Freepers consider Clark supporters to be rat-people

[Hawkeye-X]

First, let me explain.

During the DU downtime, there was some interesting surfing that I've done.

First, the Clark blog:

http://campaign.forclark.com/story/2004/1/13/0147/96985

Note this:

Make your voice heard - take this information to other blogs (Democratic Underground, Daily Kos, Free Republic, etc.), to your friends and family, to other news media. Make sure that the FACTS can catch up with the distortion. They may buy their ink by the barrel, but you can help us fight back.

Second: The FreeRepublic crap (shower required after reading)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1057196/posts

At least the Freepers are smarter about Clark that DU'ers are:

To: PhiKapMom
Clark can't have it both ways.

If both were talking to each other as Clark says then only a fool would think that their mutual hatred of US would keep 411 like 911 from being shared with each other.

God Clark must think we are as stupid as Dean and Clark supporters.

And I still LAUGH that the Dem even have a candidate like clark who is an embedded member of the Military/Industrial complex that they hate so much.

Now, Clark people, you tell me what the F is going on.

Thanks!

Hawkeye-X

[Dookus]

1. ooh...excellent tactic

I wonder if the freepers have anything negative to say about the other candidates. Should I go find out and bring it back here?

This is a crap thread.

[Hawkeye-X]

2. Ah, but you are MISSING the point

Why would Clark blog send out people to dispute the NYT articles to FreeRepublic, hmm?

Hawkeye-X

[wyldwolf]

3. Yeah! Let's quote Rush Limbaugh on Howard Dean...

He's smarter than most DU'ers about Dean.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. That's why they call them Freepers.

:shrug:

[Jack_Dawson]

5. Another fair-minded high level thread by Hawkeye

[Tinoire]

11. Naw, the high level thread is by the person

over at Campaign for Clark who asked people to come to DU and to go to FR to defend the General.

[maddezmom]

6. spent your time wisely I see

:(

[cally]

7. Great

Using Free Republic to bash a Democratic candidate. :eyes:

[jmaier]

8. HawkeyeX

I'm sure that Freepers do include Clark supporters in their broad, spiteful definition of 'rat people' but that is not what this thread is about -- you've used it as a lure to get us in here to continue your tepid bullshit against Wes Clark. Yes, I rarely speak this harshly.

Wes Clark's comments on some people in Iraq and some people in Al Qaeda probably having contacts at some level is ... perfectly reasonable. That doesn't imply that the Iraqi government and Al Qaeda leadership were collaborating. Clark has said again and AGAIN that he doesn't believe this to be the case. The Clark campaign blog was a call to rapid reponse to make sure that these distortions don't go unanswered -- nothing more and very similar to the same type of posts that appear at BFA from time to time.

In terms of "what the F is going on". I don't even know what the fuck you are actually talking about: some freepers claiming Clark is an embedded MIC. If you believe all the crap you read over there then you need more help than anyone can possibly provide in a thread response.

Okay, there is my response.

[Jack_Dawson]

9. Exactly. Take it somewhere else Hawk

Your act is tired.

[Tinoire]

10. Well so much for Clark putting the fear of God into the Freepers

;) They didn't seem very scared at all.

[Cuban_Liberal]

12. As a former Clark supporter

I find this thread offensive. I have my own reasons for leaving his campaign, but him being some 'Manchurian candidate' have nothing to do with it.

[PatrioticOhioLiberal]

13. Aww...don't pick on poor Hawk

he can't help it he enjoys Free Republic so much...I've heard he's quite the regular there. Under an alias of course. :-)

[Skwmom]

14. We're supposed to call you Dean supporters

but you find freeper crap to diss Clark supporters.

[Tinoire]

15. Why are Clark supporters being sent to FR to defend Clark?

Why for that matter are they being ordered to come to DU and defend Clark?

DU, FR, it's all the same to some I guess :shrug:

This is the strangest campaign I have ever seen.

[janx]

17. That is a VERY GOOD question, Tinoire.

??

What the heck is going on here?

From Hawkeye's link to the Clark blog:

"Matt Bennett is the Director of Communications at Clark for President. General Clark asked him to pass on this message to the online community and supporters."


What the heck is this? This is what the Clark campaign wants done? Gosh, there are so very many other, constructive things that Clark supporters could do. (I can understand writing the media, for instance.) But invading web sites and blogs?

This is unbelievable.

[Qutzupalotl]

19. Invading?!

These are public sites. Distortions should be answered with truth, no matter where.

[janx]

21. Yes, they are public sites. That's how I found this in freeperland:

To: PhiKapMom
Yikes! Keep them from coming over here- they're like rodents. Watching them take over DU was like watching a locust invasion. They've totally taken over the place. Most of the Dean supporters left and created their own boards and DU is even more pathethic now. When I need a real laugh, I hop over there and read a Clark thread- the insanity and denials about him not being a war criminal or a Jackson Stephens plant will have you laughing your head off. I hope he ends up being the rat's nominee.

Mary help!


82 posted on 01/13/2004 2:07:13 PM MST by Jordan Vandenberg

Just because a board is accessible to public view, it doesn't mean that spamming it en masse is an reasonable thing to do.

But hey, if that's what the official campaign "marching orders" are--go ahead.

My campaigning time tonight certainly will be better spent, thank God.

[Tinoire]

23. One must wonder. And one must wonder just how much co-habitation

"the General" things is going to take place with FR Republicans!

This is just more of that brilliant military manouvering, all done with the stealth of an ill-trained commando squad

((Clar's orders to the "Draft Clark" movement))

8/9/2003

Gen. Clark's Order: 'Crank It Up'

Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark appears to be getting close to throwing his stars into the 2004 Democratic presidential nominating contest. Clark recently phoned one close adviser, who spoke on condition of anonymity, and said, "Crank it up."

<snip>

http://www.draftclark2004.com/news_detail.asp?nid=89

And boy was it ever cranked up!

[Cuban_Liberal]

18. You have to understand the mindset.

MOST Clark supporters are very rational people, but there is a hard-core element in the campaign that are HIGHLY militaristic--- they are the reason I left. They see EVERY question as an attack, and respond with massive counter-attacks.

Yet another reason I left the campaign--- the military/shiny-things-that-go-boom crowd.

[Hoppin_Mad]

20. THANK YOU for admitting the truth CL !!!

 " there is a hard-core element in the campaign that are HIGHLY militaristic--- they are the reason I left.

Yet another reason I left the campaign--- the military/shiny-things-that-go-boom crowd."  

Thanks

[QC]

22. Stick around a bit and you will get to see

a small but loud and easily agitated group of Dean supporters who descend like harpies on anyone who expresses the slightest reservations about their man.

It's an ugly sight, and it's what makes all this martyr stuff we're seeing lately so hard to take seriously.

[Hoppin_Mad]

16. Damn ! After Clarkco was so inclusive by wooing FR - that really sucks !

I hope some of the DU Clark Supporters who post there set them straight !

[Skinner]

24. I'm glad you found something useful to do during our downtime.

Now, I'm locking this thread, which is complete crap.