm very glad that he appears to be really happy with what he's doing right now.

[Renew Deal]

24. I think he's doing fine

Though I haven't followed him closely in a while.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

25. Everybody has to take a back seat to the nominee right now.

I do wish Wes was at least the V.P.

[FrenchieCat]

26. Me too....

Would have made Kerry much stronger in perception. But that's why the Republicans knocked him out as soon as was possible (during the primaries) and why another person who will not be named got all of the media attention.

These Republican goons know how to manipulate the hell out of things!

But that's alright, that's ok. The last thing I want to be able to do is say "I told you so"....because if I'm able to say that, it would mean that we lost the race....and I ain't even taking my thoughts anywhere near that one!

But I do believe that the DNC screwed this one up big time....along with Kerry saying knowing what he knows now, he would have done the same in RE the IWR. But it's hard to tell a bunch of white men who think they know everything anything. After November 2nd, it's time to redecorate the Democratic party!
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,293307,00.jpg

[TacticalPeek]

30. What a mess of fruit salad! And CIB, and tab.

Betcha aWol wishes he could trade himself in for a real man.

[grannyfran]

27. Not Depressed At All!

I'm damn proud of Wes and what he's doing for the party and the country.

[mia]

35. Not depressed either -

Wes is still out there fighting for our country. Campaigning for him has to be one of my best memories. The Draft days were glorious and full of hope and his continued presence in the electoral process still inspires me to keep on working to help make things better.

Enjoy the memories and be glad for Wes Clark.
Horray for Dean too!


http://www.videos4clark.com/vidclips/clark2004.wmv
(12.21MB file, requires Windows Media Player)

[mia]

36. Wes Clark at the Miami meetup - 10/13

[sadiesworld]

28. Hopefully, he'll have a vital role in the Kerry administration.

I try not to get stuck on the "what ifs" and "if onlys", but some days it's pretty tough... :(

Thanks for posting this. It's nice to know that I'm not alone.

[sandersadu]

29. Wes Clark

This is my first post!

I supported Edwards in the primary, but I'm a huge Clark supporter!

In my opinion, Clark and Dean should be the principal surrogates after Kerry and Edwards. These 4 brought a lot of new people in the process, and still have passionate supporters.

Clark is the man, and it should be clear(er) that he's one of our main guys!

[returnable]

32. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[sparrowhawk]

51. Hi sandersadu!

Welcome! :hi: :toast:

[returnable]

31. The only thing that disappoints me...

...is that when he weighs in on matters now, cynics can marginalize him as just another partisan talking head instead of actually listening to what he actually has to say.

Just look what happened after Bush's redeploy stunt. Clark was first out of the blocks to condemn it, and yet his critique got passing notice, if any at all, in the national media.

I mean, think about that - the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO has reservations about the redeployment of our European troops. That should've been a major point of discussion.

But it wasn't.

Ah, well. It was an inevitable consequence of him getting into the game.

But now that he's in it, I'm glad he's on our side :hi:

[dogman]

33. If he were the candidate he would still have to beg.

We're Democrats, only a few have gotten that $80,000 tax cut. We can't take it out of our company and call it a bonus.

[meow mix]

34. biting my tounge till election day.

i love you mister clark. (hugz)

[crispini]

37. I was always for Clark

and although I WAS disappointed for a while.... I'm really happy that he's continuing the good work. I still get the WesPac emails and toss him some $$$ when I can. I am INCREDIBLY encouraged to see all of the former Clark people and the former Dean people in there making a difference. I have so much respect for what Clark and Dean are doing, working hard to support local candidates and really help us take our country back!

[Ithuilwen]

38. I'm hoping for a cabinet-level position. nt

[wellstone_democrat]

42. I love Wes

I misss Al Gore, my president
and Wes Clark who I supported ardently!

[Ilsa]

43. Begging? Huh?

He's a great promoter for Kerry. He's so smart and well-spoken. He's proven he can handle the media.

[stavka]

44. I was a Clark guy from the start....

He ran a terrible campaign in my state (Michigan) I still support his public views...

I hope he has a place in the future government....

[coeur_de_lion]

47. Depressed? No. Beggar? I hardly think so.

Wes Clark is a team player, he is doing what he can to rid the country of *. How is that begging?

Personally I'm glad that he didn't just retire and play golf. He is out there fighting for us, as he always has.

When Kerry is in the White House I'm sure he will have a prominent position in his administration. I'm looking forward to seeing more of the General.

Yes he was my choice for the nominee, and no, he didn't get it. That doesn't make me think any less of him, or make me depressed. Have faith. The General will come out swinging in the Kerry administration.

:loveya:

[Leilani]

49. Wes Clark.....An Officer & a Gentleman

What a class act...

Dems are damn lucky to have him!

[mmonk]

53. Nope, not depressed

I feel he can hammer the truth to the people on TV screens accross the nation. He can do it without the attacks from the pukes and Joe Lieberman distracting from the message. I'm glad he's coming to NC.

[RichardRay]

54. I've been thinking they could use him more effectively

but maybe that's just because he was my first choice so I still want to see him out in the public eye. I know a lot of enlisted don't have much fondness for generals, but when the General stands up and tells the truth I think even the most surly of former E4's gets it.

Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY