Watch Clark's fox interview.

[Renew Deal]

I don't want to comment.

http://www.foxnews.com/access/video.html

[SahaleArm]

1. Absolute Smackdown.

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them.

[joshan361]

11. Lies and the Lying Liars that get caught up in them!

LOL

[ShaneGR]

84. Wow, he destroyed that reporter... I think that's the best interview

That interview defines him. Show it to everyone. Great stuff.

[SahaleArm]

2. Delete *nm*

Delete

[Redleg]

3. I can't get it to work. What did Clark say?

Did he smoke 'em like a cheap cigar?

[Renew Deal]

5. He slapped him around.

Do :kick: not :kick: lie :kick: about :kick: my :kick: words!!! :kick::kick::kick:

[Kahuna]

44. Oh man. The smirking repuke asked Clark some ..

stupid assed question about something he said on MTP.

Repuke commentator: General Clark you made another mistake yesterday when you said Iraq was only a sideshow.... Should you be criticizing the war when men and women are dying over there?

Clark: :wtf: I will be over there in five minutes. Have your boxing gloves on 'cause Im'mo kick your natural ass!

[Spazito]

4. Whoa!

Clark didn't let him get away with squat! For those who say he doesn't have passion they need to watch this.

I was sickened by the behavior of the interviewer, it was, in no way, an interview, it was an attempt to smear Clark once again. He failed!

[Kathleen04]

6. Good to see him fired up..

and telling off that smug reporter. For those who can't get the link to work, the "interviewer" was asking about what Clark said in his Meet the Press interview where he stated that Iraq was a distraction and a side show from the real war on terror. The Fox news guy was trying to twist the words "side show" into some sort of disrespect for the troops. Clark called him on it and told him that he better not dare to twist his words into disrespect for the men and women in uniform.

Way to go Wes!

[RandomUser]

7. General Smackdown!

Oh man, I'm loving this side of Clark. First on MTP and now on Fox -- he's not going to let them get away with anything.

Way to go, General :)

[SeveneightyWhoa]

8. When you add up..

..the fact that Clark is technically the hardest Dem candidate to smear, and the fact that he is most likely to actually withstand the attacks and actually atack the attacker, you realize that he's the only man capable of defeating the rightwing spin/lie/propaganda machine. Or, at least I have. Theres no question in my mind that the media, even Fox, will almost be on his side within a few months. Mark my words.

[Renew Deal]

10. What's interesting is he doesn't attack his fellow dems.

I wonder how he would focus anything on them. He obviously has it in him. I wonder what it's going to take.

[SayitAintSo]

9. Thought he was great ... was stunned at the exchange tho '

He will be a formidable debater ... Hope Fox / Rove doesn't try to spin this in some slimy way.

[Renew Deal]

13. He has slapped around Hannity before.

Many of us have seen his fiery side. He just doesn't direct it at his fellow dems.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

14. Oh they will.

"Clark is obviously an unbalanced, Dean-like man. I know that most Americans do not believe that this arrogant, deceitful individual is as fabulous as his Democrat handlers make him seem. He is mentally disturbed, and his vicious, overly defensive attack on a patriotic Fox reporter proves that he belongs in a federal institution, not the White House" - Bill O'Reilly, on a future segment.

[Langis]

12. That was great!

That's why I support Clark.

[Tyler Durden]

15. This is the man to take the war to the Republicans.

The thought of watching this man in a Presidential debate with Bush makes me want to quit my job and volunteer. NOW.

[FrenchieCat]

16. General Smackdown...

Don't take no doodoo....!

[killbotfactory]

17. I'd pay to watch Clark bitchslap that little ninny

Good interview.

[alfredo]

18. Very good. He didn't take any

shit from that neuzreader.

[returnable]

19. Rack him!

:toast:

[OKNancy]

20. WELL.... I never watch Fox

I have it, but it is blocked on the flipper and I never watch it.
That "news" guy was a twerp.
I can't stop laughing, ol' Wes handed him his ass...BWHAHAHA.

[moz4prez]

22. on what occasion

did he manhandle Sean Hannity? can you pleeease explain what all transpired and how Hannity provoked him?

[Renew Deal]

It was during the draft days.

At least twice during the summer. Hannity tried going down a couple paths and Clark totally controlled the interview. It was great to see. That's why people started saying that they want to see him go toe to toe with Junior.

[Kahuna]

45. Hannity foolheartedly tried to debate war strategy..

with a four star general. What do you think happened?

[teevee]

21. all's i got to say is...

alllllright!

[Kahuna]

46. Welcome to DU, teevee! My fellow Wes Winger!

:pals: :hi:

[Jackhammer Jesus]

23. Glad I had a chance to see this interview.

The interviewer was really a scumbag. He says "Is it really proper to call Iraq a sideshow when we have men and women in uniform dying over there?"

Then he tries to cover for himself after Wes puts him in his place by saying "I was just reading back your statements!"

What a jackass.

[wndycty]

24. Boy he aint takin no crap

:kick:

[Bertrand]

25. "Did Bill Clinton have the deciding vote in you running?"

What a laughably unprofessional question.

[wndycty]

26. He flat out told them. . .

. . .that they they were trying to imply that he was calling the troops a side show.

[Eurobabe]

27. I loved him before....

Now I love him EVEN More!!! Good to see him fight these slimy interviewers. Show the General some respect Fox, don't try to twist the man's words, or you'll need a flak jacket.

Wesley's got some real fire in him, he just does a controlled burn most of the time. Hey Deaniacs, sure you can't love this man too? :)

WOOHOO General, smokem! -Crozet4Clark

[mrgorth]

28. Yeah

but Dean is too angry.

