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Why "Radio Silence" Can be a Good Thing in VP Selection

Steve Clemons | Posted 08.19.2008 | Politics

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Be thankful for radio silence I guess when other candidates for VP like Daschle and Bayh are getting phone calls saying, "Sorry....but we look forward to working with you in many other ways in the coming years."

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The BIG Reason McCain Dreads a Clark VP Pick

Paul Abrams | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

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Despite his imprisonment in North Vietnam, there is reason to believe that McCain's entire military record will not look very good compared to Wes Clark's.

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If Wrong = Strong, They'll Just Keep Being Wrong

Max and the Marginalized | Posted 08.18.2008 | Politics

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This song,"Vultures and Hawks," is about how as long as folks in Washington have spoils to reap from their own bad decisions, they aren't going to stop making them.

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Obama to General Wesley Clark: Your Services Not Needed

Steve Clemons | Posted 08.16.2008 | Politics

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General Wesley Clark is not attending the Democratic National Convention. I was told by General Clark's personal office in Little Rock that he would not be attending. He was informed by Barack Obama's people that there was no reason to come.

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If the VP is Clark, Here are Some Contrasts with McCain

Paul Abrams | Posted 08.16.2008 | Politics

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Clark was first in his class at West Point, won a Rhodes Scholarship, and studied (the "s" word) politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford. Similar to our Dear Leader, McCain was 5th from the bottom at Annapolis.

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Why Obama's VP Needs to be a 4-Star General

Andy Ostroy | Posted 08.15.2008 | Politics

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We are a nation at war -- why are two neophytes on the world stage, Bayh and Kaine, at the top of the list when Obama himself has zero foreign policy or national security chops?

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Democratic Convention Theme Taken From Wes Clark's PAC

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

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My colleague Sam Stein reported earlier today that Barack Obama's VP choice will speak on the veteran-themed third night of the Democratic convention....

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Go Team! 5 Ways The Democrats Can Lose The Un-Loseable Election

Tony Sachs | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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The odds may be against us, but with a little luck and a lot of good old-fashioned stupidity, we can get to the promised land of failure once again.

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A Logical Running Mate

Murray Fromson | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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As a military strategist and one who truly understands national security issues, Wesley Clark would bring far greater knowledge of military and diplomatic savvy to the debate than McCain ever could.

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Here's My Take Results: Your Ideal Administration Cabinet

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 07.21.2008 | Home

Who is in your dream Administration, and what role would they play? I JUST finished tabulating the results you sent in as part of our new "What's Your Take" community feature.

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Wesley Clark: I Was Victim Of 'Right Wing Freak Machine'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Late Thursday night, General Wesley Clark cast himself as a victim of the "right wing freak machine" after his comments on John McCain's military serv...

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Give Clark a Star

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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After spending time with Clark, it became clear to me that he isn't a politician -- he's a straight shooter. We need people like him who speak the truth, without beating around the bush, if you get my drift.

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Philadelphia Inquirer Editor: Obama Disgracing Those Who Suffered or Died Wearing Uniform

Steve Young | Posted 07.06.2008 | Media

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Wes Clark's comments were not a denigration of the uniform, but a reflection of our Constitution, a document that our troops have fought and died to protect for over 200 years.

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The Wesley Clark "Scandal:" Democrats Get Sucked Into the Same Old Republican Trap

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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In the past couple of weeks Obama has reversed course on a number of issues in a centrist ploy to out-McCain McCain. Be careful, Barack, that and a few more episodes in the wuss-suitand you'll be waking up empty-handed November 5th.

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Wesley Clark: World's Worst PR Guy

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Retired General Wesley Clark has gotten into hot water for his remarks expressing doubts about John McCain's fitness to lead the nation, despite McCai...

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After Clark Flap: Can Obama Beat McCain's Double-Talk Express?

Art Levine | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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The conventional wisdom these days is that Wesley Clark's raising questions about McCain's fitness to be commander in chief causes political problems for Barack Obama. But don't be fooled.

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McCain Flips At Legit Question

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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You would assume that given all the whining over General Clark's legitimate point, that John McCain had some obvious answer to the question.

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Memo to Obama: Don't Dump the Bump; But Do Dump Wesley Clark

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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What a relief? Turns out, reports CNN, that Barack Obama did not refuse to bump a boy's fist while touring the Eastside Community Ministry in Zanesvi...

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Reading The Pictures: McCain's War Cred Goes Belly Up

Michael Shaw | Posted 07.02.2008 | Media

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Until Sunday, this well-known October 1967 image of McCain being pulled from a lake near Hanoi was used to convey heroism and elicit admiration and empathy.

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Are They Experienced?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Clark's recent comments about the relevance of McCain's service has generated enough controversy that the broader point about what kind of foreign policy experience we should look for in a president has been lost.

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Riding In A Fighter Plane And Getting Shot Down And What It Qualifies You For

David Rees | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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How DARE left-wing pacifist Wesley Clark suggest that riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down doesn't automatically qualify someone to be president? It automatically qualifies you to be anything.

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Rudy: I'm Still The Best, But McCain Is Number 2

New York Daily News | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Rudy Giuliani set out Tuesday to defend John McCain's readiness to be President, but ended up saying the presumptive GOP nominee is second-best - to h...

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Clark Was Right on McCain, But Now We're Talking About the Wrong Issue

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Go back and read Wes Clark's statement. He simply said that McCain's fate -- the act of having your plane shot down -- is not relevant to the skills of being an executive. Isn't that true?

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Gen. Clark and That POW Thing McCain Hates Talking About

Paul Waldman | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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There's a myth out there that McCain is reluctant to exploit his Vietnam POW story for political advantage, so modest and full of integrity is he. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Media Scorecard: How Well Did The Media Do In Identifying McCain's 'Swift Boat' Support?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.01.2008 | Media

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As the media fanned flames in the direction of General Wesley Clark for the egregious offense of noting that being a prisoner of war did not necessari...

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