"I'm proud to endorse Hillary Clinton" by Wesley Clark

[Catchawave]

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/12725

Submitted by Wes Clark on September 17, 2007 - 12:10pm.

I’m proud to endorse Hillary Clinton

Today, I am proud to announce my endorsement of Senator Hillary Clinton as President of the United States.

Senator Hillary Clinton has earned the support of millions of Americans in her campaign for president -- and today I am pleased to count myself among them. The world has reached a critical point, and we need a leader in the White House with the courage, intelligence and humility to navigate through many troubling challenges to our security at home and abroad. I believe Senator Clinton is that leader, and I whole-heartedly endorse her for President of the United States. Senator Clinton and I share a worldview in which diplomacy is the best first-strike tool in our arsenal; in today’s complicated global system, the United States should be making more friends than enemies.

Never before have so many Americans had our well-being so closely tied to world events. Our economic and national security has become more complicated than ever before, and we deserve a leader who draws on wisdom, compassion, intelligence and moral courage -- in short, we need Hillary Clinton. She is tough but fair, a rock-solid leader equal to the many weighty challenges ahead of us.

As I make this endorsement today, I realize this may disappoint many of you who hoped that I would run for President myself in 2008. But rest assured: I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to continue to speak out on issues I care about, to work with you to support good Democratic candidates who will help restore the kind of leadership we need in America, to make sure our nation is as secure at home and abroad as it possibly can be.

Your support has been absolutely essential – to our country, to our Democratic candidates, and to me personally. I would never have run for President in 2003 without your support – after all, you drafted me into the race! I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you’ve been standing with me since my campaign for President and right up until now. And we still have so much work to do.

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[Maddy McCall]

1. I love Wes. Thanks for posting this.

[Catchawave]

5. You're welcome, I met him last summer at YearlyKos

Probably why I'm leaning Hillary now. :toast:

[Adelante]

2. What brings this up?

Just curious.

[Catchawave]

3. DU history I suppose....

Did Wes change his mind?

[Critters2]

4. God, no. He's been campaigning for Hillary since Iowa.

Was at several of her campaign rallies there.

[Catchawave]

8. Good for him, met him last summer, he endorsed HRC Sept...

Why I lean Hillary now :hi:

[hayu_lol]

9. Had Wes Clark been our nominee, we would not be having the problems...

and conflicts we endure at the moment.

Wes was my original choice for '04 and would have been again, had he chosen to run this time around.

He would have made a clean candidate without baggage.

Missed opportunities are just that...missed opportunities.

[Critters2]

11. I agree completely. I would've caucused for him in '04

had he been running in Iowa. Would've voted for him this year, if that had been an option. I like him. I like him a lot.

[Adelante]

7. No, he is campaigning hard for Hillary

I was just wondering what brought it up. If something happened, that's all.

[Catchawave]

20. I think it's worth "recycling" don't you?

It pains me to see the old Clark supporters flogging Hillary here. Since I'm leaning her way now, why not bring it up. He used to rock the Clarkie world here, just sayin' :D

[Adelante]

24. He still rocks my world

Just sayin'.

[Catchawave]

29. Were you at Yearly Kos ? I met Tom Rinaldo, was hoping

to meet more DU Clark supporters, I would have hugged you all too.

[Adelante]

34. No, I wasn't there

I remember when you reported back how excited you were. There were a lot of Clarkies there, though.

[Catchawave]

35. Thanks for remembering that, I was excited to meet everyone but

Gore and Biden, the only MIA's on my hero list :D It was a great event.

[FrenchieCat]

6. Recycling Endorsements is a tactic I've seen employed by the Hillary Camp.

They did it with Kathleen Kennedy and Cantwell's endorsements too.

[Catchawave]

10. Recycling? How's that, did he change his mind since Sept?

Just thought the backstabbing of Hillary should stop by his..cough..supporters. Support who you want, doesn't change my Edwards frame of mind. :hi:

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. So what. He's a GREAT GUY and HE supports Hillary. Some people have

good taste and some don't. Wes does.

