Why I will not support Clark

[WillyBrandt]

(One of my first posts on DU, from long ago, in September! Reposted for fun; I must say I was pretty proud!)

Reading DU, I have decided to renounce my support for Wesley Clark. Here is why:

- A man named Michael Jackson said that Clark was crazy. He tried to seize an airstrip that the Russians did not want him to seize, and almost started World War III. I will trust the WW III jibe on its own merits. Also, there is no way the American people will vote for a man who stands up to the Russians.

- I read a virulently anti-Clinton, anti-Democrat website called CounterPunch that Clark is no good for the Democratic party. Therefore, I will trust them, since their hatred of my party shows they have my party's best interests in mind.

- Clark has no political positions, except for those he has articulated. And while those he has articulated are liberal, that is only evidence that he secretly holds right-wing beliefs.

- I have a link to a right-wing publication trashing Clark, he is no good for the Democrats. Clinton, Carter, Kennedy and Roosevelt were never trashed irrationally by both the right and left!

- Does anybody know whether the the quote "Clark would personally crowbar hobos for fun" is actually true? Stop saying I'm smearing him! These are my theories! Do you have any proof that he DIDN'T crowbar hobos? EVER?

- I am PROUD of my vote for Nader. Hey! Don't call me retarded! Stop it! Stop it!

- While Clark sounds like a centrist and thinks like a liberal, Dean sounds like a liberal and thinks like a centrist. It is clear that the latter is better for the Democratic Party, since he is less likely to get elected, and less likely to push forth liberal positions if he is.

- Clark was pushed into the Democratic Party by sneaky Republican operatives, who wish to secure a Bush victory by electing a Democratic president.

- The hatred the GOP has for Clinton is evidence that he is a Republican. Therefore his friend Wesley Clark is a Republican.

- Clark voted Republican about 20+ years ago, therefore he is not a Democrat. The fact that right-wing Reagan was once a devoted Democratic is not a counterexample by proposition X, which I leave unspecified.

- Alright, so some Nader fans are retarded, but I'm not! Alright!?

- Because I'm a REAL Democrat, I will not support the Democratic nominee unless s/he is X.

- Clark has the potential to expand the party by bringing in culturally disaffected and politically disenchanted Reagan Democrats, while taking positions more liberal than the other candidates. Unfortunately, those Reagan Democrats are dirty, and shaking their hands is too high a price to pay for power.

- Except for his experience in high-level diplomacy, ever-rising poll ratings, and evident ease in front of the camera, he is too much a political novice to win.

- Since the Constitution grants the franchise only to those who (1) are members of DU; and (2) are extremely irrational, there is no way Clark can win the presidency.

(Edited to change repetition of words in next to last one.)

[jmaier]

1. Thanks, Willy!

I missed this wonderful post the first time. It's pretty obvious that you must despise 1) Clark and 2) yourself. Not necessarily in that particular order. :-)

[LandOLincoln]

2. All good, solid reasons not to vote for that Trojan Horse bastid.

I mean, WESLEY CLARK???? Ptooie. I'm so glad I, too, have finally seen the light.

[Qanisqineq]

3. Wow, wish I had read this before I

donated money to the Clark campaign. It's a good thing he is out so I can't make the mistake of voting for him!

hehehehehehe

[Taeger]

4. Are you crazy????

- A man named Michael Jackson said that Clark was crazy. He tried to seize an airstrip that the Russians did not want him to seize, and almost started World War III. I will trust the WW III jibe on its own merits. Also, there is no way the American people will vote for a man who stands up to the Russians.

You think that Putin would escalate into WW3 over some fucking po-dunk airstrip in Yugoslavia. Are you serious?????

[WillyBrandt]

5. Dude, it was parody. Note the (true) coincidence with

the British General and the King of Pop. I'm a big time Clark supporter.

[bicentennial_baby]

6. Ah, the good old days

Those were the times, eh? :toast: for all my Clarkistas!

[Tom Rinaldo]

7. And what kind of name is Wesley anyway?

Now John, that's a fine name for an American President.

[R3dD0g]

8. Wesley

what a wussy name for a president. No person of strength and character would ever allow his parents to tag him with such a wimpy name - right?

[HawkerHurricane]

9. Especially not for a military officer!

I mean, really!

"I don't know if they frighten the enemy, but they terrorize me!" - comment after reviewing the troops before Waterloo, by Wesley, THE Duke of Wellington.

[Gloria]

10. Heck, I NEVER would have worked my fingers to the bone for Clark

if I had known that he was not only a Republican, but a LOG CABIN Republicaan!! Did you see that cover of the Advocate, with Wes looking all "gay"????? Gert and that tall, dark-haired guy were simply hired to pose as family....

Alas, I found out TOO late!! TOO late!!!!!!!!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

11. Kick, Because I Loved This Thread

My favorite was: "Also, there is no way the American people will vote for a man who stands up to the Russians."

:D

DTH

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Brilliant post Will!

You always were the best.:toast:

[Kinkistyle]

13. He bashes Bush because he actually LOVES Bush.

After all, we supposedly "always hurt the ones we love", and we can tell by how hard Clark has bashed on Bush, his idiotic policies and his unjust war that Clark actually loves him passionately. This proves he is a Republican plant. Spread the word! :D

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. Why? Why? Why?

didn't I see this post before?? All that money, time, paper, envelopes, week-end cell phone minutes, gas and car milage wasted!!! Wasted I tell ya! Frittered away!

Great post, Willy!

September seems so long ago. :cry: Days of hope....gone. :cry:

[DancingBear]

15. Oh, that's great - just great

So what am I supposed to do with my Clark'04 mouse pad now, eh Willy???


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