Don't miss out on what Clark and Edwards have to say

[maddezmom]

I was sitting at my desk Thursday afternoon when I got a long distance telephone call from a good source who wanted to talk a little presidential politics.

''Have you paid much attention to the Clark campaign?'' my source asked. ''What do you think of him?''

After giving my thoughts, my source told me she didn't know much about Gen. Wesley Clark until one of her former students urged her to meet him.

~snip~

It's good to keep up with various political candidates in the media, but seeing and hearing them in person has made me a more informed voter.

Just think, wouldn't it be good if more voters really had a chance to spend some time with a political candidate? Perhaps we might put better people in office than we sometimes do.

more: http://www.tennessean.com/opinion/columnists/lewis/archives/04/02/46648106.shtml?Element_ID=46648106

This is an OP-ED, but I loved the last sentence. We all need to be informed. Look what the lack of info did to Dems in 2000.

[BlondieK143]

1. Excellent post/article.

I couldn't agree with you more. And this is what I was trying to say in another post. I was upset because Kerry hadn't made the effort but for one visit to TN. How are we supposed to make educated decisions if we don't have the chances to hear our candidates? Thanks for the article!

[Jerseycoa]

2. Thanks, mom

The local media in Tennessee seems to be doing a much better job than the national media in working to inform the public.

[Lurking Dem]

3. Although WSMV last night

did not mention Clark's name ONCE during their story about the candidates.