The Awfulness of Wesley Clark. The candidate for people who want a really bad candidate.

NRO ^ | January 23, 2004, 8:40 a.m. | Byron York

[.cnI redruM]

There's enough dirt on The Barracks Emperor to open up a back yard landfill.

[AppyPappy]

Al Sharpton rules.

[jocon307]

"It turned out Clark didn't know [much] about CAPPS II, the product he had made half a million dollars selling."

I wish I could get a job like that!

[sinkspur]

Clark looked very, very weak, with his deer-in-the-headlights expression.

This debate finished him.

[jocon307]

"Al Sharpton rules."

He's a bad man, but a quick wit, that is for sure.

[cousair]

Why would this man admit he didn't look at the facts before he opened his mouth and agreed with Moore's comment about the President?? The General is scary and his departure from political life is what I pray for every night. We don't need the likes of him making up the people's mind!!

[NYC Republican]

Excellent article bump!

[Taliesan]

It looks like Kerry and Edwards.

[Piquaboy]

Clark has advanced from a retired general to a retarded general.

[.cnI redruM]

Since Shaft isn't running, Al is about as soulful as this campaign will get.

[Middle Man]

What a pathetic decline for the general. From an image as tough-talking-no-BS commander to wimpy makeover on the cover of The Advocate. "Is this better? Do you like me now?"

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

The candidate for people who want a really bad candidate.

Not surprising considering the type of people the Clintons pick, like Attorney General Janet Reno for example. To call them mediocre would be overstating it a bit.

[.cnI redruM]

Well, he could have gone on the cover of The Advocate and called himself The Fist of NATO. At least we were spared that one.

[kabar]

Al Sharpton provided the funniest moment of the night. His discussion about the Federal Reserve was hilarious. He didn't have a clue. Having a guy like him as a "legitimate" Presidential candidate is a cruel joke on all of us, not just the Dems.

[monocle]

"To be honest with you, I did not look at the facts, Peter. You know, that's Michael Moore's opinion. He's entitled to say that. I've seen — he's not the only person who's said that. I've not followed up on those facts. And frankly, it's not relevant to me and why I'm in this campaign."

Clark has used the boldfaced excuse in other matters and this is the thing that truly frightens me about Clark. In his mind a twice repeated rumor proves the validity of the rumor.

[Night Hides Not]

Clark must still think he's on active duty, where no one would dare question a 4-star general.

His answers were not even of the caliber of a wet-behind-the-ears butterbar. I know, because I was one! The best part about my eventual promotion to First Lieutenant was that I was no longer a Second Lieutenant (the pay raise was nice, too)!

It was hard work for me last night, as I watched about 90% of the debate. Certainly a lot harder than the effort put out by Wesley for the $500K he was paid.

Just once, I'd like for there to be a followup to any Democrat railing against the special interests. Are there no special interests on the Democrat side? Oh, I get it, the Democrats are on the side of the "Average American", ergo they are guiltless.

[Middle Man]

Sorry, Wes, you just lost a sizeable bloc vote.

[Alberta's Child]

I think I've finally reached a conclusion about Wesley Clark.

He has always been portrayed here as a candidate who is lurking in the wings, having been put forth as the "Clinton machine" candidate in a weak field of Democratic contenders.

In fact, I think he's just a third-rate hack who has no business being in politics in the first place -- and the support he's gotten from the Clintons is nothing more than a half-hearted effort on their part to mend fences with him for having him fired as Supreme Commander of NATO.

[bioprof]

If it's Kerry : keep replaying videotape of Kerry in the early days of campaign ( you could even insert tape from the 2000 primary season ) where he repeatedly made scary claims about Saddam & his WMD and the unmanned drones with nuclear warheads and the anthrax and....etc.etc. I remember him repeatedly saying this stuff years ago.

If it's Edwards : ( giggle) ....welll, this guys such an empty suit that the possibilities are endless, but anyway.....play the answer he tried to give about the Defense of Marraige Act ( knew NOTHING about what the Act said)....play the answer he tried to give about Islam....ask him questions about his nonexistent military service....ask him why he keeps breaking the rules about spending limits.....need I go on?

If it's Sharpton : ............( no need to campaign)

If it's Kucinich :............(see above )

If it's Dean: This is what I'm rooting for.....no need to say any more

If it's Liberman: Um, it's NOT going to be Liberman

If it's Clark: God help us all....the man's dangerous....even Peter Jennings might start getting the idea after the debate last night....but all the RNC would have to do is put a series of clips together with each Clark gaffe followed by a series of his apologists lecturing us on "You have to read the WHOLE article"...."You have to realize that the General was in hostile territory ( a foreign country, a right wing editorial board conference room, a debate where he was asked actual questions ) and the General had to maneuver around the questions.....you have to read the WHOLE testimony.....We're all going to have to do a LOT of extra reading if it's Clark(shudder).

[expatpat]

"It's not what you know, it's who you know".