[Pukin Dog]

Okay, so the other shoe has dropped on Clark, when I thought it would wait until after the Democrat nominee was selected.

Here is the point;

CHENEY NEVER SPOKE TO CLARK.

Remember Clark saying that he may have become a Republican if Cheney had returned his phone calls? The point is that Clark sold himself to a number of Corporations based upon his ability to lobby the White House.

He was paid major dollars because he claimed he could talk directly to the administration. In short, HE LIED. In doing so, he defrauded those Corporations for millions of dollars. Some companies got contracts even without Clark's help. I wish it could have waited, but the sharks will be out for Mr. Clark next week. He literally stole from companies. The best news is that Clark either lied about not getting his calls returned, or he lied about having access to the Adminstration to every company who hired him to lobby on their behalf. Either way, Clark is done.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Somebody just one-upped Chris Lehane.

[maica]

WOW!!! Have you ever connected the dots!

I believe that Clark has been lying to people his entire life. And got a long way with that talent. But he isn't going to get any farther.

[eureka!]

lying empty suit bump...

[Peach]

Man, you really nailed it.

One would think the hot shots at Newsweek could connect the dots, but noooooo.

It takes a Freeper to do it and you did it well.

[sinkspur]

In doing so, he defrauded those Corporations for millions of dollars.

Except for Axciom, which got the contract.

Clark was a lobbyist, and was obviously cozy with somebody in the Bush administration.

This ain't gonna do much to burnish his image as an outsider.

[Ragirl]

After reading the aricle, I keep going back to something I read months ago...Gen. Clark has integrity issues BIG TIME.

Retired Gen. H. Hugh Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark has some "integrity and character issues" and won't be getting his vote.

Shelton, who was Joint Chiefs chairman on 9-11, made the comments at a celebrity forum at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, Calif., earlier this month, the Los Altos Town Crier reported.

After a presentation reviewing the historic events of his 38-year military career, Shelton took questions from the audience.

One question came from Dick Henning, moderator of the event: "What do you think of Gen. Wesley Clark and would you support him as a presidential candidate?"

According to the report, Shelton took a drink of water before answering.

Said Henning, "I noticed you took a drink on that one!"

"That question makes me wish it were vodka," said Shelton, according to the Los Altos paper. "I've known Wes for a long time. I will tell you the reason he came out of Europe early had to do with integrity and character issues, things that are very near and dear to my heart. I'm not going to say whether I'm a Republican or a Democrat. I'll just say Wes won't get my vote."

Clark was supreme allied commander of NATO forces during the Clinton-era bombing campaign against Serbia. Shelton relieved him of duty in 2000, several months earlier than Clark expected.

[Hon]

"The point is that Clark sold himself to a number of Corporations based upon his ability to lobby the White House.

In short, HE LIED. In doing so, he defrauded those Corporations for millions of dollars."

Clark may have served on a number of corporate boards, and possibly for the reasons you mentioned, but the only group he was a registered lobbyist for (as far as I know) was Acxiom -- for which he claims to have only been paid $50K a year.

[ladyinred]

Well, well, well. It seems the other shoe has dropped. Saner heads must have finally decided it is time to get this nutcase off the campaign trail.

[Hon]

Related report from a few months ago:

Wesley Clark Keeps Acxiom, Other Board Memberships: Reports
Direct Marketing Business Intelligence ^ | September 18, 2003 | Richard Levey

Wesley Clark, the former Army General who announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sept. 17, has not given up his board memberships, according to published accounts.

Since retiring from the military in 2000, Clark has held a variety of industrial positions, including jobs with a Washington, DC-based technology firm, an investment company, and director or advisor positions with six other organizations. In most cases he was brought on board to assist with military or government contracts.

One such company is Acxiom Corp., the Little Rock, AR-based data firm. Clark joined Acxiom in December 2001, and played a part in the company’s efforts to market its services to federal organizations involved in homeland security, according to Acxiom spokesman Dale Ingram.

Ingram did not comment on whether Clark’s actions resulted in any new business for Acxiom.

While Clark is maintaining his position on Acxiom’s board of directors, he did terminate his consulting agreement with the company upon announcing his candidacy. That contract was valued at $150,000 per year, said Ingram.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/987209/posts

[governsleastgovernsbest]

"Clark portrays himself as an outsider when he's really just another Washington insider," says Dean spokesman Jay Carson. "It turns out that this guy was a registered lobbyist long before he was a registered Democrat."

Sure sounds like the Dean people aren't envisioning Clark for the VP spot on their potential ticket.

Which raises the interesting issue of who Dean might take if he gets the nomination.

[OneTimeLurker]

I read this on FR a while ago. I love when the media finds something that has already been reported (though admittedly not widely) and casts it as a scoop.

[r9etb]

There's another "other shoe" on Clark, which hasn't yet dropped -- it's those "serious character issues" hinted at by Gen. Hugh Shelton.

Here's the story: apparently Clark has quite a reputation for sleeping with his subordinates' wives. It would not at all surprise me to learn that this was a factor in his being replaced early.

The last thing Clark needs is that particular comparison with his pal Bill Clinton. It would kill his candidacy deader than hell.

So watch and wait for it....

[finnman69]

bump!