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Should we fear Candidate Clark?
NBC5.com ^
| 9/16/03
Posted on 09/16/2003 7:59:05 PM PDT by gulfwarvet
Clark was raised as a Baptist (he converted to Catholicism during Vietnam), and attended the local public schools. Clark has said he was influenced as a young man by a World War II veteran, Jimmy Miller, who coached swimming at a local Boys Club.
Clark was first in his class as a 1966 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point in New York. After a brief stint working for a national poverty program in New York City, Clark studied at Oxford University in London, where he was a Rhodes Scholar -- an honor he shares with a fellow Arkansan who ran for president, Bill Clinton. Clark was at Oxford from 1966 to 1968, and earned a master's degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
After graduating from West Point, Clark entered the United States Army, where he would serve for 34 years and eventually rise to the rank of four-star general. Clark served in Vietnam, where he was an infantryman in command of a mechanized company. Clark was wounded four times in Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart and Silver Star.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2004; bush; clark; election; electionpresident; wesleyclark
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To: gulfwarvet
Anyone ever hear Clark say anything about immigration? He's likely pro-open-borders, since that's now nearly a Democrat orthodoxy, but it would be nice to know. So far, all the candidates, Democrat and Republican, want to immigrate away the country.
To: des
Yup, Clark's just a setup for Hillary. He'll be Hillary's running mate when she jumps in and saves us all. He'll be the military experience(perfumed prince) to go with her moderate(ha-ha-ha) democratic ideals.
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posted on
09/16/2003 9:49:22 PM PDT
by
Sooner78
To: Torie
Don't mess with AR
..
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posted on
09/17/2003 12:44:53 AM PDT
by
KQQL
(^@__*^)
To: gulfwarvet
I can't imagine him appealing to the minority vote. If he starts the democrat racial demogogueing he is going to appear ridiculous.
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posted on
09/17/2003 4:18:44 AM PDT
by
tkathy
(Without moderate Republicans there would be no Republican Party.)
To: CT
Bravo! Bravo! Just wait until this guy comes under scrutiny. And let's pray that he does pick Hillary.
Re: The 2004 Prez election, LET'S ALL REMEMBER ONE THING: Since the election of 2000, we've had the new census configuration. The red states (Bush states)on the political map, are the one that INCREASED in the number of electoral votes. The blue states (Gore states) lost population in the last decade and lost electoral votes. As evenly divided as the country is, this could be a BIG PLUS. Comment anyone?
No Dems
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posted on
09/17/2003 4:28:02 AM PDT
by
no dems
To: gulfwarvet
Can you say... Damien?
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posted on
09/17/2003 4:32:01 AM PDT
by
OKSooner
To: judywillow
WOW!! YOU GO GIRL!!
No Dems
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posted on
09/17/2003 4:44:57 AM PDT
by
no dems
To: Wphile
Clark is a very scary dude. Only an egotistical fantacist would come up with the fiction that someone from the White House called HIM on 9/11 to ask for his help. The guy is just like Bill Clinton: He will say whatever pops into his head, and the truth and reality be damned.
To: Torie
IQ is an overvalued commodity.
Look for wisdom -- which is "applied intelligence" if you will...
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posted on
09/17/2003 4:51:28 AM PDT
by
chilepepper
(The map is not the territory -- Alfred Korzybski)
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To: Ron in Acreage
The left wants a Dim in office. They don't care which Dim, just as long as it's a Dim. Thus, the left will back Clark if he appears to be electable.
To: gulfwarvet
He's a murderer, a traitor to the Constitution and a war criminal. He'll balance the demo ticket with Hillarius nicely.
To: Torie
Clark is the one candidate who might just not win, but win big in 04. We need to be very concerned about him; he will take the security mom vote and as a real southerner might eat into Bush's southern base.
To: ErnBatavia
Keep you damn insulting comments about Army decorations for combat service to yourself you damn REMF.
To: prairiebreeze
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posted on
09/17/2003 5:40:01 AM PDT
by
jimbo123
To: gulfwarvet
Clark will be elected IF reverses occur in the war between now and 11/04.
Otherwise, he won't.
As far as I can tell, the WOT warplan has assumed no opposition to the right, and has accomodated left opposition to the maximum extent feasible.
This has been a geostrategic error of major proportions, IMO, and the Clark candidacy is a kind of WOT futures bet-on the "put" side.
The injection of the Clintons into the mix is confusing to me, unless they are planning Arkancide with HRC in the VP slot.
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To: fortaydoos
you damn REMF.
Good morning. Learn the rules here regarding snipes, please. Sorry that the old saying "the truth hurts" apparently applies to you.
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:00:09 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Why do the Flag postage stamps peel off upside down..infiltrators?)
To: old school
John Kerry come to mind? Clark stayed in while Kerry sought other avenues to live on the public table. People that run around asking for a job because they have military experience are different from people that have great skills and also have the military in their background.
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posted on
09/17/2003 7:03:05 AM PDT
by
q_an_a
To: gulfwarvet
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09/17/2003 7:03:59 AM PDT
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jmstein7
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