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Article: Army jargon infiltrates campaign; Ex-Gen. Clark inspires news media fusillade of military cliches.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Byline: Charles Hurt, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
An army of political reporters is marshaling its most well-oiled military cliches to describe Wesley Clark's march toward victory in the Democratic primary.
From the moment the retired four-star Army general announced his candidacy last month, it's been cliches aweigh.
"Welcome aboard, sir," wrote Time magazine. "Clark's announcement that he was running landed like a rocket-propelled grenade in the messy bunker that is the Democratic presidential field."
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel trumpeted an early visit thusly: "Plunging into his first full day on the campaign trail, retired Gen. ...