Great article on Harold Ford Jr!

Just found this great article from last year on our future US Senator!



http://www.nashvillescene.com/cgi-bin/printer.cgi?story=Back_Issues:2004:March_18-24_2004:Politics:Cover_Story

MARCH 18 - 24, 2004 -- COVER STORY

Prince Harold

The sky could be the limit for Harold Ford Jr., conventional wisdom be damned

By Roger Abramson, photography by Eric England

If Harold Ford Jr., U.S. Congressman, rising Democratic star and national co-chair of the John Kerry for President campaign, could make one wish for this election season, it would be for all fuming mad Democrats to take a deep breath, relax and start getting in touch with their inner undecided American voter.

"We cannot win by being angry," he says, moving his arms in smooth but tightly controlled gesticulations within his dark tailored suit. "You have to understand, people like George Bush," he says. "He's a nice guy. We need to learn from him. Remember what Bill Clinton did: He figured out what Republicans were doing well, and instead of complaining about it, he figured out a way to do it better."

Sounds like a pretty good formula, but this kind of thing doesn't sit well with people like Nikki Courtney, popular morning show personality on WMAK 96.3-FM. During a Q-and-A session following a recent Ford appearance, Courtney shouts into a microphone while apologizing to the 200 or so "Music Row Democrats" gathered at the Belcourt Theatre to hear Ford speak. She takes him to task for telling the audience to stop acting angry.

"I am angry!" she bellows. "I am pissed off! I want to say that I'm angry!" Some applause follows, and Courtney continues.

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on the round table Ford is okay. I am thinking of voting for him but I'm still debating back and forth between him and Kurita.