Why are they still smearing Clark?

[annxburns]

Drudge, Hannity, Rush are all trying to blame Clark for the Kerry intern fiasco. Even Tom Oliphant has picked it up. My question is why?

Ceci Connelly, who was KNOWN for her acerbic, nasty coverage of Gore said on Fox News that she talked to every reporter who was there that day and Drudge totally mischaracterized what Clark said. Clark NEVER mentioned an affair.

So why is Drudge et. al. still smearing Clark?

[fromadam]

1. It's what small people do...

...to people who are head and shoulders above them.

[BootinUp]

29. good answer

[newyawker99]

69. Hi fromadam!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[madmax]

2. Fear of a Kerry/Clark ticket

that will beat bush like a bad piece of meat. And cheney, too.

[maddezmom]

4. jinx :)

[texasmom]

49. Clark's stature seems only to have risen

since his withdrawal. They're afraid, very afraid...

[Crunchy Frog]

60. He's like Obi Wan Kenobi!

"If you kill me I will become more powerful than you could ever imagine."

I hope I remembered that line right.

[BootinUp]

63. very close

but I think:

"If you destroy me I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."

cool meme crunchyfrog

[BootinUp]

64. no thats not it either

"If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."

trust the force :)

[krkaufman]

66. hilarious! love it. n/t

[maddezmom]

3. they are afraid of a Kerry/Clark ticket. JMO

[MrSlayer]

5. Because they would never admit they lied.

Or that the General pulled one over on them.

[Leilani]

6. Because they fear him still

Clark is a possible Veep candidate, & that poses a threat to Smirk/Cheney.

Two war heroes vs Two chicken hawks

Clark/Cheney debate? Priceless!

[Mobius]

56. Clark / Cheney debate???

that must make them really scared. I wonder what crap Rove is going to pull out of slimy bag of tricks, next?

[BeyondGeography]

7. They're trying to salvage their hides

and damage Wesley's pride.

They'll be oh-for-two when it's over.

[Cocoa]

8. what did Oliphant say?

he's one of my favorite pundits, he's usually right on, I'd be surprised he's smearing Clark.

[diplomats]

16. Yeah, that would surprise me

Oliphant's a very good columnist.

[Auntie Bush]

33. So what did Oliphant say....?

Something good or bad?

[La_Serpiente]

9. They are trying to split the party

n/t

[SEAburb]

14. Yes, indeed nt

>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<

[GainesT1958]

10. Apparently they're pretty sure that...

John Kerry is going to name Gen. Clark as his V.P., so, since they still regard him as an "active candidate"--to be part of the ticket-- because of this belief, they're still sliming him. Plus, they see him as a threat--and rightfully so--in future years, as well.

Obviously I'd like nothing better than to prove them right in this prediction of theirs, but whether or not Gen. Clark would be Kerry's running mate, or Secretary of State, rest assured that those lunatics fear him so greatly that they'll use the only thing they know to bring somebody down when all else fails them. Of course, with Gen. Clark, this tactic will fail them, too. As I believe it will with John Kerry this year.

Wes Clark had the goods on them--ALL of them--and that's what makes them nervous. But this year, John Kerry has enough of the "goods" on them to best them, too. I just pray he runs a campaign pro-active enough to best them by a substantial margin.:eyes:

B-)

[Auntie Bush]

34. "Clark had the goods on them--ALL of them--

and that's what makes them nervous" My sentiments exactly!
He had access to much information he can use against them at the right time. Maybe some is top secret amid some would make him sound like a traitor (at least that is what the Admin. would say) if he reveled the information he obviously has. He knows exactly what the Admin. was thinking and doing. That's one of the reasons he left!They have never been so scared of any candidate! Watch them attack him more than Kerry if he runs as VP.

[boxster]

11. A better question: why are people on DU still doing the same thing?

I've seen a few snide remarks about him on DU even today.

He dropped out, people. Give it a rest!

[WillyBrandt]

15. Clark gets smeared every day on DU

It's unbelievable to me

[maddezmom]

21. bad habits are hard to stop

:(

[Leilani]

26. There are some here at DU

who have never accepted the fact that Clark is a Dem.

I think it's his military background, which automatically makes him unacceptable.

And that's my biggest problem with a small group of Dems: a complete
hostility to the military. And I think the party has been hurt by this since the Vietnam era.

[boxster]

39. Some of them have been quite open about that being the reason.

Distrust of the military, especially the leadership.

To me, Clark never seemed like the stereotypical military officer, and the argument that he must be a Republican because of his experiences always seemed pretty silly.

[Kahuna]

50. They can bash Clark all they want. I know...

what a beautiful and rare human being Clark is. He is a national treasure. He is our true hope of changing things in America.

[HuskerDem]

53. Here Here!

To WES ! :toast:

[Crunchy Frog]

61. It's the DU national pastime.

eom.

[poskonig]

12. Clark will be the VP

Pre-emptive slime plus a little divide and conquer.

[smiley_glad_hands]

13. UMMMM?

Because he's a Democrat and the right wingers maybe? Dunno? They don't want the blame for pushing something not true?

[democratreformed]

17. Isn't it funny?

They make me wanna pull my hair out.

[funky_bug]

18. To take the heat off the fact that they SCREWED UP!

You didn't expect them to actually admit they were played, do you?

[xultar]

19. They don't want to just kill his Candadicy they want to kill him DEAD

what fuckers,

They are trying to get him back for sure for dissin GWB and his gang, calling them out on the war with Iraq. If I'm not mistaken Clark was the first person who had the balls to tell the world the stuff was already planned.

