I’ve got to say that one of the most offensive politicians in America, in my own humble opinion, has got to be the martinet from Arkansas, Wesley Clark. I couldn’t stand him when he was gung ho for invading Serbia and I found that I could dislike him even more when he took money to go on CNN to explain — on the basis of his having been Supreme NATO Commander — U.S. military strategy and tactics in the Iraq war. (My father was in the military and I cannot imagine him taking cash to go on TV to explain to the enemy exactly what to expect). Then it turned out that his policy positions were that whatever the Bush administration did, he was against it, except that he would do it all better. The only silver lining was that he seemed relatively sane on the no-brainer issue of whether gay people are entitled to be treated like everyone else. Now comes this exchange with Chris Matthews when asked about gay marriage:
“I do think this. I think a large portion of America have spoken their views on this. I went to an African-American church during the time I was running for office. And a preacher said – she spoke in terms that really made it, brought it home to me. She said, ‘God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.'”
Boy, what a great argument. I know that that argument would sure “bring it home to me.”
Oh man that’s hilarious!
More evidence of Wesley Clark’s sheer brilliance. I do believe I’ve heard this gem of a line from other luminaries of public life such as Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. Clark’s got my vote for Supreme Allied Moron.
Brilliant Wesley, simply brilliant. Not only are you able to pull off speaking to audiences of Republicans in support of the party’s policies until a few monthes before the Iowa caucuses, but you are also so very eloquent on these critical matters of social development. So many people thinking the same thing cannot be wrong, as Mr Clark has made very clear to those of us who are affected by the tyranny of the majority and are yet very firmly in the minority. Who needs rights and freedoms when we’ve got people with such sharp wits and clever aphorisms as Supreme General-and-all-around-smart-guy Clark.
I sure wish there was an eloquent, convincing, and rights-minded person like Wesley Clark in the Oval Office because then everyone can think and say things just like him.
Without knowing the full context, I have to ask–was Clark stating that he personally found this argument compelling, or was he commenting that, at that moment, he realized how deeply many Americans believe that gay marriage is wrong? If the latter, I don’t see anything dumb about what Clark said.
Good question. I tried to get the full transcript and wasn’t successful, but it seemed clear from the article in the Arkansas News that the “Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve” argument had caused the good general to amend his view of what was desirable, not merely his view of what was feasible. Thus,
“I wasn’t really surprised, it is threatening. It threatens traditional marriage and people understood that,” he said. “And maybe it’s good. We got it over. I think, you know, it’s clear this country is not ready for gay marriage.”
In what way does gay marriage “threaten” traditional marriage? It would be one thing to say that “some people feel threatened,” which may be true, but it’s a very different matter to assert that it “threatens traditional marriage,” which I find a very strange and untenable view.