Clark Dismisses Bush as Unfit to Command (MSNBC)

[Proud2BAmurkin]

Clark brought the crowd to its feet early in the evening repeatedly with a hard-edged address in which he denounced the Bush administration from the perspective of a career soldier.

In particular, Clark accused the president of acting as though the Republicans had “a monopoly on the best defense of our nation.” By doing so, he said, Bush was “committing a fraud on the American people.”

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5344731/

[NV1962]

1. Amen, hallelujah and don't you forget it!

Ain't that the truth.

Wes Clark, you're my Hero.

[freetobegay]

2. He told it like it is!

Go Wes go!

[Dookus]

3. that's why

so many of us loved the guy so much.

[IA_Seth]

4. damn, i missed it

work sucks!

[Swamp Rat]

5. Excellent! Hammer Bush on defense and don't let up until November!

Bush is unfit to command! Bush is unfit to command! Bush is unfit to command!

[Pachamama]

28. Clark gave a great speech - too bad many didn't see it because of the

talking heads!

Those F*ckers and bootlickers on CNN were talking throughout the first 90% of his speech until they cut in finally...Most insulting was the fact that when Wesley Clark asked for a moment of silence, the whole convention was silent in memory of the fallen soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq and Wolf Blitzer and Judy Woodruff kept talking away....I was so pissed I called those MF's and left a message not fit for a mommy like me to say, however to the standards of FUCheney.

:grr:

[Swamp Rat]

33. I hate Woodruff and Blitzer too! SOBS!!!

Did you see Jon Stewert make fun of them tonight?

[democrat_patriot]

47. I heard Bush is unfit to command...

[girl gone mad]

6. He is absolutely right.

And I'm so sick of hearing Right Wingers say that we should all cower in fear if Kerry gets elected or that our military won't respect a Democratic CIC.

We believe in using diplomacy and alliances instead of acting like arrogant cowboys. We believe in taking care of our Veterans and using force cautiously, rather than throwing all of our money at corrupt contractors and hyping up worthless missile defense systems. That doesn't make us weaker on defense, only stronger.

[gasperc]

7. it was an awesome speech, fucking CNN and of course FOX didn't show it

Fox I expected, but CNN, once again taking marching orders from the GOP

[enki23]

8. cnn showed the last part

including the line above. but not all of it, not most of it.

[givemebackmycountry]

11. Jesus

That's WORSE than MSGOP cutting Sharpton last night.
These people are criminals.

[Pachamama]

29. Wolf Bitcher and Judy Woodruff talked through his moment of silence for

the fallen soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq...I was so mad I screamed...disrespectful sh*ts....

[gasperc]

40. I kept and taped CSPAN's coverage

they are running many of the speeches this weekend.

[jdj]

14. Praise C-span and PBS

I even got to see Geraldine Ferrarro's speech last night, too.

I'm going to make an even more conscious effort to log on to the computer when I have even the slightest urge to turn on a cable news show.

[kodi]

9. outstanding remarks by general clark. we want our flag back!

amen.

[Best_man23]

10. Clark for Secretary of Defense

In the Kerry-Edwards presidency.

[arcos]

12. he CANNOT be Sec of Def... n/t

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

13. Uh.... why not? He is retired, he can do anything he wants.

[NV1962]

16. Nope - SecDef needs to be separated from A.F. for more years

He could in theory be given a Congressional "dispensation" but...

Sigh - we can hope, can't we?

Oh that's right! HOPE'S ON THE WAY! :)

[arcos]

19. he must be out of the military for at least 10 years... n/t

[juajen]

30. No, he cannot be Sec. of Defense, however

my very smart husband tells me he could be called back to duty by the President to be Head of the Chiefs of Staff of the whole damned military. What say you to that? (I hope I got that title right - hubbie is very up on all things military and historical.) Say's it's been done before. We call hubbie "the encyclopedia". He loves it.

[sampsonblk]

31. Good, but that's lower than Sec of Defense

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs is below the Sec of Defense.

[Phelan]

21. I have this odd feeling

I have this feeling that people keep on posting the Clark for Sec Def stuff just to annoy the hell out of the Clarkies that faithfully respond everytime correcting the erronous statement.

There is no way that much repetition can occur.

[democracy eh]

38. Yep

Monkeywrenchers
but folks take the bait every time

I wish someone would complile a massive link list of all the times Clark for SoD has been proposed and then responded too.

[goforit]

15. Lieberman was allowed to speak????............Throw -up!!!!

:puke:

[Ilsa]

17. Yeah, Clark got everyone worked up,

then Leiberman put them to sleep. Bad scheduling.

[AlienGirl]

18. Uh-oh...Did anyone notice this?

That bit about "...secure a future for our children that is worthy of our heritage."

Okay, it's probably just a phrase that sounded moving, but it has too much in common with a nasty little saying popular among neo-nazis. I hope the Rethugs don't try to make hay from that. Ugh.

Tucker

[maryallen]

22. Oh, please ...

I hate to break it to you, but Americans have a heritage, too.

Furthermore, American soldiers, particularly West Pointers, have been thoroughly tutored and drilled in that knowledge.

