Wes Clark in Sanford NC: Americans are sick of it

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Retired Gen. Wesley Clark stumps for Obama in Sanford

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Clark, stumping for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, said this election season has shown him just how divided the nation is.

He mentioned recent Republican attacks that have questioned Democrats’ patriotism, and implications that some Americans are real while others are not.

Clark said Americans are sick of it. After his speech at Java Express, while signing books and photographs, Clark told a reporter that “people can well understand what love of country is.”

“I think the voters will decide who the real Americans are,” he said.

Officials with the McCain campaign did not respond to requests for comment on Clark’s remarks.

One charge that has been frequently leveled against Obama in recent weeks is that he is a socialist.

“I hear a lot about socialism,” Clark said. “The only place I see it is in the Treasury Department buying into the banks.”

http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=308247

[Hope And Change]

1. Thank you Gen. Clark!

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2. I love Wes. Way to tell it like it is! n/t

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3. Rocky Mount NC - interesting

Retired general stumps for Obama

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“And that’s the way it is in America,” Clark said. “A lot of people get a lot of glory out of this country and get a lot of attention, but the real work is done at the bottom. That’s why, given my military experience, I can’t support Republican ideals.”

Clark was one of the leading voices in 2003 opposing the war in Iraq, saying at the time that it was a mistake to launch a preemptive war. Obama, too, understood that invading Iraq was the wrong decision, Clark said.

“Sen. Obama has the temperament and the mind we need as president,” Clark said. “He studies, he works, he listens, he learns, he grows, he makes good decisions. He’s a person who has got a great heart and a lot of compassion. And he understands that, for national security, you only use the military as a last resort.”

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Clark, prior to leaving for another campaign stop, skirted a question about rumors of Obama potentially asking him to serve as U.S. secretary of defense, should the Democrat win on Nov. 4.

“Any time a president would ask you to do something, to serve, you have to seriously consider it,” Clark said. “That’s what Colin Powell said, and I think that’s the right answer. But I’m out here because, for me, this is the public service. It’s going out and helping Americans make the right decision on who should be the next president.”

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