Clark next on CNN Late Edition!

[MoonRiver]

[laruemtt]

1. what a stark comparison

to * this is gonna be............

[MoonRiver]

21. The first half was great. Clark is putting *'s feet to the fire on Iraq.

Bring It On, Bring It On, BRING IT ON!

[Nashyra]

2. Thanks I was looking for my other post

to update. The introduction was actually postive.

[slinkerwink]

3. good! can't wait to see what he has to say!

:hi:

[leftchick]

4. Woo Hoo!

Thanks saywhat... :bounce:

[BootinUp]

5. One tough Hombre!

[laruemtt]

6. hope he responds

to that MTP debacle! this should be good

oh he can't - taped. what a gorgeous smile!

[blm]

9. Wolf taped him BEFORE MTP????

Hmmmm....I wonder why. Maybe so Wes wouldn't be ALLOWED to pound back on Bush's baloney?

[maddezmom]

7. Go WES!!

:)

[maddezmom]

8. Jeebuz...why does Wolf ask the same damn ?'s over and over

does he think he'll get a different answer!!! Wes is in the damn race whether Wolf and CNN like it or not.

[slinkerwink]

10. he's doing great so far!

[maddezmom]

11. thanks slinkerwink :)

wish they'd let him talk more about domestic issues.

[BootinUp]

12. Yep, thanks slinkerwink

Dean was very good as well. We need an outsider in the WH!

[janx]

14. Yep he is.

I cannot understand, under any circumstances, how people could watch Dean and Clark on Blitzer today and then even consider voting for anyone else.

[MoonRiver]

29. Thanks slink!

:hug:

[oasis]

13. "Bush was looking for a pretext to go to war with Iraq" Clark said.

He accuses Bush of having a "reckless policy".

[Anwen]

15. Clark is doing great!

And gosh he has a nice smile! :D

[texasmom]

16. Clark is doing GREAT!

Fabulous points about the voters he will bring into the party.

Powerful statements about the legitimacy of this war--"since when do we go into a country when we don't like the leader." (paraphrased)

"You don't go to war unless there's NO OTHER alternative."

Jeez...he's such a fabulous American.

[Leilani]

48. Is this guy good or

is this guy good?

No one in the race speaks as well as Clark on issues of national security.

The Repubs will use this issue & pound it. Wes is our best defense against the issue.

[BootinUp]

17. We've got a President who doesn't want to be held accountable

:nuke:

[Nashyra]

19. Did they die in vain?

His answer was awesome. * needs to be held accountable.

[jean]

22. We've got an administration that is quick to take credit

and unwilling to take responsibility. (paraphrased) Wes Clark is so clear spoken and direct without being strident.

There's more of the interview after the break...

[leftchick]

18. omg... I am crying....

Wes is sooooo fucking great. chimpass* is NOWHERE near his league!

[eleny]

20. Powerful responses from Clark

He's really nailing the administration. This is his best interview so far. Coming on the heels of shrubs earlier interview, I hope Clark is widely quoted this week.

[MoonRiver]

27. Clark is the absolute best!

Supreme Allied Commander of NATO just said AWOL took US to war for all the wrong reasons,and SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE!

:kick:

[Cooley Hurd]

23. He's nailing it!!!

He's crystalizing the feelings of a MAJORITY of Americans on how they're now feeling about Shrub!

Wolf trying to get him to say the 530 soldiers "died in vain." Wes says they didn't die in vain because they were following the orders of the CiC - and that the CiC was wrong!

Excellent! If Wes doesn't get the nomination, he should get Sec of State!

[Tactical Progressive]

24. Clark handles press questions so very well

He just keeps getting better and better at it.

This is one long interview. I thought it would be your typical three minute segment, but they're coming back after the break and it'll be twenty minutes at least.

I really wish the primary and caucus voters would pay more attention to Clark.

