"I endorse Wesley Clark (and discovered that nearly all my feminist friends had individually decided to endorse him) because he is the Democratic candidate who would make by far the best President as well as the best campaigner against George W. Bush. Clark offers America proven leadership ability and worldwide stature; and I especially admire his brains, his sincerity and integrity and his moral courage. He has championed women and families throughout his career, and I agree 100% with his proposals on women's issues. Not incidentally, I'm glad he taught Economics and also Philosophy--two crucial subjects for dealing with complex problems facing America today."

Muriel Fox
One of the founding members of the National Organization for Women (NOW), she served in several positions: vice president (1967-1970), chair of the board (1971-1973), and chair of the national advisory committee (1973-1974).

"I saw Wes Clark being interviewed a couple of weeks before he announced his candidacy. I was so taken with his clarity, leadership and vision for America that I immediately thought 'this man should be President of the United States". Since that time, I have done extensive research on him, particularly on issues that are important to me and other women.

As I have learned more about Wes Clark and his platform, I am deeply committed to helping him become President. He has re-kindled my patriotism and belief that we can have a President who will treat the office with respect and always put the best interest of America before his own. Thank you Wes!"

Teray Stephens
CEO Invision Group LLC

"Thankfully, there is now a candidate running for President who is committed to ensuring that our country lives up to its promise and its people. He is a decorated soldier and a respected diplomatic leader, who has already given 34 years to his country. He is smart and he is good. He has worked hard to get where he is and he is a national hero."

Madonna
entertainer and mother

"Wes Clark inspires women with his confidence and credentials and the strong positions he has taken on issues of concern to women. For women, Wes Clark represents dignity, honesty and a keen understanding of leadership. Wes Clark will make our children and families safer, and our world more secure. That is why I am endorsing him for President."

Tara Sonenshine
Journalist and former White House official

"There are so many reasons to like Wes Clark, but for me it comes down to the fact that he's is a good, decent human being. Someone who says with compassion and resolute conviction, "because when you can do good, you should." He knows that diplomacy is most effective when backed by a credible threat of force, but will exhaust every diplomatic means possible first. He knows first-hand the true consequences of sending men and women in to battle. He's an officer, a gentleman, and a Rhodes scholar who's got the ability and experience to be a great leader of our country.

There's nothing special about me nor the kind of life I want to lead. I want to live in a country of opportunities, where I can pursue my dreams, just as my parents and their parents did before them. I'm a pragmatic idealist who believes our best years are ahead of us and can say with all my heart that, Wes Clark will make an extraordinary President."

Mona S.
Los Angeles

"First, as a leader in the military who instituted Head Start for all kids on the military bases, made housing more affordable, and made sure every person had health insurance; second, as Supreme NATO Commander who recognized the outcome of the successful campaign to stop Slobodan Milosevic's ethnic cleansing of Kosovo "was not just the weapons of war;" and third, because Clark's experience clearly shows us, that he is a listener who can lessen our conflicts and link us again to what makes America great."

Cindy McDaniel
Women For Clark, Delaware

"I'm enthusiastically supporting Wesley Clark because I am convinced that he will be a strong, visionary, ethical leader who can rebuild our international alliances while addressing our critical domestic challenges in health care, the economy and national security."

Mary Rauh
1998 Democratic Nominee for Congress, NH 2nd District
Former Chair, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, and PPFA Affiliates Presidents' Council

"We do grant, however, that some women are wary of a President who is a military man and we ourselves had to overcome such a feeling of wariness--too macho, too authoritarian....That's the stereotype of the military, even though many of the military are now women. But we had to abandon our stereotype when a general came along who is, astonishingly, gentle and nurturing as well as tough and brave, who is of liberal spirit and who calls for "a new American patriotism," defined as insisting that citizens have a right--indeed, a duty--to express dissent in a democracy.

But is there anything here that doesn't benefit men as well as women? We have similar goals. Wes Clark's presidency would help human beings, whoever and wherever they are, and not only Americans."

Dudley Dudley and Jeanette Hopkins
NH voters

"Wesley Clark approaches problems with honesty, intelligence and integrity. He understands the power and potential of the United States and the opportunity to use that power for good. He has experience, rarely found, in working with allies and opponents to try to find common ground despite significant differences. His commitment to racial and gender equity is consistently demonstrated in his professional and personal behavior. Whether one focuses on reproductive health, civil rights and liberties, privacy, or war as the least desirable and last alternative, Wesley Clark's values reflect the best of what this nation could -and should - be."

Marjorie Smith
Marjorie Smith is a member of the Democratic leadership in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and chairs the New Hampshire Women's Policy Institute.