[jumptheshadow]

54. The difference

Clark comes off as a reasonable man who has refused to dis other Democratic candidates because he is focusing on the real enemy.

Clark wouldn't have called the Congress he will have to work with in the future "cockroaches."

Clark served for decades for this country, he truly empathizes with the troops, and he was justifiably furious and offended when the Faux anchor tried to twist his words on a subject that is so dear to him.

[Punkingal]

29. Any Democrat.....

should be happy that someone slapped down Fox, no matter who their candidate is. That was a fabulous thing to watch...it reminded me of America the way it used to be.

[xultar]

59. AMEN Sistah

[Mz Pip]

30. Wow

That Faux newsguy must have the IQ of Cool Whip to think he could toss out allegations like that and expect Clark not to call him on it.

The war in Iraq is sideshow.
THe troops are doing the best they can.
For that idiot to make the leap that Clark does not support the troops because he called the war a sideshow is laughable.

MzPip
:dem:

[Kahuna]

47. LOL! That was the silliest thing I've ever heard.

Hi MzPip! :pals:

[Mountainman]

31. The video stopped before Clark's bitchslap

Clark says, "Let's get thing straight." then the video ends.

[Renew Deal]

38. I checked it.

It works.

[Kahuna]

48. Didn't end for me. I just got broadband last week...

I'm in video heaven now. :7

[Dr Fate]

32. Wes or his advisors read DU- they know the base his hungry to expose FOX

and the rest of Bush/media...

Clark seem sto be the only candidate taking this to heart- standing up to Bush/media- to their face, on national TV, for everyone to see..

BEAUTIFUL I SAY!!!

[unfrigginreal]

33. Great job by Clark!

I think that Faux interviewer really screwed up if he thinks that he made the General look bad. Clark will pick up a lot of Fox viewers that will be pissed by the way he tried to twist his words.

Clark always seems to save his best stuff for when he goes on Fox to pummel some right wing ass. I'll never forget the way he manhandled Hannity.

[Tatiana]

34. My Problem Is With the President of the United States!

"He's the man who's responsible for this. As he told us, he was gonna make the decision to go to war and he did. Our men and women are doing everything their country's asked them to do, but for the war on terror, it's not the right thing that we should ask them to do. DON'T YOU DARE TWIST WORDS INTO DISRESPECT FOR THE MEN IN UNIFORM!....

YOU BETTER TAKE MY WORDS THE RIGHT WAY!"

OMFG!!!!!!! CLARK COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY ROCKS! Can you say the General laid the SMACKDOWN on that simpering slob of a journalist????

[Renew Deal]

35. Direct URL to the video.

I put my skills to work.

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/windows/0,3783,4908:300,00.wvx

[Tatiana]

36. Thanks so much for this Bleachers.

***Sigh***

I'm fallin in love :(

[wndycty]

39. Kick

:kick:

[Kahuna]

50. With Bleachers or Clark?....

I'd have to fight you over Bleachers. :7

[Tatiana]

53. LMAO

Clark! Though that Bleachers is a doll, too :)

[Renew Deal]

56. LOL

Thanks guys :loveya:

[HootieMcBoob]

42. Bleachers - is it possible to get the directlink for a 56k speed?

I can't get the foxnews thing to work and the link you provided is too high-speed for my little 56k dialup connection. I hate to make you work so hard but is there any way to get a direct link for a slower speed modem? I would love to see this interview.

Thanks in advance if you're able to do it.

[Renew Deal]

55. Low Fi Video

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/windows/0,3783,4908:56,00.wvx

[HootieMcBoob]

61. thanks a million n/t

[Kusala]

171. hmm

this link just brings up this now:

"FOX News Channel FOX News Network FOX News Network 2003 FOX News Channel FOX News Network FOX News Network 2003 FOX News Channel FOX News Network FOX News Network 2003 "

[Imalittleteapot]

65. Thanks! He kicked some butt.

:spank:

[Jonte_1979]

37. He was great

And he was angry. Righteous indignation is a GOOD thing.

[DebJ]

40. Love to see him do the same with Bill O'Reilly...

[Renew Deal]

41. O'lielly's head would explode.

I would love to see that.

[RamboLiberal]

43. Yeah, can you imagine O Really telling the General

to SHUT UP, just SHUT UP, CUT HIS MIKE. That would be fun! And O Really better not start his shit that the General is scared to go on his show, cause O' REALLY might get a real military style dressing down!

[DemCam]

52. O'Reilley or Milosovic?

Wonder which is the biggest bully?

Milosvic got a finger in the chest...now wouldn't that be sweet with ol' Bill.

[MIMStigator]

49. DAZZAYAM!!!!!!

n/t

[0rganism]

51. Bwahahahahaha! That was BRUTAL!

General Clark knows how to talk to an insulting prick, that's for sure.

Weenie: "bbb...but ww-wwee were only try---ing to-o uuse yo-oour words against you."

Clark: "DON'T YOU DARE TWIST MY WORDS!"

Yow! The little jerk was cowering like a beaten dog by the end of the interview. Clark pulled out the drill sergeant routine for that one.

[in_cog_ni_to]

57. WOW WEE! WESLEY!

Hot Damn! What that AMAZING???!! General clark put that little Faux News WH Ass Kisser in his place...right where he belongs! I wonder if they will continue to twist the Generals words after THAT? Ha! I LOVE IT!

Thanks for posting this!

