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shireen

(8,333 posts) Sun Dec 23, 2012, 02:31 PM Dec 2012

Watching Wes Clark on MSNBC ... I miss him! [View all]

I've only volunteered for one presidential campaign, and it was for Wes Clark. To some people, it seemed an odd thing since I'm very liberal (a Bernie Sanders Social Democrat). But I genuinely like and trust Clark, that's something I cannot say about any other politician except Sanders. Watching him talk to Alex Witt, hearing his clarity and excellent knowledge of foreign affairs, it's such a shame that he's not in public service.

Witt asked him what he thought about Hillary running in 2016. He was very supportive, and listed a whole lot of reasons why she would be the most prepared person he knows for the job. It sure sounded like an endorsement!

Does anyone know what he's up to these days?

Today is his birthday. Happy birthday General Wes!

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Watching Wes Clark on MSNBC ... I miss him! [View all] shireen Dec 2012 OP

I like Wes Clark as well... CherokeeDem Dec 2012 #1

I like Wes too MightyMopar Dec 2012 #2

I volunteered for him too! tblue Dec 2012 #3

I was with the Maryland campaign. shireen Dec 2012 #7

I'd like to see GEN Clark as SECDEF! LibGranny Dec 2012 #4

me too! shireen Dec 2012 #10

A resounding second to that! indepat Dec 2012 #26

I liked him too, but hosting that lame show "Stars Earn Stripes' on NBC rainlillie Dec 2012 #5

i never saw it shireen Dec 2012 #8

Todd Palin and Dean Cain were among the contestants playing dress up. rainlillie Dec 2012 #9

LOL! Sounds like a way to get name recognition for a whole new demographics! nt shireen Dec 2012 #11

I'm a Clarkie gulliver Dec 2012 #6

Hey gulliver, I'm a Clarkie too, elleng Dec 2012 #23

Happy birthday General! JNelson6563 Dec 2012 #12

Good man Cosmocat Dec 2012 #13

general clark is no fool. Ive never read anything from him that I didnt eventually realize he was ri pasto76 Dec 2012 #14

Darn right, pasto; he's always right. elleng Dec 2012 #22

I like him as well Evergreen Emerald Dec 2012 #15

Dean has hardly been invisible. He's been a staple on MSNBC and ran the DNC after his Texin Dec 2012 #17

Before '08??? not quite DFW Dec 2012 #25

I like Clarke too. I like him for SecDef (and he's half Jewish to boot!). Texin Dec 2012 #16

He is not half Jewish - unless you are using definitions not accepted in the Jewish world karynnj Dec 2012 #29

Happy Birthday, General! senseandsensibility Dec 2012 #18

For sure Happy Birthday General Wes! LovingA2andMI Dec 2012 #19

Great that you saw it, Shireen; I missed most of the show. elleng Dec 2012 #20

Happy Birthday Gen. Clark! I would Ilsa Dec 2012 #21

Ooh... CherokeeDem Dec 2012 #24

My first campaign was with the Clark campaign...in Tennessee. I always felt that - piechartking Dec 2012 #27

Clinton/Clark 2016? morningfog Dec 2012 #28

kind of a shame that he endorsed Hillary hfojvt Dec 2012 #30

he did not explicitly use the word "endorse" shireen Dec 2012 #31