UNDERSTANDING CLARK -- Making Sense Of Clark's Conspiracy Theories (RNC Research)

Republican National Committee (Two RNC Research Articles Combined) ^ | Jan 9, 2004 | RNC Research

[PhiKapMom]

UNDERSTANDING CLARK

Making Sense Of Clark's Conspiracy Theories Is No Easy Feat and TAKE TWO: Clark's Continuing Conspiracy Theories

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CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 18

MR. CLARK: “[I]t came from the White House, it came from people around the White House. … I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and I got a call at my home saying, ‘You got to say this is connected … to Saddam Hussein.’” (NBC’s “Meet The Press,” 6/15/03)

QUESTION: Who is “around” the White House?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 17

MR. CLARK: “I never got any of these calls from the White House. I got a call from Canada, from a man who was running a Middle East think tank …” (WDUN’s “The Martha Zoller Show,” 7/1/03)

QUESTION: Is Canada “around the White House”?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 16

MR. CLARK: “A man from a – of a Middle East think tank in Canada, the man who’s the brother of a very close friend of mine in Belgium. He’s very well connected to Israeli intelligence.” (MSNBC’s “Buchanan And Press,” 8/25/03)

QUESTION: Is your very close friend’s brother a source for any of your other theories?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 15

MR. CLARK: “The White House, actually back in February, apparently tried to get me knocked off CNN.” (Newsradio 620 KTAR, 8/25/03 As Reported On Fox News’ “Special Report,” 8/26/03)

QUESTION: Aren’t you confusing the Bush White House with the Clinton White House, which actually did relieve you from duty?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 14

MR. CLARK: “[Being relieved from NATO Command] was, Clark says, a setup, engineered by [Defense Secretary] Cohen’s office and by the Chiefs. As for Clinton, ‘He was hornswoggled.’” (Peter J. Boyer, “General Clark’s Battles,” The New Yorker, 11/17/03)

QUESTION: Are you suggesting Bill Clinton, the Commander in Chief of the United States, was tricked into firing you?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 13

MR. CLARK: “First of all, I wasn’t relieved [from NATO Command].” (MSNBC’s “Hardball,” 12/8/03))

QUESTION: Because it was a trick?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 12

MR. CLARK: “[H]e says, this is Bradley Graham from The Washington Post, and we have an official authorized Pentagon news leak that you’ll be replaced” (MSNBC’s “Hardball,” 12/8/03)

QUESTION: What exactly is an “official authorized news leak”?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 11

MR. CLARK: “The Secretary of Defense had to leak his own memo to explain that we have no strategy to deal with terrorism …” (Wesley Clark, Remarks To Center For American Progress, 10/28/03)

QUESTION: Was it common practice when you were NATO Commander to leak memos to explain strategy?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 10

MR. CLARK: “Well, that’s [Rumsfeld leaking his memo] what the rumor is, and it’s been talked about on the Sunday talk shows.” (Wesley Clark, Remarks To Center For American Progress, 10/28/03)

QUESTION: Is your favorite album “Rumors” by Fleetwood Mac?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 9

MR. CLARK: “I went back through the Pentagon in November 2001 … [Iraq] was being discussed as part of a five-year campaign plan … and there were a total of seven countries [to be invaded] …” (Wesley Clark, “The Clark Critique,” Newsweek, 9/29/03)

QUESTION: Is invading seven countries more macho than just picking one at random?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 8

MR. CLARK: “[T]hey told me there was something, some kind of a memo or something. I never saw it.” (As Quoted In Paul Barton, “Clark Again Tells Of Post-9/11 Hit List,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 11/4/03)

QUESTION: ¯¯ Look at all these rumors surrounding me everyday… ¯¯ (From “Rumors,” By Timex Social Club)

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 7

MR. CLARK: “You only have to listen to the gossip around Washington and to hear what the neoconservatives are saying and you will get the flavor of this.” (As Quoted In Paul Barton, “Clark Again Tells Of Post-9/11 Hit List,” Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 11/4/03)

QUESTION: Gossip, rumors and secret plans? Oh my! Gossip, rumors and secret plans? Oh my!

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 6

MR. CLARK: "I think Dick Cheney put his thumb on the scale and got Don Rumsfeld in as secretary of defense. And then I think that together they took the opportunity of 9/11 to persuade the president [to go into Iraq]." (MSNBC's "Hardball," 1/5/04)

QUESTION: Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfeld planned from the get-go to invade Iraq, waiting until some horrible tragedy befell the country to spring the notion on an unsuspecting President and country?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 5

MR. CLARK: "I think [the war in Iraq] was purely political. I think it started with a Republican Party pledge, an effort to embarrass the Clinton administration. It swelled and just grew out of control."

