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SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE: It's General Wesley Clark, ladies and gentlemen.

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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:41 PM
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SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE: It's General Wesley Clark, ladies and gentlemen.
The announced convention theme for Wednesday night, the night of the VP acceptance speech, is "Securing America's Future," which is also the slogan of Wesley Clark's WesPAC.

Wesley Kanne Clark, retired four-star General, US Army. Veteran of Vietnam and Kosovo, vocal opponent of the Iraq War from the start, and former Supreme Commander NATO Allied Forces, Europe. Winner of the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, two Army Distinguished Service Medals, four Legion of Merit medals, five Defense Distinguished Service Medals, and the Purple Heart, awarded for being struck by four bullets from an AK-47 during an ambush on patrol in Vietnam. Despite being wounded, then-Captain Clark shouted orders to his troops organizing the counter-attack, repelling the ambush and defeating the Viet Cong force. This event also earned him the Silver Star.
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   posted here...  Sulawesi   Aug-11-08 12:42 PM   #1 
   From Your Keyboard To The World!  Dinger   Aug-11-08 12:43 PM   #2 
   Thank you for explaining that to me!  Clark2008   Aug-11-08 12:43 PM   #3 
   I hope so. n/t  indie_voter   Aug-11-08 12:43 PM   #4 
   When I heard that slogan...  liberalmuse   Aug-11-08 12:45 PM   #5 
   I don't know what's up with the MSM, the more decorated the hero, the more they want to swiftboat?  eshfemme   Aug-11-08 12:45 PM   #6 
   It's over For the repukes If Clark Is On The Ticket, And They Know It  Dinger   Aug-11-08 12:48 PM   #8 
   Not a bad choice, though I was hoping for Sec of Defense. (nm)  MonteLukast   Aug-11-08 12:47 PM   #7 
   I don't think he can be SecDef in '08. I think he has to be out of the military  wmbrew0206   Aug-11-08 02:38 PM   #31 
   if this is true, i'll be bouncing off the walls with excitement  shireen   Aug-11-08 12:49 PM   #9 
   AMEN  kwolf68   Aug-11-08 01:06 PM   #17 
   I hope so too!!  dumtacetclamat   Aug-11-08 12:51 PM   #10 
   I can get behind that  eShirl   Aug-11-08 12:56 PM   #11 
   Hope so. This will also be a nod to the Clintons....  Richardo   Aug-11-08 12:59 PM   #12 
   Yes indeedy. Eight years of Obama, eight years of Clark and eight  mzmolly   Aug-11-08 01:08 PM   #20 
   He's the GOP's worst nightmare . . .  EffieBlack   Aug-11-08 01:00 PM   #13 
   I love Wes Clark and Gert Clark is just fabulous!  CTyankee   Aug-11-08 01:02 PM   #14 
   Pleeeeze.....!!!! K and R!!!!  cliffordu   Aug-11-08 01:04 PM   #15 
   What an amazing choice if it's true.  mzmolly   Aug-11-08 01:05 PM   #16 
   Always been my choice...and hope.  mexicoxpat   Aug-11-08 01:06 PM   #18 
   Oh, good! I sure hope he's the VP candidate.  tblue37   Aug-11-08 01:08 PM   #19 
   Dammit all to hell. You and Dinger have gotten me all excited about  JenniferZ   Aug-11-08 01:08 PM   #21 
   Interesting development indeed.  Arnold Judas Rimmer   Aug-11-08 01:09 PM   #22 
   I think so too. But I dont want to say it out loud.  bunnies   Aug-11-08 01:11 PM   #23 
   Shhh!  WesDem   Aug-11-08 02:33 PM   #29 
      ....  bunnies   Aug-11-08 02:36 PM   #30 
   Don't get my hopes up, dammit! :)  TwilightZone   Aug-11-08 01:16 PM   #24 
   You mean, THIS pairing?  WinkyDink   Aug-11-08 02:21 PM   #25 
   Just an X in a box. Is that what you wanted us to see?  FrenchieCat   Aug-11-08 02:23 PM   #26 
   Perhaps, you mean this?  FrenchieCat   Aug-11-08 02:23 PM   #27 
      The fittest ticket ever? eom.  Bad Thoughts   Aug-11-08 02:45 PM   #32 
      Yeah!!  Sparkly   Aug-11-08 08:50 PM   #41 
   You just gave me a Big Surge of HOPE!  yellerpup   Aug-11-08 02:33 PM   #28 
   Clark would be a brilliant choice....  vinylsolution   Aug-11-08 02:58 PM   #33 
   I doubt it's Clark.  Snicker-snack   Aug-11-08 03:04 PM   #34 
   Obama-Clark, '08 - Like the way that fits  leveymg   Aug-11-08 04:16 PM   #35 
   Wes Clark would be a great choice. Hope it's true.  WA98296   Aug-11-08 05:43 PM   #36 
   I would LOVE that!  ronnykmarshall   Aug-11-08 05:46 PM   #37 
   That would be outstanding  Egnever   Aug-11-08 05:48 PM   #38 
   I agree -- superb choice!  DCBob   Aug-11-08 05:52 PM   #39 
   Agreed! n/t  bonito   Aug-11-08 06:59 PM   #40 
   OOOoooo I dare not even hope........  Marrah_G   Aug-11-08 08:53 PM   #42 
 
Sulawesi (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:42 PM
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1. posted here...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:43 PM
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2. From Your Keyboard To The World!
Yayyyyy!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:43 PM
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3. Thank you for explaining that to me!
People kept talking about Wednesday being Securing America's Future night and I was sitting here thinking why Wes Clark would be speaking on this Wednesday night and where.