[tishaLA]

58. FauxNews Questions: A Lesson in Biased media

The questions asked of General Clark in the interview. LOL. And this passes as reporting. Note all the opinion that goes into the questions and the provocative misstatements <"you make more mistakes than some people">, intentional misrepresentations <"you really think the Iraq is ONLY a sideshow?>, attempts to reframe questions he had already debunked in General Clark's answers <"while our men and women are dying">, and efforts to dismiss the correct characterization of a politicized hit by FauxNews <"we were just repeating your own words...I'm sorry they offended you">

So here are the real questions. Amazing.

Who talked you into this?

Did Bill Clinton have the deciding vote in you running?

You're not a politician at heart. You make more mistakes then some people and so they thrown them back at you. One thing you said yesterday--and maybe it wasnt a mistake but it caught our attention--you said on Meet the Press ....You really think Iraq is ONLY a side show?

Well, let me just ask you. Do you think Newsweek knows where UBL is and they aren't telling the world?

But to call a...while our men and women... yeah...General while out men and women are dying in Iraq, is it proper to call it a sideshow?

General, I'm just repeating your own words to you. Didn't you say the war in Iraq was a sdideshow?

There is nothing but respect ne should have for your military career. As the father of a marine, there is only respect. But I just wanted to know what you meant by calling it a shideshow. I just want to know your meaning.

Alright General. Again, we were just repeating your statement and your words and I'm sorry that they offended you.

[Tatiana]

60. It was absolutely outrageous!

Do you think they've ever asked such questions of Bush? Or Trent Lott? Or Delay?

Their bias is completely disgusting. I'm so happy General Clark put that hired hitman in his place and I'm glad that the complete partisan, political nature of Faux was exposed during the 30-hour marathon put on by the Republicans.

[DrBB]

62. I'll emphatically second that

Thanks for taking the time to transcribe that shit--I avoid Fax News like ebola, and I have NEVER seen such blatantly propagandistic questions in my life. All the queries had denigrating assumptions or even openly snide comments built into them. Unbelievable.

[ComerPerro]

63. Meanwhile,

Its funny to see how probing they are when they get Republicans.


"Mr. Bush, isn't it true that you are amazing? Would you admidt that it is fair to say that your policies are briliant?"

[_NorCal_D_]

88. Unbelievable

These are some of the most biased questions I have ever seen. FOX 'news' definitely has it out for Clark.

[DrBB]

64. Does anyone know if that smirking interviewer's son

...is REALLY in the Marines? I didn't get his name, but it might be an interesting research project for someone with journalistic resources beyond Google.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least to find out that was an O'Reilly-ism, a fiction cobbled up on the spur of the moment in order to grasp at the moral high-ground, but actually complete bullshit. It could be true, of course, but given that it was Fax I certainly don't believe it merely on the guy's word.

[Red State Rebel]

72. I think it was David Asman but...

I'm not sure how you could research something like that...

[Dr Fate]

75. Was the journalist HIMSELF ever enlisted, or a Chickenhawk??

I'd like to know that as well.

Lindsey graham always sez "My father was in WWII and balh blah blah..."

Hey Chickenhawks: I dont care if your relatives served- DID YOU SERVE????

[HootieMcBoob]

66. Beautiful!

That's what I'm talking about! That is the man we need to take these people on. What a beautiful piece of work, he will not stand for their bullshit. He knows what the're doing and he won't play the game, and he calls them on it without hesitation. That's the best thing I've seen since Mary Landrau went off on Orin Hatch during the talkathon! The fox viewers will eat this up. A lot of them are just folks who are looking for somebody who comes off as a strong leader. That's what they say they like about Bush. "Clarks is a man who will stand up for himself and for his troops and so he'll sure as shit stand up for me" that's what they'll be thinking. Please let him be on fox again very soon! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[Donna Zen]

67. I am not a violent person

...and I've never pointed this out because there are certainly those here who might think badly of Clark if this information came to light. But I wish that this interview had been in the studio, because the General was first trained as an Army Ranger. And damn it...Faux pea-brains need to stop and think twice before questioning a person honor. Just who the fuck do they think they are? Oh sure, violence begets violence; however, watching that Faux-creep earn his monthly bonus for the lowly act of character assassination changes one's perspective. Let me see him try that while within an arm's length of Wesley Clark.

</testosterone rant>

Who the hell was that fool? I don't get Faux News on my cable, but suspect that this crap and not Confederate flags is the real issue. The repubs should be made to claim the entire budget for Faux on their FEC filings.

[tishaLA]

68. Re-airing part of interview right now on Hume

Here's what the pundocracy says on "Special Report":

Kondrake: When reporter, whose son is a marine, hears sideshow, he thinks of troops. He thought this was about Clark's dedication to troops.

Liason: He has a perfectly legitimate reason to say this is a sideshow, but he was trigger happy here because he was ready to be questioned on his patriotism.

Barnes: Who is calling him unpatriotic? If Newsweek knows where UBL is, it's because they were told by the gov't.

*generic talk about Newsweek article*

Liason: This was Clark's inartful way of saying that others know where UBL is and that Clark would do things differently.

Hume: I had never heard Saudi Arabia has an effective group of commandos. Is it over for this guy?

Liason: Now that he's campaigning, he's not doing so well.

OK. So the most "liberal" of the panelists,the demonic Mara Liason, thinks Clark was just looking to be pissed; the three freepers are entirely predictable. Guess Faux needed to spin HARD to get the desired results.

