October 12, 2003
Nice local newspaper recap of story thus far from an obvious fan
Feature in the Orlando Sentinel focuses positively on WKC's complexity of character and reputation. Good piece to introduce Wes to others.
""FORT DODGE, Iowa -- Wesley Clark, retired four-star general and newest enlistee in the campaign for president, strides onto a basketball court in front of 250 curious Iowans. Loudspeakers pump the lyrics of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire."
"If it's a ring of fire, by God, let's bring it on," Clark declares. "Let's take that ring of fire all the way to the White House. Let's put that current administration inside the ring of fire, and let 'em leave."
The newcomer to this ring is a compact combatant with a pointed chin and ready smile. He is humorous about past exploits and pranks. But he is humorless for the mission ahead, with a fire to win that has consumed him for much of his life."
"On Message" from MSNBC embed Marisa Buchanan
The policy speech schedule has been outlined by the campaign. Probably so we will all get off their backs about the fact he hardly has any policy positions yet. According to Reuters, the first speech is Oct. 14 in New York on the "new American patriotism." The second speech, scheduled for Oct. 20, will focus on health care; the third on Oct. 27 will be about the economy and the fourth on Nov. 4 will deal with national security. Venues have yet to be announced.
What Does $87B Look Like Anyway?
| "It is 100 feet tall, 250 feet long, and 125 feet wide. A stack of singles would be 28,998,000 feet, or over 5,492 miles, or a round-trip between Washington DC and Los Angeles, California. (2,650 miles, one-way)." The specks in the foreground are a car and driver. You had to ask. | 
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