Clark’s “Swift” Comment

WTF? If you only listened to the commentary after the fact and the subsequent right-wing blogoviation about Gen. Wesley Clark’s comment about McCain’s military service, you would think he said something absolutely terrible about the man.

What he said was that McCain hasn’t any military command experience that would be relevant to being President. Getting shot down, captured and tortured is a character-building experience, no doubt, but not a qualification for Commander in Chief. That’s it. That’s what he said. And he’s right.

But the right wing noise machine is treating Clark’s comments like a personal attack on his patriotism, heroism, and character. And this comes even as McCain hires one of the original Swift Boaters for his campaign. Oh, the irony…

Clark’s comment was not an attack denying his heroism or service, and people who are in the know (which now includes you) should push back against that narrative.

Here’s a TPM Media compilation of Clark’s comments and the media reaction:

After seeing Clark’s performance in this whole affair, I have to say he looks more like Vice Presidential material to me.