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53. I met him at a political event in 04

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 07:08 AM

Jun 2020

I used his radio call sign from Vietnam. Caught him by surprise and he appreciated that we were in the same division but not at the same time. He's an authentic badass. This is what real leadership looks and sounds like.

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Wes Clark - Former NATO supreme commander: The tide is turning on Trump [View all] LiberalArkie Jun 2020 OP

trump only transacts for himself samsingh Jun 2020 #1

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jun 2020 #2

I agree with the analysis gratuitous Jun 2020 #3

I read an interesting article on the media in the NYT this morning. Lonestarblue Jun 2020 #15

you're right. excellent piece. thanks for the link. stopdiggin Jun 2020 #23

I agree stopdiggin -- recommend link/analysis from Lonestarblue (nt) TreadSoftly Jun 2020 #40

How come General Clark never ran for office? PJMcK Jun 2020 #4

Thought so! :) He ran in 2004 but dropped out and endorsed Sen. Kerry. Hortensis Jun 2020 #5

My favorite True Blue American Jun 2020 #12

Much to admire for sure. I like Admiral Stavridis too, smart power Hortensis Jun 2020 #16

Surprised Trump did say True Blue American Jun 2020 #17

:) I'm guessing 1 minute in Stavridis' company made Trump Hortensis Jun 2020 #19

MY favorite, STILL IS! elleng Jun 2020 #50

He was drafted to run for president IronLionZion Jun 2020 #7

Yes, and I was part of that movement! elleng Jun 2020 #51

Raised in Little Rock... LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #9

He did! He was running for President in either 2001 or 2004, I can't recall which. Texin Jun 2020 #13

'04 elleng Jun 2020 #49

Unfortunately "not polished enough" RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #24

I think his biggest issue was that he got in too late. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #33

He got some bad advice, elleng Jun 2020 #48

I supported him for the 2004 nomination. Crunchy Frog Jun 2020 #32

Me too. Ilsa Jun 2020 #38

Yes, and when he's mentioned, we all come out! elleng Jun 2020 #46

Always admired him...glad he keeps himself in the public eye. Karadeniz Jun 2020 #34

He DID, PJ, sorry you missed it, elleng Jun 2020 #41

He did run for office - for President against Bush's 2nd term. northoftheborder Jun 2020 #6

I liked Gen. Wesley Clark. "You want machine guns? We got 'em. Join the army." If only... Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #8

I liked him too AllyCat Jun 2020 #28

Putin does not approve of this post. Kid Berwyn Jun 2020 #10

Clear as day malaise Jun 2020 #11

Voted for him yr he ran in dem primary. OK was only state he won bobbieinok Jun 2020 #14

Saw him many times that year! (in DC) elleng Jun 2020 #45

+1 keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #18

The Tide? Or the OCEAN? Northof American Jun 2020 #20

Maybe put his name in the opening post? left-of-center2012 Jun 2020 #21

Yay! PatrickforO Jun 2020 #22

trumps favorite team is the washington generals cynical_idealist Jun 2020 #25

I still have my Clark 04 cap. gulliver Jun 2020 #26

I was cleaning out a drawer last week and found two autographed pictures renate Jun 2020 #29

Me too (on Clark in the admin). I remember people saying he should be SecDef. gulliver Jun 2020 #30

That, and I wanted him as National Security Advisor! elleng Jun 2020 #44

I have my pins! elleng Jun 2020 #43

❤️❤️❤️ Clark nt live love laugh Jun 2020 #27

110k dead from his recklessly bad pandemic response; US military attacking Americans. SunSeeker Jun 2020 #31

I swatted at alternet's aggressive ad pusher for a few rounds and gave up. lindysalsagal Jun 2020 #35

What Wes fails to see: Putin got him elected by the EC. Lock him up. Jun 2020 #36

Kick zentrum Jun 2020 #37

K & R IllinoisBirdWatcher Jun 2020 #39

Gen. Wesley Clark on Trump and the protests: "We are seeing the turning of the tide" elleng Jun 2020 #42

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #47

' language has consequences. Trump's abusive language is very problematic.' elleng Jun 2020 #52

I met him at a political event in 04 The Wizard Jun 2020 #53

Neat! elleng Jun 2020 #55

I was a Clarkie and spent the campaign on his website blog-which was great. UncleNoel Jun 2020 #54

HI, Noel! elleng Jun 2020 #56