LOL.
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indie_voter (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:43 PM
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4. I hope so. n/t
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liberalmuse Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:45 PM
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5. When I heard that slogan...
that was the first thing I thought. Let it be so!
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eshfemme (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:45 PM
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6. I don't know what's up with the MSM, the more decorated the hero, the more they want to swiftboat?
Both Kerry and Clark are highly decorated war heroes whom, if we judge by the media's standards, should have been immune to the sort of fucking wringer the MSM put them through. Instead they let those with fishy military records and those who opportunistically use their records as a cure-all shield for any legitimate questions go unmolested by the grilling such actions deserve.
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Dinger Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:48 PM
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8. It's over For the repukes If Clark Is On The Ticket, And They Know It
That is all.

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:
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MonteLukast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:47 PM
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7. Not a bad choice, though I was hoping for Sec of Defense. (nm)
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wmbrew0206 (915 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:38 PM
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31. I don't think he can be SecDef in '08. I think he has to be out of the military
for at least ten years, which would allow him to take the post in 2010.
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shireen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:49 PM
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9. if this is true, i'll be bouncing off the walls with excitement
Wes is the only politician who has ever truly inspired me. I like and support Obama but not with the same level of dedication and loyalty I feel towards Clark.
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kwolf68 (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:06 PM
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17. AMEN

Having General Clark on the ticket is a WIN/WIN...for the party and the nation. I can't conceive of a better choice to be honest.

Clark brings the foreign policy cred that few have. We can tag team the problems at home and abroad. Clark on the ticket as VP would be awesome and would solidify my support for Obama.
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happynewyear (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:51 PM
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10. I hope so too!!
I'd really like to see General Clark run with Senator Obama as his vice president! :)

:kick:

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eShirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:56 PM
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11. I can get behind that
:)
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 12:59 PM
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12. Hope so. This will also be a nod to the Clintons....
...Arkansas, his own involvement with the Hillary campaign, etc.
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:08 PM
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20. Yes indeedy. Eight years of Obama, eight years of Clark and eight
years of Clinton, well depending... I've not done the math. ;)
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EffieBlack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:00 PM
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13. He's the GOP's worst nightmare . . .
Which explains why they went after him so hard a couple of months back . . .
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CTyankee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:02 PM
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14. I love Wes Clark and Gert Clark is just fabulous!
She and Wes make McLame and scary Cindy look awful.
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:04 PM
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15. Pleeeeze.....!!!! K and R!!!!
:patriot:
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:05 PM
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16. What an amazing choice if it's true.
PERFECT! :toast:
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murray hill farm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Mon Aug-11-08 01:06 PM
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18. Always been my choice...and hope.
Let it be true.
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tblue37 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:08 PM
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19. Oh, good! I sure hope he's the VP candidate.
I have been on board for Clark for many years. He was my first choice for president, and is my first choice for VP. It would be too good to be true. He would be the perfect VP canidate for Obama!
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DevonRex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:08 PM
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21. Dammit all to hell. You and Dinger have gotten me all excited about
this now. Dare we hope it's Clark? I have tried so hard not to pick a favorite. And here you two go and pretty much put an end to that.

I swear, if it's NOT him, I'm gonna stick my tongue out at both of you. That'll show you, getting my hopes up like this and all...

:)
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Arnold Judas Rimmer (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:09 PM
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22. Interesting development indeed.
Clark's on my "short list". This would be a strong ticket, and possibly the best choice, if this Russia-Georgia mess gets any worse.
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bunnies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:11 PM
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23. I think so too. But I dont want to say it out loud.
If its not Clark... I'll be so bummed.
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:33 PM
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29. Shhh!
:scared:
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bunnies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:36 PM
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30. ....
Lucky for us... I think youre the only one that heard me. :hide:
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TwilightZone Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 01:16 PM
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24. Don't get my hopes up, dammit! :)
Nothing would make me happier than to see Clark on the ticket.
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WinkyDink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:21 PM
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25. You mean, THIS pairing?
Edited on Mon Aug-11-08 02:22 PM by WinkyDink


All-righty, then!
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:23 PM
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26. Just an X in a box. Is that what you wanted us to see?
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:23 PM
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27. Perhaps, you mean this?
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Bad Thoughts (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:45 PM
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32. The fittest ticket ever? eom.
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 08:50 PM
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41. Yeah!!
:bounce: :kick:
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yellerpup Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Mon Aug-11-08 02:33 PM
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28. You just gave me a Big Surge of HOPE!
Clark is terrific and he would be a great asset if he is Obama's choice. Fingers crossed. :kick: :dem: :kick: :dem:
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vinylsolution (772 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 02:58 PM
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33. Clark would be a brilliant choice....
... for Vice President. I'm hoping Sen. Obama makes the right choice here!

McCain would surrender all over again at the thought of taking on a real military hero.





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That Is Quite Enough (926 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 03:04 PM
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34. I doubt it's Clark.
This whole "Securing America's Future" theme is probably more disinformation from the Obama campaign. That's just a guess, though, and I'd be totally happy if Clark was VP.
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leveymg (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 04:16 PM
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35. Obama-Clark, '08 - Like the way that fits
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WA98296 (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 05:43 PM
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36. Wes Clark would be a great choice. Hope it's true.
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37. I would LOVE that!
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Egnever (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 05:48 PM
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38. That would be outstanding
I hope you are right.
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DCBob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Aug-11-08 05:52 PM
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39. I agree -- superb choice!
The General will make McCain look like a private first class!
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40. Agreed! n/t
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42. OOOoooo I dare not even hope........
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