Paul Greenberg's hit piece on Clark - A rebuttal

[Mattforclark]

Here it is:

http://www.townhall.com/columnists/...g20031203.shtml

Ah, another one of these articles. They crack me up.

This article is unfortunately full of vague generalizations and lacking of specific facts. The American people would be better served by journalists who reported opinions based on facts in opinion columns and facts themselves in news stories. I will do my best to counter nonsense with facts.

If Greenberg supports Bush, I can see why he would like to see Clark go down. If I wholeheartedly supported Bush, I would be afraid too.

"Paul Greenberg

December 3, 2003

What ever happened to Wesley Clark's once promising presidential campaign?"

You tell me, Mr. Greenberg.

"It already begins to feel finished, over, even before the first caucus has been held in Iowa, even before the first vote has been cast in the New Hampshire primary."

That's great that it feels that way, but I and at least a few other people like to make decisions based on facts rather than feelings.

"It doesn't seem fair, but there it is. When he announced, General Clark led the polls. He looked like just what the country wanted, and needed. But the more he campaigned, the lower he sank."

Right, he has sunk to a statistical dead heat in 1st place and has sunk to doing the best of any of the democratic candidates against Bush.

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[Bread and Circus]

1. I like your work, Matt...

spot on...

[Mattforclark]

2. Thanks

And yours too. Love the C-Span link.

[the Daimyo]

3. Excellent

Glad to see someone is capable of putting ol' paul in his place, he's one of the reasons i only read the Pioneer Press Editorials (Notoriously conservative with the likes of Ann Coulter, and Bill Safire)these days to check up on what "the enemy" is up to.

Really a great rebuttal

SM

[newyawker99]

8. Hi the Daimyo!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[leetrisck]

4. Greenberg does this to all Arkansas

Democrats. He was one of the nastiest writers about Clinton and figured he would be about Wesley Clark - had read the article in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Anything he says about a Democrat, take with a grain a salt.

[Mattforclark]

5. several grains of salt

Large chunks of salt. Enough to dispose of several thousand snails.

;)

[dansolo]

6. Don't forget he has Bush as his model

And the policy of the Republicans is to have other people doing all of the attacks so that Bush can claim that he is above the partisanship. Buch doesn't need to attack his opponents when he has a complicit media who will do all the attacking for him (i.e. all of the attacks on Gore in 2000)

[Moderator]

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[Justice]

9. Very Good Rebuttal

Don't you love how Greenberg pretends he was going to support Clark, and fesses disappointment with him. Funny.

Greenberg's real disappointment is how well Clark, Dean and the other democrats are doing in their collective message against Bush.

[joanski01]

10. All I can say is that

Karl Rove is deathly afraid of Wes Clark. Clark is going to take a lot of Republican votes.

[Spirochete]

11. Rumors of Clark's demise

have been greatly exaggerated.
Who is this Greenberg gasbag, anyhow?