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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:42 AM
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Watch the Wesley Clark Commercial
The DraftWesleyClark.com group has launched a TV Commercial for Wesley Clark. Watch and enjoy. http://www.draftwesleyclark.com/tv_ad.htm

It is good too.

Go Clark!

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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:44 AM
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1. It will be running in Arkansas, NH and Iowa, forget to mention
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Ediacara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:49 AM
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2. I like it overall
pretty professional for a group not technically associated with the candidate and which doesn't have access to huge amounts of money.
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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:56 AM
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6. Yes, and expensive
It was done through donations and the credit cards of Josh Margulies amd John Hlinko that are the leaders of the group. Josh is a Republican, who worked on Bush's campaign in 2000. John was a Gore supporter.

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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:09 AM
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11. When Republicans are helping to buy ads for a Dem candidate
Who has not declared his party affiliation it makes me wonder. And when one of them worked on Shrubs campaign, that is enough to make me wonder if I would vote for Clark even if he declares and gets the nomination.
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Ishkaboogl Donating Member (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:43 PM
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22. yeah, seriously, we gotta watch out for those types
ya gotta watch those candidates with crossover appeal... they're so dangerous. just think how dangerous reagan and his "reagan democrats" were to the conservative base. the conservatives were so smart to write reagan off because of his crossover appeal, because he was just too liberal for them. right? or maybe the fact that clark is getting support from both sides is a good sign? i mean, isn't that the whole point? getting people to vote for you, uniting the country, etc? seems pretty good to me.
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:50 PM
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24. No. We're Democrats. Winning isn't everything. We want a candidate..
who makes us feel warm and fuzzy. Even if he can't win. A year of feeling warm and fuzzy for our guy overrides the four years of hell we will endure if our guy doesn't win. Don't you see?

Kumbayah my Lord, kumbayahhhhhhh. Kumbayah my Lord, kumbayahhhhhhhh...


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roughsatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 01:06 PM
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25. Maybe it is old fashioned to expect to vote for a candidates platform
as opposed to his "cross over" appeal. I guess I could point to all the votes that were lost to the Green party to make the counter-argument, but that is not my concern either. To be honest, anyone that the corporate media would promote as having cross over appeal would probably lose my vote at this point. But you sound like you prefer going after Republicans to vote for your (maybe) candidate then attempting to attract progressive Democrats.
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Julien Sorel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:49 PM
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29. So you dislike Clark's putative candidacy based not
on his stand on the positions, but on the fact that he has crossover appeal? Seriously, no wonder the Dems have been getting their asses kicked the past few years. Somewhere out there is reality, and in reality, a moderately liberal candidate with crossover appeal is a dream come true to a Democrat.
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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-15-03 03:07 AM
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30. Oh NO! another conspiracy
Give me a break, really! Josh and John are brothers-in-law. This may SHOCK YOU, but, some Republicans do NOT like Bush. WOW! Hard to imagine huh? Wonder why. Gee, I don't know, maybe because he is incompetent and a moron that went against his words in the campaign. Or maybe some Republicans don't love their party more than they love their country.

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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:50 AM
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3. Wow! Excellent. Thanks for the link.
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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:04 AM
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9. No Problem. Tell your friends. :)
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:51 AM
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4. A nice biographical ad but,
the ad should mention something about his stance on specific issues.

New Hampshire voters can be prickly. They want meat and potaters.
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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:59 AM
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7. They can't
This add is to draft the General. It would be wrong to speak for the General. It is better to get him in the race and then have him speak for himself. Once he announces we will have about 8 million and be able to run ads about the General with him speaking.

I have no doubt that the General will speak when he makes his own ads after Lador Day. Thanks for watching the ad. :)

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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:04 AM
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8. Money
Will Clark have a nest egg of money to get started if he jumps in? It's fine to wait until Labor Day, but he will have to hit the ground running with ads to get his name out there--many people still have never heard of him. He is not as well known as Colin Powell was. I will pledge myself, right here, to endorse him for president if he jumps in. Otherwise, I'm for Howard Dean.
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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:13 AM
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12. Money, no Prob!
He will get in on or about Labor Day.

