E-mail DNC and Clark re: not being a Democrat

[Gingergal]

Please consider e-mailing the DNC and protesting the Democratic Party allowing someone who is not a registered Democrat to participate in the debates. Wesley Clark is still registered as Independent.
DNC e-mail:

Here is Wesley Clark's official website's e-mail address.

E-Mail


Demdave posted the story from BusinessWeek.
<http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2003/nf2003101_0874_db038.htm>

[WillyBrandt]

1. E-mail DNC and encourage them to return Bush to office

And do not tell them that only 4.4% of voters have party affiliation in Arkansas.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Politics/ap20031002_1901.html

[roughsatori]

7. 4.4 % of Arkansas voters are running for Pres as a Dem?

because that is the only way it would be analogous.

[WillyBrandt]

11. No, but most of the most loyal Dems in Arkansas

aren't registered as Democrats at all. This is a pseudo issue. Should he be careful to dot the i's and register in Arkansas? Yes. Does this at all mean that he--likely so many other very loyal, but officially unaffiliated Dems--isn't a "real" Democrat?

Not at all. Pseudo-issue.

[FlashHarry]

2. Last I checked, he was running for the Democratic nomination.

I think that qualifies him to participate in the debates. Personally, I think debating is a good thing. Stifling discourse due to a technicality is not. This is just my opinion. I have yet to make a decision on a candidate. I find the debates useful in forming my opinion.

[Name removed]

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[WilliamPitt]

4. Weak

He's running. Let him debate. Let the candidates defeat him as they can. He will stand or fall on the merits, and this isn't one of them.

[w4rma]

29. A white lie by the Clark campaign

…
"A Clark campaign spokesman at first told BusinessWeek that the former general had in fact updated his voter registration to reflect his newfound status as a Democrat. But a call to the Pulaski County Voter Registrar indicated otherwise. When asked to explain the discrepancy, campaign consultant Mark Fabiani says Clark hadn't yet had time to register as a Democrat."
…
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2003/nf2003101_0874_db038.htm
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=448201#448927

[WilliamPitt]

31. Upon things so trivial do nations and worlds turn

or not.

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Sorry but

"Clark spokeswoman Kym Spell said Thursday that Clark will declare himself a Democrat with a form awaiting his signature at his Little Rock, Ark., headquarters.

"A piece of paper doesn't make you a Democrat," Spell said. "Wesley Clark is a real Democrat, and this is simply a tactic that the other guys are using to distract Americans from the real issues."

Clark only publicly stated his party affiliation in recent weeks and he has praised Republican Presidents Nixon and Reagan. Many of his foes have questioned his ties to the GOP, with Howard Dean saying Wednesday, "Wes Clark ... was a Republican until 25 days ago."

Only 4.4 percent of Arkansas' 1.5 million voters have declared any political party, said Janet Miller, the secretary of state's deputy for elections."

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-clark-democrat,0,6761052,print.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. WEAK and POOR TASTE

Look the man is running for the nomination.

Like it or not that makes him a Democrat.

By the way, has it ever occured to you that as a true
soldier he did not declare until NOW?

Attack the issues not the candidate.

[Sandstorm]

8. Thanks for the link

I e-mailed the DNC to let them know how excited I am to have General Clark in the race.

[Kahuna]

14. I think I'll do the same.

:thumbsup:

[janekat]

9. F*ck no - Go do something constructive with your time.... Do positive

things for YOUR candidate - don't put other Dems down.

[Forkboy]

12. do you own a mirror?

shall we dredge up your dean complaint threads?

[janekat]

22. Hey - I'm trying to behave myself. I try to talk more about issues than

bash. I usually post links, articles. Not as bad as a lot here....

[neverforget]

13. Now there's an idea! Something positive!

[Pastiche423]

19. clark is not a Dem

[KC21304]

21. Yea we know, only what's his name is.

[janekat]

23. "Dean's attempts to run as environmentalist is nothing but a fraud"

"Dean's attempts to run for president as an environmentalist is nothing but a fraud," Smith told Wild Matters. "He's destroyed the Agency of Natural Resources, he's refused to meet with environmentalists while constantly meeting with the development community, and he's made the permitting process one, big dysfunctional joke."
http://www.counterpunch.org/colby02222003.html

[Pastiche423]

26. clark is still not a Democrat

[LTR]

33. Let's spell this out for you...

C...L...A...R...K......I...S......R...U...N...N...I...N...G...... A...S......A......D...E...M...O...C...R...A...T!!!

Deal with it.

[Kahuna]

10. I'm sure that they're very impressed with the polls...

that consistently show Clark has the best chance of beating bush. Send your emails if it will make you feel better. They will be of little effect.

[Forkboy]

15. This is true

the emails will have little effect...just like ALL the emails they get.

[Kahuna]

16. Rimshot..

nt

[janekat]

24. They probably tack all your e-mails on the wall for a laugh

n/t

[SWPAdem]

17. Thanks for the links

I'll be sure to email the DNC and tell them that we should eject all party members that are more interested in working against our candidates than in defeating Bush.

[Pastiche423]

18. Thanks for the info!

What was it George Washington said?

"I can not tell a lie."

But the DLC Production, clark (I) did.

[ima_sinnic]

20. absolutely not

Though I'm a Deaniac, I am extremely grateful for Clark's latest spot-on critique of BushCo/Iraq (that I read on some other thread somewhere). The best person will emerge and it's possible "parties" can be transcended--The People come together and cast out the demons. Would just like to hear some more from Clark as I am already convinced he would make an excellent VP or Secretary of State.

[Renew Deal]

27. Great pic lol

Thst's the vision I have had in my mind :)

[janekat]

28. Thanks - we have to thank your guy for changing the rules about

fundraising forever. Loved how Dean was on Leno and talked about how he had gotten all of those little checks from a lot of "regular people." Leno had mentioned that Bush had raked in millions from all of his fundraisers. He did us Dems proud...

See we can play nicely!

[Jolene]

25. Be sure to include Dean in that email

As the state of Vermont does not register party affiliation:

There is NO PARTY REGISTRATION in Vermont. Names are added to the checklist alphabetically with addresses but with no party affiliation noted.

http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/VoterRegGeneralInfo.html

Oops!

[ShaneGR]

30. STUPID people deserve SMART responses

Akransas has a semi-open primary. This means the only way to register is to vote in a Dem primary. A lot of Dem voters don't vote in primaries. Should they all be excluded. Heck, Howard Dean isn't technically 'registered' with the national party. You know why? Because there is no actual way to call up and register as a Dem.

[PsychoDad]

32. Somehow...

I found the "independant" registration somehow refreshing.
Guess it means he's not a Republocrat or Demopublican like all the others.

:silly:

[juajen]

34. Ah, blow it out your ear

I am tired of these anti-Clark threads. Anyway, I heard Terry McAuliffe (sp.?) say today that they would certainly take care of that little matter pronto.

[Stuckinthebush]

35. No

I'm glad he is there.

This whole Independent issue is nonsense. The guy says he's a Dem, he's a Dem.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

36. This Thread Ain't Nuthin' But Shit

You might want to check yourself, I seem to recall a certain incident last year where people were advocating for a sit-in of Hillary's office. Admin didn't take that shit well at all.

I can't wait until the new rules are put into place. Christ, what a joke.

DTH