Clark in Huntsville Video
Submitted by Ruth on January 16, 2007 - 11:35pm.
Wesley Clark Video
www.ptnine.com/clark_huntsville_01_16_2007.wmv
Now posted at YouTube as well. Enjoy!
The same is true of you. Thank you for all you do. :)
"Some of them put on their cowboy boots and put their feet up on the desk." -Wes Clark
It's not much, but anything to get the best man for the job into the oval office. Just finished watching the video, Wes was amazing out there tonight, he really brought the house down with applause, a lot of people liked what Wes had to say that's for sure.
I also really loved the way he took on domestic issues and stressed the fact that he isn't just a military man, he's business man too, and from what I heard tonight and know of Wes's business ventures I'd dare say he's a very good one.
Wes Clark, jack of many trades and a master of all
LOL! Didn't realize there was this blog. ha!
This is a stump speech! No doubt about it.
First time I've felt sure about his running. I'm so excited. Whew!
who are the American people ...... people who treat each other with respect, when they discover that things aren't fair they fix it ...........
I, Wesley Clark, .....
"Some of them put on their cowboy boots and put their feet up on the desk." -Wes Clark
while not official I think it is pretty safe to say the Clark 08 campaign has begun!
its coming from someone who is running for president
They have announced that that Clark will lecture in his class this Quarter, when he gives me a date, I'll be sure to let you know!
The 22nd January- he'll be lecturing from 3 to 4 PM, I have an afternoon appt that day that would most likely run until around 3 PM but I'm still going to try to make it--
Hubby wants to go with a few others too. (It's open to public anyone in L.A. area who wants to come)
LINK with info:
http://www.international.ucla.edu/showevent.asp?eventid=5525
take a few notes on these great but rare videos with local audience... note what they respond to the most... in Alabama Huntsville.... no child left behind UNFUNDED mandate .... got the reaction from his list of domestic tasks to solve
"We've got to create a new strategy that works, that puts the United States in a leadership role, but tries to bring nations together instead of setting one against another." - Wes Clark 1/16/ 2007
My God, a tour de force in just a few minutes. I've never heard him speak better, off the top of his head...and so rapidly. Reminds me of Col. Hackworth's observation that he thinks on his feet at warp speed.
"When I run I'll be a national security candidate." Say what? Did he really say that? I watched it five times to make sure.
Geezus, this is a keeper. Can we show this to a few million of our nearest and dearest? If I had an iPod, I'll show it to everybody I came across.
(Do you get the feeling I'm blown away?)
Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
If not now, WHO? If not now, WHEN?
BE THE CHANGE you wish to see in the world.
Looks like the waiting and questioning time is over. If ever there was a direct signal to the troops to get a move on...it was this. He should give evry one of his speeches this way, in Q@A format with a scripted opening remarks and closing statement, the meat in the middle all improv. It would immediately show that he is heads and tails above all the pretender candidates.
This has made my night, no my week...hell, this has made my year!
Ron Esquerra
Alger County Democratic Party
Upper Peninsula Veterans Coordinator-
www.michigan4clark.com
Besides saying "I'll be the national security candidate", did you notice him saying something like "this is what I'll do..." when discussing diplomacy in the Middle East?
Guess I better start doing some detailed design on an interactive web site idea I had in mind to support his candidancy...looks like the effort won't be wasted
p.s. - web site idea is to have a database of candidates/positions/survey questions that people can visit where they rank the issues important to them and answer questions...(and magically, Wes Clark's name will often pop up as being a better match for their concerns over other candidates[since I'll be certain to "bias" the database in a certain way])
If you need any graphic design work done for that site, let me know.
Ready and willing to do whatever it takes to put Wes in the WESt Wing!
Monk
kat@securingamerica.com
remind her that you are the one that did General Clark's birthday cake in flash for the 04 campaign. I'm sure she'd love some help, though she's tough to beat when it comes to photoshop. :)
I'm primarily a database/software guy who doesn't know squat about 'beautifying' a site.
