Clark to enter presidential race

September 16, 2003 8:11 AM

Clark to enter presidential race. "He's made his decision and will announce it tomorrow in Little Rock," said Mark Fabiani, a spokesman for Clark. What will this do to the race? [via WesleyClarkWeblog.com]
posted by quirked (8 comments total)

One link to CNN, and a link to yourself, about something somebody might do? Sorry, but that's a really lame MetaFilter post...
posted by JollyWanker at 8:26 AM on September 16, 2003

Sorry if this breaks any rules, but it was top breaking news on all the news sites and I did see it in the comments area of the Weblog first.
posted by quirked at 8:32 AM on September 16, 2003

interesting, but self-serving... we don't make news here, quirked. we merely observe it.
posted by crunchland at 8:39 AM on September 16, 2003

If they break rules?

My word. If it's top news everywhere, why do we need a link to just reiterate it here? What value does this post offer?

None.
posted by silusGROK at 8:44 AM on September 16, 2003

quirked, you might want to check out the MetaFilter guidelines, which do clearly state that you shouldn't post links to your own site in a front page post. Also, "it was top breaking news" isn't really good justification for making a post. We're.. well, we try not to be all about news. I know you're probably just excited about getting some traffic to your site now Clark is running for president, but a much better method (I think) would have been to find an interesting article on Clark's political beliefs and then perhaps mention somewhere in the comments that you have a weblog on him.
posted by jess at 8:44 AM on September 16, 2003

That being said now... what does Clark bring to the presidential race, beyond his history colour commentating on CNN?
posted by jess at 8:48 AM on September 16, 2003

Well, I was pleased to see this post. Clark's entering the race is about to liven up the Demo side, if not the entire election.

This is very good news indeed.
posted by Elvis at 8:48 AM on September 16, 2003

I really think you should link directly to your Wesley Clark Cafe Press shop. Time to start offering thongs, I suppose. Kick this campaign into high gear. I missed the notice about all proceeds going to the campaign, where is that?
posted by planetkyoto at 8:49 AM on September 16, 2003