Reply #80: "Mesmerized by an authoritarian image"

[jumptheshadow]

At the speech I witnessed Clark give, the line that drew the most applause, and hollers, and a standing ovation was this one: "Dissent is a form of patriotism."

And, yes, it is heartening to see someone with Clark's military background arguing vehemently for a freedom that had been trampled and spat upon in the rush to war. A freedom that people like Limbaugh and Coulter and all the yahoos who Dixie Chicked the Dixie Chicks would like to see stripped from our political landscape.

Perhaps people also support Clark because:

1) They like his liberal ideas and the common sense way he has articulated them.
2) They genuinely believe he is the best person for the presidency at this particular point in American history.
3) They like the fact that he overcame adversity and worked hard to rise from the lower middle class. They like the fact that he never has shirked responsibility.
4) They are sick to death of the polarization in this country. They want a president who can unite people, not drive them even further from each other.
5) They consider Clark as our most electable candidate -- a concept which the Republicans seem to support.