What I have in mind for the portal is running it on DotNetNuke which is an open source project rapidly gaining support with the Microsoft-oriented community. Unlike some of the other Linux-oriented open source projects (like what is running the Clark site for example), DNN has a commercially-friendly BSD-style license (no cost) and therefore there is a wealth of low-cost 3rd party commercial modules/skins/etc. available for it.
A lot of the meat of the project can be assembled with modules already available, but the 'survey' module is something that is going to need to be programmed with some custom underlying database tables (which I can do). Lots of DNN hosting sites are available that will handle all of the infrastructure needs for a modest monthly fee.
I actually got the core database designed yesterday, but now I need to spend several weeks doing step-by-step design of the workflow to make certain that everything (included expected results frequently showing Clark as best choice) is accounted for.
If I design this thing correctly, we'll be able to set up certain admin modules accessible to the Clark community where we can enter the core survey questions/candidate positions into the database. I would expect there to be a few hundred questions in the database that are randomly presented to the user (so that a user can go back to the site again and again) [although we could start simply with just 10-20 questions for development/test]
As a example of how this works, let's say that one of the questions presented to the user is:
"Do you think that the invasion of Iraq was a good idea?"
I would expect that the vast majority of respondents would mark "Strongly disagree". Then candidates like Clark and Obama would score highly, while candidates like Hillary and Edwards would score poorly due to their vote supporting the initiation of this war, while people like McCain who still support this fiasco would score at the extreme opposite end of the scale (the database would have a piece of evidence that could be presented to the user for each of these determinations).
If the respondent wants to see how these determinations were arrived at, then they would have to enter some information as a 'registered user of the site' along with some demograghic information that we may provide to the candidate's campaign with the respondent's agreement (of course, we would only send 'hits' to the Clark campaign). IF the site became popular, I would also be able to do some interesting data mining operations on the demographic information collected. This is the 'hook' of the site.
May start a separate blog entry on this, but this is the general idea.
It was the best darn speech from Wes I have heard in person and this probably about the 10th time I heard him speak -- OMG and he did it in little OL' Huntsville!! Oh I should point out that every question that people asked Wes started with "When you are President or When you run for President.." I kid you not!! :)
Clark is DA MAN
Clark2008
Your Alabama group didn't program the audience, did you?
Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
If not now, WHO? If not now, WHEN?
BE THE CHANGE you wish to see in the world.
Thanks yet again Ruth!!!
Loved it!
He's stumpin allright.
I watched this video several times and I saw Wes wanting to go for a glass of water. He started to but held back. I was screaming, "Take that drink!" Then I wondered if he had no water down there. "Somebody get him some water!" His voice sounds good but he should have water available 100% of the time. Boy, would I love to be his water boy. :)
"Some of them put on their cowboy boots and put their feet up on the desk." -Wes Clark
see that in videos of his speeches ..... no water .....
advance people for Wes.... individual water whatever brand... no I have a better idea... get a water company to sponsor some of his speeches and they supply the bottled water that he has during speech... the label shows the company brand...
very good idea for bottled water companies to get a chance to have their brand publically seen..... take bids......make deals... arrange exclusive contracts....
turn it into a capitalist opportunity - Wes needs water - bottle water company needs their brand to be seen with a solid citizen icon .... good fit -- can we get this done!!!
night all zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
"We've got to create a new strategy that works, that puts the United States in a leadership role, but tries to bring nations together instead of setting one against another." - Wes Clark 1/16/ 2007
Corporate Sponsorship of Wes?
Use of the Environmental Scurge that is mass produced plastic bottles of water?
Better to bring is own. Perhaps some voice-protecting concoction.
idea just ribbing - but Wes will need some corporation CEO business money won't he?
