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We gotta get Clarke out of the Fux right wing echo chamber and get him in front of an audience that has ears to hear.
What's with the goofy font? :)
"I've waited all my life for a Republican Barack Obama. Now he shows up and he's a Democrat." - Frank Luntz
by The Termite on Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 09:31:04 AM PDT
It could be that he's just being visible to Republicans. He's getting a chance to display his knowledge and credentials to those who would not normally vote Democratic. Come 2008, he won't be an unknown. It will be harder for the Republicans to turn him into a cartoon as they did with Kerry and Gore, because he'll already be a known quantity to Fox viewers.
They may not agree with him, but it will be hard for Rove and Co. to convince them that he's a left wing crackpot.
by Ernest T Bass on Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 09:37:52 AM PDT
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February 1, 2000 Al Gore v. the Media By Robert Parry To read the major newspapers and to watch the TV pundit shows, one can't avoid the impression that many in the national press corps have decided that Vice President Al Gore is unfit to be elected the next president of the United States. Across the board -- from The Washington Post to The Washington Times, from The New York Times to the New York Post, from NBC's cable networks to the traveling campaign press corps -- journalists don't even bother to disguise their contempt for Gore anymore. At one early Democratic debate, a gathering of about 300 reporters in a nearby press room hissed and hooted at Gore's answers. Meanwhile, every perceived Gore misstep, including his choice of clothing, is treated as a new excuse to put him on a psychiatrist's couch and find him wanting. Journalists freely call him "delusional," "a liar" and "Zelig." Yet, to back up these sweeping denunciations, the media has relied on a series of distorted quotes and tendentious interpretations of his words, at times following scripts written by the national Republican leadership.
February 1, 2000 Al Gore v. the Media
By Robert Parry
To read the major newspapers and to watch the TV pundit shows, one can't avoid the impression that many in the national press corps have decided that Vice President Al Gore is unfit to be elected the next president of the United States.
Across the board -- from The Washington Post to The Washington Times, from The New York Times to the New York Post, from NBC's cable networks to the traveling campaign press corps -- journalists don't even bother to disguise their contempt for Gore anymore.
At one early Democratic debate, a gathering of about 300 reporters in a nearby press room hissed and hooted at Gore's answers. Meanwhile, every perceived Gore misstep, including his choice of clothing, is treated as a new excuse to put him on a psychiatrist's couch and find him wanting.
Journalists freely call him "delusional," "a liar" and "Zelig." Yet, to back up these sweeping denunciations, the media has relied on a series of distorted quotes and tendentious interpretations of his words, at times following scripts written by the national Republican leadership.
Just say NO to BAYH (for VP)! Here's why!
by NeuvoLiberal on Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 10:40:54 AM PDT
And get Paul Hackett in there too!
These are guys who know how to talk to a Fox audience. Fox is on everywhere, and not everyone who watches it is a Republican. The more people we have on there deconstructing their crap in real time, the better. Especially when it's a chickenhawk debating a war, and in Clark's case, human rights as well, hero.
You got no fear of the underdog. That's why you will not survive. - Spoon
by brainiacamor on Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 09:48:15 AM PDT
after November, time to terminate his contract with Fox, which was a great idea, and (1) Take the gloves off, (2) Be able to comment on something other than military matters.
Clark came in first of our 1000 best officers in the 5-, 25-, 100-year strategy projections. He has expertise and depth of knowledge well beyond any other single nominee candidate. Let's get him out there early this time, with the pick of the staff.
Week for week, disregarding the weeks he was not in the race yet, he outraised Dean. He can draw money, moderates, and prevail on national security issues with one hand tied behind his back.
by venatrix on Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 10:47:25 AM PDT
Clark is raising money like crazy right now to elect Dems in the midterms. "Take the Hill with me" -- Wes Clark
Check out the capitol (or capital...either way)
by Sybil Liberty on Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 05:40:56 PM PDT
yet again. Now I can't decide whether to kick in or wait for the next drive. Money is a finite resource around here!
by venatrix on Fri Sep 08, 2006 at 07:21:59 AM PDT
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by Sybil Liberty on Fri Sep 08, 2006 at 11:54:06 AM PDT
He should resign and focus on his campaign. This time around he can hit the ground running. And we need to get a non-Hillary in there.
by brainiacamor on Fri Sep 08, 2006 at 10:54:06 AM PDT
I'm pretty outspoken about how I'd like all Democrats to refuse to appear on fox. I'd really like to marginalize them to just be the republikan network that they are and only speak to republikans. However, if you're going to put a Democrat on foxspews (and that appears to be what they are planning on doing), you need to put guys like Clark and Hackett and Charlie Rangell on. They are the only ones to talk tough enough and knowledgeably enough about military matters to give the foxspews hawks a run for their money. Clark was great! No one can question his military credentials (or Hackett's or Rangell's either) and he is tougher than any fox host. I like that.
A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that.' Douglas Adams
by dougymi on Thu Sep 07, 2006 at 10:08:43 AM PDT
wide narrow
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