The trial balloon: Wesley Clark [Another freerepublic.com scoop]

Me

[VaBthang4]

Hey all.

This weekend we got to see the absolute desperation within Liberal ranks to find a credible voice of opposition with the roll out of Retired [wonder why] General Wesley Clark The former NATO Commander of the Euroweenie/Clinton war in Bosnia. Of course the humble [implied] General is unsure as to what his personal ideology is [ala Colin Powell] even though last November he gave $1,000.00 to Democratic Erskin Bowles as he ran for office against Liddy Dole in North Carolina [per opensecrets.org] and of course he really hasn’t come to a decision as to whether or not he wants to run for the Nation's Highest Office.

I think the humble General knows exactly what party he supports and only desires to run for office if something goes wrong in Iraq. This drip’s appearance on Meet the Press comes off like a trial balloon meant to gauge American support for a retired Army commander’s opposition to GW.

The former Clinton Administration appointed commander [who just happens to be from Arkansas] is being put out there as a legitimate Militarily experienced [credible] voice of reasonable and experienced opposition to GW and his foreign policy approach towards NATO, Europe and the Middle East. His appearance is nothing more than a feeler for support of his underlying Clintonite dogma. The Liberals are attempting to see if they can slip him in under the America populations "anti-anything related to Clinton" radar in a desperate bid to find anyone who’ll resonate with the people prior to invasion of Iraq and as a fallback if things go bumpy militarily.

My prediction: After a successful conquest of Iraq, the humble General will simply fade away.

[VaBthang4]

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/cgi-win/indivs.exe

[VaBthang4]

[VaBthang4]

Let'em know...

hannity@foxnews.com
Newswatch@foxnews.com
Oreilly@foxnews.com
Special@foxnews.com

[AlwaysLurking]

You are correct I think! Read this:

Clinton's Generalissimo

By The Prowler
Published 2/17/2003 12:04:00 AM

http://www.americanprowler.com/article.asp?art_id=2003_2_16_19_17_40

DEMOCRAT VICE GENERAL
Ret. General Wesley Clark had his political coming out party on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, slamming the Bush Administration's Iraq and war on terrorism, and essentially taking the side of NATO allies who are balking at joining the coalition to take down Saddam Hussein and his totalitarian regime.

Clark is mulling a run for president at the urging of the Arkansas Democratic Party, which has been pushing him to travel to Iowa and New Hampshire for months. Clark is expected in New Hampshire within the week to meet with Democratic Party faithful.

After watching Clark on TV on Sunday, DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe was said by associates to be calling all over Washington and elsewhere touting Clark as a sure-fire winner for Democrats. "He's going to be our Colin Powell," says a gushing DNC staffer. "He's our Schwartzkopf. What voter wouldn't listen to him and then feel more comfortable voting for a Democrat over Bush and his team? This guy solves all the problems about doubts we can handle national security issues." (ohmygosh....what is he smokin???)

Party people doubt Clark can successfully run for president, but already there is DNC spinning that Clark is almost assuredly a natural "short list" leader for Vice President and will be talked up constantly for a high profile role in any Democratic White House.

Even with snow tumbling down in Washington on Sunday morning, campaign advisers for Sen. John Kerry and Rep. Dick Gephardt were looking for ways to get Clark speaking about the security issues and failings of the Bush team under their banners. But Clark most likely won't allow himself to be used as a pawn.

He's already spoken extensively to former President Clinton about how to play the political game, and he didn't get to his position in the military without knowing how to play that game well, already.

Rather, Clark will most likely begin appearing in Washington and elsewhere at the behest of the Democratic leadership in the House and Senate and on behalf of the DNC at appropriate events where his expertise seems a natural fit.

"We have to use him carefully," says the DNC source. "We don't want him to appear too politically ambitious, too political. If he sticks his neck out too far, the American people might view him as simply another politician. We can't afford that if we want him to help us in 2004."

[Partisan Hack]

Vice president maybe? For Hillary?

[xzins]

Strong points: he was articulate, calm, photogenic

Weak points:

He didn't know what party he was from (LOL)! There's decisiveness for you.

He wants to wait on inspections (LOL)! There's decisiveness for you.

And (laugh) he wants to wait on ALL of Europe to AGREE!!! (Rotflol!!) There's decisiveness for you.

[spetznaz]

A house divided ............

[spyone]

I emailed CNN today requesting they stop having him on as an impartial commentator given this news today.

[VaBthang4]

I guarantee the Clinton's put this together. It smells like them from 100 miles away. I rolled over in bed this morning and turned on Press the Meat and saw Clark and I immediately knew what was going on.

The fact that he gave to the campaign of fellow Clintonite Erskin Bowles blows his lying out of the water. He is simply trying to play the Colin Powell role and see if he [they] can create a faux media buzz about it.

I dont doubt for a second that Tim Russert knows exactly what is going on and agreed to be the tool.

~Wink~

It's chess not checkers.

[BenR2]

Didn't Hackworth call this guy a Perfumed Prince?

[VaBthang4]

The scoop is that he gave $1000.00 to Bowles. Nobody has reported it. In light of Clark saying he didnt know if he was a Democrat or a Republican it seems important in gauging whether or not he is telling the truth.

[Balata]

Clark is listed as a Democratic Presidential candidate HERE.

[Rome2000]

Clark is another sleazy rat SOB who thinks he has a shot at high office.

Its a pretty dishonorable thing to criticize the Commander in Chief during wartime on national television, but what would one expect from the likes of Klintoons General.

[VaBthang4]

Some cheesy site lists him alright but Clark himself told Russert that he didnt know what he was [smirk].

I think it is a charade meant to give the Liberal press something to try and stir up.

[Rome2000]

Who does this guy think he is, Washington?

Eisenhower?

Grant?

He must have missed the part about having to be a HERO before being elected.

[Nick Danger]

The Trial balloon

I got this idea for a giant balloon to help the Democrats next year.

Plus it would really piss off Jesse Jackson

[noutopia]

Clark is a lying scumbag piece of excrement.His nose is so far up Clinton's rear end he smelled Monica's breath. He is a dirtbag.Lower than whale crap.Have to look an earthworm in the eye to stand up. A total waste of human skin. I dont like him.

[Betty Jane]

Just what we need. Another France leaning weenie running for President.

Clark would fit so well as a French general.

[Cultural Jihad]

My prediction: GW Bush will, once he has some free time, single-handedly revive and reform the Democratic Party in order to keep the two-party system alive.

[Balata]

Believe it or not, but he has been spending time and getting advice from Bill Clinton. Makes ya sick, doesn't it.