Clark calls "don't ask, don't tell," an "ideological luxury."

[Clarkie1]

Today's events had me angered, and at first I was going to post something about why it made me so angered, but a lot of people have done that already. Someone posted the idea of changing our avatars for five days, and I think that's a great idea. I thought I'd post this, since it's one more reason I'm proud to be a Wes Clark Democrat.

"When you think of the stereotypical military man, words like tough, macho, even Republican come to mind. Unless, of course, you're talking about retired Gen. Wesley Clark.

Since he's declared his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination, Clark has turned heads by not being your typical general. Rather, he's the general who wells up when looking at photographs of a war-torn Bosnia, or recalling an encounter with a Haitian man who dreamed of coming to America; the one who called, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (the controversial policy on gays in the military), an "ideological luxury"; the former four-star who is running as a Democrat.

He is also the one who is on the cover of next month's issue of The Advocate, a magazine geared towards gay men. "I'm the one person who can bring gay issues forward. And I will," it reads next to Clark's photo. In an interview, Clark shares his views on many issues concerning the gay community. "

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/26/politics/main595881.shtml

[Touchdown]

1. Go Wes!

Keep fighting Soldier!
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