[wndycty]

74. Boy he upset some people at FAUX

:kick:

[Mz Pip]

83. I'm going to send

them a little note. :evilgrin:

Clark Rocks. (and he's a hell of a lot smarter than the twits who are trying to undermine him)

MzPip
:dem:

[javadu]

112. Why Am I Even Surprised

at the vitriol expressed by Hume and his costars. They are REALLY ANGRY about Clark!! I think they are scared of him also.

[frank frankly]

69. way to go, Wes!!!

that was great. wow!

[QC]

70. I made an MP3 of this.

If anyone has someplace to host it and would like to, private me.

[mjv135]

78. host

Can't seem to p.m.

I'd love to host it. E-Mail to [e-mail]

here's the site- www.washingtondigital.us/clark

thanks

MJV

[QC]

80. Check your email.

[QC]

90. Just sent it.

[mjv135]

93. It's up!

Here's a direct link. http://www.washingtondigital.us/Troops.htm

Thanks.

[_NorCal_D_]

166. Thanks for the MP3!

I'll E-mail this to all of the rabid Dean supporters I know. B-)

Maybe I can change a few minds? :shrug: :)

[eleny]

187. Thanks mjv and QC!

I was just able to listen to the interview.

What a weasle that Fox guy was! His back pedalling didn't work for me. I can see Fox listeners seeing it the opposite. But I don't think they'd be looking to fall in behind Clark anyhow.

I'm glad we got the chance to see Clark's fiery side. Interesting that he never loses his laser beam intellect when he's angry. And he has his own line drawn in the sand. Fox now knows where it is. They can't get away with Clark what they get away with other guests.

Now they can say that Dean and Clark both have tempers. Well, good! They have red hot American blood in their veins and that's a good thing. After watching Braun deal with Tweety last night, I can once again say how proud I am of our candidates. "Sorry lot" my patooty.

[Monte Carlo]

71. I could see myself voting for Clark very easily.

He did not allow the Foxnews man to get away with any cheap insinuations, and did not allow him to play innocent. "Is it right to call Iraq a sideshow when our troops are being killed?" He reacted to it right away clearly, directly, and boldly.

Fox News has got some set of balls. Digging at a man who should be in the dictionary next to the word 'soldier'.

[theoceansnerves]

73. what a twerp

the look on the interviewer's face when clark started to call him on his crap was priceless!!

[joshan361]

76. and his name is also next to....

hero

[IranianDemocrat]

77. THIS IS THE GUY I WANT TO SEE DEBATE BUSH.

Oh man Clark would rip Bush into pieces, he just made the fox anchor look like a little school girl.

[mjv135]

79. That was such controlled anger,

Smiled when he was done!!!

"Yeah bitch, I'll kick your ass and look damned good doin' it!"\


hehehehe

Cost of reconstructing Iraq? 87 billion
Amount of money GWB receives every time he goes out to eat? 1.2 million

a Faux news reporter pissing his pants? - priceless!

[Mz Pip]

81. Priceless!

LOL. I'm hijacking that one and forwarding it to thousands!

Welcome to DU. :toast:

MzPip
:dem:

[frank frankly]

82. I loved that smile when he was done

VP or POTUS...this guy does indeeed, "have it"

[wndycty]

85. We had a saying in college

Take that motherf&*ker, Boom! Boom!
:kick:

[Tatiana]

89. That smile!

It was the crowning moment. Like, "Damn, I'm good."

Indeed, he is!

[Woodstock]

174. The smile was the crowning touch

Excellent...

[DemExpat]

180. His smile struck me too......excellent!

:kick:

DemEx

[Ksec]

86. Im Impressed, no really Im Impressed

The mans got spunk. And smarts, dangerous combo for the Repubs in 2004

[wndycty]

87. I believe you

:kick:

[laruemtt]

91. they're like the wicked

stepsisters treating clark (cinderella for the story's sake) like trash. well, we're all gonna be the prince who takes him to the ball or the fairy godmother who smashes the pumpkin or something like that. (yikes i've done even worse than mix metaphors i'm afraid but you get the drift, i hope...)

[wndycty]

92. Here, here

:kick:

[Ilsa]

94. I've been trying to access this link, all they only run an ad

for a stupid Faux News special on education, then they begin to introduce the segment, and they player starts the ad over again. I can't help but wonder if Clark was so strong and spanked so hard that Faux pulled it off the internet.

Can anyone else still access it after the ad runs?

ON EDIT: Mevermind. It took a dozen tries before it ran, but it finally ran.

Clark is great.

[WillyBrandt]

95. Try clicking on the right button

for the next segment

[Tatiana]

96. See post #92

Someone made an mp3 file of the segment. It's hosted on this page:

http://www.washingtondigital.us/Troops.htm

[wndycty]

97. The ad runs and then it takes about five seconds for the spot

:kick:

[kiahzero]

98. I can

The player is buggy... just try and reload, and it should work.

[Catch22Dem]

99. Yes

No problems

[Larry in KC]

100. One of the best parts was at the very end...

...when the rattled FAUXboy actually echoed General Clark's words and called Iraq a "mess". Priceless.

[frank frankly]

102. that was awesome

that Faux jerk was flustered as hell!

[Ksec]

104. I liked the part

where he got pissed at Fauxboy and said
"stop twisting my words"
Well I wasnt"
Yes you was"
No I wasnt'
YES YOU WAS!"
Gulp"

[jayfish]

150. Good Catch And Welcome To DU.

:toast: :hi:

Jay

[_NorCal_D_]

157. Welcome to DU!

I guess I missed that part. :shrug:

[John_H]

101. If every dem did this, you'd see a sea change in tyhe TV hoes

First Russert, now FOX. Standing up to these assholes ON THE AIR is one of the most important things dems can do to win this election. Believe me--if we expose their bias real time, they'll think twice before pulling their shit. Think Russert's gonna try to take Clark out of context next time? Think any interviewer's gonna go down the sideshow road on their program. You bet your ass they're not.