"We've got to create a new strategy that works, that puts the United States in a leadership role, but tries to bring nations together instead of setting one against another." - Wes Clark 1/16/ 2007
Here is a snippet from the introduction to my political biography of General Clark
...A worm's eye view of a presidential campaign.
Thousands of volunteers work in every presidential campaign. They come from all walks of life. There are lawyers, clerks, writers, retired military, people with media backgrounds, homemakers, high-school dropouts, senior citizens, and college students, to name but a few backgrounds. They all work hard. They do whatever needs doing. They do not get paid. They make sure that the mundane tasks are done, and done well. They make phone calls, write letters, drive the candidate from event to event, place water next to the podium, and make sure the candidate's shoes are not wet. Trivial? No. Absolutely nothing is trivial on a Presidential campaign.
When Bill Clinton came to speak, his advance people said to make sure that there is water at the podium and that it had to be room temperature. Otherwise, it effects the speaking voice. Someone should always make sure that Gen. Clark has room temperature water at the podium when he speaks. I'll volunteer for that duty!
It starts "loading" and never goes anywhere. Is it me or my system? The "ptnine" link works great.
Stan Davis
Lakewood, CO
If not now, WHO? If not now, WHEN?
BE THE CHANGE you wish to see in the world.
you ever speak to me like that again Stan as you did yesterday.... she says sharpening her finger nails contemplating the shape of confetti falling in a shower like colorful snow to the ground...... I will not tolerate your insipid insults over the computer - you got anything else to say MR???? nonchalant about dropping your bombshell on me yesterday it only seems like one short hour ago .... the pleasure you must have taken from behind your computer screen watching me having online conversations since your attack have you been looking for an opening..... the opening was this thread jump right in without a word of apology you did.... I told you on the spot 'I didn't like what you did' but that wasn't enough not a dent huh old boy ... so as not to spoil the mood from the wonderful video that the kind technowizards and intrepid researchers brought to this page Tuesday I waited; so how about now Stan buddy I have trained myself not to blink .......I am listening for the next taps from your computer they should spell out your apology.....
"We've got to create a new strategy that works, that puts the United States in a leadership role, but tries to bring nations together instead of setting one against another." - Wes Clark 1/16/ 2007
well let me take that back, yes to Sweaters if needed to aviod the deep freezing cold of Iowa and New Hampshire, but none of the "softer side of Clark ®" stuff again, don't think it helped him. jmho
Let Wes be Wes :)
blog police Badge #1393 
Suspect: Ice
Violation: Inciting a riot
Verdict: Warning
Ma'am you are dangerously close to inciting a riot. These turtleneck references will not be tolerated on my watch! Consider this a warning maam, now be on your way!
Everyone else move along. Nothing to see here.
other like minded turtle neck lovers will come to my rescue and bail me out. That's of course if I'm allowed to make a phone call.
Maybe a computer-savvy person could design a "dress Wes" contest.(keep clicking until you find the best look).. He should only be wearing the finest in the Northeast...
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http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?page=sweaters-blazers&categoryId=340&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&feat=dp26
Me and Joyce were saying beforehand that we hope he would in a sweater!! It was down right rainy and chilly in Huntsville. The light grey was a really nice touch.
Clark is DA MAN
Clark2008
Vortex.
Wes looks good in the sweaters, imo. That said....it was actually perfect he wore the sweater and khakis in this instance. Why?
Because he was in a union hall...with union members. If he had entered that hall in a suit....it would have been a turnoff to the audience. Even if subconciously. They would have seen him as a "suit". The sweater was a perfect choice for the occasion.
I'd actually like to see him add a nice pair of blue jeans to his wardrobe...for certain appropriate instances when he comes out West. ;)
i say dress to impress. wearing sweaters might make Wes and people more comfortable but I believe you need to look the part to be taken seriously. if not a suit then a shirt and tie.
General Eisenhower? lol.......loved it. Leaving them the impression that, yes, a General makes a hell of a president........
