Clark will be at the convention. He's live blogging NOW

[Tom Rinaldo]

He's at the Washington Times. Just responded to this question:

Question:
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Gen. Clark, are you really not participating in the Democratic convention, and why not? Thanks. by cbellantoni
Answer: I will be at the Convention as soon as I finish some business requirements in Europe that I simply couldn't reschedule. I should be there on Thursday as things now stand. by Wesley_Clark

http://www.washingtontimes.com/livechat/2008/aug/21/gen-wesley-k-clark/

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. ah ha!

[tekisui]

2. Drama STING!

[eshfemme]

3. YES! Thank you God! (atheists, excuse my blasphemy ;p)

[Fire_brand]

4. the VP is speaking on wednesday, right?

[stray cat]

6. I think Wed

[New Earth]

5. lie!

no, he will be there wednesday! :cry:

[TwilightGardener]

7. Is he speaking, or just attending?

[senseandsensibility]

18. I'd really like to know that too

Does anyone know?

[Dinger]

8. He Answered My Question!

And even called me by my name! Woo Hoo! Thank you General Sir!!


:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Spazito]

15. WTG Dinger!!!

That was your question??? LOVED his answer, absolutely LOVED it!!

[Avalux]

20. Way to go!!!!! Good job!!

:yourock: :hug:

[Whisp]

9. so much for Obama telling Clark to stay away from the convention.

who wrote that rubbish that so many here were willing to swallow whole?

[New Earth]

11. now he just needs to cancel his dinner in Italy

:cry:

[Dinger]

34. He Can Do That. My Brother Lives In Denver, He's be Welcomed There! (Pic)

My brother and Wes in Colorado Springs a couple of years ago:

(Jay Fawcett event I think):

[Avalux]

21. Wes Clark Jr., lol. He said his dad's Little Rock office staff told him. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

25. That's Steve "I like to pull made-up shit out of my ass to get attention" Clemons.

[Dinger]

41. He Sort Of Retracted That Today:

http://www.thewashingtonnote.com/archives/2008/08/time_for_obama/#comments

[eshfemme]

39. Yeah, probably makes the people who were all indignant and shit feel pretty sheepish now.

I swear, this entire election cycle has had so many moral outrages that I'm all morally outraged out.

[Whisp]

44. as if that's been Obama's style, to act like a jerk.

gawd, the straws people are willing to clutch at
Anything to make Obama look like the bad guy.

dammit, wtf are they still doing here?
I hope after the convention there isn't another drama excuse for them to hang around, I'm getting nauseous at their escapades.

[Avalux]

10. OMFG. Then the rumors repeated by his son weren't true.

This is fantastic!! Thursday......hmmmm.......

[mzmolly]

19. Oh my, this is very interesting. False rumors make it more so.

:)

[snowbear]

55. I wonder if it was really even Wes Jr. posting those comments @ Kos?

........

[mzmolly]

66. I wonder.........

................ ;)

[RedShoes]

12. "...as things now stand" Interesting. nt

[Spazito]

13. Holy crap!

"I should be there on Thursday as things now stand"


We know things change moment by moment! Could a possible change be Wednesday instead of Thursday??? Damn, I hope so!

Seems all the rumors about him not being there, being snubbed by the Obama campaign were all wrong.

Deliberate red herrings possibly?

One can hope!

[roguevalley]

60. I adore him. Every wingnut up here would vote for him. I asked. :)

I pray for our future that its him.

[vaberella]

14. See what I'm saying? People like fuckin' lieing against Obama.

And what kills me the most is that some Obama supporters are quick to believe the BS or actually tolerate the thought. Ugh!

[Arnold Judas Rimmer]

16. Is Clark in Europe right now?

Remember, the Veep doesn't only have to be in Denver next Wednesday, but also in Springfield Illinois on Saturday. And more than likely on camera with Obama tomorrow when the announcement is made.

If the General is out of the country, that can't be him. But it's good that he'll be in Denver for Obama's speech, and hopefully will be part of the administration in some capacity.

[Tom Rinaldo]

23. He can be anywhere

He's live blogging until 2:00 so he's not on a plane now. But even if he were in Europe Clarkhe could theoretically still be in Springield on Saturday with a little advance notice.

[vaberella]

29. I believe he might be in Italy now. It was a meeting he couldn't miss. n/t

[Dinger]

37. He And Gert Are Coming Over For Supper

I'll let you know what they say.:evilgrin:

[last1standing]

17. Not very "cool" of the poster who lied about this, is it?

But that poster has been trying to demoralize Democrats since the primaries ended.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

22. Nope.

And the dipshit who said he'd never vote for Obama because he was so rude to Clark must be really embarassed right now.

Let's see if he's got the nerve to show up and apologize.

[Milo_Bloom]

24. The poster was Wes Clark Jr on DailyKOS

[vaberella]

27. I really dislike that kid. Poor Clark. Lieing on the Dem candidate and against his dad. n/t

[Tom Rinaldo]

28. He told no lie

General Clark's earlier comments indicated that he did not then have plans to be at the Convention, though that was subject to possible change. Seems it changed. General Clark still has no announced role at the convention. We shall see.

[Lucinda]

45. He never said the O campaign had dissed his father on the thread I watched. He DID say he wasnt

likley the Veep and hadn't been asked to particpate at the convention.

[Milo_Bloom]

50. Here is the direct link and quote...

http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2008/8/16/152850/162/66#c66

He kept the date open... (57+ / 0-)

For a long time but we have a very active business that he needs to travel a lot for. He wasn't invited to speak at the convention. I'm sure somebody in his office called the campaign and asked if he was going to be invited to speak because he needs to book meetings for that week if he isn't in Denver. Apparently the answer that came back was no.

