[litany_of_lies]

Wesley Clark reminds me of a character running for President played by Martin Sheen at least 20 years ago (tempted to say it was "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud," but could be totally wrong).

Anyway, the main character in the story had a premonition that Sheen as President would send nukes on a whim and tried to do something to prevent his election. Either this character or someone else tried to kill Sheen at a campaign appearance. Sheen grabbed a baby and used it as a human shield to protect himself. No one was hurt, but pictures taken of his actions finished his campaign.

Wesley Clark is perfectly capable of both types actions (sending nukes on a whim AND using a baby as a human shield).

[avenir]

That was a great scene, it was in THE DEAD ZONE. Christopher Walken could grab a person's hand and see into their minds. He grabbed Sheen's at a rally and saw what he would do as President, so he felt he had to stop him.