And the strongest indication to date that WKC may really, really run!! Ruth--I can't thank you enough!!
The General gets it right.
Competence--What a concept!
A great, great speech to a great audience. General Clark, with Mark Warner, is the only candidate who addresses real issues at their roots and brings them to real people. I'd like to see Senators Obama, Dodd, Biden or Clinton talk to this same crowd about the benefit of Unions as Wes did. Not since JFK has a politician had the touch of the common man without seeming patronizing. I saw it here in the Legion Hall as well.
we get to see that very thing, Mr. Q!!!!!!!!!! And soon.
Draco Malfoy: Scared, Potter? Harry Potter: You wish.
I love his comment about unions - I was hoping he would work what he spoke about at the WesPAC Annual meeting last year into a bit of a campaign platform. Kos gives Edwards the edge on many of the early primary states precisely because of the union vote - I'd love to see Clark come out of the woodwork and be THE union candidate. That would be a shocker, eh?
Thank you, thank you, Ruth!!!!
"The mark of leadership is not to standup when everybody is standing, but rather to actually stand up when no one else is standing" - Pulitzer Prize winning author Samantha Power, introducing Gen Clark
"wootwootwoootwootwoot!" heh this is unspeakably wonderful- love the emphasis on his business experience as related to problem solving for people
wootwootwoot!!!!!! :)
p.s. I don't even really know what "woot" means, I just know it's right.
Draco Malfoy: Scared, Potter? Harry Potter: You wish.
can I ask that renewable energy are at the top of the list too? Something like, "Within the next eight years, America will lead the way in renewable, sustainable energy for transportation and power." Or something like that - less clunky?
I think a big part of the push should hit those bells as well, seeing as it's a big chunk of the security issue. Remember the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness? Couldn't there be something like that for High School Science Geeks - um, the President's Council for Geeks Who Want to Be Part of the Solution to Our Sustainable Energy Needs? OK. That's clunky too - but you know where I'm going...sorry for (once again) being almost completely jumbled in the writing, but the darn basset was 'cold' last night and spent a good deal of it not being able to decide if he wanted in or out of the bed, and then under or on top of the covers, and we just laid there looking at him while he stared back at us as if the cold snap were all our fault...so I'm just operating on fumes this morning.
He get's so excited to talk about the sciences and upcoming technology. Yup. Make it our own. That's the thing - it's one of those hopeful, visionary things. And NO one, not a single other one of those guys/gals - can talk about it like Wes can - because laws-amighty, he' understands it!
Dangit - this guy is so dern smart! Can he please be our president?
I like that he pointed out what it’s like to lose a job and no one is out there for you… It’s tough to always worry financially and maintaining that certain success that society expects from you, which comes with mental and emotional stress; so for having someone out there to coach you and help to get your foot in the door with new or transitional skills in the job force is an exceptional idea. Well, it’s just one of his great points he made during this speech.
And thank you, Ruth.
I absolutely LOVE this. Wes at his best. How can people even consider other candidates?
Yes, he sent the signal. Yes, we all have to get ready..He would NEVER said, the opening statement, if he was just thinking about it..he has a plan, you can bet your military boots on that. HOW many times has he been abroad, talking to all his connections, listening to their concerns, and building the bridges needed..this man has layed his path, quietly, strategically, and is ready to go. I am so proud to be a supporter from the beginning...GO WES Go
Thank You for posting this..also just signed up on You tube, but haven't fiqured out to join your group
YET!!!
Love his James Baker
texas stupid ass routine!
CLARK 08!!!!!!!!!!!!
The General just keeps amazing me with his intellect and his grasp of all the issues. No other candidate has his knowledge and wisdom.
Ruth - Thank you so much for this and all your video posts. You are wonderful!!
Dem Cattle Call 2008: Week of 1/17/07
http://www.dailykos.com/
5. Wesley Clark DOWN
The more he waits to make a decision, the more his supporters seem to be finding John Edwards.
