Clark's Message to Bush Tonight: Read, Sign, and Pass On:

General Clark to George Bush:

"As you deliver your "State of the Union" to Congress and the American people tonight, I thought I'd send you my own message about the state of our Union as well:

The state of the Union is clearly not what it should be, and not what it could be.

* Four years after 9/11, Osama Bin Laden remains on the loose and Al Qaeda remains a potent force among millions of Muslims

* The threat of terrorism has actually increased, largely as a result of the unnecessary invasion of Iraq

* In the process of our struggle against insurgents and terrorists, we are in danger of losing the very principles we are fighting for as revelations of torture undercut America's moral strength and leadership

* Highly skilled jobs in the so-called knowledge industry are moving abroad

* More than 45 million Americans lack access to health insurance

* Our physical infrastructure and our system of public education lack essential modernization and reform

* Despite over thirty years of warning, this nation still has no policy to lead us to energy independence

* The tragic incompetence of our government: failing to assist in the terrible humanitarian catastrophe of Katrina, stumbling through a repetitive cycle of inflated rhetoric and crushing disappointments with reconstruction and reform in Iraq and the Middle East, and frustrating millions of American seniors floundering through a poorly designed Medicare prescription drug program.

* The emergence of what appears to be a culture of corruption reaching from lobbyists, through the Republican leadership in Congress, and into the White House itself

The policies followed by your Administration since 9/11 -- the belligerent tone, the unilateralism, and the excessive reliance on military force -- are not making us safer; they are increasing the dangers we face abroad and distracting us from the most important challenges here at home.

The American people demand better leadership from you, President Bush. It's time to change course -- now -- and get America back on track.

Wes Clark"

Go here to add your name: http://ga4.org/campaign/realstateoftheunion

I'm not a fan for Clark for president but I do like him and I think he would've been the perfect one to give the speech rebuttal tonight instead of Kaine. Why was Kaine chosen? :shrug:

CSPAN has Clark's speech archived and available online. It is currently link number 11, though new links undoubtedly will get added that will lower it later. It is called "New America Foundation on State of Foreign Policy. Clark gives his speech well into the program, at approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes. A transcript of Clark's prepared comments is also available at his web site now, and an audio should be available there later.

CSPAN: http://www.c-span.org/VideoArchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,&...

Clark's web site: http://www.securingamerica.com/

To read it is amazing, but to actually SEE him deliver it is beyond amazing.

I can't believe Kaine is giving the official DNC SOTU response tonight...

TC

(well, actually, in a TRULY perfect world, he'd having been GIVING the SOTU address...)

passed it on.

Thanks Tom!

I voted for him in 2004 and will again if he runs.

...and speak truth to power.....

But we won't get it from the bastard in the White House. God only knows what shape this country will be in when he's done. And how the peoples of how many other countries will suffer as well.

Sending, Tom. Thanks for the reminder.

"The American people demand better leadership from you, President Bush. It's time to change course -- now -- and get America back on track." -- Wes Clark

This man is on fire! I love it!

Signed and sealed...



TC

Because I know the "real" state of the Union! :cry:

C'mon the lean mean Dem machine has the real powerhouse Tim Kaine giving the rebuttal.

Kaine! A real DLC Dem in the image of the great Mark Warner!

Why can't we all just get along! We need a new spirit of bi-partisanship in Washington! This is no time to point fingers at past failures! We must move ahead!

Yes, the Dems have done it again! What a stroke of genius! Tim Kaine! Why have someone like Murtha or Clark or Conyers give the rebuttal - they might be <gasp> angry!

We got Kaine! Whoopee!!!!!!!!!!!!


:sarcasm:

Let Bush know, tonight of all nights, how you feel about the state of this union!

TC

He's gonna take it to the railyard tonite and post it on the union bulletin board.

:kick:

From WesPAC:

"General Clark will be on Hannity & Colmes tonight, Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 11:30PM EST/10:30PM CST after the State of the Union Address

11:30PM EST | 10:30PM CST | 9:30PM MST | 8:30PM PST

All times of scheduled programs on Fox are subject to change. We recommend tuning in a little early."

:kick:

and a tip of the hat to a great Democrat, a great Leader, a great Soldier, and an Honest Man.

To Wes Clark!

:woohoo:

1000+ posts now!

TC

:hi:

In his career as a commander in the Army, Clark attributes his success not just to his ability to fight the enemy, but his ability to fight for his people. "We're in the era of the all-volunteer Army," General Clark has said. "My soldiers were free to go, and I needed them to stay." That's why Wes Clark worked hard as a commander to take care of his soldiers and their families - advocating for better housing, better health care, and better schools for their children. "You can't build a strong Army just with great generals; you have to have great people at every rank. You have to give everyone a chance to be all you can be.' It's true for the United States Army, and it's true for the United States."

:toast:

God, we need him so much. He is our answer, period.

But I'm glad you posted it for all to see.

it made me feel sorry for those confused Democrats. What were they thinking?

Wes Clark's words make way more sense. Kissing ass doesn't get us nothin'!

Mr. Z's sleeping and I know how to type his name. Ya think?

:hi:

Even Rex the war hero dog can give a better response than Kaine.

Why did Reid and Pelosi pick such a LOSER for the response when they are better people out there, such as Wes Clark, to give a better response?

I just watched some editor from Newsweek and Chris Mathews dismiss Kaine's speech by saying something to the effect of, "So, after Bush builds his speech around a powerful defense of his foreign policy, the strongest critique the Democrats came back with is "Is this really the best way to fight Terror? Are the Democrats afraid to take Bush on?"

Yeah I know their bias, but we walked right into that one.

Recommended reading!!!
http://securingamerica.com/node/560

His impromptu comments add a lot to what was delivered, and he took questions at the end. Plus the presentation was powerful. This is a must view for anyone who wonders if Clark can connect with an audience.

CSPAN has Clark's speech archived and available online. It is currently link number 14, though new links undoubtedly will get added that will lower it later. It is called "New America Foundation on State of Foreign Policy. Clark gives his speech well into the program, at approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes. A transcript of Clark's prepared comments is also available at his web site now, and an audio should be available there later.
http://www.c-span.org/VideoArchives.asp?CatCodePairs=,&ArchiveDays=100&Page=2

:bounce:

Please, Please, Please, I hope he's running.

Bush poses as John Wayne and acts like he is a man of destiny. He has to be taken down by someone who can; expose Bush's failures, deflate Bush's rhetoric, and trump Bush's fake grasp of history and two dimensional view of the world. Clark explains the real threats to America, and calls on what is still great about our nation to counter them. Bush has to be knocked off his high wooden horse and Kaine didn't do it.

Thanks for posting.

:kick:

I mean, really, he just faced down Hannity and dealt with him like a kind teacher dealing with an errant child.

Jeez, he's just so good handling the jerks on FAUX...that should be a prerequisite for anybody planning to run for office these days....

Hell no! Signed!

Go Wes Go!:loveya: