Obama and Wesley Clark?

[nullzero]

Do you think Wesley Clark is on the VP list for Obama? Wesley Clark is from the south and has tons of experience with military and good economic understanding.

 

[jonks]

And he's a Clinton supporter through and through. No chance for Wesley.

 

[Farang]

No, he comes across as a northerner and was a pretty ineffective Presidential candidate. I think he probably picks a popular governor of a swing state, same with McCain.

 

[postmortemIA]

he endorsed Hillary, he was in TV adds, as a 'war hero'...

 

[nullzero]

Once hillary pulls out.... I think its possible... Obama has said he doesnt mind mixing up his administration with supporters of the other canidates.

 

[nageov3t]

probably not leftist enough to fall in line behind Obama.

 

[miketheidiot]

i think its a distinct possibility and would be a good combination

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

That would be a strong ticket. He'd benefit from having someone with a military background IMO.

 

[CanOWorms]

I've always thought it would be a good combo. It would satisfy the Clinton camp of the Democratic party and give the ticket a strong military background. The Democrats should have included Clark as Pres or VP last time.

 

[miketheidiot]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I've always thought it would be a good combo. It would satisfy the Clinton camp of the Democratic party and give the ticket a strong military background. The Democrats should have included Clark as Pres or VP last time.

If i remember right i was a clark supporter in 04.

 

[FoBoT]

a former general/military man would help blunt mccain's carrying on aboot iraq

 

[MadRat]

Just say HELL F***ING NO WAY to Wesley Clark.

 

[Moonbeam]

Good choice.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: miketheidiot

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I've always thought it would be a good combo. It would satisfy the Clinton camp of the Democratic party and give the ticket a strong military background. The Democrats should have included Clark as Pres or VP last time.

If i remember right i was a clark supporter in 04.

Same here.

 

[nullzero]

After seeing tonights debate it looks like Hillary has come to terms she isnt going to be the nomination... Even though I dislike her she showed some true respect to Obama and a show of unity with him and the party at the end.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: MadRat
Just say HELL F***ING NO WAY to Wesley Clark.

Why?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
That would be a strong ticket. He'd benefit from having someone with a military background IMO.

Yeah, with him pushing the limits of reasonable withdrawal and a counter-weight of somebody in the military, and a general at that (and I remember clark as being a painless guy to watch and listen to), it could be a nice combo. I don't know much about (or anything actually) clark, though, but many people do think highly of him.

The Democrats should have included Clark as Pres or VP last time.

No way, you obviously didn't see Edwards in the 04 debates when running for VP. He was AWESOME!

Clark Man, check that out, those credentials would really make it hard for people to put mccain above Obama from a military perspective--4 star general, supreme allied commander of nato. I don't know if clark has skeletons or is otherwise a total douche but you take Obama's cloud 9 talk and mix it with a guy who looks like he's a general from a movie and I can see it working.

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
That would be a strong ticket. He'd benefit from having someone with a military background IMO.

That's the first thing that came to my mind when I read this thread. Too bad he's on Billarys side.

 

[CanOWorms]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

No way, you obviously didn't see Edwards in the 04 debates when running for VP. He was AWESOME!

Clark Man, check that out, those credentials would really make it hard for people to put mccain above Obama from a military perspective--4 star general, supreme allied commander of nato. I don't know if clark has skeletons or is otherwise a total douche but you take Obama's cloud 9 talk and mix it with a guy who looks like he's a general from a movie and I can see it working.

That's sort of what was needed by the Democrats in 2004. Clark would have made a lot of that talk seem ridiculous.

 

[palehorse]

I wish! It would make their ticket simply unbeatable...

 

[CellarDoor]

I was actually thinking about this today and it's a very strong ticket. Clark isn't part of Washington politics (fits Obama's message), brings exactly what Obama lacks and adds legitimacy to Obama in regards to foreign policy.

 

[ProfJohn]

umm a guy with little experience (Obama) and a guy with no experience (Clark)

Not sure how that is a good ticket.

I am thinking someone like Richardson to get the latino and South West vote or perhaps Biden because of his experience.

BTW I don't think the Democrats have a strong southern governor, am I wrong about that?

 

[Pabster]

No, he's not.

And thankfully so. I can't stand Clark.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
umm a guy with little experience (Obama) and a guy with no experience (Clark)

Not sure how that is a good ticket.

Are you kidding? Being a 4 star general isn't "no experience", particularly when foreign policy is a growing concern in this country, and especially when a huge amount of experience as a Washington insider is not exactly a selling point these days. Obama is weak on defense compared to McCain, Clark would solve that problem neatly.

And I think political experience is overstated as a real concern. Bush won in 2000 despite having no federal experience and no real experience doing anything or running anything, even a successful business. He was governor of Texas for a little while, which I understand is something akin to being the Queen of England in terms of leadership responsibilities. Yet that didn't seem to be a problem against a guy who was VP for 8 years. And again in 2004, Kerry was in government for like, 100 years or something, and that didn't really help him all that much.

I am thinking someone like Richardson to get the latino and South West vote or perhaps Biden because of his experience.

Heh, like the Democrats are going to lose the latino vote. Republicans are trying to win them over on religion, but I don't think it's working.

BTW I don't think the Democrats have a strong southern governor, am I wrong about that?

That's certainly true, but I think it's possible to win the south without having to have a southerner on the ticket, particularly with the black support Obama will almost certainly get.

 

[rockyct]

Originally posted by: ProfJohn
umm a guy with little experience (Obama) and a guy with no experience (Clark)

Not sure how that is a good ticket.

I am thinking someone like Richardson to get the latino and South West vote or perhaps Biden because of his experience.

BTW I don't think the Democrats have a strong southern governor, am I wrong about that?

Clark seems like a decent choice to me, but I had been thinking Richardson would be a good choice. He was so close to the Clintons that it's surprising that he didn't endorse Hillary when he dropped out.