Not Surprisingly, General Clarks confirms assclown Drudge is full or crap. Clark to endorse Kerry!

[lander]

Not that I'm particularly excited about it, but it's nice to see another Neo-Nazi exposed for being a lying POS.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4239681/
NBC: Clark will endorse Kerry for presidency
Edwards, however, says he'll benefit from Clark’s departure

MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 4:05 p.m. ET Feb. 12, 2004Wesley Clark, who abandoned his bid for the presidency, will endorse Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, NBC News has confirmed.

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Clark campaign headquarters in Little Rock, Ark., confirmed to NBC News previous reports that the general plans to endorse Kerry. Jamal Simmons, Clark campaign press secretary, also told MSNBC that Clark plans to travel to Wisconsin to meet with Kerry on Friday.

“Gen. Clark is looking forward to going to Wisconsin to be with Sen. Kerry” on Friday, Clark spokesman Matt Bennett said earlier.

Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the retired Army general would make a formal endorsement at a campaign stop in Wisconsin, which holds its primary Tuesday.

Earlier Thursday, Sen. John Edwards called Clark's departure a "huge boost" for his own effort, telling NBC News that he intends to beat frontrunner Kerry.

Edwards said the fact that both he and Clark are Southerners meant they had been splitting much of the vote in primaries in those states.

With Clark having withdrawn Wednesday, Edwards told NBC's "Today" show that 75 percent of the Democratic delegates would still be up for grabs even after Wisconsin's primary on Tuesday.

"I intend to be the nominee," he said from Milwaukee.

Kerry, for his part, was resting in Washington, D.C., before heading to Wisconsin on Friday. He bolstered his front-runner status with twin victories in Tennessee and Virginia on Tuesday.

Dean: Kerry part of 'corrupt' culture
Howard Dean, once the race’s high-flying front-runner, finished in single digits in Virginia and Tennessee, having skipped both states to campaign in Wisconsin.

Dean on Wednesday sought to portray Kerry as part of the Washington machine working against him.

“What we now see is that John Kerry is part of the corrupt political culture in Washington,” Dean said, adding that he came to that conclusion after learning that former New Jersey Sen. Robert Torricelli contributed to an independent group that ran ads using images of Osama bin Laden to question Dean’s ability to combat terrorism if elected president.

DELEGATES WON TO DATE
left Candidate Feb. 10 To date*
Kerry 85 516
Dean 0 182
Edwards 48 165
Clark 18 102
Sharpton 0 12
Kucinich 0 2
Other 0 1
Gephardt 0 4
Lieberman 0 13

*2162 dels. needed to win, includes unpledged



Torricelli, who was forced out of office over ethical lapses, is now raising money for Kerry’s presidential campaign. Dean said disclosures that money was also raised by backers of Dick Gephardt show Washington insiders are trying to derail his candidacy.

“The link is unassailable,” Dean said, describing Torricelli as “ethically challenged.” Amid an ethics scandal, Torricelli quit his 2002 re-election bid five weeks before Election Day.

Strategy in Kerry camp
Kerry did not respond to the attack, keeping a low profile Wednesday.

Advisers say the Massachusetts senator intends to continue making the case that President Bush has violated the public’s trust on a wide range of policies, from Iraq and taxes to the environment. Aides see the flap over Bush’s Vietnam-era commitment to the National Guard as an extension of their integrity argument.

But advisers want Kerry to represent positive change in education, health care and jobs — not just define himself as the anti-Bush. Thus, they’re planning a series of policy speeches later in the year.

Kerry picked up more congressional endorsements Wednesday, including from 12 of the 20 Democratic House members who had supported Clark.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

[D2bets]

I guess he's falling into line as a good General would. I am quite sure that Drudge mention of Clark is false. He said Clark said Kerry would have "an intern issue"...maybe he misheard and Clark said "interim" issue or maybe he said "in turn, Kerry will have issues". Who the hell knows.

Does this mean that Kerry would get Clark's 102 delegates already won? That'd move him closer to nomination real fast. Knowing a lot ofClark supports as I do, just about all said they'd support whomever Clark chose to endorse. Kerry is going to get over 50% in a Wisconsin blowout. They really should just end the race right there.

I also wonder if Clark is angling for a the VP spot. Wonder if he's been asked yet. Would make quite a dream team of two war heroes/decorated general vs. a pair of chickenhawks. I'd love too Clark debaye Cheney on national security.

 

[wilheim]

D2 would not be suprized at all if Kerry and Clark team up. Makes a lot of sense to me.



wil.

 

[jointpleasures]

Hey wilheim,

That 10 round fight in which your scorecard had Lurch clearly winning the first round, how you scoring the bout now? 2nd round KO maybe?

 

[wilheim]

Joint - that was'nt me, at least that I can remember (so many posts it may have). btw. what happened to you original handle? Seriously I did'nt know you re registered.



wil.

 

[Shotgun]

I'm speculating that Clark's puppetmaster Lehane had been spreading this rumor around for a few weeks; when it failed to take hold Clark decided to get out while he still had some reputation left. Doing so would certainly put him in the running for Veep.