The money is not a problem. He has support from many people. Some including, Soros, a billionaire. While Soros is limited to donations he can spend as much as he wants smashing others,promoting Clark and doing fundraisers for the General.

Stephens Corperation, the same that backed Clinton, would heavily back Clark as well. To be honest, I think Wesley is better than Clinton, and more likeable then Clinton.
Also, Clark has 500,000 from private donations that could be doubled. I think he is in fine shape.


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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:37 PM
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18. Clark himself has been working behind the scenes for months....
Clark said on CNN last night that he is not concerned about money. I'll bet he already has backers and advisors lined up. I have absolutely no doubt.
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LoneStarLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:26 AM
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14. I'm With You
BlueStateGuy. Clark if he runs, Dean if he doesn't. I have a friend working on Dean's campaign in New Hampshire. I don't know if she will speak to me until after the convention if Clark runs!
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molly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:55 AM
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5. Excellent!!! He's my 2nd choice
:toast:
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LoneStarLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:08 AM
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10. What Did Everyone Think of His Interview...
...with Aaron Brown last night? I almost got the impression that he slipped a little toward the end when he said "when we decide" instead of "if we decide..." that got a wry smile from General Clark and another from Brown.
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TakebackAmerica Donating Member (782 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:20 AM
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13. Yep, he nearly slipped.
LoneStarLiberal, this is not the first time.

Go to www.digitalclark.com and click on the July 18 Hanitty&Colmes interview. When asked if he were a Democrat by Hannity he answerd "I'll tell you this, I'm running as a concerned American patriot."

But sadly big mouth Hanitty didn't pick up on it.

Hanitty's response "I'lll bet you a thousand bucks you're not running as a Republican!"

Hanitty is so stupid!

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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:40 PM
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19. He almost blurted it out FCOL. He's running. Why else would he be doing
all of these shows where he knows they are going to ask him if he's going to run? He's creating a buzz. He's getting free air time and getting publicity for the draft Clark websites. Just about every interviewer advertises the draft Clark sites. I have a feeling that if he runs the press will eat him up...in a good way.
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Ilsa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:27 AM
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15. I'm not into
"drafting". If he wants it, he needs to say so and jump in there with the rest and let us know where he stands on the issues. Until he does that, I'm not going to spend my time thinking about him running and whether I'll support him in the primary.

If the "draft" is just a marketing ploy, fine, but don't take too long. I don't think Dems want to appear fickle by switching their allegiance at the last second from one preferred candidate to another.

But yes, I like the man. Great ad.
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Jivenwail Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:31 AM
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16. Wow!
Awesome and well done. Who did the voice over, if I might ask?

Thanks. Keep the info flowing on the General.

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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:41 PM
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20. That voice sounded awfully familiar, didn't it? Sounds like
the voice that I've heard in numerous campaign ads. Very professional.
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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 07:48 PM
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27. I will find out, give a little time
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 10:52 AM
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17. Does the average TV viewer understand "Draft", though?
I'm wondering about the effectiveness of an ad that I don't think most people will understand...
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Kahuna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:42 PM
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21. Probably not. So, they will think it's a regular campaing ad..
Nothing wrong with that.
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LuminousX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 12:43 PM
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23. Waste of Resources
I may actually have liked Clark, but the more this goes on the more I feel like he wants to be Caesar refusing the crown twice before accepting it a third time. He doesn't want to work for the nomination, he wants it handed to him.

This is most likely untrue, it is just the impression I am getting.
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VoteClark Donating Member (775 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 07:45 PM
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26. Clark had nothing to do with the ad
He is timing his entrance.
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GOPBasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-14-03 09:35 PM
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28. Please run Wesley! Please, please, please.
I wish I could talk to him personally.
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