Curmudgeonly & Skeptical

My final last word on this guy for today

Retired Gen. Wesley Clark, right, talks with Citadel cadet Valan Ahmeti Monday, Sept. 22, 2003 at the Citadel Military College in Charleston, S.C. Ahmeti, who is from Kosovo, thanked Clark, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, for his efforts in Bosnia.

Media were making much ado about retired general Wesley Clark's appearance and speech at the Citadel on Monday. But the Citadel really had nothing to do with Clark's speech, in which he called for a new American patriotism that didn't really involve any loyalty to America.

People down in South Carolina were outraged by the speech and Clark's appearance at the venerable school. But really, the whole event was a creation of the Clark campaign, or should we say the Clinton camp?

According to a Clark insider, former Clinton administration State Department appointee Philip Lader invited Clark to the Citadel, where Lader is a visiting professor. But Lader's invitation wasn't exactly that, because all the Citadel did was rent the courtyard of the school to Clark's campaign, charging it $650.

"This was a political rally pure and simple," says the Clark insider. "The Citadel really had nothing to do with it. To be fair, the campaign just wanted to make it look like the school was supportive of his candidacy and Lader helped make that happen." Prowler

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