Media Alert:: Wes Clark on CNN American Morning re Iraq

[Adelante]

Violence in Baghdad
March 18, 2004

More violence erupts in Iraq as a huge explosion rocks Baghdad Wednesday. As the transfer of power in Iraq approaches, can more attacks be expected? Retired Gen. Wesley Clark tells us what he thinks.

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/american.morning/

[BootinUp]

1. and fresh from some top secret

meetings too.

Ought to be good!

:toast:

[Adelante]

2. I'd better go to sleep early

And no :beer:

[Adelante]

3. Check this out

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1246893

[BootinUp]

4. Seen it...amazing week huh

And Spain snubs the FBI on the investigation. How much worse can Dumya F it up? Hopefully the world will never know.

[Adelante]

5. Did you see Kerry's speech today?

http://www.johnkerry.com/pressroom/speeches/spc_2004_0317.html

[BootinUp]

6. No but I'll give it read thanks

:beer:

[BootinUp]

10. Wow! that was powerful

Military Familiy Bill of Rights....I like it. How can you oppose it Georgie?

I especially liked this para:

If I am President, never again will parents or husbands or wives of soldiers have to send them body armor instead of photographs and care packages. Last month a young newlywed in Virginia who, as her husband was about to ship out to Iraq, gave him a bullet proof vest for Valentine's Day. I can tell you right now: in a Kerry Administration, no one will be getting body armor as a gift from a loved one; it will come from the Armed Forces of the United States of America. We will supply our troops with everything they need -- and we will reimburse each and every family who has had to buy body armor because this Administration made Valentine's Day part of the procurement process.

[TacticalPeek]

7. Much obliged for the headsup.

Since Clark is such a clear truth-speaker, there's a good chance that bushco will have even more grief after his appearance than they do today.

:evilgrin:

[in_cog_ni_to]

8. Yay! Thanks for posting this!

:bounce: Made my day!

I just saw Richard Holbrooke again tonight on Hardball. I can understand why he and Clark are such good friends....very intelligent man. Kerry is blessed to have those 2 gentlemen on the airwaves, speaking on his behalf.

I can't wait to see Wes in the morning! :loveya:

[Adelante]

9. Holbrooke, Clark, Shali, and Big Dog!

Yessssssssss!!!

[KittyWampus]

14. Put Jamie Rubin In The Mix

Please put Jamie Rubin in the mix... somewheres down the road.

[Adelante]

19. I forgot Jamie today

But I did have him on the list a couple days ago :)

[Eurobabe]

28. thanks WesDem!

[MoonRiver]

11. I'll try to watch it. But I'm running around the house getting ready

for work each morning. Unless I know exactly when something will come on, I usually miss it. :(

[Adelante]

12. Whoo Hooo - this was today, I hear

Wesley Clark in press conference call with 50 members of print and
broadcast media re Cheney's foreign policy speech and attacks on Kerry.

[BootinUp]

13. Where'd ya get it? the blog?

[Adelante]

16. UnitedForClark nt

[BootinUp]

20. hadn't been there

Saw Leah's story... I am just happy cause Clark is right in the mix of this thing. Its awesome!

[Leilani]

17. That's terrific!

I wish the news people would cover it!

[Kathleen04]

15. Excellent, I'll be tuning in

Thanks. :)

[Leilani]

18. Thanks for the heads up!

I have to figure out what time that is out here.

[HuskerDem]

21. THANK YOU!

I LOVE my Wes friends on DU. :loveya:

[Donna Zen]

22. OMG--Late for work again!

But it will be worth it.



(edit) If it's Solidad, will she start scratching her legs again? She doesn't hold up very well in the same room as Wes Clark.

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23. ok, you've got to fill in the details...

on that one. Scratching her legs??

[Donna Zen]

53. The legs??

It was early in the campaign, maybe S's first interview with the General, and she just was squirming and scratching.

While she has improved in her demeanor, I think she is way over her head with Clark and therefore can't form follow ups.

[Crunchy Frog]

24. Thank you for the warning.

I'll try not to miss it this time, although it's at 5:00 in the morning for me.:hangover:

[FrenchieCat]

25. 4:00 am for me.....

But I may have to do what I've got to do for a Clark Fix.

[BootinUp]

26. kick

:kick:

coming up folks :)

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27. I'm here

For a while. I hope they have him on sooner rather than later. I hate when they string you along for hours.

[BootinUp]

29. top o the mornin incap

I hope its gonna be the first 1/2 hour.

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30. Good Morning!

I've only got about an hour, so I hope he's on soon.

It's still snowing here, and there is going to be another storm tomorrow! :cry:

[BootinUp]

31. at least with it

being late March, it won't be around long...

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32. Supposedly..

On Sunday it goes up to 50. We'll see.

It's a mess, right now.

[BootinUp]

33. I tried to

wake up Jersey with a PM...its not workin ;)

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34. You need one of those

Loud, ringing PM's. ;)

[BootinUp]

35. They didn't mention Wes yet :(

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37. crosspost!

Please, it's bad enough with Jersey reading my mind, not you too! :)

[BootinUp]

40. Soledad: Is it career ending for the President?

HELL YES IT IS! LOL

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42. Yes, dear, it is..

:hi:

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36. They're not even mentioning him...

That he will be on later or anything! WAH! :cry:

[Eurobabe]

38. WES ON NOW

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39. He's ON!

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41. Well it was short but..

As usual he did a great job for Kerry! :)

[emulatorloo]

43. What did he say?!?!?!! N/t

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44. You can download the vid *right now*, I'm on my way out the door..

She was basically asking him how Kerry can defend himself from the Bush attacks on his abilities to deal with the "war on terra" etc.

Wes backed up Kerry, his experience and his ability.

Once again, said we didn't have to go to war, it was a distraction, we need an international coalition, and that people will get it, despite the polls she brought up.

Download it here, it's only 8.5 mbs:

http://www.us4clark.com/mediaclips.html

[mikehiggins]

45. I just love this video stuff. Thanks again to the Clark site.

Dont'cha just love it as well when the Axis of Evil gets caught up short by their own words like Rumsfeld did the other day?

Wanna know who said Iraq was an immediate threat, Mr. Rumsfeld?

You did, and here's the quotes.

And don't you look like an asshole?

Ha, ha, as that kid on the Simpsons says.

[Adelante]

46. Thanks!

Wes was thoughtful and in command. I like this Wes who doesn't have to go around grinning to please the media. Soledad didn't scratch her legs. Is that a sign of something?

[Adelante]

47. Did I just hear Soledad say there would be more

of her interview with Gen. Wesley Clark? I heard her mention his name, but not what she said.

[BootinUp]

48. keep us posted Jersey

No cable tv at work!

[Adelante]

49. I don't know what I heard, though

I ran in there, but they had moved on. It was when the three of them sit around chatting on the couch talking about what they're working on. Maybe they plan to just repeat it, I don't know.

[Adelante]

50. They repeated the earlier segment

So I got to sleep late AND see the General. :)

[BootinUp]

51. ..

Nice way to start the day, with Wes and the DU Clarkies. :)

[Nashyra]

52. I just got to see part of his clip

it was on at the top of the hour with Daran on CNN. What a beautiful way to wake up, looking at that face of Clark's and listening to someone intelligent. I got a letter yesterday from Clark and Gert with a pin with "four Stars" on it, the tears were running down my face when I left the post office thinking about what an opportunity our country lost in this man.

[Donna Zen]

54. Wes word of the day:

nebulous

[frank frankly]

55. nebulous! PLEASE BE VP, General!

puh-lease!!!

fingers crossed!!!