Clark keeps doing this and he'll have my vote--because ti shows he understand what KKarl understands. The media are lazy, careerist, amoral, unethical thugs, and the only way to stop them from fucking you is fucking them back.

[HuskerDem]

103. Clark freakin Rocks

Everybody should see this. What an ass the reporter was......

Did Bill Clinton have the deciding vote? (on his run)

GOOD LORD.

Fox is digital toilet paper.


Way to kick his butt Wesley! That was totally disgracefull of that reporter to try to paint Wes Clarks words as disrespecting the military. What the hell was he thinking? Glad the General called him on it.

[SahaleArm]

107. Digital Toilet Paper.

That's being generous:). BTW do you live in Nebraska?

[HuskerDem]

108. Oh Yeah

I live here. It's kind of Democrat hell. I must have done something...... untoward in a former life.

[SahaleArm]

115. Need more Nebraskans

To contribute:)

http://www.fundrace.org/moneymap.php?cand=Clark&zoom=State

[TacticalPeek]

105. I think they chopped off the very end.

Clark: "Now, drop and give me fifty."

Asman: "Yes, Sir!" (mmph, ugmh, snap, pop)

Clark: "Is your son really a Marine?"

Asman: "mmph, ugmh, Yes, Sir, but . . .umph, snap . . . he didn't get it from his dad (mmph, ugmh)."

Clark: "Six . . . seven . . . get that gut up! . . . eight"

[HuskerDem]

106. Every Democrat

serious about wanting the White House back should see this.

[Ksec]

109. Im showin it around and What do you say to these wingnuts

What do you say to these wingnuts that say he was just repeating what Clark said? I need a real good one here.

[FrenchieCat]

110. You say....

as you stand real close.....look, clark took 4 bullets...gave 34 years of his life serving our country.....he knows damm well when someone is twisting his words.....You don't get to be General for nothing!

Now how about you, what's your plan?...cause the flag sticker on the car routine is starting to fade.

(I actually said that to one of my Republican clients)

.....also told him that the dead bodies of Americans in Iraq and the 170 billion for the war was the straw that broke the camel's back. Repugs love and understand money.

Than I said, you are just a "normal" Republican; but your party has been hijacked by the Religious right on one side and the NeoConservatives who want to take over the world on the other.

Better to side with a real hero. Bush blew his chance. doncha think?

[Ksec]

111. good ..very good

and thanks . Ill use that

[dkamin]

151. he's not just repeating

he's implying disrespect for the troops, when there's no reason to suggest that. it would be like asking Shrub, "When you say Iraq is a desert, isn't that showing disrespect for the troops who are dying over there?"

[ronzo]

113. nevermind

It works.

Get 'em Wes.

[Supply Side Jesus]

114. wow

Clark didnt take shit. Fuckin A!!

[rumguy]

116. I finally got the mp3

and holy sh*t does he rip asman and fox a new one...

right at the beginning asman starts with "who talked you into this" with a strange inflection in his voice hinting that Clark was hiding something

then asman brought up Clinton predictably

when asman tried to twist Clark's words about Iraq being a sideshow to the war on terror - implying that Clark was being disrepectful of the troops, Clark just hammers him down

asman tries to stay coy and smug and say that he was just reading Clark's words back to him, but Clark hold's his asman's feet to the fire..and asman knows he's been beaten by a superior human being by the end...

[frank frankly]

117. Faux is so awful

watching it is like tripping on bad acid

:kick:

keep this on the front page!!!

[TorchTheWitch]

118. that was GREAT!

RIGHT ON, WES!

Too bad I couldn't get the video from the FOX site (why is this not surprising?... they're probably too embarrassed to show it!), so I listened to the mp3 someone else thoughtfully provided. I would have loved to have seen their faces, but... eh... what can you do when FOX is busy hiding behind Bush's skirts again.

It wasn't just the absurd questions that "Assman" asked that pissed me off, but the sickening display of his attempts to talk over the interviewee... just where the hell did this bozo learn interviewing skills anyway? You NEVER talk over the interviewee no matter what they may be saying... they could be jabbering in a foreign tongue or using profanity, but you NEVER talk over them! How grossly unprofessional of the "Assman"!

I think we should flood FOX with letters about how disgusting that "interviewer" was and applauding Clark's not allowing that turd to talk over him or try spanking him with typical "FAUX" right wing vomit.

P.S.: "Assman"... how very appropriate!

[BootinUp]

120. This is standard practice

for Faux news and other political pundits these days. Even if Clark doesn't get the nomination I want to know if others agree with me that he is changing the landscape bit by bit...

[moz4prez]

127. i concur

that's exactly what i was thinking as i viewed the video clip . . . what kind of "interviewer" tries to shout down his guest? not only is it rude, it's unethical! as cynical as this sounds I couldn't help but think that that callous skunk David Asman had pushed his stupid kid into the marines so he could garner an iota of credibility insofar as his egregious warmongering went! what a shitheel!
but again, engaging in pissing matches with one's *honored guest* is standard practice on a lot of these state-sanctioned tv/radio news shows, and definitely indicative of the marred professionalism of modern mass media . . . i don't know whether or not Wes Clark emerged from this interview entirely unscathed but i certainly hope a lot viewers' opinions of the journalistic integrity of Fox didnt! x(

[Rocinante]

119. Thanks for posting this

I got ripped a few months ago when I stated in GD that I would support Clark. I don't watch Faux so I would have never seen the interview. I feel vindicated, a little anyway. Thanks Bleachers7!:thumbsup:

[_NorCal_D_]

159. Thank you

for supporting Clark! B-) :hi:

[neuvocat]

121. God bless Wesley Clark.

He said so much with so few words and did so loudly and clearly.

