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\nClark strikes a match
\nPerhaps Wesley Clark feels he must downplay his intellectual credentials. That could explain why the former Rhodes scholar abandoned his courageous defense of dissent yesterday to endorse the flag-burning amendment while speaking at an American Legion post in New Hampshire. It was the kind of incident to which voters have long since grown accustomed in presidential campaigns: a smart man saying stupid things while pandering.<\/i>
\nI don’t think this is OK, actually. At least Dean’s Confederate Flag comment can arguably be coming from a good place. How can one argue that about this? I think it about ends my support and research into the Clark campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Should’ve blogged this yesterday, but a preview of ResFest I wrote was in THISDAY – A South African daily, national newspaper – in their art supplement. THE MEATRIX – funny and political. We like that. 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