[democracy eh]

25. Now that Wolf has run out of polls to reference

and Clark is answering questions of substance, he is doing fantastic

wow a lot of air time for both Clark and Dean

it is awesome that they are getting the first response to the MTP with the bumbling chimp

"this administration is quick to take credit, but has a hard time taking responsibility"

[Gloria]

26. "90 day" for an investigation...''If our intellilgence is so bad, then

you want to put an investigation on an urgent basis"....(sic)

So logical, so true.

All Patriot, No Act..........NO BULLSHIT

[eleny]

28. Amen! That was a perfect answer

[Terwilliger]

33. It was a good answer and something other Dems should say as well

given the threat posed by adversarial governments in the world and the continuing proliferation of terrorism...should we wait 6, 8, 10 months to figure out what's wrong?!?!?

[Terwilliger]

30. One answer was particularly good...

"The president doesn't want to be held accountable"

That's very true.

Hey Clark folks! He's running out of time!

[BootinUp]

31. Thanks Ter, We're not giving up.

I'm in all the way.

[Terwilliger]

35. I don't care if you're giving up or not

I said Clark better hurry, or he won' have a chance, and he won't have much of an impact.

He's good but he'd better get better fast.

[BootinUp]

41. As you know, things can change

Clark is a fighter, we'll see after Super Tuesday.

[maddezmom]

32. asking about abortion

Who the hell is a fan of abortion? I understand his view, and WES and I are both pro-choice.

[democracy eh]

38. rights AND responsibilities

I missed part of his answer, but that is how I understand his position

[Cooley Hurd]

34. AWOL question...

Wes calls it "not relevant."

Fair answer. Why take the bait?

[Nashyra]

36. I agree

Very Presidential stay away from the fray. He is not saying no to the VP candidate.

[leftchick]

37. it was the perfect answer from a candidate.....

stay out of the fray and hopefully the media will expose the dirt on aWol*

[Terwilliger]

39. so Clark doesn't think it's relevant?

maybe he could talk about the fact that Republicans would call for the impeachment of any Democrat with the foggy memory and bad paperwork that denotes Bush's lackluster service record.

[democracy eh]

43. 30 year old issues aren't necessarily relevant

many folks will pass it off as ancient history. Besides, Chimpy has done more than enough bad things in the past 3 years to focus on.

maybe he should have said "there are more relevant issues, than AWOL" doesn't mean its not an issue

It is more than appropriate for the media or others to call Bush out and let the American people draw their own distinctions between the Democratic nominee and that vegetable in the oval office.

[Terwilliger]

44. wait a minute...Bush is ALREADY attacking Kerry on 30 year old events

why is everyone trying to distance themselves from the AWOL thing??

Once again...if the parties were reversed, we'd have 24/7 coverage of why the Democrat was a deserter!

[BootinUp]

45. I think its like this

You don't go after it unless you know the answer, kinda like the OJ trial and the Glove.

[Terwilliger]

47. BUT! That would make MOST questions off-limits

I mean, Clark doesn't know for certain that NO weapons will be found in Iraq....maybe he shouldn't criticize Bush over it??

No...you know that's a ludicrous option. I feel the same way about this AWOL thing...if Clark has nothing else, he's got general's stars...I think he would be uniquely qualified to criticize someone for having a spotty service record.

[BootinUp]

49. Theres a difference between questioning Intelligence

and policy decisions and calling the POTUS AWOL, don't ya think?

[Leilani]

50. Clark has already taken bullets on this issue

for the Dems; he stood by Michael Moore after deserter comments, & took a pummeling from the press.

At that time Kerry did the Texas Two-Step, & said it was over the top. Wes was left hanging in the wind, so Kerry could look Presidential.

[maddezmom]

40. he laughed at Wolf

like, nice try...but I'm not going there with you today, ya freaking idiot.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

42. AWOL poll

I missed it where he posted a ?CNN? poll on whether people thought the AWOL charges were true. Linked anywhere? What were the #'s?

[texasmom]

46. Yahoo Headline: Clark Predicts a Win in Virginia or Tennessee

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040208/pl_nm/campaign_clark_dc_5

Good article on Late Edition interview