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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:03 PM
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Anybody know how close Wes Clark may be to jumping in?
Edited on Sat Jan-20-07 02:04 PM by RiverStone
Since just about everyone else has now thrown their hat into the Presidential ring.... :shrug:

p.s. GORE is my #1 choice; though I'd happily vote for Wes and HOPE he joins the crowded field!



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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:03 PM
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1. word
Edited on Sat Jan-20-07 02:04 PM by XemaSab
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generaldemocrat Donating Member (227 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:04 PM
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2. Hopefully not for a few more months......
Edited on Sat Jan-20-07 02:06 PM by generaldemocrat
Let some of this media hype around Hillary, Obama, Edwards mellow down. He enters now, he'll have to scramble real hard to get even some basic air time.

If he announces sometime between March-May that would be good.
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Tatiana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:20 PM
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6. I certainly hope so.
The current field of candidates is so depressing. With the exception of Obama and Edwards, we've got a group of folks with basically the same ideas and same policies that we've had before.

We need change.
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 03:55 PM
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11. I agree completely
I can't believe it's January and already it's "too late." Jeebus.
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abburdlen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:05 PM
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3. my guess
is sometime soon after the SOTU

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wiley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:06 PM
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4. When the time is right.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:09 PM
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5. Within the next few weeks, I would say.
He's just finished writing his book, and he is hosting the big terrorism conference in early March.

I'm sure he'll announce BEFORE the conference, one way or the other.

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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:27 PM
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7. Gore and Clark!
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 04:47 PM
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15. Lots Of Clarkies Like Gore - See My Poll From The Clark Group:
Edited on Sat Jan-20-07 04:48 PM by Dinger
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=235x9034

What a powerhouse a Clark/Gore or Gore/Clark ticket would be!!!
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jcrew2001 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:43 PM
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8. won't run
Edited on Sat Jan-20-07 02:45 PM by jcrew2001
I don't think Clark will be running this time.

just like last time, he'll wait until its too late and lose again.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 02:52 PM
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9. I went to a breakfast just on Thursday morning......and guess who was there?
Wes Clark!

And guess what he said......he MAY run!

We talked Healthcare, unions, Iraq and Iran.

Think he's waiting to see how much Iran is about to get a "ramp-up"...cause that's one of his chief concerns! He wants to make sure that there is a credible competent candidate in the race that can speak on this issue. If there are none, then he's in.


Here's the deal on Iran:
Don't let Bush drive drunk on power
Submitted by LJM on January 20, 2007 - 8:59am.
Iran | neocons | war | Iran

This http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2007-01-20T004912Z_01_N19368342_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAN-USA-EXPERTS.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C2-TopNews-newsOne-2

U.S. plans envision broad attack on Iran: analyst
Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:49pm ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. contingency planning for military action against Iran's nuclear program goes beyond limited strikes and would effectively unleash a war against the country, a former U.S. intelligence analyst said on Friday.

"I've seen some of the planning ... You're not talking about a surgical strike," said Wayne White, who was a top Middle East analyst for the State Department's bureau of intelligence and research until March 2005.

"You're talking about a war against Iran" that likely would destabilize the Middle East for years, White told the Middle East Policy Council, a Washington think tank.


this appeared last night on Reuters and hasn't seemed to be picked up widely. If this is the plan General Clark heard about before he talked to Huffington Post, no wonder he was "steamed." Given the report by Larry Wilkerson, that Iran was willing to help the US in Iraq in 2003, as they were in Afghanistan and were rebuffed, seems to show a pattern of intent by the White House. Apparently, it was Cheney himself who said "we don't talk to evil people." It's as if the entire middle east plan was designed by the secret energy group who met with Cheney. One could get the impression those people who are in the business of extracting oil and natural gas from the earth had designs on Iraq and Iran, because those countries are both rich in resources. Both countries shut out the western energy companies, which used to operate in those countries under regimes set up by the United States. Looks like regime change in Iraq and Iran were the goal of that group in order to make the contracts favorable to their companies. All anybody has to do is read Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, to see how this pattern repeats itself around the globe. Oddly, Iran was the first country this scheme first played out bringing in the Shah. It's time to take away the "keys" to the arsenal from Bush. Congress isn't supposed to let presidents drive drunk on power.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/10610

