If Wednesday's theme is "Securing America's Future" and the VP will speak, then it is interesting ..

[Sulawesi]

that the motto of Wes Clark's Political Action Committee is 'Securing America's Future', at the URL http://securingamerica.com/

Coincidence perhaps...just sayin...

[Dinger]

1. I Certainly Hope So

K & R!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[polichick]

2. Wow - a coincidental "word for word" theme?

Wes Clark would be great ~ he'll kick some butt!

[TwilightGardener]

3. I seriously doubt it will be Clark. He's already been shown, fairly or not, to be

more of a political liability than a political asset. And that "New York Money People" quote will come back to haunt the ticket, especially since the GOP is trying to make Obama the enemy of Jews.

[dkf]

4. Isn't Clark Jewish?

[TwilightGardener]

5. I think I remember that his mother was, but I don't think he is.

[Dinger]

7. I Think He Converted To Catholicism In The 60's

His father was Jewish, and he and his family attended other churches too, one of them Baptist I think.

[NancyG]

8. I thought he found out recently that he had a Jewish grandparent nt

[Dinger]

11. He Didn't Become Aware Of His Jewish Ancestry Until He Was A Young Adult

Not sure of the exact year, but I think I read about it in his last book, "A Time To Lead."

[dkf]

10. I think you are correct...because of his wife right?

And I was thinking Jewish not by religion, but by heritage.

Anyway I do stand corrected.

[Avalux]

14. Clark's father was Jewish, so that means Clark is too by blood.

He is a practicing Catholic and was born in Chicago; raised in Arizona so he'd bring the south. There are so many good points about Clark that I believe he would be a good choice.

He fits with Obama's campaign MO of a Washington outsider, was against the Iraq war from the beginning and has the FP credentials to smack McCain down. He cannot be called an elitist; raised middle class, lived on military pay his entire career.

I think Clark is the only man who can successfully call into question McCain's 'credentials'.

[Bad Thoughts]

17. Ethnically, not Religiously

In Judaism, the only guarantee of identity by blood is through a Jewish mother. Jewish father can't confer identity (except in Reform and Reconstruction movements).

However, Clark would be eligible for Israeli citizenship.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. No. His father was Jewish, but his mother was Methodist.

He was raised in his mother's religion. Converted to Catholicism as an adult.

[high density]

6. Let's go with Lieberman!

[SuperTrouper]

13. and the Jews will go with McCain, right?

The NY Menoey People is a non-story. The MSM can beat this like a dead horse but NY will not go GOP, it is solid Democratic...Clark is the best hope to smack down McSame

[Avalux]

15. Every Jewish person I know supports Obama. n/t

[Sulawesi]

9. I am not advocating anybody, but the coincidence is there...

[truebrit71]

16. Let's hope so...because that's the first thing I thought of when I saw it...

....That would be AWESOME!!!