[elixir]

30. Heeeeeeere's Frenchie...

[ElsewheresDaughter]

12. he is a good man and been a Hillary supporter from the begining but Obama folks will throw ......

the DU hero under the O Bus too

[Catchawave]

26. I noticed :)

I don't do all my candidate research on DU, otherwise, I wouldn't have found this blast from the past. Really, not that long ago, surprised Wes has been forgotten :wow:

[Faygo Kid]

14. OK, I like Wes. Anything more recent from him than 9/17/07?

Seriously, this is a nice fundraising letter from then, but it is almost a half a year old. Can't you do better than that? What is he saying now? I am sure he is still supporting Hillary, but this isn't much help. Or much worth posting at this point.

[Catchawave]

18. Still up at his website:

https://contribute.hillaryclinton.com/wesclark.html?rc=GDY5

The world has reached a critical point, and we need a leader with the courage, intelligence and humility to navigate through the challenges to our security at home and abroad. Join me in supporting Senator Hillary Clinton by contributing to her campaign today!

Happy to help :hi:

[libertee]

15. Thank you, Wesley!!

[andym]

16. He should be "drafted" for VP regardless of who wins the nomination

We need to counter McCain's military hero message. We need insurance against the effects of any domestic terrorist attacks. What better man than Wes Clark, a progressive, classy Democrat with management experience who can run as an outsider.

He clearly works well with Hillary. Hopefully he is high on her list for VP.

He is probably the best running mate for Obama, who could benefit by having an anti-war, former general on the ticket.

In any case, no matter who is the eventual nominee, I expect to see Clark campaigning for him/her. Why not have him campaign as a potential VP.

After the Democratic ticket wins, Clark will be of great help to whoever is President.

[Catchawave]

23. After his speech in Chicago last summer (yearly kos)

I decided he would be an amazing Sec of State. His gift of diplomacy blew me away, many "clarkies" I attended with agreed. A month later, he endorsed Hillary. VP would be great too. He does need to be in somebody's administration, I did want him to be John Edwards' SOS first :D

[elixir]

32. The man is brilliant. I campaigned for him in NH and MA. Truly patriotic, honest, forward

thinking, intelligent...the list goes on. A great leader.

[goodgd_yall]

25. I agree

much better than a Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton ticket.

[spooky3]

17. would love to see him as VP

[OzarkDem]

19. Wes will you help get us out of Iraq?

We can't do anything to save our country unless we do. Will you?

[jackson_dem]

21. THIS is a real endorsement, not BS ones like Oprah's

[ElsewheresDaughter]

31. true that!

[Crunchy Frog]

22. I love and respect Wes

but can't go along with him in supporting Hillary for the nomination. Still, I'm happy for her that she was able to get this endorsement, and am happy for all the Clarkies who are also Hillary supporters.

I'm still sad that he didn't run himself this year.

[Catchawave]

28. I'll feel the same way if JE endorses Obama....

Thank you for being so understanding. It's my hope, we'll all be back on the same team soon, and I mean SOOON :silly:

[elixir]

27. I'm a huge Wes fan. Thanks for reminding us how great he and Hillary are.

[elixir]

33. Does anyone remember watching CNN w/ Aaron Brown and Wes Clark sitting in as military strategist

when we began bombing Iraq?!!! What a horrifying experience to watch a war being waged on TV. That's when I first got interested in Wes Clark. He spoke with such clarity and depth, he clearly was against the war.

[poomie123]

36. Estoy contigo, Wes.

Translation: I'm with you, Wes.

[Catchawave]

37. Update: Wes in Wisconsin for Hillary Feb 17

Found this snippet from local news:

http://www.channel3000.com/news/15323644/detail.html?rss=c3k&psp=news

Wesley Clark Campaigns For Clinton At Madison Stop
Retired General Says Sen. Clinton Is "Tough Person"

POSTED: 12:14 am CST February 17, 2008


MADISON, Wis. -- Madison on Saturday received another visit from a member of the Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign team.

Retired U.S. Gen. Wesley Clark made an appearance at the Dairy Land Café on Saturday, saying that he has no reservations about the ability of the U.S. senator from New York to be the commander-in-chief and to bring the troops home from Iraq.

"It's not about gender. What you're looking for is someone who will do the hard work, who understands the issues, who has sympathy for the troops and their families, and who has the courage to make decisions. She's one tough person," said Clark, who was a presidential hopeful himself....more