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capi888 Donating Member (819 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 03:52 PM
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10. Thanks Frenchie
I fear this lunitic in the WH is going to do just that!!! I am sure Wes is totally aware of the threat the WH plans will mean to the World. His first thoughts about this situation is to STOP it, and the fear that his words would seem political, means he thinks of COUNTRY, before politics. I truly love the man....ethic's before politics...
I am so frightened of the Iran issue...Bush's plan to do it before the end of his regime...ackkkkk
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jen4clark Donating Member (812 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 03:56 PM
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12. If he had no intention
of running he would have told us. He will not wait too long. He knows his mistakes from last time and has said he will not make those mistakes again. Corporate Press and those who follow it are the only ones who think 22 months out is "too late."
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jcrew2001 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 04:04 PM
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13. money
well, too late means that he won't have any money. If he wins with no money, that will be amazing.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 04:11 PM
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14. The fact that Wes Clark won Oklahoma without any free publicity
was an amazing feat.

The fact that Clark was able to win three 2nd place races and beat Edwards through Mini Tuesday in terms of who placed before whom was an amazing feat....considering that all of the cameras were on your guy Edwards and Kerry!

The fact that Clark had his campaign running in just 4 months prior to the first primary vote is amazing!

In fact, the fact that although the press barely reports on Clark, we are here talking about Clark is amazing.

Lots of amazing things go on.....which is why folks should'nt get overly confident that they know what they don't know....if you get my hint!

Media made Edwards, and media will decides what happens to Edwards.

Clark doesn't owe anyone a goddam thing.

That's the difference.
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Jai4WKC08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 06:51 PM
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19. Nonsense, there's plenty of money
Rich folks are limited to the same amount per candidate per year we all are. Lots of 'em donate to multiple candidates. They can afford it.

As for the rest of us, how many write out a single $2K check? If we like candidate X, we give him or her 20 bucks, maybe 50 or even 100. Not much more. Next month, if we like someone better, we give a similar amount to that person.
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kevsand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 05:22 PM
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16. On the one hand...
...the "big three" so-called front-runners will be duking it out for at least the next 13 (and possibly the next 16 or 17) months. There will be lots of ebb and flow, lots of little victories and temporary advantages, and lots of time for someone else to come in and change the dynamic completely.

On the other hand, we are not, as some have said, "two years out," or even "22 months out." In fact, we actually have just under a year until the Iowa caucuses. Once they start, it is already six months too late.

Every day that goes by is a dollar not raised, an endorsement not secured, an itinerary that is no longer possible.

The group of candidates that has already commenced includes some of the most professionally proficient politicians our party has ever produced. It is simply not possible that all of them have been dead wrong in their choice of timing. This does not mean that the way they have chosen is the only way. It does mean that the longer anyone else waits, the more ground they have to make up. Eventually, the hole becomes too deep.

My personal assessment is that any serious candidate better have boots on the ground in every county in Iowa no later than Memorial Day. That takes at least a couple of months to set up.

Sooner is better. Hillary has already grabbed all the media between now and the State of the Union. Any day after that is a good day to start...
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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 05:29 PM
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18. Good points. And I believe for the reasons...
...you stated, Wes Clark would be best served to jump in sooner then later.

The only exception I see to the rule applies to Al Gore.

If he were to make a late entry, it would upset the donkey cart and really mix things up.

I do believe the combo of Gore/Clark would be unbeatable against any rethug opponent for President!
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election_2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 05:24 PM
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17. How long did Bob Graham wait to announce?
I know that Graham ultimately ended up dropping out before a single primary was held, but my point is that he did announce in time to be included in the May 2003 debates. Does anyone remember when Graham made his initial announcement?
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NV1962 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-20-07 11:15 PM
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20. He'll decide within a month. That's soon enough for me. (n/t)
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