[Kinkistyle]

24. Oh crap! Our cover's blown!

Quick! Grab the swastikas and lets book outta here! :eyes:

[Octafish]

20. Franklin Roosevelt said, "Repetition does not transform a lie..."

"...into the truth."

Then Wes caught fire:

"That flag. That flag. That flag is our flag. And no one is going to take it away from us!"

To the best of my memory of one hell of a speech.

[LeinesRed]

23. I listened to it on the radio in the car

can't wait to watch the video!

[Octafish]

25. Clark was great! Try CSPAN.org...

There's a page for the Convention and speakers, with transcripts, sound and video. It's gonna make the workday fly by for me tomorrow.

LeinesRed, your in for a real treat. Clark's speech makes the national security case for John Kerry. We're starting to see some daylight ahead...

http://www.c-span.org/2004vote/convention.asp?Cat=Special_Topic&Code=DEMS&Rot_Cat_CD=DEMS

[Kinkistyle]

26. 3 War heroes one right after another.

POW! POW! POW!

Clark. Cleland. Kerry.

I mean really, how everyone does NOT support the Democratic Party boggles my mind. Military heroes like Clark and Kerry. Civil rights leaders like Al Sharpton. Strong, intelligent females like Teresa Heinz, Hilary and Cate Edwards. Populist Southern icons like Bill Clinton and John Edwards.

Man, after this convention, I am so pumped up about my party. 2000 seems like so long ago and such a different time.

[Justice]

27. Check out Salon Article on Veterans Event With Clark, Cleland and Carville

Clark was magnificent tonight - I was so proud.

I found this article today at http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/07/26/veterans/index_np.html. You can do a free day pass to read it all.

Three great quotes:

"....the veterans were given retired Gen. Wesley Clark, who Carville said will make "major contributions in the John Kerry administration." (this gave me great hope!!!)

"In a building riff that brought veterans to their feet, Clark said: "That flag is our flag. We served under that flag. We got up and stood reveille formation, we stood taps, we fought under that flag. We've seen men die for that flag, and we've seen men buried under that flag. No Dick Cheney or John Ashcroft or Tom DeLay is going to take that flag away from us."

"Let me tell you something," Carville said in a sudden moment of quiet directness. "John Kerry is a better man than George W. Bush. I'm talking man to man. Man to man, it ain't even close."

[Dhalgren]

49. "Man to man, it ain't even close".

This is the meme that has to get out. The convention made a great start at setting the record straight as far as who Democrats are and who and what John Kerry is. Now, for the next 100 days it has got to be driven home, "John Kerry is a better man than George W. Bush"! Everyone here should know by now that I am not the biggest Kerry fan in the bunch, but I don't give a damn! I will not critize Kerry or allow anyone else to until after 11/2. It no longer matters what should be or what could have been, it only matters now that Caligula Bush gets his ass kicked out of Washington by a John Kerry sized boot!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

32. Perhaps another possibility: Sec of State. Shrubco put a general in this

job, but it looks like they chose a crappy whore general. JK could show the right way to do this with a much better general.

[VolcanoJen]

34. I'm partial to National Security Advisor, myself.

I'd feel quite a bit safer that someone was whipping that intelligence into shape if Wes was in charge.

[lumpy]

43. Clark has had plenty of experience

in the diplomatic area. Kerry must use the extraordinary talent Clark has to offer. Clark should be put in a power position. Secretary of State would be ideal. He is well known in diplomatic circles througout the world.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

35. Wow - Just saw rebroadcast of Clark's speech on C-SPAN

I missed it earlier. The moment of silence for the dead in Iraq was powerful. Clark was great and that last string of inspiring words built up into quite a crescendo. Definitely, one of the best, most inspiring speeches of the convention.

[Justice]

37. Moment of Silence was really moving.

when he stepped to the side of the podium. The moment before that when he asked for a show of support to the families.

[dbt]

36. Kick for the Morning Crew!

:bounce:
dbt

[indepat]

39. This issue is but the tip of the fraud being perpetrated on the American

people, the Constitution, the treasury, the environment, and the rule of law, IMHO, with much of the mainstream media, the Congress, and the Supreme Court acting as shills and willing accomplices.

[goforit]

41. Attn: all military personel!!!.....Take a stand against tyrranny!!!

Go Clark!!!

[Zorra]

42. Yes. Without a leadership that makes intelligent decisions in critical

situations, all of our lives, and particularly the lives of our troops, are at severe risk. If Bu$h was a platoon leader in Vietnam, I bet he'd have to watch his back all the time because his incompetence might tempt someone to frag him.

George (Armstrong Custer) Bu$h is the Commander-in-Chief of the US.

This is frightening.

[goclark]

45. The General Can Do Anything!!!

He is just brilliant and can do any of the jobs that Kerry could consider him for...Go Clark!

[Tight_rope]

44. That's right..let the world know that we know the truth..Bush is a tyrannt

[sadiesworld]

46. Hey General:

:yourock:

[0007]

48. All active Generals and Admirals and high ranking Pentagon

personal should be proud of Retired General Clark's speech at the Democratic Convention.

In reality they will probably follow orders from the Commander of Chief and try to stifle the speech from the troops, or write General Wesley Clark off as a commie or a terrorist.