Wesley Clark joins Lamont on the campaign trail
 

October 7, 2006
By Brian Lockhart | Staff Writer | The Advocate

DERBY -- During his 38-year military career, retired Gen. Wesley Clark faced the Viet Cong and former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

But yesterday, drawn into Connecticut's U.S. Senate race, the general was opposite an elderly Housatonic River Valley resident with the nickname "Wild Bill" who wants to see Democratic U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman re-elected.

"I like Joe," Clark told William Menna, Ansonia's former Republican mayor, as local and national media pressed in around the table at McDonald's. "But I'm very disappointed in him."

Clark campaigned yesterday with Ned Lamont, the Greenwich businessman who defeated Lieberman in August's Democratic primary.

The three-term senator has petitioned his way onto the ballot as a minor-party candidate. Though calling himself an "independent Democrat" he enjoys substantial support from Republicans such as Menna.

The retired general and Lamont, en route to an afternoon rally at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, made a mid-morning stop at the McDonald's on Division Street in Derby. A group of veterans regularly gathers there for breakfast.

"Do something 'wild' on Nov. 7," Lamont urged Menna before he turned to greet other patrons and Clark took his argument against Lieberman to the press.

"He rubber-stamped a mistaken war and he's rubber-stamped it all the way through," Clark said.

General Wesley Clark joins the Bax and O'Brien Morning Show on WAQY

October 6, 2006
transcript by Melange

Host: We talked to Senator Ted Kennedy earlier this week. He had been campaigning for Ned Lamont in Connecticut. Another guy who is also campaigning for Lamont is General Wesley Clark. Good morning General, how are you?

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Just fine, thank you.

Host: Thanks for being on the show, we appreciate it.

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Great to be here, love that music.

Host: Oh, well somebody's got to. <laughter> General Clark commanded the Operation Allied force, NATO's first major combat action, saving 1.5 milion Albanians in Kosovo and responsible for the peacekeeping operation in Bosnia. What've you been doing since? <laughter>

GENERAL WESLEY CLARK: Business, politics, media and now I'm associated academically with UCLA in addition. It's been a full life. I'm trying to help do public service. I still believe in Duty, Honor, Country and I'm up here today in Connecticut campaigning for Ned Lamont.

Clark stumps for Lamont, slams Lieberman on war

October 6, 2006
By AP | via The Advocate

STORRS, Conn. -- Democrat Ned Lamont won retired Gen. Wesley Clark's stamp of approval Friday and hammered home the anti-war message that propelled his primary victory.

"He's got loads of courage, common sense and integrity," Clark, the former NATO commander, said at a rally outside the University of Connecticut student union. "Ned Lamont will go to Washington and he will be the key to changing the course for this country."

Clark sharply criticized the Bush administration's handling of the war. He blamed Lamont's opponent, Sen. Joe Lieberman, for supporting Bush's Iraq policies.