Reply #5: Blame the media. Honestly. [View All]

Clark is not an asshole. I'd bet a number of dollars on that. The media stepped on Edwards today, for two reasons:

1-Clark is polling around where Edwards is (right?) and people have been on their toes waiting to see what he does. We already knew Edwards was running, and none of the talking heads think he has a chance anyway. They go where they think the story is.

2-Edwards is a populist. Us v. them does not make the media comfortable, because many of them think they are 'them'.

It's obvious that Clinton and many of the big dogs at the DNC (not necessarily the DLC) wanted Clark to enter. Because, as we know, the DNC is freaked out about the war on terror/whatever. And they want us to have a winner. I don't think there's any nefarious business going on, it's pretty clear cut. Someone looked at Clark one day and thought good.

Clark, though, is also educated in economics and taught it. So he really is an excellent choice for a candidate, whether the big dogs wanted him or not. And again, he is in this to not only to stop Dean, but to stop Kerry, etc. He is in this to get Bush out. The voters will have a lot to do with that, so all this "who made Clark run" and stuff.... not necessary, IMO.

I am very, very distressed for Edwards at this point--he just cannot catch a break with the media.