Clark jumps from van to stage for debate

[ajacobson]

ABC News "The Note"

Clark gets lost, finds himself at debate

DURHAM, N.H., Dec. 10— The lesson General Clark had to learn on the campaign trail yesterday: It's never too late.

First, it's never too late to get to a debate. At 6:40 pm, ET all the candidates had arrived at the Johnson Theater, except Gen. Clark. At 6:45 pm ET the heat was on inside as ABC and DNC staff called the campaign trying to figure out what was keeping the Clark convoy was. At 6:50 pm ET, they gathered by the door, waiting for The General to put make-up on him should he arrive. He finally walked in at 6:52 pm ET that he walked in with his wife and brother-in-law in tow.

The campaign said they got lost for 45 minutes. Luckily, General Clark didn't miss a beat -- live at 7:00 pm, he made it on stage -- made-up, hair spritzed. Perhaps he's getting used to getting lost – earlier that same day, the Clark convoy (Clark's van, the staff van, two press vans, and a single car driving Eli Siegel) got lost going from a Dover campaign stop to a New Castle event. Needless to say, the whole caravan ended up in Maine before realizing that they were headed the wrong way.

more http://abcnews.go.com/sections/Politics/DailyNews/fieldclark-1.html

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I realize this is a "kick me" sign for the benefit of the more churlish anti-Clark peeps but it does explain why Clark's initial debate responses may have not been as polished as desired.

[maddezmom]

1. He needs to get a new driver LOL

Glad he made it. :)

[ajacobson]

4. Oh man

can you imagine the shitstorm if he missed the debate because he was driving around New Hampshire!

"Wellll, young man, ya got down ta the river and folla the Smith road a mile, then turn by the oold schoolhouse, ya know, the one that burnt down ten years ago..."

[FrenchieCat]

2. Unpolished....

and real....that's how I like it!

[xultar]

3. tee hee hee n/t

[eileen_d]

5. I am imagining that "bionic woman" sound effect

as he runs into the theater... lol

[meow mix]

9. lol

u peeps are slayin me =)

[Cocoa]

6. this guy was a general?

no wonder Clinton fired him! Just teasing. :-)

[ajacobson]

8. LOL -

The test of a man's character: demeanor when lost and late!

I wonder if the John Kerry word got used a few times!!

On edit:
I know I would fail that test. My wife: "Just let me off here-I'll find my own way home."

[_NorCal_D_]

11. ROFL

Indeed! This is very unprofessional behavior for a general! B-) :bounce:

[in_cog_ni_to]

7. Man,

unfortunately, I can relate to that article all too well! I spend my life lost! :7 Funny article and it's nice to know I'm not alone in my horrible sense of direction.

[tameszu]

10. Hee! I know one of Clark's drivers!

I'm going to bug him and see if he's the one who got Clark lost. =)

[Jerseycoa]

12. I have to admit

I was wondering what they had done to his hair. It didn't have its usual glow.

>hair spritzed

[Field Of Dreams]

13. Probably a Rove covert operative driving.

n/t

[TacticalPeek]

14. If I could discern my initial, intuitive feel for which way to turn,

then always turn the opposite way, I would never get lost.

Problem is, I've begun second-guessing what my initial impluse is, so I can't even depend on being wrong to get it right.

Heaven help me in a strange mall.

[in_cog_ni_to]

15. LOL!

That is too funny. In malls....I have to write down the floor level, which store I walked into first, which Dept. I'm in when I first walk in and where the hell I parked the car. It's so sad. :(

[qanda]

16. Maybe a GPS would help him out some

eom

[KittyWampus]

17. Must Have Been A MALE DRIVER

:D

Wouldn't stop for directions... or maybe since it was NH there were only cows....