It's not a fake out or some secret plan, he isn't going to be VP or probably anything else in an Obama administration, assuming he's elected.

What he is going to do is go out and campaign for Obama and plenty of Democrats in house and senate races this Fall.

I know some you think you can change this by launching VP diaries a couple times a day in hopes that Obama will be swayed by the "netroots." Dude, when has that ever worked with this campaign?

It's a beautiful day. Go outside and get some sun




The language in this quote is pretty clear and pretty bitter. I don't think it was too far of a leap to say that the Clarks' felt they had been dissed.

[Born_A_Truman]

26. To be fair...

wasn't that information from Wes's son and posted on Kos?

I am happy to see that Wes will be there! I can't wait to watch the whole convention!

[last1standing]

32. I do try to be fair, so here's the link.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=6654453

This poster ran with dubious information and used it to drag down the Democratic nominee for president. Sadly, it wasn't the first or even third time this poster has done so.

[Milo_Bloom]

40. It was posted by his son? How is that "dubious"

Although in reality, if you find the other thread on this topic, you will see that many of us doubted the factual correctness of it and made allowances for IF it was true.. but, heck... Wes Clark Jr is a pretty good source for Wes Clark information.

[Dinger]

43. Wes Jr. Loves His Dad

I just think it pains him deeply to see his dad open himself up to a campaign again.

[last1standing]

49. That "pretty good source" was wrong and, yes, dubious.

As you said, many doubted the factual correctness of it and that in itself would make the info "dubious".


Main Entry:
du·bi·ous Listen to the pronunciation of dubious
Pronunciation:
\ˈdü-bē-əs also dyü-\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Latin dubius, from dubare to vacillate; akin to Latin duo two — more at two
Date:
1548

1: giving rise to uncertainty: as a: of doubtful promise or outcome <a dubious plan> b: questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality <the practice is of dubious legality> 2: unsettled in opinion : doubtful <I was dubious about the plan>

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dubious

I think I'll stand by my original statement, thanks. :)

[Milo_Bloom]

51. You can stand by it, but you would be incorrect.

[last1standing]

57. LOL! Fine by me.

:hi:

[Dinger]

30. Definitely A Smokescreen

I think I read earlier that Clark said he would/could rearrange his schedule to come to the convention.


:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[thenext8seconds]

31. Why does he keep misspelling Barack's name Barrack? nt

[tblue37]

42. Maybe because as a military man, he finds that "Barrack" comes naturally to his

mind.

I am a college English instructor and a fairly well-known grammar guru. Once in the 1980s, when writing a response from Santa to my little boy's letter, I spelled "Santa Claus" as "Santa Clause". Sure, I know better, but the word "clause" comes as naturally to me as my own name.

[DevonRex]

33. Important note: He will be there on Thursday. But he doesn't

say he will NOT be there on Wednesday. :)

[Alter Ego]

35. So Wes Jr. wasn't telling the truth.

WHAT ELSE ARE THEY LYING ABOUT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN?!?!?!ONE

[Tom Rinaldo]

36. I don't think that's fair in regards to the schedula at least

Before now General Clark indicated that he wasn't scheduled to be at the convention. This is an update.

[Lucinda]

46. And I saw him try an correct a poster that was saying O had dissed Wes

But it was ignored.

[specterderrida]

47. so Wes is not out from under the bus yet?

[Alter Ego]

48. It makes me think that the article from a short while back

that said Obama's campaign informed Clark he wasn't invited to the convention was horseshit.

[DevonRex]

52. Wes was never under the bus. And I think that Wes Jr. was just

going along with what he had been told to say, in order to keep the media off the trail.

[CitizenPatriot]

38. and the light shines down on du again

thanks for posting this...and the link to the other thread. I am trying very hard not to get sucked into the bs! Whatever the end result (and I love Clark!!! OBAMA/CLARK dream ticket!!!), it will be the right choice. we all need to stay calm and focused, like a good athlete, with our eye on the ball -- not following every distraction msm and their minions throw our way. that's what they WANT from us.

Thank god we aren't so easily manipulated.

[gateley]

53. Woo Hoo! This is fantastic!! nt

[gateley]

54. Why is he bloggin on the Washington TIMES? Doesn't that seem odd? nt

[Tom Rinaldo]

56. Not to me

Clark has always been effective at working to peel voters away from the Republican world view by challenging their negative preconceived notions about Democrats. He does that by leaving the choir behind and instead preaching in the Lion's den. I think of Clark sometimes as a secular missionary for the Democratic Party.

[gateley]

59. That's a great take - and you're right. nt

[Mz Pip]

58. The buzz would be huge if Obama picked Wes

It would dominate the news. All the other possible picks would not be of any huge surprise and the news would cover them for about a day.

Wes Clark on the other hand would be such a surprise that there would be no way to stop talking about it.

[Sparkly]

61. Yay!!

:bounce:

[lacaqueteuse]

62. Double Yay!!

I would be so happy if Wes Clark were picked for Vice
President!  I've been a fan since 2004!  I'd be even more of
an Obama fan if he chose Wes Clark as his running mate, since
that would mean he respects wisdom, intelligence and judgement
as much as I do.

[DCBob]

63. Wow. That's a promising development. Has Wes Jr remarked on this?

He sure made it sound final "Dad" was not going. This changes everything. Clark could still be the man!

[Coexist]

64. Please please please be VP!!!!

[David Zephyr]

65. Wes Clark! I am relieved that he is going to the convention.

He is part of our A-string.