Report: Wesley Clark urges Hillary to drop out

[gmudem]

http://www.americablog.com/2008/05/breaking-wesley-clark-reportedly-called.html


The king of the pundits, Mark Halperin, drops a tantalizing hint about General Wes Clark, a strong Clinton supporter and fellow Arkansan: "The biggest question: Will any of her supporters (including Wes Clark) say publicly or privately she should quit?"

We like General Clark here at AMERICAblog, and have a bit of a history with him. In fact, we've heard that Clark did call Hillary tonight, telling her it's time to quit. Perhaps the general's most dangerous mission to date.

[anonymous171]

1. OMG! Seriously?

:wow: Good luck General. :patriot:

[gmudem]

2. I hope he can convince her.

And then join Obama for an Obama-Clark ticket. That would be unbeatable.

[tblue37]

46. I was disappointed when Clark didn't run this time, and doubly disappointed

when he supported Hillary. I would LOVE to see an Obama/Clark ticket.

[mikelgb]

3. ....

[Colobo]

8. Sounds like it.

[davidpdx]

4. I think he's probably a good person to break the news to her

and possibly one of the people who could run with Obama as well. It's time...

[Cha]

5. Wasn't it mark halperin who

said Edwards was going to endorse hilary?

[BlooInBloo]

6. hahaha!!! He wants to be VP soooooo bad! lolol!

He could have come on board at ANY time - this is just pure opportunism on his part.

Good job me, not putting him higher than 3rd on my list.

[Clark2008]

41. .

:eyes:

[roguevalley]

43. wes clark puts party over personality. check his record in campaigning

and fundraising over the past decade and you will find your remarks wrong.

[TheDonkey]

7. He's prepping himself for VP. Good.

Hillary will need to be told to drop out by her close supporters. Rendell, Clark, Bahy need to do it.

[calimary]

22. He would be utter PERFECTION as Obama's VP. Sigh...

What a balanced ticket that would be, in all respects!

[Raine]

9. I don't envy him that job...

:scared:

[thewiseguy]

10. I am sure Bill is talking to her tonight asking her to drop out.

[anonymous171]

11. I hear Bill's been pushing for her to stay in.

[last1standing]

13. Who is your source?

I have trouble believing that he wouldn't be able to see the writing on the wall.

[last1standing]

12. If true then the final nail has been struck.

She can't go forward if people like Wes Clark are telling her to leave.

[Renew Deal]

14. Clark must have O'Donnel said

;)

[splat]

15. She's not an Arkansan, Bill is

[Hieronymus]

21. She's an Arkansan, a Pennsylvanian, a New Yorker, an Illinois native ..

did I miss any?

[gmudem]

32. Scrantonian?

In a couple weeks she'll probably have a 3rd cousin twice removed that founded the state of Oregon.

[JVS]

16. Nice!

[Name removed]

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[TheWraith]

18. Clark's neither stupid nor delusional.

He's likely known for a long time that it was over, and in any event he never really participated in the dirtiness of the campaign. But this is the best time for somebody like him to step in and tell her it's over.

[barack the house]

19. At least the reality is dawning no-one is served in extended battle at this point.

[lligrd]

20. Yikes, Is There Room Under The Bus For Clark Too?

Series, this is great news, if true.

[2rth2pwr]

23. Is your subject line BS?

[gmudem]

26. No.

Go to the link. Read it. Notice how it says "report" and not "something that definitely happened."

And LMAO at that Black Knight Hillary pic.

[2rth2pwr]

29. Black knight pic? Been drinking a little tonight?

[gmudem]

30. See post 17.

It's like talking to a wall I swear.

[FrenchieCat]

24. That's my other "man".

I pick 'em good, hey?

[roguevalley]

45. sweetie, you're a genius of picking. :-D I love me some Clark too.

[Yukari Yakumo]

25. Is it me...

But between the Ferarros, the Rendells, and the rest... who else has noticed Gen. Clark has essentially stayed out of the ruckus?

[gmudem]

27. I have

That's part of the reason I think he should be Obama's VP. I get the feeling that he was a Clinton supporter out of loyalty for him being General under the Clinton administration, but he probably didn't see Hillary as much better of different than Obama.

I really don't see how an Obama/Clark ticket could lose.

[MrSlayer]

28. This is mere scuttlebutt, not fact.

"We've heard" says it all.

[gmudem]

31. Never said it was fact.

That's why it says "Report" right in the title. However, I'm sure Clark can see the writing on the wall and hears the fat lady singing. And considering he's a Rhodes Scholar I'm sure he can do a little math as well and figure out that Clinton is DONE.

[MrSlayer]

33. I agree.

I'm a long time Clarkie, it's just that your title makes it seem like it's from an official news source or something.

[eridani]

34. Hope he reads her the riot act on the Iran obliteration thing as well

--given that he's been a one man movement against attacking Iran.

[Kaylee]

35. Halleluja....

And hopefully Clark will be in the Obama administration.

[MrCTLib]

36. ....

I just heard that Clinton will probably get 800,000 to 900,000 more votes then Obama in Puerto Rico. She is going to win the popular vote.

[Eurobabe]

37. Thank GOD, Wes is a smart man

He sees the big picture. I hope he can convince her, then I might forgive him for his poor choice of an endorsement

[Coexist]

38. bless you, General Clark

[Clark2008]

39. Smart man.

He should be in this race, but punditry, being what it is, wouldn't let him.

[AllentownJake]

40. VICE PRESIDENT CLARK

[mamalone]

42. Finally....

Seriously, this is the compassionate thing to do. Someone has to be strong enough and care enough about her to give her the tough news. Those in her immediate circle obviously are engaging in a whole heapin' lotta groupthink and are spurring her and each other on to continue even when doing so is destroying her and the Clinton legacy. Thankfully Clark is man enough to step up and do the right thing.

Please let this report be true!

[Ichingcarpenter]

44. Clark and McGovern in less than 12 hours

Two pretty big guns, I imagine in the next couple of days
we will see more.