Drudge didn't break this story though; seems like a lot of people knew something was happening:

"February 06, 2004
Rumor: A Kerry Affair & Push Polling

Rumor has it that John Kerry (D) is going to be outed by Time Magazine next week for having an affair with a 20 year old woman who remains unknown. The affair supposedly took place intermittently right up to Kerry's Fall 2002 announcement of candidacy. At present, this is nothing more than a rumor; and after such sordid tactics as the "push polling" that took place in South Carolina in the 2000 elections, can such rumors be credible during campaign cycles? Could this create a Democratic backlash against Republicans for perceived scandal*****ring?"

 

[wilheim]

Feb 12, 6:13 PM (ET)

By NEDRA PICKLER

WASHINGTON (AP) - John Kerry lined up the support of campaign dropout Wesley Clark on Thursday, hoping to pre-empt any move by his remaining Democratic presidential rivals to sneak up on him in next week's Wisconsin primary.

Democratic officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Clark would bestow his endorsement on the front-runner on Friday in Madison, Wis. Kerry gained Clark's pledge of support as rivals John Edwards and Howard Dean crissc****ed the state, focusing on jobs and health care.

Clark spokesman Matt Bennett would not confirm the endorsement, only saying, "General Clark is looking forward to going to Wisconsin to be with Senator Kerry."

Kerry has racked up wins in 12 of 14 Democratic contests and hopes to add Wisconsin to his win column. The backing of Clark, who registered in the low double digits in earlier Wisconsin polls, could increase Kerry's advantage in a state with 72 pledged delegates at stake.

Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin said Thursday that Kerry's rivals are "really bucking against a strong national trend" as they try to defeat the front-runner in Wisconsin.

"I think Senator Kerry is in very good position here," said Doyle, who added that it is unlikely he will endorse a candidate before Tuesday's primary. He said Kerry "would be an outstanding nominee."

Doyle, who passed out leaflets for Kerry's failed congressional campaign years ago, said there always is a potential for surprise and "Wisconsin does have a trend of independence."

"On the other hand, what I tend to see happening here is a national event taking place, and not 15 or 16 isolated events. So what polls seem to suggest is happening ac**** the country is happening here as well. Senator Kerry is in very strong position," Doyle said.

The Southern-bred Clark dropped out of the race for the White House on Wednesday after disappointing third-place finishes in Tennessee and Virginia. The retired four-star Army general was unable to command significant support as a first-time presidential candidate, winning just one state - Oklahoma.

He coupled his withdrawal with words of praise for his remaining rivals - Kerry, Sen. John Edwards and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.

"They're good men, they're good Democrats and they're good patriots," Clark said. "Our country is well-served" by them, he added.

Clark, a 59-year-old career military man from Arkansas, burst onto the campaign last fall, supplanting his more experienced and better-known rivals at the top of the polls and demonstrating significant fund-raising ability.

The commanding general in NATO's war in Kosovo in 1999, Clark anchored his political appearances with a pledge of "a higher standard of leadership" and spoke to campaign audiences often of service, duty and honor.

Strategically, his first key decision was to bypass the kickoff Iowa caucuses in favor of the New Hampshire primary eight days later. Kerry's surprise caucus triumph trumped Clark's plan, and the former general faded to a distant third.

After Kerry won a surprise victory in the Iowa caucuses, Clark suggested that Kerry's experience as a Navy lieutenant could not match his own as a four-star general. He toned down his remarks, saying he wasn't trying to distinguish between his rank and Kerry's.

Clark wrestled with the decision to end his campaign as election returns rolled in Tuesday night, with advisers urging him to quit and family pushing him to continue. Before deciding to exit, he thanked several hundred cheering backers.

"We may have lost this battle today, but I tell you what, we're not to lose the battle for America's future," he said Tuesday.

In appealing to voters, Clark relied almost entirely on his 34 years in military service. Supporters touted other qualities - his Southern roots and his status as a Washington outsider - that they contended made Clark the candidate most likely to defeat Bush. Plus, he provided another forceful voice in condemning the war in Iraq, which he frequently called unnecessary, reckless and wrong.

 

[PatPatriot]

Clarks endorsment of Kerry is a no brainer...Clintons are behind Kerry scandal...Clark not endorsing Kerry would be to obvious.
Kerry officialy has no shot with Clarks phoney endorsment....Kind of like if Jack Price is playing it I'm going the other way...you know its a set up.
If you don't think the Clintons have the balls to do this you simply are clueless and maybe should not go out of your home without adult supervision and a hockey helmet.

 

[hansenbros.]

that's too philosophical for the brain-washed (brain-dead) libs to grasp!

first Iraq, then France

 

[Shotgun]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Shotgun:
I'm speculating that Clark's puppetmaster Lehane had been spreading this rumor around for a few weeks; when it failed to take hold Clark decided to get out while he still had some reputation left. Doing so would certainly put him in the running for Veep.

Drudge didn't break this story though; seems like a lot of people knew something was happening:

"February 06, 2004
Rumor: A Kerry Affair & Push Polling

Rumor has it that John Kerry (D) is going to be outed by Time Magazine next week for having an affair with a 20 year old woman who remains unknown. The affair supposedly took place intermittently right up to Kerry's Fall 2002 announcement of candidacy. At present, this is nothing more than a rumor; and after such sordid tactics as the "push polling" that took place in South Carolina in the 2000 elections, can such rumors be credible during campaign cycles? Could this create a Democratic backlash against Republicans for perceived scandal*****ring?"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Looks like the guy that initially wrote about the Time Mag rumor is Cameron Barrett, who just happens to work for General Clark. Just a coincidence I'm sure.