Comments on: Confirmed: Wesley Clark is an idiot

By: The Hill’s Pundits Blog » Obama’s Clark Catastrophe

The Hill’s Pundits Blog » Obama’s Clark Catastrophe — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:19:55 +0000

[...] (R-Ariz.). Among his ill-thought-out lines was his point that McCain commanded a squadron that “wasn’t a wartime squadron.” Remember that McCain was a prisoner of war in the most vile Viet Cong camps for five and half [...]

By: Sea_Dog

Sea_Dog — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:44:11 +0000

Let’s give General Clark some slack, after the precision surgical strike on the Chinese Embassy, there have been no recorded instances of a Chinese Embassy attacking anyone.

By: Clark Misfires (Errónea estrategia de Clark atacar a McCain) « Observatorio de Medios UIA/elecciones en EU

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:37:20 +0000

[...] Michelle Malkin wants to bust Clark to private: [...]

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:38:39 +0000

Although the MSM insists that Obama condemned Clark, Obama did nothing of the kind. In his Missouri speech, Obama never once mentioned Clark by name. And Obama refused to acknowledge that McCain was tortured in North VietNam. Instead, Obama said only that McCain suffered “physical torment”. Obama is a former editor in chief of the Harvard Law Review. He does not choose words by accident. When he used the word torment instead of torture, Obama had two motives. First he did not want to upset Jane Fonda, who then and now, denied that North VietNam tortured anyone. And second, he will not acknowledge any act of bravery by McCain. Obama believes that anti war demonstrators are the ultimate sign of bravery.

By: Wes Clark Is No General David Petraeus : BigMouthFrog

Wes Clark Is No General David Petraeus : BigMouthFrog — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:37:52 +0000

[...] decades in the news business, Bob Schieffer may have thought he’d heard it all — until yesterday on Face the Nation, when he interviewed Wesley Clark. Clark came as a surrogate for the Barack Obama campaign and [...]

By: Reverse Torture Porn « The Edge of the American West

Reverse Torture Porn « The Edge of the American West — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:36:14 +0000

[...] 1, 2008 in history and current events by SEK I challenge anyone currently being critical of Wesley Clark to disprove his point on its face. I don’t want to hear anything [...]

By: Acephalous

Acephalous — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:31:23 +0000

Reverse Torture Porn…

I challenge anyone currently being critical of Wesley Clark to disprove his point on its face. I don’t want to hear anything about Clark’s own military record or Barack Obama’s lack of one.* I want you to list the specific…

By: Lifeofthemind

Lifeofthemind — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:32:13 +0000

SoonerMarine
Well said. Your experience is part of the puzzle. It does not invalidate other anecdotal evidence that the man was a poor manager or leader before other people. Obviously we are talking about shades and gradations as well as a weakness to succumb to his worse instincts that may have grown over time. One reason that intelligent and hard working people, and I believe that Clark had those basic gifts, need to be careful not to act like a horse’s ass is that doing so deprives the society of the benefit of what they can contribute. In other words Clark screwed up first by getting a reputation as excessively manipulative and political (among an admittedly highly competitive group of officers) and second when in a combat leadership role in Bosnia and it cost him his job and made him ineligible for elective office. His frantic efforts to keep inserting himself into the public debate only compounds the problem. There is a reason that most retired senior officers sit on boards and play golf. Being a public person is with rare exceptions frowned upon as contrary to a warrior’s code in a democracy.

By: GaMidnightRider

GaMidnightRider — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:18:18 +0000

Wasn’t Clark removed by Bill Clinton for dropping bombs on the wrong people while hiding under his desk ?

By: Obama has a Problem; His Supporters Keep Talking | The Daily Conservative

Obama has a Problem; His Supporters Keep Talking | The Daily Conservative — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:38:31 +0000

[...] about Obama’s big mouth supporters; Wesley Clark recently took a swing at McCain’s inexperience when it comes to executive responsibility. “He has been a [...]

By: skma

skma — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:59:39 +0000

On June 30th, 2008 at 3:31 pm, mattymatt10 said:

I feel calling someone a Senator when they aren’t a Senator anymore, or General when they aren’t a General anymore, or Ambassador when they aren’t an Ambassador anymore, etc, only serves to further distance us from our political ruling class. Really, what purpose does it serve other than to continue to make them feel special?

My dad retired from the Navy after almost 30 years of service and many remarkable achievements. He would whole-heartedly agree with you, matty. When he retired, he left his rank behind with his medals and his flight log. While I understand the use of old titles for news commentators (to clarify why they are qualified to speak to a particular issue), I’m not sure they are commonly used in the civilian world.

By: skma

skma — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:49:59 +0000

“…riding in a fighter plane…” RIDING in a fighter plane??!

General Clark must posess a certain amount of intelligence and knowledge of the military to have obtained his rank. It is tremendously disheartening to hear him make statements like this one…

By: Joy

Joy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:15:04 +0000

Un-real.

One thing no one can question is McCain’s wartime experience. ‘Rode in a plane’?

By: Goldwater Knight

Goldwater Knight — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:09:54 +0000

SoonerMarine said:

He is neither incompetent or a fool.

But he sure did do a good job tanking his chances for VP.

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:20:46 +0000

And I don't know anything about Wesley Clark, but I was a bit weirded out by his picture on the cover of the gay mag The Advocate.