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To: American Spirit who wrote (966)	12/30/2003 3:36:14 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1414

Clark stresses values as he campaigns across South bayarea.com Associated Press Posted on Mon, Dec. 29, 2003 BATON ROUGE, La. - Democratic presidential hopeful Wesley Clark campaigned across the South on Monday, positioning himself as a candidate who shares the region's values of patriotism, faith and family. "It really all comes down to one thing: This election is going to be won by someone who understands Southern values," Clark said in remarks prepared for the Little Rock, Ark., kickoff of his eight-state, 10-city "True Grits" tour. At a rally on the tour's first stop in Jackson, Miss., the retired Army general and former NATO commander attacked President Bush's record on terrorism. "Our president, before 9-11, didn't do his job. He didn't do everything he could to keep our country safe from terrorism and then he sent our troops over to Iraq to distract us from the fact that he doesn't have Osama bin Laden yet," Clark told a crowd of about 100. He added that he never would have sent troops to Iraq, but now that Americans are there, "we're going to do the right thing, we're going to make it a success." Republican spokeswoman Lindsay Taylor responded that before the Iraq war Clark "was out front praising the President and his National Security team for their leadership. I think it's an example of political opportunism on his part." The Clark campaign said the ex-general's brief Southern swing is designed to show he has broad appeal in a region that went entirely to Bush in 2000 Monday, there was talk of values, but also remarks aimed at demonstrating the candidate's support for what he called "equal opportunity ... I lived that life in the U.S. Armed Forces." At a stop in Baton Rouge, Clark linked religious devotion, indirectly, to support for government assistance programs. "If you're going to live your faith you've got to take care of people," Clark said. "We're not just going to talk family values, we're going to help people live them." Clark also traveled through New Orleans before arriving at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, where he promised to do three things during his campaign and as president to ensure that every vote counts during the 2004 presidential election. He said he plans to identify "hot spots" where voting problems have been reported. He also intends to train volunteer workers to go to polls and make sure every vote is counted and to hire a legal team to monitor elections. He complained that little has been done to prevent a repeat of the 2000 election problems. "There's been a lot of hand wringing, but no real change," Clark said. The tour was to continue Monday with stops in Pensacola, Fla.; and Memphis, Tenn. He'll continue the trip Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.; and Charleston, S.C.; where he will stay to prepare for the South Carolina primary. Clark was interrupted early in his Jackson speech by Jim Giles, a former congressional and gubernatorial candidate, who yelled: "Do you support the Confederate flag, being a Southerner?" Clark later held up an American flag and said: "I'm proud of what our country stands for. We stand for patriotism. We stand for that American flag - not the Confederate flag. This flag." That won loud applause from the diverse crowd of whites and blacks. Among them was Millsaps College history professor Robert McElvaine, who said he has supported Democrat Howard Dean "since long before it was fashionable," but he believes it's unlikely that Dean can win the presidency. "My first priority is making sure we defeat President Bush, who I think has had the most disastrous presidency in the history of the country," McElvaine said, adding that Clark's military background might give him an advantage. The tour began as Clark launched a new television ad that includes a clip of him and Bill Clinton. The clip is only a few seconds and shows Clinton walking from a podium at the White House to place the Presidential Medal of Freedom over Clark's head, honoring his fellow Arkansan for his work in Kosovo as NATO supreme allied commander. It is one of several scenes in the 30-second ad that was to start running Monday night in New Hampshire, where Clark is trailing Howard Dean and John Kerry in polls.

To: American Spirit who wrote (966)	12/30/2003 8:12:27 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1414

Still No Contact With John Kerry Endorser Officials worried he may be 'stranded in a crater' Kim Lund, US Press European Desk London, UK- 12/29/2003 Presidency, the final frontier Five days after descending upon the Martian surface the last ever John Kerry supporter is still unheard from. Ruling out weather and internal clock issues as possible explanations for the failure in communication the European Space Agency in conjunction with Democratic leaders in the US now believe embarrassment to be the most plausible reason for the radio silence. "I mean come on," said one political analyst. "The guy put his money on John Kerry. No wonder he's decided to shut up. Imagine if John had learned to do that." The endorser was deployed from the Martian Express space vessel last week on a mission to try and find evidence of Joe Lieberman support. "Maybe we should have sent him on an easier mission," said Colin Pillinger, head scientist of the project. "Like searching for water or amiable suicide bombers, but the European Space Agency have been on such a roll ever since the Ariane 5 rocket exploded back in 96 due to bad numerics and we single handedly developed the international space station's shit Kerry said today, "My campaign has nothing to do with that tub of sht. What is that thing? There is no fcking way a supporter of mine would be hitching a ride on something like that." dispenser." All hope is not lost though. When the mothership enters a lower Martian orbit on January fourth the science team will attempt to uninstall its foul language filter hoping that will prompt a response. Candidate Kerry himself received the news with a heavy heart. "I can't f*cking believe it. Now don't tell me my mission to the center of the earth in search for a solid campaign statement failed too." A rescue mission is planned as soon as the Europeans can wind up another rocket. news.unclesharky.com