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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:27 AM Original message |
A thought about Wes Clark's 2004 voters (Blue dog appeal?) |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
1. As a politician, Clark is hampered |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
11. He isn't any more hampered that every other Democrat. |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Dammit, yer right. |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. As I recall... |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:47 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. You misread the Hillary voters |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Obama already has 85% of the Hillary Voters. |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. The OP suggests he may be a very good choice |
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bunnies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Oh I see. I must have misunderstood the OP. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
3. i am a "Bernie Sanders" democrat |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Yes, a very wide appeal |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. It's going to be him: the convention theme for VP night is "Securing America's Future," Wes's slogan |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
4. loose canon? LOL! |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Agreed - he's been a truthteller! |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. There is no inconsistency... the definition of a gaffe is telling the truth in a political context. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. imo Wes Clark is the kind of truthteller we shouldn't quash. |
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indie_voter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
5. I supported Clark in 2004 and Obama in 2008 |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
7. First... loose cannon? |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Saying something that is true, but "can't" be said is loose canon stuff |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. he has extraordinary sensitivity towards other cultures |
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renate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. I saw that episode of Real Time... |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Truth is unpopular. It struck me that he was treading on neocon and feminist dogma simultaneously |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. But, as mentioned above, the press is going to do that with |
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indie_voter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I agree, he's nuanced and nuance doesn't play well these days. |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
19. Clark is soft-spoken, eloquent and brilliant. Any smears will be immediately |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I'm going to add you to my list of people to stick my tongue out at |
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windbreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 01:58 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I'm with you...I have not allowed myself |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
24. Clark 2004, Biden then Obama 2008 |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. Clark has been very popular |
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Donna Zen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-11-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Heh? |
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