Wesley Clark in Esquire

[Catch22Dem]

Sparosnare asked someone to post this because he/she can not yet start threads. So, here it is. Good damn article. Clark is my man until he tells me he's not interested in the job.

http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2003/030801_mfe_clark_1.html

[Kahuna]

1. Some snips from the very long article...

snip:

The smart money doesn't give the leading Democratic contenders much of a chance against W. Maybe no one has a shot. But there's one guy who can make it interesting..

OKAY, LET'S LEAVE ASIDE the question of which party in American politics represents the interests of the Philistines and which the Israelites, as well as the question of whether a president who dons a warrior's togs for the sake of appearance can reasonably be compared to the mighty Goliath. Let's put aside value judgments and stick to strategy. The Democrats are sore afraid. The Republicans have control of the battlefield and stand nearly unchallenged, hurling foul oaths. They stand behind their champion, and until the Democrats muster the courage to challenge him, the Republicans can plot their destruction outright. But who will make such a challenge? The Republican champion is, after all, the Commander in Chief. He has at his command vast armies. He has claimed victory in two wars. Eight men and one woman have signaled their readiness to join the fight, but, as it says in the Bible, the champion brandishes a sword, a spear, and a shield, while growling, through Karl Rove: "Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with Lieberman, and Edwards, and Graham, and Gephardt, and Dean, and Sharpton, and Mosley Braun, and Kucinich, and even Kerry? I curse ye, by your gods."
And the Democrats, when they saw this man, fled from him and wondered where they would find a warrior of their own, a man the Republican's equal in blood and his superior in vision and mercy.

They wondered who might challenge George W. Bush and be their champion.

much much more...
http://www.esquire.com/features/articles/2003/030801_mfe_clark_1.html

[Catch22Dem]

4. Another snip:

BUT WAIT A SECOND. He's a general, for God's sake. Democrats are supposed to distrust generals. Generals are supposed to distrust Democrats. Military values are supposed to be antithetical to civilian values and vice versa. The general says it himself: "In the Clinton administration, any use of military force was regarded as a failure." Are the Democrats such a lost tribe that they could come to count on a man of war—a man who is virtually the embodiment of military force—to muster their challenge? Are they so hapless and defeated that they would pin their hopes upon a man who has known nothing but war for thirty-four of his fifty-eight years?

[curse10]

2. My boyfriend read that article and was really impressed

by Clark.

I haven't had time to sit down and read the whole thing, but I'm going to.

[Bread and Circus]

11. I think Clark will impress you.....

if you just give him a chance. Find the soundoff with Sasha article on www.women4clark.com -- It should give you a good taste of what he's like. Then read the women4clark.com quotes, transcripts. You may find Clark amazing like I have.

[Avalux]

3. Thanks Catch22Dem....

....for posting this! The article may even convince Clark himself it's so good. :bounce:

[Catch22Dem]

5. You're Welcome

I'm still reading it, but I'm completely engrossed. Very good article.

[Nashyra]

6. This article is awesome

It is a must read.

[Catch22Dem]

7. Kick

And rate this thread. I agree it is a must read.

[Kahuna]

8. I read the whole thing. Lotta insights into the man..

Run, General, run!

[pop009]

9. Or....

Fight, sir, fight!

[Kahuna]

10. Yes! I like that better!

I NEED A HERO!