"By the way, I think people who meet and spend time with Clark do have an unusual reaction to him. He's so unlike most politicians that I've met. He actually is an idealist in the best sense of the word - and it's genuine (remember I'm also a shrink and I am quite good at knowing when someone is being genuine). He reminds me of the Jimmy Stewart movie - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I think many of us folks who were active politically in the 60's have been so disheartened by politicians since those days and lots of us have stopped being involved very actively in campaigns for exactly those reasons. Then, after being so unbelievably appalled by Bush that we start thinking we have to do something, the question becomes which Democrat do we support.

Do we pick the one who most agrees with us on all we care about? Do we pick the person who makes us feel more powerful because he is so good at expressing the anger we've felt since the last election? Do we do the one thing that the Republicans are really good at and pick a candidate who can actually get elected - someone who we can live with and will appeal to our fellow democrats and independents in the red states and maybe even some disenchanted Republicans? So, many of the Clark supporters got to Clark pragmatically - looking solely at electability with the goal of getting rid of Bush. Then, we go about meeting this guy - his optimism is contagious - he actually has his own vision for the country - is extremely intelligent with Masters degrees in philosophy, economics, government - yet, comes across as a down to earth regular guy - it's pretty unusual.

I'm not sure that I would put my life on the line for my country but I kind of like the idea of having a president who wouldn't ask anyone to do anything that he/she hasn't done themselves. I think this may have a great deal of appeal in the red states and we need some red states to rid the country of Bush."

Janet Lindner Spielberg
Attorney in Los Angeles

"I support Wesley Clark because of the exciting prospect of having someone in the White House who combines a shining intelligence, compassion and a real, as opposed to a false, moral integrity."

Mary Gordon
Author

"I believe that with Wesley Clark, we have a man who can give integrity back to the United States - make us respected, make us respect ourselves... and help us rebuild a world we want our children to grow up in...

I also trust him to see that the next Supreme Court Justices named will not turn back civil liberties 30 to 50 years, and perhaps, for the world as a whole, that's the most important thing..."

Lucy Laederich

In looking at Wesley Clark's resume, many people are impressed with the fact that he was a general. I am too. He is a superb tactician. Even more important than that, he rejects war except as a last resort. But I am equally impressed with the fact that as Clark worked his way through the ranks, he provided for his family on a tight military salary. There is glory in that, too, though it is easily overlooked.

Wesley Clark is often compared to Dwight D. Eisenhower: sure, they were both generals who ran for the presidency, but I think of Clark in the tradition of Harry S. Truman. He doesn't look on Americans from the vantage point of privilege, holding them at arm's length and reading about their problems in some report. He stands eye-to-eye with voters. Whether he is talking about advanced over-the-horizon radar defense systems or the pitfalls of home finance, Clark knows first-hand what he is talking about.

Looking at the future, I believe that Wesley Clark is the one candidate from either major party who can bridge the widening ideological gulf that threatens to tear this country apart. With his appeal to a wide spectrum of Americans, he is the best hope for a return to a united United States.

Julie Fenster
Published Author and Historian

When Wes Clark was my age, he had already earned a Silver Star for his service in Vietnam and was meeting his infant son for the first time. This commitment to serving his country was derived not just from a desire to provide a more secure future for his young family, but to ensure that America was a standard bearer for professionalism on the battlefield, responsible foreign policy, and civic pride. As the youngest female city councilor, and with a child of my own, I have the utmost respect for General Clark's dedication to his community, his country, and its place in the world.

Never have we needed a leader with this national and global vision more than we do now. Our country has suffered from haphazard domestic policies regarding employment, the environment, and national security and our ability to serve as a model for other countries has been seriously undermined by a bullying foreign policy. General Clark's direct, detailed, and reasonable policy proposals represent the hopes and dreams of American families. We want things to be better not just for ourselves, but for our neighbors, not just for our country, but for our world.

General Clark brings a seasoned hand to foreign policy with a respect for international law. He also brings a rational approach to remedying our domestic woes from tax cuts to higher education. Wesley Clark understands that the world will be safer when America's people are stronger, and that strength comes from a sense of personal well-being, from pride in our communities, and from respect for our commander in chief to lead us in the right direction. I am so glad that General Clark has decided to share his strength with us, and to help us find our way to better tomorrows!

Jacqueline Augustine
City Councilor, Geneva, NY

I, as a liberal, support General Clark because I'm confident that his military experience will keep him from going to war on a whim, and putting our young American men and women at risk without due reason. General Clark's experience has shown that he can reach peaceful solutions to threatening international strife. That, in combination with his first hand experience with the horror of war, gives me the confidence in the belief that armed confllict would truly be a last resort in a Clark administration.

Lynda Garner Goldstein, MS. Ed.
Monroe County Legislator, District 14

I keep envisioning Wes Clark taking on George Bush toe-to-toe in the presidential debates.

