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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (30643)	10/28/2003 2:26:38 AM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

wr- you didn't watch the interview did you? after what happened last election i think it is of the utmost importance that we learn everything we can about the candidates before casting a vote. i'm serious too. if you'd watched the interview you'd be able to extrapolate that he would answer: "that depends... if the case is one that i'm involved in so deeply that i have specialists available (that i trust to advise, educate and collaborate with me on the exact therapy for the best possible outcome for the given patient's situation), then i'd listen to them and prescribe on my own, based on my own and my expert's proven competence and advice." "OTOH, if the case is one that i can't be fully on top of, for whatever reason, i would write orders to the effect of 'ventilator per RT'... but i would monitor results and intervene if necessary." good answer? it's just extrapolated from knowing his character by watching and listening to him in as many situations and venues as i can. i still can't get c-span's link to work so you may not be able to view the interview but i'd suggest you watch him closely... he's more like you and me, as far as personal integrity is concerned, than anyone else running in this race. -polvs

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (30643)	10/28/2003 7:36:50 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Turning On The Tap For Wes Clark __________________________________ He has had barely a month on the campaign stump, but Wesley K. Clark is giving his fellow Presidential contenders a run for their money. Already, he has enlisted some of the most prolific fund-raisers in the Democratic Party, including venture capitalist Alan J. Patricof, Wall Street financier Steve Rattner, and Hollywood producer Norman Lear. The latest evidence that the retired four-star general is more than a flash in the political pan: In two weeks as a candidate, Clark hauled in more than $3.5 million. That's almost as much as Missouri Representative Dick Gephardt and Connecticut Senator Joseph I. Lieberman tallied in the past three months. The scramble for cash is critical. With just 13 weeks before the first votes, the nine survivors of Primary '04 (Florida Senator Bob Graham was voted off the island on Oct. 6) must show that they have the financial heft to take on President Bush. Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean led the pack with a whopping $15 million take in the third quarter. But Clark is surging with the help of pragmatic Dems who think his chestful of medals, liberal social views, and centrist economics make him the party's best hope to topple Bush. A hastily organized fund-raiser at Lear's Los Angeles home drew $300,000, including a check from California real estate billionaire Eli Broad. "People are thirsty to have a winner," Broad says. "None of the other candidates, capable as they are, have gotten people excited." Wooing Republicans That excitement helped Clark raise about two-thirds of his $3.5 million on the Internet -- respectable, but not in the same league as Dean, who has an online base of about 600,000 donors. Clark's haul is all the more impressive when you consider that his rivals tapped the easy-to-find contributors while the general was doing his Hamlet act. "Most people who donate have already made up their minds," says Silicon Valley tech exec Steve Kirsch, a Dean backer and major giver. To compensate, Clark has assembled a squad of rainmakers that includes New Yorkers Sarah and Victor Kovner, Eli Pariser of MoveOn.org, Hyatt hotel scions J.B. and John Pritzker, Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, and Bob Burkett, who in past elections helped raise money for Massachusetts Senator John F. Kerry. Friends of Bill are rallying, too. They include Clinton Library head Skip Rutherford, Clark Campaign Chairman Eli Segal, and Patricof, who plans a $1 million November gala in New York. "Clark will not fail because of an absence of resources," Segal vows. The Clark Brigade will trumpet his military credentials and past support for Republicans to woo independents and GOPers. "Clark has the capacity to reach beyond Democrats," says Simon Rosenberg, president of the centrist New Democratic Network. And Graham's exit could open spigots in moderate, pro-military Sunshine State. "Florida is extremely ripe for us," Burkett says. Of course, cash gets you only so far. Clark's operation is still beset by turmoil: Campaign manager and former TechNet exec Donnie Fowler left abruptly on Oct. 7 after a dust-up with Segal. But if Clark can avoid any more major gaffes -- and if the money keeps flowing -- he could well emerge as the Stop-Dean candidate. By Lorraine Woellert