Reply #113: Kindly point out the personal attack that you see please. Also...

[Tom Rinaldo]

I have a few things to say about people who, unlike Clark, actually once were Republicans

First about that personal insult you claim. This is what I literally said:

"Unlike our poster who talks about meeting many General Officers, Col Hackworth talks about meeting General Clark."

Was it the overly aggressive use of the word "Unlike"? Do you feel the use of the phrase "our poster" is insulting? You really have me on this one.

Actually I don't believe Clark ever said that he voted for the first George Bush, but what of it now, even I am wrong? In the furthest conceivable stretch Clark last voted for a Republican Presidential candidate 18 years ago, before some people who are now eligible to vote were even born. By that stretch Republicans should have never have accepted Ronald Reagan who voted for JFK and then ran for President as a Republican the first time in 1976 (he came close to getting the nomination that time, remember?) Kos that arch enemy of the Republican media today, is a literal converted Republican, as is Ariana Huffington, not a former Independent like Clark. James Webb who is running for Senate from Virginia now as a Democrat was a Republican who was Navy Chief under Reagan. Eric Massa who is running for Congress as a Democrat now in Upstate New York actually was a Republican once, and he served as Wes Clark's top aid. Eric Massa is also extremely well liked by the netroots you may have noticed. Check out the Kos netroots endorsed candidates list some time or Eric's Blog. Eric and Wes are still close friends. So that's another guy who knows Wes Clark really well who's opinion, formed from a very close personal association, you are willing to write off in favor of your own observations. OK, ad him to Jimmy Carter in that regard then.

By the way who said this?

"President-elect Bush inherits a nation whose citizens will be ready to assist him in the conduct of his large responsibilities."

And this?

"George W. Bush is my commander in chief"

And this?

"We are united behind our president George W. Bush, behind our country, behind the effort to seek justice not revenge, to make sure this can never, ever happen again, and to make sure that we have the strongest unity in America that we have ever had"

Yes that would be Al Gore. That pesky matter of context is also dealt with in the thread, "The swiftboating of Clark has already begun..."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...