Putting the Ark. in Clark

[Khephra]

Putting the Ark. in Clark
In Little Rock, the Old Clinton Team Rallies Around a New Candidate
By Hanna Rosin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, October 13, 2003; Page C01


Different candidate, but the scene was all too familiar. Little Rock, just near the river. Wesley Clark's "campaign headquarters," really a hovel with makeshift desks and no phone lines. Some of the old Clinton boys -- Eli Segal, Mark Fabiani -- pumping the candidate: There's no time, General Clark, you'll have to announce tomorrow. We'll stay up all night to write the announcement speech! Get up at 4 to prep for the morning shows!

But this time around Ron Klain skipped out early -- he had a client meeting the next morning -- and caught the 5 p.m. flight back to BWI.

For an impressive percentage of the old Clinton-Gore crowd, the Wesley Clark campaign is doubling as a college reunion. There they were at the New York Democratic presidential debate last month, a revival act strutting into the greenroom just late enough to cause a stir: Fabiani, Klain, Bruce Lindsey, Rahm Emanuel, Michael Waldman, plus scores of mid-level extras from "The War Room." Buzzing around their man, again, making news, again, bringing with them a whiff of those legendary days: the backroom of Doe's steakhouse, the time James Carville cracked an egg on that girl's head, victory night singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" maybe 20 times on the steps of the Little Rock statehouse.

"Hey, it's just like old times," says Terry McAuliffe, who as head of the Democratic National Committee is neutral but still nostalgic. "We're all back together again."

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17547-2003Oct12.html

[leetrisck]

1. Would be nice to have another President

from Arkansas and they sound excited about it, but Arkansas has a tendency to try to rip Arkansas president's apart therefore costing their own State dearly in the end

[mikehiggins]

2. Pretty good article

I liked the article a lot. Thanks for submitting it since I don't get the Washington Post down here in Florida.

I always said I liked the Dean people even though I doubt the Doctor could win a national campaign against Bush, especially if he dumps Cheney and replaces him with someone else.

Wes Clark is lucky to have experienced hands on board at this stage of the campaign. He doesn't have too much cause to worry about the Draft Clark volunteers. We're here for the duration.

[DoveTurnedHawk]

3. Welcome to DU, Mike!

Always a pleasure to welcome another Clark supporter here!

:toast:

DTH

[DoveTurnedHawk]

4. I Love This Article

It really makes me nostalgic for the Clinton days.

If Clark can HARNESS that nostalgia, he will win both the primary and the general!

DTH