[VOX]

122. Good to see Wes punching, but this is the way Fox treats Dem candidates...

Trot out a few horsesh** questions, twist words, etc., then let the Democrat defend, defend, defend.

I loathe Faux and the RW media, and I enjoyed seeing Clark take a bite out of them, but the Democratic candidates must be able to do more than come from a position of defense.

A fine candidate like Clark can be too easily dismissed as a hothead by the undecided voter when depicted only in this manner.

This is a specific problem that confronts the Democrats -- getting past the RW media. It's tough, because their game is rigged.

[wndycty]

123. Kick

:kick:

[Romberry]

124. Clark was way over the top

Absolutely over reacted to a minor bit of spin instead of calmly setting the Faux Newz guy straight. Clark never made his point clear as to exactly what he was objecting to. Clark partisans and Faux Newz despising progressives will eat it up but the rest of the country will see it ans ask "What the hell is he so mad about? This guy is a hothead."

Clark blew it. It was bad, bad, bad. If it had been Dubya or Dean who blew up that way...

[Rowdyboy]

126. Over-reacted?

I, and a huge majority of Democrats, think its ABOUT GODDAMN TIME somebody got in Fox's face. This will do nothing but help Clark. Give'em hell, General, and don't let any panty-waists in your campaign shut you up. You're one of the two REAL voices in this campaign (the other being Howard Dean).

Anyone who doesn't like what Clark said, deserves the contempt that Fox deals out. I, for one, am tired of sitting back and taking their shit!

[Snellius]

128. Clark still seems genuinely surprised by the media whores

The reason he gets so mad is perhaps because he seems to be genuinely astonished by these underhanded, innuendo gotcha tactics. Russert tried to do something similar with Clark on Sunday, regarding his trip to testify at Milovec's trial. Russert starts out by asking him who requested he testify, obviously setting him up to imply that the whole trip was a political stunt. You could almost see the gasp on Clark's face as it dawned on him what Russert was getting at.

MR. RUSSERT: Speaking of war criminals, Mr. Milosevic is now on trial in The Hague, and I understand that you have been requested to play a role in that trial?
GEN. CLARK: That’s right, Tim. I’m going to be going over there 15, 16 December to testify. When I was the supreme allied commander, and before that, when I was on the Joint Staff, I spent dozens, maybe 150 hours or so, with Slobodan Milosevic. I saw him at every state of the negotiations, beginning in the summer of 1995, and on through—and then again in the build-up to Kosovo. I’ve told about some of it in
my first book, but these are conversations that the prosecutor says would be significant. And I think this is very important. I think it’s my duty to go there. This is a historic trial. It’s the first time we’ve really held a head of state accountable like this. And I’m proud to be doing that under international law.
MR. RUSSERT: Who requested that you go?
GEN. CLARK: The prosecutor.
MR. RUSSERT: Has the United States government approved your trip?
GEN. CLARK: They have.
MR. RUSSERT: Who has?
GEN. CLARK: The secretary of state has approved this and, of course, the Pentagon, because I was acting in an official capacity. So I’ll have a Department of Defense lawyer and State Department lawyers with me.
MR. RUSSERT: What will you say about Milosevic?
GEN. CLARK: Well, whatever they ask me, I’ll tell them the truth about the conversations. This is about what Milosevic knew, when he knew it, what his intent was, how he viewed situations, how he operated. There’s a lot of circumstantial evidence that I bring, plus maybe more than that in some cases.
MR. RUSSERT: Are you prepared for suggestions that this is part of a political campaign for president, a photo opportunity?
GEN. CLARK: Well, if you’re suggesting that, it’s simply not true. This has been in the process for some time, and we’ve been negotiating with them for some time. And I thought, frankly, I was off the hook on this, but they came back in July and said that, you know, I would have to testify sometime during the fall, and it continued to slip until now; it’s December.
MR. RUSSERT: And you’ll have to take some time off the campaign trail to do this?
GEN. CLARK: That’s right. That’s exactly right.

[AmericanDem]

160. Russert has an agenda

putting aside his superstar wanta be drive. he has shown not to be anywhere near as attack oriented when he was interviewing Cheney.

that alone tells me what i need to know.

[_NorCal_D_]

161. Welcome to DU!

You are absolutely correct. Russert is a Republican whore. B-)

[Romberry]

137. Ah...

You said "Anyone who doesn't like what Clark said, deserves the contempt that Fox deals out". Is that another version of Dubya's simple minded "for us or against us" way of doing business.

I am sure partisan Democrats and Clark supporters everywhere loved his childish loss of control and coherence but the average voter seeing it would just go "WTF?"

If this had been Dubya or Dean you'd be singing a different tune.

Sorry, Clark blew it. Deal with it.

[Ksec]

141. whatever moe

He got pissed because they twisted his words. IMO thats a good thing in the age of sleepy boring numbnut candidates.

[Renew Deal]

170. Well

Why don't you admit first that you are biased and second that you are wrong. The threads are overwhelmingly positive on this. Didn't you ever consider that you are wrong? I have considered that I could be, but my peers on DU make me think that I am not.

