Clark Being Kept Off Talk Shows For Anger Management?

[DrFunkenstein]

Where’s Wesley?

Democratic presidential candidate Gen. Wesley Clark was conspicuous by his absence on last Sunday’s talk shows. It’s almost routine for anyone entering the White House race to be booked instantly for grilling.

But the word is that Clark’s advisers, one of whom is the political operative formerly known as President Bill Clinton, have decided to carefully limit his media availability.

They remember how “Meet the Press” host Tim Russert unsettled former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean a few months ago, and didn’t want the same thing to happen to their man.

Clark, like Dean, is said to have an anger management problem, and apparently needs more basic training on keeping his cool during hostile interviews.

http://www.thehill.com/open_secrets/092403.aspx

I hope this is not true, because it looks pretty lousy from where I'm sitting. At least he's going to the debates, though.

[Cush]

1. doubtful

he handled Hannity just fine (and more than once). And he's been on TV on a regular basis since the war began

Have a feeling the Corporate bosses don't want him on

[RichV]

2. The Hill

reported this? Wow. I'm surprised.

How about the possibility that the man is assembling a campaign team and preparing for the first political debate of his life? Seems a good enough reason not to take time out for Tim Russert.

[whathappened]

3. why would'nt anybody

get pissed at these dam ass press people , who give bush and his crowd fluff , and when a dem come on they grill them like they are a low life scum , let all of them on and let them tear russet a new ass

[boxster]

4. My guess is that he's prepping for the debate.

And developing solid stances on most of the major issues.

[Cappurr]

5. Oh Jesus....

The man has been a candidate for less than a week, he has been called a Republican plant, a DLC plant, a Clinton plant, the man who nearly started WWIII and now he has an "anger management" problem. :crazy:

Listen carefully: This guy has spent hundreds of hours on Television, sometimes for twelve hours at a time during the Iraq war. I never once saw him lose his cool.

Is it just possible that his political people want to prepare him for likely questions he will get (like ANY candidate is prepared?}

Or is it possible that the Bushies were all over the Sunday talk shows talking up their big day at the UN?

[DrFunkenstein]

6. That's What I Thought

I seem to remember him as pretty calm and collected, but then again, he was being treated as an expert, not being grilled on every little gotcha! detail.

[diplomats]

7. Wasn't he on "Hardball," too?

I wouldn't make a big deal out of it. That anger management thing was overblown for Dean; I also remember Clark always being calm and unflustered during the NATO briefings. He'll be on those shows when he's ready.

[DrFunkenstein]

8. I'm Not So Sure With Dean

He kinda flipped on Stephanapoulus(?), which is pretty impressive considering he is pretty softball. And if you've ever seen this (fairly hilarious) GOP video, you can get a glimpse of what the TV ads would be in the general election against Dean. I'm sure they've got plenty of footage like this:

http://www.gop.org/Newsroom/RNCResearch/TLvideo2.htm

[Upfront]

11. yawn

[diplomats]

12. Oh, well

[SayitAintSo]

29. Oh that was incredible .....

The repug spin/propaganda machine is so refined.... Hope that they try it Clark only to have it finally expose them for what they are doing. They become more and more shrill and desperate ...

[DoveTurnedHawk]

30. That's Actually a Pretty Scary Ad

I could see it playing well in certain places.

Bush is going to have the biggest war chest in history to push his BS. We need the strongest possible candidate to make sure it's not close enough to buy or steal.

DTH

[seamarq]

10. Ironinc thread...

in that it was Clark's calm but determined manner when attacked on the issues that first made me notice him. He has been attacked by the worst of them on camera and has calmly and politely raked them over the coals. The guy is great with the likes of Hannity, Buchanan, O'Reilly, etc.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

9. The trip didn't mellow you out. Did it?

[candy331]

14. Caring for others and simply not for one self and cronies

when you know they are bring shafted tends to evoke anger. Bush is heartlesss and feels nothing for anyone but self and cronies who also are heartless and unfeeling.

[DrFunkenstein]

15. I'm Trying To Get A Feel For Clark

It's hard, because I like to study the candidates' policy agendas, and I don't have much to work with here. Clark is a real X factor for me, and I'm trying to figure out what his deal is.

I had some impressions about him before he announced that have been turned on their head, and I'm trying to determine how this is all going to affect the race in general. Believe me, I would rather be discussing his health care plan.

[Bread and Circus]

21. Clark will be giving a jobs creation speech tomorrow....

http://www.clark04.com/release_01.php

hopefully that will help.

[AWD]

13. If it's any source of comfort...

...Clinton had an anger issue as well.

And DAMN if he didn't handle it well!

[diplomats]

16. You're right, he did

I forgot about that. And doesn't Bush have a temper, too?

[zekeson]

19. oh yeah, Bush has a temper

and all he does is attack soverign nations when his daddy is threatened.

[DrFunkenstein]

17. So Did Krushchev

I sure hope these guys don't start banging the podium with their shoe!

[xray s]

18. I'd be angry too...

..if I had to answer the idiotic questions spewed by the likes of Russert, Tweety and the rest of the infotainment talking head media whores.

It only shows he is an intellegent man and doesn't suffer fools gladly.

[eleny]

20. I don't believe a word of it

I've watched almost all his tv appearances. It's so impressive how skillfully he handles Hannity who always tries to tie people up in knots. With just a few words spoken sincerely, he makes Hannity look like a kid wearing a beanie with a propeller.

Anyone who can accomplish that does not have an anger management problem. This is just another meme and I don't buy it. Don't you remember when Dukakis was "scary" and McCain had a "temper"? Memes - nothing but empty memes.

[carpetbagger]

22. This makes no sense. He's been on most of them .

Clark's been on most of the talk shows already. My personal belief is that he timed his appearences for an original announcement date around Labor Day, and that's why the thing was done in reverse, in a way.

Why this makes no sense is that Clark has been a pretty regular face on talk shows for the last few months, and it could just be that he's run out of talk shows to go on for the time being. He's done Russert. He's done Meet the Press. He's done This Week. He's handled a few Faux assaults, including Hannity and Colmes. He's done a few NPR shows. He's done Hardball. He's done Scarface's Country. He's done a good number of shows on CNN.

He's even done Bill Maher's HBO show.

This is a weak, weak rumor without supporting evidence.

[tboullett]

23. Ever been under fire?

After you've been in a firefight, just one, tell me how you controled your anger.

[carpetbagger]

27. Clark's managed to do it on the talk shows so far.

If you think about it long enough, I answered your ad hominem question.

[tboullett]

28. I was defending Clark

I was defending a fellow brother who has a CIB and a Silver Star, just like mine. He was a grunt, 35 years ago, just like me. I want him in the White House.

If you think about it long enough, you didn't answer my question. Have you ever been under fire?

[coralrf]

24. wishful thinking and puke propaganda...

"Clark, like Dean, is said to have an anger management problem"..

Is said to?

Who said that?

No quotes here only qualified editorial comment. The purpose here is to plant a seed and unfortunately a few idiotic Dems will water it.

[coralrf]

25. Tim Russert does not sanction political debate

in America. Mr. Russert would have you think that Meet the Press is about meeting the press. It is not. It is only about dealing with a trivia master and a spinner of the first rank. I am sure Clark considers a weasel like Russert a waste of time.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

26. What Utter Bullshit

Typical RW whore media. Clark has been on Hannity & Colmes a few times, and he always kept his cool while handing Hannity his ASS.

DTH