UPDATED INFO:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/jan-june04/test_3-24.html Strangely, PBS refers to Kerry as "Kerrey" in the article.
CLARKE: I'm not working for the Kerrey campaign. Last time I had to declare my party loyalty it was to vote in the Virginia primary for president of the United States in the year 2000 and I asked for a Republican ballot.
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The first lie:
http://www.efredericksburg.net/registrar/questions.asp Do I have to state my political party preference?
No. Virginia does not have voter registration by party.
How did he ask for a Republican ballot in Virginia if VIRGINIA DOESN'T HAVE PARTY REGISTRATION?
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The second lie:
I searched on OpenSecrets.org, and it shows that Clarke gave $4000 over the last couple years... ALL TO DEMOCRATS. (detail below)
So much for his claims of being a "Republican."
This guy can't tell the truth about ANYTHING! Looks like Kerry found the perfect VP candidate.
CLARKE, RICHARD ARLINGTON,VA 22207 SELF-EMPLOYED/CONSULTANT 9/15/2003 $2,000 Metzl, Jamie (D-MO)
CLARKE, RICHARD ARLINGTON,VA 22207 U.S. GOVERNMENT/CIVAL SERVANT 11/7/2002 $1,000 Andreasen, Steven Peter (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota)
CLARKE, RICHARD ARLINGTON,VA 22207 U.S. GOVERNMENT/CIVAL SERVANT 7/22/2002 $1,000 Andreasen, Steven Peter (Democratic Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota)
Good job on the research, but I want to clarify one thing that you wrote:
How did he ask for a Republican ballot in Virginia if VIRGINIA DOESN'T HAVE PARTY REGISTRATION?
Because it was for the primary. And according to Sidney Blumenthal, Clarke voted for McCain in the 2000 primary. The thing is, the media is touting that Clarke is a registered Republican, which he is not, because Virginia doesn't have party registration. That doesn't mean he couldn't have asked for a Republican ballot for the primary, like millions of other Democrats did, to vote for McCain. But you are right that this doesn't make him a Republican.