Wes Clark inspires in me a sense of trust (remember trust?) that with his leadership he will move the US to restore its devotion to civil liberties and personal choice. When he simply states that abortion decisions should be made between a woman and her physician, period, he boils down to the essence of the right to choose. His proposals on education, the environment, preventive health approaches, child care, and greatly expanded health insurance coverage reflect an acute understanding of the needs of families and Mother Earth. His proposed Families First Tax plan would give major relief to millions of moderate and middle class families, the majority of whom would no longer need to file a 1040.

I am convinced that Wes Clark has the intelligence, credibility, eloquence/ and command of the issues Democrats need BIG TIME in order to beat George Bush. I switched from Kerry to Clark in July when I heard him on a radio talk show interview for an hour. I found myself stunned to discern the quality of attention he paid to each question and its caller, this was not a scripted politician answering those questions. He was actually listening, not just waiting to talk again. I was captivated, and in about five minutes I'd signed on to the draft Clark movement.

If you're looking for someone with the intellect, the commitment and the compassion to lead us in the right direction; and the strength of will and fearlessness to defend us and make our nation genuinely safer in the future, Wes Clark is that person.

Priscilla Chism
Alexandria, VA

I was 17 in 1952 when General Dwight Eisenhower defeated Adlai Stevenson, the Governor of Illinois. I wept all day because I admired Stevenson so much. Adlai was endorsed by my # 1hero, Eleanor Roosevelt, but Ike turned out to be a successful president. He ended the war in Korea, while his Supreme Court ended school segregation.

Half a century has passed. I'm the mother of three grown children and four grandkids. We all live in Manhattan. On 9/11 My son in law barely escaped being trapped in the subway under the world trade towers. My baby grandson got asthma from the toxic air..... I first saw General Clark on CNN with Aaron Brown. He reminded me of someone... or someones. Yes, he was an amalgam, a cross, a formidable and appealing blend of Ike and Adlai.

My son and I joined the Draft Clark movement.

Adlai was brilliant, but Ike won because he had the military experience and sensibility to protect us from our enemies.

Wesley Clark, an idealist and humanitarian, is also one of the greatest military leaders of our time, first in his class at West Point, a Rhodes Scholar, a consummately successful Supreme Allied Commander at NATO. He is our best hope that our grandchildren may live to grow up and live normal lives. For their survival, for our survival, nothing matters as much as dealing correctly with terrorism, and, compared to Candidate Clark - everyone else is just "the gang that couldn't shoot straight."

Barbara Seaman
author of THE GREATEST EXPERIMENT EVER PERFORMED ON WOMEN, and Co-Founder, The National Women's Health Network

As a stay-at-home mom, I support Wesley Clark because he doesn't just talk about family values; he values families. Wesley Clark has the military and diplomatic experience to build the multilateral coalitions we need to keep our families safe from international terrorism. And Wesley Clark has put forth some of the most progressive and fiscallly responsible domestic policies to help families struggling in this economy. But unlike President Bush, Wesley Clark does not allow his concern for families to undermine his strong support for women's reproductive and other rights, issues crucial issue to me as a woman and a former clerk for Justice Harry Blackmun.

Stephanie Dangel
Mother, lawyer, writer and founder of Families for Clark

As a woman I appreciate that Wes Clark is pro choice and has excellent ideas to reform our health care system to focus on prevention, to ensure all children are covered and to expand coverage to 32,000,000 more Americans to get us on the right track. In addition, if we lose our jobs we will not also lose our health insurance because he proposes to provide subsidies to buy into the health care system used by members of Congress, and you know that has to be good.

Wes Clark has said, "I've always believed that elections aren't just about what kind of policies we want to have; they're really about what kind of country we want to be." Having met Clark, seen him on television, read his 100 year vision for our country and read many of his policy plans, I know he wants a country just like the one I want for myself, and more importantly my children and grandchildren. We can be better than we are now, follow our ideals and do what we know is right.

Wes Clark supports the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and lives his beliefs. He supports dissent as part of our patriotic duty when we believe our country or our President is going in the wrong direction. He will open government up again and not keep secrets even if they are embarrassing.

I'm sorry to be so long winded, but I care so deeply about my country and I believe we must change our government if we are to continue as a democratic republic. If you are still undecided go to www.clark04.com and look at the film, American Son, read his speeches and his policy proposals. Then join me in voting for Wesley Clark as the Democratic nominee for President.

Catherine Burke
Professor at USC

I support Wesley Clark because his tax reform proposal is simple and effective. I support him because he did not support the war in Iraq. He is an experienced leader with knowledge about foreign policy and a desire to reform the domestic economy, help education and mend the our ailing health care system. I also believe he is the most electable of the Democratic candidates.

Lauren Shuler Donner
film producer