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um..I found Edwards but I had to put him to sleep because he was past his expiration date. I will never vote for someone as grossly unqualified and full of bs as Edwards. The only thing Edwards knows how to run is a bubble bath.
to this disclaimer at the head of his poll:
"The Cattle Call below isn't a place to advocate for your favorite. It's to rank who you think has got the early mo'."
And yet everyone reports the results as though it was a "regular poll." It wasn't and I told Kos it was unethical of him to publish the results as such.
Wes Accept no feeble substitutes
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If you haven't been over there yet watch the video, rate it and add to favorites. Thanks to all who already have.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMaVRJY8aNE
It says no blogs have linked to this video. Does anyone know how to link it? My posting it here obviously didn't do it.
"Some of them put on their cowboy boots and put their feet up on the desk." -Wes Clark
Just saw the 2 honors over there!! I've never seen that before! Hope someone comes along to answer your question about how to link to a blog. Maybe Mahablog, Clark Nation, WesDem, Left Turn For Clark, Rapid Fire, etc. can all link it?!
Once in a while you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look at it right. - Hunter/Garcia
Here is what I found regarding linking to blogs from YouTube.
Currently, YouTube supports posting to Blogger, BlogSpot, WordPress and LiveJournal blogs, as well as Friendster. We will be adding support for other blogging platforms and personal sites soon. Please enter your blog's username and password below. If you have more than one blog attached to this account, you will choose which one to post to on the next page.
Specific Blog Host Requirements
* Friendster: Your username is your email address.
* WordPress Self-Hosted: Requires an API key and the API URL (http://your blog's URL/xmlrpc.php).
If anyone has any of those blogs they can link the video. Drupal isn't listed. That's what we are running here, right?
"Some of them put on their cowboy boots and put their feet up on the desk." -Wes Clark
Drupal sounds familiar though.
Once in a while you get shown the light, In the strangest of places if you look at it right. - Hunter/Garcia
Now you all know WHY I was SOOOO spun up after hearing this speech. Wes blew us all away!! :)
Clark is DA MAN
Clark2008
I love the 4 stars on the stage. Do you know who was responsible for that? They deserve a thank you note.
"Some of them put on their cowboy boots and put their feet up on the desk." -Wes Clark
was the Alabama4Clark group -- they did an excellent job with the whole thing -- everyone bought in food and Doug made this fantastic chill. There was even signs with ballons on the way to the UAW hall saying Welcome to Alabama General Clark -- awesome awesome awesome.
Clark is DA MAN
Clark2008
General Wesley Clark for President of the United States. Buckle up! The General is the man! Jackson at Ohio4Clark08
Something like:
• I've watched this video 1 time
• I've watched this video 15 times
• I've watched this video (starting at 3:00 am) so many times that I've lost count
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I'm using this break from playing the video to thank Rrrrrrruthie the magnificent. THANK YOU RUTH!
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.--J. V. Marley
I was hoping of taking the act on the road.
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.--J. V. Marley
If Wes needs a surrogate on the campaign trail you'd be my pick.
"Some of them put on their cowboy boots and put their feet up on the desk." -Wes Clark
We all know that at times the General needs a vocal break...and viola! That's where I step in. I just hope no dumbass in the audience yells out "LINK".
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.--J. V. Marley
Fresh. Untainted. Speaks with authority and understanding. Draws upon his own wide spectrum of experience. Not conciliatory. Forthcoming and self-confident. Caring. Intuitive. Candid. A man of his word....and last but certainly not least...Trustworthy....
Just what America needs and what Americans want. He's the solution they've been searching for.
Thanks, Ruth! Hey!....Wes is running!
Clipped out the first sentence for you all (mp3 format)
Someone once asked me if I had learned anything from going to war so many times. My reply: Yes, I learned how to cry.
Joe Galloway
You do us all and the General a great service!