(MSNBC's "Hardball," 1/5/04)

QUESTION: Are you really claiming the Republican Party took the country to war to embarrass Bill Clinton?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 4

MR. CLARK: "[T]here were some people who hyped the intelligence." (MSNBC's "Hardball," 1/5/04)

QUESTION: So who are these people? And, having told the House Armed Services Committee, "there's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat," are you one of them? (Wesley Clark, Committee On Armed Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Testimony, 9/26/02)

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 3

MR. CLARK: "There were some people who said, no, what we need to do is just find ... a country and beat up on them so that other people in the Arab world will know we're big and tough and strong." (MSNBC's "Hardball," 1/5/04)

QUESTION: Are you claiming the President and his advisors, in implementing the longstanding policy of regime change in Iraq, were really just randomly using force against a country as a gesture of machismo?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 2

MR. CLARK: "There were some people who said ... this is a way to sort of ... help Israel." (MSNBC's "Hardball," 1/5/04)

QUESTION: Do you believe the war in Iraq is Israeli-driven?

CLARK CONSPIRACY NO. 2

MR. CLARK: "Ultimately, all of this was passed through a political filter. Karl Rove, he passed judgment on it." (MSNBC's "Hardball," 1/5/04)

QUESTION: Are you really suggesting that Senior Advisor Karl Rove, not the CIA, Defense Department, State Department or National Security Advisor, is responsible for advising the President on national security decisions?

[Old Grumpy]

They have an abundance of whopper-tellers.

[deport]

If he has to flip burgers then it won't be Whoppers as they flame broil theirs....

That list of whoppers makes for a good advertising sequence should he be the one to get the nomination.... Kinda like the old Burma Shave ads.... Get them going and get people looking for the next one..... One a week, comes out at noon on Wednesday....

[MEG33]

Clark would be best suited to writing a "Conspiracy"blog.

[Wait4Truth]

And today this moron told people that Bush lied, 9-11 could have been prevented and that when he is president, this country will never be attacked again. It is definitely time to go after this guy bigtime..he is gaining 2 points a day in New Hampshire. The people are falling for it just like they did with clinton.

[Thebaddog]

If you think about it, the general is now a soldier. And he's a tool at that.

[_Jim]

Wonder who is advisors really are? Not too swift if you ask me!

Well, we already know that this duck (Clark) has a problem with inferiors who are smarter and know more than he does, so, taking that as input we can surmise that he's got some real stooges and 'yes men' occupying those positions ... this is reflecting upon his performance - Clark is also the classic 'empty suit' (no substance, no real, core idealogy occupying his grey matter) manager as well

[Jodi]

OMG, these people are ludicrous. Clark, Dean, Kerry, or Gephardt...damn, I don't know who I want to be the Dem candidate, they are all nutjobs! Are the Clinton's so consumed by legacy-building that they'll throw any jack-ass out there to see if it sticks?

[Wait4Truth]

He has clintonites advising him. That news is already out there. And Clark is spinning and lying just like clinton did. The guy scares the hell out of me because people respond to the fact that he's a general and they are believing his lies. It is time to stop this guy in his tracks.

[doug from upland]

Great stuff.

[PhiKapMom]

Was hoping for the Hillary puppet photo of Clark! That is so funny. Great graphics! Thanks!

[PhiKapMom]

And to think Clark hasn't been running all that long to come up with all of these theories! Unbelieveable!

[PhiKapMom]

Are the Clinton's so consumed by legacy-building that they'll throw any jack-ass out there to see if it sticks?

It is beginning to look more and more like it by the day!

[MEG33]

A man who declares that if he were President we would never be attacked is a very foolish man,a man who lacks common sense,a man who speaks of guarantees about events that cannot be foreseen.

He can promise to do better,to improve,to implement certain safeguards ,but to say "never" is insane.

[PhiKapMom]

ROFLOL!!!!

I love the Burma Shave idea -- fits Clark like a glove!

[_Jim]

He has clintonites advising him.

Yes, we know this is from which his 'charter' was granted, (I envision Clark carrying an official 'sealed' document that was given him with the official seal of the hammer and sickle from his & her heinousnes, the Xlintoons). Fortunately, Clark is no Clinton - he shows an order of less magnitude of world and US matters than is exhibited here every day!

[Jodi]

The guy scares the hell out of me because people respond to the fact that he's a general and they are believing his lies.

This guy (Clintonite) verses Bush(?!), C'MON! We have got to get out of this, "We're the stupid party", mode.

[_Jim]

"[I]t came from the White House, it came from people around the White House ... "I never got any of these calls from the White House. I got a call from Canada, from a man who was running a Middle East think tank" ... "A man from a - of a Middle East think tank in Canada"

Disingenuous liar to the 3rd degree ...

[deport]

Who or which democrat do you want to win the primary?

[Wait4Truth]

I agree. He is insane and that's why I want him taken down. In many ways, he is scarier than Dean. He seems to be able to mesmerize people like clinton did. Dean and Clark BOTH make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[Wait4Truth]

You're right but he is getting better and better at campaigning in the sense that he is now quite a bit smoother and at ease. He is losing that "deer in the headlights" look and is loving the adulation he is getting. Clinton is teaching him very well, isn't he?