[Rowdyboy]

172. During the MANY times Dean lost his cool

I have never once criticized him. I like passion in a candidate. Thats why I'm not supporting Gephart.

And, yes, I am a "partisan Democrat" but then most of us on DU are? Do you have a problem with that?

You think we should quietly sit back and let the trash impugn our patriotism and question our motives without fighting back?

We've tried the playbook of President Dukakis before. That brought us Bush I. Gore was too kind for too long and we got Bush II. I'm not ready for a 3rd Bush term.

[Rowdyboy]

173. Dupe

to post 172

[Woodstock]

176. Sorry, Clark triumphed. "Deal with it."

Clark played the game to a tee. The guy kept coming at him trying to undermine his life's work by shamefully twisting the "side show" remark. Clark showed passion and integrity, and never once "lost coherence." He stood up for himself and refused to be bullied by the propaganda meisters. There's a feisty guy who is sitting as governor in California, if you hadn't noticed. The "average voter" likes people who stand up for themselves - particularly when their life's work is turned in to a smarmy political game. Clark rocked. You deal.

[Spazito]

177. I loved it when he said "NO, sir!" more than once!

It was the supreme way to shut that slimebag down.

[Romberry]

144. So...

"Anyone who doesn't like what Clark said, deserves the contempt that Fox deals out."

Hmmm...that sounds awful close to Dubya's simple minded "you are for us or you are against us" style of thinking.

Clark could have stood his ground and calmly made his point. Instead, whatever point he may have had was drowned like a rat in a sea of rising temper. Clark performed well only if you're a partisan Democrat. For anyone else, he acted like a child. That ought to give you pause.

[returnable]

129. Oh, please...

"If it had been Dubya or Dean who blew up that way..."

Dean has worse meltdowns ordering breakfast in the morning.

:hi:

[Lisa0825]

132. meltdowns

I have seen Dean get really fired up at rallies, but I haven't seen him get nearly this angry during an interview. I don't disagree that Clark had the right to be angry and to strike back, but I do think that if this had been Dean, most here praising Clark would have been TRASHING him for losing his temper. Of course, we all have a measure of loyalty to our candidates, and I'd expect nothing less from you all than to be thrilled that he stood up to the jackass reporter. I'm just saying think about this post the next time you accuse Dean of "melting down."

All that being said, I was cheering him on while I watched too!!!:-)

[returnable]

133. Hey, I'm with ya...

I don't mind seeing the fire from either candidate. I was just having a little fun with the irony of a Dean supporter criticizing another candidate's anger :toast:

[Romberry]

139. You said it better than me

Thanks.

[AmericanDem]

145. Let me explain the difference

u see, Clark was shot 4 times while in Vietnam. This anchor twisted his words in an effort to start another smear campaign, typical of FAUX News. Clark put him in his place as needed.

With Dean's outburst on the other hand, it comes from the same place as this reporters. A "Childish" mouthing off. Something you expect from a guy who while Clark was in Vietnam, was taking ( in his words ) 1 year off to go skiing before attending college.

[Romberry]

138. Actually, no.

You won't find a single instance of Dean going off like that. Clark doesn't like being challenged (four star disease) and he apparently can't even deal calmly with what ought to be expected from the Uaux Newz spinners. It was positively juvenile.

[returnable]

143. "positively juvenile"

What, you mean like when Dean exploded with cries of "bullshit" at that reporter?

:hi:

[indigo32]

165. Ummm when was this?

eom

[Papa]

168. what was positively juvenile was the FOX reporter and his questions

Clark looked G R E A T . This is how we can beat bush, half the fight will be with the whore media. Clark likes a challange, he just doesn't want to be smeared by some monkey faced ass wipe right wing whore. We have to stand up to these bastards, It wasn't like Clark lost control, he was showing a controlled burn, with a smile on his face.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

182. You're Joking, Right?

Dean has had plenty of instances where he showed his temper. Your statement to the contrary is inexplicable.

As for Clark, you obviously missed the MTP interview where Timmy was throwing fastballs at his head, but Clark calmly batted them all aside.

Try boosting your own candidate instead of trying to tear mine down.

DTH

[Tom Rinaldo]

130. It helped Clark

Most important, it helped him with a big segment of the activist Democratic base, which is essential to winning Democratic primaries. Clark needs volunteers out there beating the bushs (pun intended) for him. He needs more people to get fired up to work for him more now than he needs the approval of some more temporate middle of the roaders. Clark gets plenty of oportunities to appear reasonable and balenced. Activists have been asking if Clark had the passion needed to take it to the Republicans. I never had any doubt about that. Once Clark signs onto a mission, he is fully committed. But many activists new to Clark haven't seen the firey resolve that he used to face down a dictator before. Clark can take on Rowe. Now that his fund raising is in gear, he will start being able to create his own platforms to speak from. If he gets the nomination he will have more than enough access to the public to throw Republican slander back into their faces as it deserves.

[Romberry]

146. Nope. Hurt him

Whatever point he might have hoped to make was completely obscured by his intemperate outburst. The average voter is not gonna take to a guy who can't stay calm in something as ordinary as an interview with a Faux Newz lackey. Where you saw passion, I saw a four star prima donna that couldn't keep it together long enough to set the Faux Newz dude straight. It was an embarassment. The best thing for Clark would be for this to just fade away. Good for him that it will.

