Just got back to the computer and saw Gotta, my co-blogger's post.
CNN: "Wesley Clark tried to Swiftboat John McCain today."
Rick Sanchez's lead-in to his next segment just now on CNN:
"Wesley Clark tried to Swiftboat John McCain today."
I'm liveblogging. He goes on to say:
"It will reverberate for weeks. Wes Clark tried to diss McCain's military record, that his service doesn't qualify him to be president."
Rick Sanchez is mad.
Seems now, almost 10 hours after General Clark made his comments on FTN(very similiar to the comments he made two weeks ago on Morning Joe-see vid), the McCain campaign has run it by their focus groups and sent the email to the Blackberries of their cronies to spread the word. See this, and this-
In a personal attack that will almost certainly backfire, retired Gen. Wesley Clark blasted Sen. John McCain's military credentials on Face the Nation.
Said Clark: "I don't think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president."
Love ya Taegan, but no, I don't see why this will "almost certainly backfire". What was it he said that was so bad? No Swift Boating, no matter what Rick "AyYiYi" Sanchez says. What was it that he said that was a lie? McCain has been playing the soldier card for a long time, and another (much more experianced btw) soldier called him on it.
Expect to hear much, much more about this very soon.
UPDATE- Here is the vid from the morning on Face The Nation.
Note the look on Scheiffer's face after Clark says it. heh.
Second Update-
It is everywhere, every feed in my RSS has a version of this story, and about a dozen foreign papers are carrying it also.
Check out what the headline is in The Irish Times-
Former Nato commander questions value of McCain's military experience
Now that's the way to frame it.