Reply #67: Dean didn't mis-lead you . Clark registered Democratic Sept 2003

[Tinoire]

And God knows, there are 10,000 DUers who will vouch that I'm no huge Dean fan but the man is no fool, neither are those on his staff. Clark only registered as a Democrat this month- September 2003. Here is some confirmation of what Dean said and it well explains why he said it. Dean is not the only one to have these concerns- you can find this on Republican boards where they're laughing their heads off at this charade, on Green boards where they're appalled saying this only confirms that there really is no difference between the two parties if we're willing to buy this, and on progressive boards (publications, web-sites). People can like Clark- they can vote for him if they want but damn it, let's make it an informed vote and let's be prepared to watch Nader laughing his head off over this one.

Thursday, September 18, 2003

Speaking on May 11, 2001, as the keynote speaker to the Pulaski County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner, Clark said that American involvement abroad helps prevent war and spreads the ideals of the United States, according to an AP dispatch the following day.

Two weeks later, a report in U.S. News and World Report said Arkansas Republican politicos were "pondering the future of Wesley Clark:" "Insiders say Clark, who is a consultant for Stephens Group in Little Rock, is preparing a political run as a Republican. Less clear: what office he'd campaign for. At a recent Republican fund-raiser, he heralded Ronald Reagan's Cold War actions and George Bush's foreign policy. He also talked glowingly of current President Bush's national security team. Absent from the praise list -- his former boss, ex-Commander in Chief Bill Clinton."

Clark told CNN's Judy Woodruff earlier this month that he had decided to register as a Democrat. Left unsaid and unknown at this point is exactly when and why he decided to become a Democrat.

http://www.politicsus.com/front%20page%20archive/091803.html