Clark went generic-USAToday

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http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030919/5516890s.htm


"Despite the attention lavished on telegenic backdrops and gauzy imagery, spoken words still matter in politics. In a presidential campaign, no speech is more emblematic of a candidate than his formal announcement. So Wednesday afternoon in Little Rock, retired general Wesley Clark ended a year of suspense about his political intentions by delivering a cliché-filled 11-minute oration that brought to mind the Peggy Lee ballad, Is That All There Is?"


By Walter Shapiro