proselytism

[rone]

I am throwing my support behind Wesley Clark (not merely because of this, that is, but it's a good quote).

"If [Republican strategist] Karl Rove is watching today, Karl, I want you to hear me loud and clear: I am going to provide tax cuts to ease the burdens for 31 million American families -- and lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty -- by raising the taxes on 0.1 percent of families -- those who make more than $1,000,000 a year. You don't have to read my lips, I'm saying it," Clark said.

Comments

[dreamcarnival.livejournal.com]

Weren't there some military people trying to say Clark had done some things that showed a lack of integrity when he was leading some military campaign he eventually left or was dismissed from? There was quite a bit of smearing done when he first announced as a candidate. I can't tell fact from slander. Character assassination is an annoying side of politics.. As for Clark, I wonder if he'd have the military industrial complex's interests high up in his priorities. I have a lot of studying to do to know who is best. If Clark were elected, I wonder who people think would be best as VP.

[merde.livejournal.com]

my personal feeling is that anyone who 1) isn't a cokehead who thinks he's fighting a holy war and 2) can get elected is better than bush, and i'll worry about whether they have ties to the military-industrial complex later. and if the guy who can get elected also happens to agree with almost all of my few but strong political opinions, says sensible things about the economy, and is a strong public speaker, well, i'm sold.

and yes, i really am, for the first time in my entire life, so afraid for my country that i'm seriously willing to go the "anyone-but" route.

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

I, too, have changed my tune on the "anyone-but" route, so much that i will very likely register as a Democrat for the first time so i can vote in the primary (i fear i will be inundated with postal spam, though).

[huaman.livejournal.com]

And unsolicited fucking phone calls from recordings, too, the pigfuckers.

[sunburn.livejournal.com]

From what I gather, there are people in the military who look down upon political ambition in military officers, because allegedly this indicates they're in it for themselves, less so for the soldiers, sailors, and Marines. I suspect that's the sort of thing that makes sense in the gut, but isn't necessarily true in any particular case. But if you're hearing this from officers who know Clark, but don't necessarily compete with him, then you might give it some clout.