Well, that is the general gist of the piece:
Gen. Wesley K. Clark said yesterday that he had called former President Bill Clinton immediately after learning that Al Gore had endorsed Howard Dean in the race for president, "just to call and say `hello.' "
In a debate in New Hampshire on Tuesday, General Clark pushed away a question about whether he would welcome an endorsement by Mr. Clinton, saying, "I really have never even thought about that."
At a meeting on Wednesday with editors and reporters of The New York Times, General Clark recounted how he had called Mr. Clinton, who he said earlier this year had encouraged him to run.
General Clark said he made the call as soon as he learned of Mr. Gore's move.
So was he lying? Probably. How many actually think Clark has never thought about a Clinton endorsement?