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Gen. Clark Won't Rule Out Running as Republican
NewsMax.com ^
| 7/02/03
| Carl Limbacher and NewsMax.com Staff
Posted on 07/02/2003 10:49:41 AM PDT by kattracks
Former NATO Commander Gen. Wesley Clark said Tuesday that he hadn't ruled out running for president as a Republican.
Clark hails from Arkansas and was appointed to head NATO by Democrat president Bill Clinton, who praised him last week as someone who would make a good chief executive.
But Clark refused to be pinned down on his party affiliation during the following exchange with Fox News Channel's "Hannity & Colmes" co-host Sean Hannity:
HANNITY: All right, I want a straight answer. I was watching you on Russert a couple of Sundays ago. You clearly are moving in the direction of running for president, correct?
CLARK: Well, I am certainly considering it.
HANNITY: Yes, and you would not run as a Republican under any circumstances you can think of?
CLARK: I haven't said that.
HANNITY: Would you?
CLARK: I just haven't said that. I just haven't crossed that bridge. So I'm not going to cross it.
HANNITY: Have you ever voted for a Republican in your life?
CLARK: Absolutely.
HANNITY: Are there Republicans now that you admire that you would tell us about?
CLARK: Well, I served in the Ford administration. I was a White House fellow. I worked for Paul O'Neill and Jim Lann in the Office of Management and Budget.
HANNITY: You seem to be leaning pretty heavily Democrat. I read up on you a lot. But you don't want to go there. Why the mystery? Why can't you say if I run I'm going to be a Democrat? If I run, I'm going to be a Republican? What's so mysterious about that?
CLARK: I served 34 years in uniform. I was 38 years, counting my West Point time. I had "U.S." on both collars. I'm essentially non-partisan, but I do have some views about what the country should be doing. [End of Excerpt]
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; wesleyclark
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So, will clinton's buddy do a Ross Perot?
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:49:41 AM PDT
by
kattracks
To: kattracks
General Clark (Supreme Arrogant Nasal Commander) does not need to worry about "Ruling out". I'm sure Conservatives will do it for him...
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:50:58 AM PDT
by
grumple
To: kattracks
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:52:38 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I'm not always cranky.)
To: kattracks
Let's see the scenarios.
1. Clark causes a damaging primary.
2. Clark does a Perot or John Anderson
3. Clark runs as a dem against as many as 10+ other candidates.
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:55:41 AM PDT
by
Dan from Michigan
(Liberals - "The suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked")
To: kattracks
So, will clinton's buddy do a Ross Perot?
Yes, as soon as my winning lottery ticket gets cashed in.
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:55:47 AM PDT
by
Arkinsaw
To: grumple
General Clark (Supreme Arrogant Nasal Commander) does not need to worry about "Ruling out". I'm sure Conservatives will do it for him...Indeed - we have plenty of real military men to choose from. We don't have to settle for a perfumed prince whose greatest accomplishment in uniform was to accidentally bomb the Chinese embassy in Belgrade from 30,000 feet.
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:56:26 AM PDT
by
CFC__VRWC
To: kattracks
"I'm essentially non-partisan, ...""... I thought this country was founded on a principle of progressive taxation. Wesley Clark, Meet the Press, 15 June 2003
Earth to Wesley. Commies are partisan, putz.
To: grumple
Hahahahahahaha! A Republican? Wesley Clark is about as Republican as Eleanor Clift.
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:57:50 AM PDT
by
anton
To: kattracks
I saw this guy last night, and calling him pathetic doesn't even begin to cover it. Real soldiers probably laugh at him behind his back.
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posted on
07/02/2003 10:59:29 AM PDT
by
jpl
To: kattracks
So the initial tactic is to stand for nothing until maximum personal gain can be factored in. He fits right in to Washington.
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posted on
07/02/2003 11:02:32 AM PDT
by
TexasBlues
(This space for rent...)
To: anton
Hey, wait a minute. Maybe Wesley Clark is Eleanor Clift! Has anyone ever seen them at the same time?
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posted on
07/02/2003 11:04:17 AM PDT
by
anton
To: kattracks
Where would Clark get the money to do a Perot?
To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
I thought this country was founded on a principle of progressive taxationI heard that quote the other day on the Mike Rosen show. Mike was dissecting his performance--unbelieveable that someone considering running for Prez would say that. He's definitely not a Republican and he's not going to be much of factor on either side of the aisle.
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posted on
07/02/2003 11:09:33 AM PDT
by
beaversmom
(Celebrating May 5th and all days with an American Flag)
To: kattracks
This is scary. Since he is good buddies withe big apple antichrist and her husband, they will pay him millions to run as a independant.
He can run on a platform of smaller gov.org, increased pay for the military, he will have a good plan for preventing terrorism (which he will say P Bush is not doing a good job off) He will have a plan for Iraq which might be a total mess by the time we have elections.
He will take the illegal issue and say they are stealing our jobs, if I am elected I will close the borders and kick any illegal out and they will not get back in (over 70% of the public love this idea).
I think what we are seeing is the big apple antichrist paving the way for election as the next P of America and I think it will happen.
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posted on
07/02/2003 11:18:24 AM PDT
by
winodog
(Learn to speak spanish. Politicians are determined to destroy America.)
To: anton
Bump !
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posted on
07/02/2003 11:25:56 AM PDT
by
OREALLY
Comment #16 Removed by Moderator
To: kattracks
Wesley Clark can't even pass for a RINO. A West Point man, he's an exception, since most service academy graduates lean to the Right!
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posted on
07/02/2003 11:29:21 AM PDT
by
onyx
(Name an honest democrat? I can't either!)
To: kattracks
The dems are going to be gutted.
To: Dan from Michigan
I don't see Clark getting many Republican votes, either in Republican primaries or if he tries to pull a Perot. I think he is a possible RAT veep candidate, if the RATs want to burnish their national security credentials.
To: SMEDLEYBUTLER
And in that Meet the Press appearance, Clark also refused to rule out running as a Republican.
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