[DeepModem Mom]

22. Clark said he heard about PNAC at the Pentagon, iirc.... nt

[DeepModem Mom]

20. Wish a statement from someone would kill this rumor, too --

and clear up the matter re. Clark.

[AP]

23. According to p.15 of Media Tenor study, everyone loved Clark

except the Wall St Journal in January.

[LeinesRed]

25. they are setting Kerry up

for another mythical "flip-flip" or yet another chapter in the "two sides of John Kerry" bullsh*t. He's independent of Clinton but then again he chooses Clinton's man as his VEEP despite "what Clark did..." I can just hear it...

[MoonRiver]

24. He's still their worst nightmare: VP 2004; President 2012 to 2020.

Mordor will crumble and the age of enlightmenment ensue.

[Adelante]

27. Why are they still smearing Clark?

Why are they still smearing Clark on DU?

They have their own motives. :puke:

[Auntie Bush]

30. Because he scares the shit out of them

[BootinUp]

31. Hey can I steal your avatar?

pretty please....sugar on top :)

[Adelante]

37. Oh, honey, please do

Incapsulated :hug: made it. Ain't it grand?

I hope anybody who wants to try it on just goes right the hell ahead. :)

[BootinUp]

38. Glorius is the word Ma'am

:)

[HuskerDem]

57. I must remember to thank encapsulated!

FANTASTIC avatar.

[TreasonousBastard]

28. Simply because...

he's a sorry-ass prick.

No other explanation really needed.

[SonofMass]

32. Oh, come on,

tell us what you really feel.

[Auntie Bush]

36. Sorry...I misunderstood...so self deleted.

[TreasonousBastard]

44. Huh? Oh, yeah...

I meant Drudge.

Shoulda said they're all sorry-ass pricks.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

35. Associating some Democrat with the initial "breaking" of this story

was crucial to the strategy of making a smokescreen for Rove to hide behind. And if they could tar someone who is still a threat to be on the ticket, so much the better, the reasoning went.

Any mention of this on RW media includes kneejerk mention of "This story is from the Democrats, folks". They are very close to their RW smear machine being TOTALLY laid bare and the fear is palpable.

What is amazing, is, that right now, this story appears to have been a total fabrication. As such, the fabricators (Rove) would know that the story could not possibly have come to anything, and would at best buy a week's worth of smoke and noise. Perhaps they were just trying to get some breathing room to get out from under Kay/Plame/AWOL. But seems kind of a risky move. Granted, the type of trademark move Rove has made throughout his career with Shrub. And less risky to committing the nation to war under false pretenses for short term political capital.

[Renew Deal]

40. Clark as the VP

They do not want an all military ticket.

[MoonRiver]

51. That's as scary as it gets for the chickenhawk warmongers.

The undead always fear the light of day.

[Kahuna]

52. They plan to smear Kerry as soft on defense, via his..

voting history. Clark removes that. They will not be able to Dukakis-ize Kerry with Clark on the ticket.

[HoosierClarkie]

41. The same reason why

the media blacked him out. FEAR!!!!!

[Renew Deal]

42. Here is why

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=343629&mesg_id=343629

[cally]

43. Clark continues to question the Captain Codpiece

(thanks to another DUer for that name :-)) and so he scares them. He may or may not be on the ticket but he will continue to speak out. His outspokenness, credentials, and knowledge threaten the Republican lock on the national security issue. I don't think Clark will be the VP, but he will play an important roll exposing the lies of this maladministration. :bounce: He doen't back down and says stuff that very few national Dems can say. Who else questions captain codpiece's actions prior to 9/11 and gets away with it?

[NV1962]

45. Apocalypse Now: "The Horror, the Horror..." - n/t

[incapsulated]

46. Why not?

They looked like fools with the Kerry fuck-up, so they tried to pass it off on Clark instead. Anything to avoid responsibility.

And, sure, they think he might be Kerry's VP, so it was worth a shot. Won't work, of course, they already blew their wad.

[nolabels]

47. With every day that goes by , things get stranger and stranger

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Have to snatch up pretty soon though, some other myopic person might need it also

[Kahuna]

48. They fear Clark more than anybody. Because..

Clark knows where the bodies are buried. And they know, Clark has them in his sights.

[hope42mro]

54. He's still a threat. A new, classy, decorated Dem to smear. Yum!

[Dr Fate]

55. He's on the Kerry team, that's why. n/t

n/t

[Crunchy Frog]

58. The repukes still fear him

even though he's out of the race. They probably want to try to drive a wedge between him and Kerry, or to discredit him in such a way that he won't become a powerful voice within the Democratic party.

Anyway, if those guys hate him so much, then I know I've picked a good man to admire.

[Strelnikov_]

71. "I have always felt that a politician is to be judged . . .

. . . by the animosities he excites among his opponents."

Winston Churchill

[Doctor_J]

59. Here's why

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=345851

[genius]

62. The better you are, the more they smear you.

I like Clark. I'm sure we'll see more great things from him.

[Mobius]

65. Please see this thread just posted in the Lounge

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=769827

Drudge is a liar with a very obvious agenda.

[TexasSissy]

67. They want Clark out of politics (fear). As Chris Mathews said

on Hairball, where does this election process go now, "now that we've gotten rid of Clark." Oops, he slipped up and admitted he and other media actively tried to get rid of Clark.

[onebigbadwulf]

68. He's out of the spotlight and cant refute it

just like every problem they blame on Clinton, the right will find a liberal scapegoat for everything.

[mmonk]

70. Two reasons

Fear and the possibilty of the VP slot.