Clark Criticized for Lobbying by Lieberman

The director of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's presidential campaign accused Gen. Wesley K. Clark yesterday of misleading voters by not giving full details about General Clark's work as a lobbyist in Washington after he retired from the military in 2000.

Reacting to the release of General Clark's federal financial disclosure form late Friday, Craig T. Smith, the campaign director, and Brian Hardwick, his deputy, said in a conference call that the general was "profiting from the revolving door" between the Pentagon and private business and likened his situation to that of Vice President Dick Cheney and his former employer, Halliburton.

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Chris Lehane, a strategist for the Clark campaign, said, "We heard about this Lieberman attack more in sadness than in anger and believe Senator Lieberman should be spending more time worrying about Al Gore's assessment of his candidacy and less time worrying about records that Wes Clark made public months ago."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/politics/campaigns/14CLAR.html

Link from original posting http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=900549&mesg_id=900549

Clark Criticized for Lobbying by Lieberman
By EDWARD WYATT

Published: December 14, 2003

The director of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's presidential campaign accused Gen. Wesley K. Clark yesterday of misleading voters by not giving full details about General Clark's work as a lobbyist in Washington after he retired from the military in 2000.

Reacting to the release of General Clark's federal financial disclosure form late Friday, Craig T. Smith, the campaign director, and Brian Hardwick, his deputy, said in a conference call that the general was "profiting from the revolving door" between the Pentagon and private business and likened his situation to that of Vice President Dick Cheney and his former employer, Halliburton.

The unusual attack, coming less than a week after former Vice President Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean's candidacy, demonstrates how intense the race has become for the eight other Democratic candidates.

Chris Lehane, a strategist for the Clark campaign, said, "We heard about this Lieberman attack more in sadness than in anger and believe Senator Lieberman should be spending more time worrying about Al Gore's assessment of his candidacy and less time worrying about records that Wes Clark made public months ago."

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Saturday 12/13/03 8:57 pm. I would post a screen shot but I don't have time.

dkf (397 posts) Sat Dec-13-03 08:57 PM
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Lieberman's henchmen attacking Clark now.

. . . right beneath the byline. Isn't today the 14th?

Clark Criticized for Lobbying by Lieberman
By EDWARD WYATT
Published: December 14, 2003

The director of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman's presidential campaign accused . . .


TYY

I think Lieberman should be more concerned about his own campaign manager's assessment of his campaign, actually. (A poll of Democratic "insiders" indicated that nobody thought Lieberman would be the nominee. One of these insiders was Lieberman's own campaign manager.)

and he knows it!

:puke:

and despite his war vote and hawkishness, he has never waffled over his support for the war and is one of the most socially progressive (on a domestic front) politicians that we have.

I don't like many things about the man but that dates from before Selection 2000 but I am flabbergasted by how he's suddenly dismissed for pointing out questionable baggage.

If there's one thing Lieberman isn't, it's a waffler or a liar and the good he did, the truths he points out should not be dismissed.

* Saving this for "Daily Democrat: A Positive Thing About Joe Lieberman" day since it's hard these days to think of many good things to say...

Clark's lobbying is certainly worthy of scrutiny. But since the messenger is Lieberman and since this is DU, the discussion turns immediately to pouncing on Lieberman instead of discussing the topic at hand.

It seems to me to be a valid concern. Not one that I would necessarily withhold my vote about, but you can believe that if Clark is the nominee, it will be an issue.

Lieberman was right to point it out.

I would rather he points out the short comings of the republicans. Either that, or change parties.

of a Republican. ;)

For once, Lieberman has done something useful: help expose Clark's true colors as a war profiteer.

Still, how Lieberman, friend of weapons manufacturers, can be said to have standing to criticize on this one I'll leave to the spin doctors. ;-)

Though I don't care for Lieberman, I agree that Clark has a number of consultant or lobbying jobs that need disclosure on.

Unfortunately for him, there's no chance Dean will not go with Clark. Thank heavens.

say anything but that!

There must be a chance that clark will give a firm no to being Dean's vp.

There must!

and stop bitching and moaning about crap

doesn't he realize that no one is taking him seriously!

can do for the democrats is to shut the hell up.

Fuck off.

:evilgrin:
dbt

. . . looks like he's found his calling: slinging mud at his "fellow Democrats." Can't wait for the a-hole to drop out.

or perhaps he already has.

He's kinda like a republican.