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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 05:50 PM
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So McCain, a Veteran, has a Swift Boat guy who attacked Kerry, a Veteran, go after Clark, a Veteran
McCain rebuts Clark with Swift Boat member
Nick Juliano
Published: Monday June 30, 2008

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_rebuts_Clark_with_Swift_Boat_0630.html



Hanoi Hilton roommate of GOP candidate appeared in '04 anti-Kerry attacks

Monday's campaign trail back-and-forth focused on comments from former Gen. Wesley Clark questioning whether Sen. John McCain's experience in Vietnam qualified him to be commander-in-chief.

In an umbrage-taking conference call Monday afternoon, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee unveiled his "truth squad," which featured one of McCain's cellmates during his time as a POW who also was featured in two infamous ads from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth attacking 2004 Democratic candidate John Kerry.

Col. Bud Day spoke alongside a handful of other McCain supporters Monday, accusing Clark of inappropriately questioning McCain's war service in an interview on CBS's Face the Nation.

Day, though, is no stranger to questioning the patriotism of a Vietnam veteran. In addition to appearing in the Swift Vets ads, which McCain himself condemned in 2004, Day accused Kerry of treason akin to Benedict Arnold, according to an August 2004 Washington Times report (via Nexis):

Col. Day was a Hanoi Hilton cellmate of Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, and takes issue with the defense of Mr. Kerry by "my good friend, John."

Mr. Kerry's 1971 U.S. Senate testimony as a returned Vietnam veteran, claiming atrocities and war crimes by fellow U.S. servicemen, was "outright perjury, absolute lies, fabrications, fantasies with no substance gave 'aid and comfort' to our enemies, the Vietnamese communists," Col. Day said in a message to fellow veterans obtained by The Washington Times. Col. Day said Mr. Kerry "opened up his character as a war hero, reporting for duty to the country with a hand-salute, and his band of brothers, of which he was the chief hero."

"I draw a direct comparison of Gen. Benedict Arnold of the Revolutionary War to Lt. John Kerry," Col. Day said. "Both went off to war, fought, and then turned against their country.

"General Arnold crossed over to the British for money and position. John Kerry crossed over to the Vietnamese with his assistance to the anti-war movement, and his direct liaison with the Vietnamese diplomats in Paris. His reward: Political gain. Senator, United States."

Despite all the outrage expressed by McCain's surrogates about the inappropriateness of Clark's comments, some are pointing out that the former NATO general didn't even attack McCain's record; he simply said it alone didn't make the Arizona senator prepared to be commander in chief.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 05:57 PM
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1. That can fabricate all the rage they want but it will be difficult to
really attack Clark for his statement.
We don't owe MCLame anything but a hero's welcome respect for his service and a military funeral. He has already collected on things like the GI Bill.
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 06:27 PM
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2. Amazing how some of those navy guys trash each other.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 06:31 PM
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3. My letter to various media sources:
Dear,
Wes Clark was making a statement of fact, in reference to John Mccain. The facts are that being a POW does not provide one with command experience that is transferable to the job of the Presidency.

As a POW, John McCain is a hero for what he had to endure, but the experience itself did not give him executive command experience or teach him how to win a war and negotiate a peace.

Indeed it is the media who is swiftboating Gen. Wes Clark who was seriously wounded and nearly died during his sting in Vietnam and who is also a hero. Clark more than the media totally understands what sacrificing for our country means. Wes Clark remained in the Army and rose to the rank of 4 Star General. He negotiated a lasting peace in Bosnia (that has lasted over a decade), and won a war in Kosovo without a single American casualty.

As far as Barack Obama is concerned, he is not running on a platform of National security, but judgement, as evidenced by this correct assessment of what a bad strategy going into Iraq would be....a view he shares with Gen. Clark. Now that's more than can be said about John McCain.

The video when played in full makes it clear that Clark's comments were measured and accurate.
See here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXOE0oGRNXA

Far as I can see it, the Obama campaign wins because this issue is being debated as it should be;
Gen. Clark wins, because war winning 4 star generals always do, and John McCain loses because if he thought that his resume could never ever be discussed, he was wrong.

So why is the media treating McCain's service as a "Sacred Cow", but feel that it is ok to question Obama's patriotism each and every day and to call Clark raising a pertinent issue swiftboating? Too bad the media is not allowing the public to know exactly what Wes Clark's qualifications are that allows him to express his justifiable opinion about John McCain's resume.

Respectfully,
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Major Hogwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 07:45 PM
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4. Bud Day, Swiftboater. He's just a lying piece of shit.
He must have lost his mind between his time as a POW and 2004, when he bashed Kerry.

He's just another old fucker who lost in Vietnam and is still trying to be relevant today.
He should go back to his rocking chair and suck on it.

Suck on a popcicle. It's hot this time of year.

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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-30-08 09:01 PM
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5. Let em bicker..
Obama comes out clean no matter what.

Maybe all these lies associated with the swift boat idiots will help convince people that Military experience really doesn't qualify a person to be President. From where I sit it seems that Vietnam vets who came home still thinking the war was a good idea have become high-profile professional liars for the GOP. That speaks volumes.
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