[eileen_d]

152. Clark's not going to fade away anytime soon

LOL at "something as ordinary as an interview with a Faux Newz lackey" - does that happen to you every day? Do you think he, or any other Democratic candidate, should just bark and roll over at every dumbass question they ask him? If Clark was being disrespected, and it sounds like he was (I don't have multimedia on my computer so I can't watch it), I'm glad he put the reporter in his place. ALL of the Democratic candidates deserve respect and should demand it from the weak-ass talking heads on ANY network.

[Mountainman]

154. It is foolish to say what you did

Most of us want a candidate who will stand up to the facists and Clark showed that he will.

I'll bet that he was cheared loudly by the majority of dems that saw the interview.

[Renew Deal]

164. Actually the best thing

for you is for Clark to fade away. You prefer another candidate. That's fine. I will take the one that actually stands up for himself in front of unjustified criticism over one that throws a press conference the next day to appologize for his remarks.

[in_cog_ni_to]

131. You cannot "calmly" set any

FAUX News skunks straight. You HAVE to go for the juggler. How do you think they've gotten to where they are? By spewing their RW rhetoric at every Dem who ever appears on their shows. They twist statements and repeat, repeat, repeat and repeat until their sheeple believe it. Like that asshole tried to do with Clark. A FAUX program following that interview continued disecting what Clark said and repeated the rhetoric. They always get away with it because no-one has the balls to set them straight like Clark did. You KNOW that the "FAUX Daily Morning Memo" more than likely gave orders to go after Clark for his remark on MTP? That shill was doing Roger Ailes and Murdoch's bidding. NO, Clark was correct in fighting back. We all have to fight back when they throw out their piles of RW rhetoric shit! FAUX NEWS isn't called "FAUX" for no reason.

[phillybri]

125. "Who talked you into this?"

What a fucking asshole....I'm sure a 4-star general could be talked into something as big as this...

:grr:

[_NorCal_D_]

158. LOL

Who talked you into this!?


It began more like an interrogation than a discussion! But obviously Clark handled it well. B-)

[DemVet]

134. Clark lost his cool......

...in a most undignified way. Howard Dean is looking better and better.

[Spazito]

135. LOL

He kept his cool! He just called the guy out and did it with controlled force.

[in_cog_ni_to]

156. AND a smile afterward. :) n/t

[Renew Deal]

136. OK sure

Go find the interview of Dean yelling "Bullshit" at a reporter. We will see who you support after that. I am looking for the RNC video of Dean flipping out. Wait until you see what they have in store for him.

[Romberry]

140. They have in store the same thing...

...they have for every Democrat. Smear, smear, smear.

Saying "Bullshit" is not the same as throwing a tantrum. Clark acted like a two year old.

[HootieMcBoob]

142. i don't think so

that guy's ass was grass and General Clark was the lawnmower.

[returnable]

147. Oh, I see...

Using obscenities is OK, but defending one's statements is acting "like a two year old."

Glad to see the double standard is alive and well :hi:

[_NorCal_D_]

155. Somehow,

cussing out a reporter seems much worse than defending ones statements. :shrug:

[phillybri]

148. Bullshit....He stuck up for himself....

I wish all of our candidates would stand up to the fuckfaces at Faux...

[_NorCal_D_]

153. What?

The POS FOX 'news' anchor questioned Clark's patriotism. How would you suggest he handle it?

If Dean was asked such a question he would probably evade it and respond with canned, worn-out platitudes.

[Renew Deal]

162. Dean would have said.

You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power! You have the power!

Over and over again.

[_NorCal_D_]

179. Exactly

Only Sharpton, Kucinich, and possibly Kerry would respond with the fire and passion that Clark did. B-)

[Tom Rinaldo]

163. "Gov. Dukakis, if it was your wife who had been brutally raped"

Remember the cool, some would say cold, reponse Mike gave to that demeaning question in the debate against Bush Sr.? "Well Bernie, I have consistently opposed the death penelty..." Sunk him right then and there. Some questions deserve anger, most don't, some do. Shows real flesh and blood.

[AmericanDem]

169. shows Clark is human and for real

there was nothing plastic about his behavior. when he lashed out at that jughead, we all felt it was the right thing to do ( normal, human behavior ). no politically correct words to listen to, how great was that!

[DoveTurnedHawk]

181. EXACTLY Right

This is exactly the analogy I was thinking of when I watched this. Clark hit it out of the park.

DTH

[_NorCal_D_]

149. Well deserved kick!

:kick:

[Woodstock]

167. WOW! Clark, you rock! I've been waiting for someone to do this

smack around smarmy Faux insinuations

and he did it

EXCELLENT JOB!!!

[BuelahWitch]

175. I thought it was fantastic!!!

..And so did my Dean email tree members who sent me the link!
Bout time someone knocked those Faux talking heads on their asses (or would that be knockin them on their heads, since their heads are up their ass???) Anyway, YOU GO WES! :bounce:

[DemExpat]

178. Wes was absolutely FAB here.....on top of it 100%......

righteously angry, very strong, charmingly dignified......all at the same time.

What a winner!
DemEx

[TacticalPeek]

183. Clark gave 'em the truth.

If some think it was hell . . . guess they better get used to it.

:evilgrin:

[AmericanDem]

184. He slapped him silly

I watched it a few times. it gets better everytime :)

[neuvocat]

185. Hey Bleachers, where is it?

I had the link for the video last night. Where did it go? Thanks.

[BootinUp]

186. Here's another place to get it

I think Fox finally realized it was not helping them and removed it.

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

[Renew Deal]

188. The direct links

don't work anymore. There is a link off of blog.clark04.com and the usforclark one.