Gen. Clark Won't Back Off Critique of McCain

[JerryNumbers]

Gen. Clark Won't Back Off Critique of McCain

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/mcca ... 09083.html

Do you think what Gen. Clark stated was a slur to McCain?

[tired]

While I agree that being a medal winning serviceman doesn't prove you will be a good president. I think this was totally political. Gen. Clarke has always seemed like a disgruntled employee to me. I believe that a president should have served in the military, but that doesn't mean that just because someone was in the service and was a medal winner would make a good pres. I do believe that they are attacking for political reasons.

[tired]

Looks like somebody wants to be a vice president

[JerryNumbers]

Of course its political. And the same thing can be said about John McCain's side.

Followers of Obama sees everything McCain does as only political, them followers of McCain see everything Obama does as political. Seems ones on prejudices blinds them to the others own true objectives.

[John81]

I don't care for that former general at all but his comments were true.

It's sad how many times I've noticed people saying, "McCain was a prisoner of war for five years so he should make a good president" or that since McCain was a "war hero" he should make a good president. Typically, these people can't name much of anything McCain actually supports or is against with regards to policy and issues.

Far too many voters base their vote upon emotionalism rather than any sort of actual reasoning.

[HappyChristian]

Clark's comments were a slur, intended to make people look and say, "oh, yeah, this is coming from a general, so he must know...." His comments about the president needing to have judgment were true - but he made those comments as a poke in McCain's eye, not because Obama has judgment. A simple look at Obama's friends shows that, as well as listening to what he says and then resays differently (he's so good at change!).

Obama likes this kind of attack and does the same thing. Notice how many times he jabs at McCain in supposed "humor" and makes people laugh at his contempt. Clark probably is trying for the VP spot. He couldn't make it very far in the POTUS run, so why not. He and Obama are two of a kind.

[HappyChristian]

A letter from Vets for Freedom to General Clark:

Dear General Clark,
Yesterday you appeared on CBS ?Face the Nation? and made strong statements regarding Senator John McCain and hismilitary service. Amongst other things, you claimed Sen. McCain ?hasn?t held executive responsibility? and you criticized him because he didn?t command a ?wartime [Navy] Squadron.?

You then claimed, in reference to war, that Sen. McCain ?hasn?t been there and ordered the bombs to fall? and concluded your political hatchet job with ?I don?t think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be President.? Even the show?s host, Bob Schieffer, let out a puzzled ?really?? at the conclusion of your assertions.

Frankly General, you should know better. As a previous Commander of U.S. troops in harm?s way, you should take serious pause in disparaging the service record of a fellow decorated veteran. Even worse, your arrogant and careless words undercut the credibility of all those who served and continue to serve, in wartime and peacetime.

First of all, Sen. McCain?s service record is clear. After volunteering for a combat assignment in Vietnam, Sen. McCain was shot down during his twenty-third bombing mission over North Vietnam and spent 5

[John81]

Regardless of the intent of the comments, it's still a fact that being a POW doesn't make one fit to be president and neither does the simple fact one has been in the military. This is an emotional side issue for both Parties.

[JerryNumbers]

Regardless of the intent of the comments' date=' it's still a fact that being a POW doesn't make one fit to be president and neither does the simple fact one has been in the military. This is an emotional side issue for both Parties.[/quote']

Right, but some think it is, now its going to be turned into a mess. McCain's people will suck everything out of it they can.

But that's politics's. And its always the same old same old.

And when you get one they are never what they seemed to be.

[kevinmiller]

It's about time someone said it. It's one of the biggest things that disgusts me about McCain's campaign, acting as though being a POW makes you fit to be president. Like we're supposed to vote for him cause we feel sorry for him. But McCain is very emotional, as it is. Very very emotional. No way I'd vote for him.

[HappyChristian]

Regardless of whether or not it is an emotional issue, Clark was wrong in what he said and why he said it. No, being a POW doesn't automatically qualify someone to be POTUS. But it's more of a qualifier than having a known terrorist launch your campaign for the senate.

Clark was posturing politically, adding to a divisive campaign, with Obama not rebuking him because Obama liked it. He makes snide comments constantly, while trumpeting that anything about him that is questionable is distracting from the campaign.

What Clark said insulted the military. Elitists like Clinton and Obama hate the military and GENERAL Clark is playing into their hands. It isn't just about McCain. It's about the disdain that Obama and his ilk have for the military.

[JerryNumbers]

Seems in the past war heroes many times became president, seems it makes them popular, but it does not in no way make them the best person for the job.

The thing is, if McCain can't stand the pressure, he is trying for the wrong office.

Now he is trying to get miles out of what someone said. Politics as usual, it happens during every presidential election, there was plenty of ado made about Kerry's war record.

And one big shot lost his big job trying to prove something on President Bush.

[HappyChristian]

Seems in the past war heroes many times became president, seems it makes them popular, but it does not in no way make them the best person for the job.

The thing is, if McCain can't stand the pressure, he is trying for the wrong office.

Now he is trying to get miles out of what someone said. Politics as usual, it happens during every presidential election, there was plenty of ado made about Kerry's war record.

And one big shot lost his big job trying to prove something on President Bush.

Correct, Jerry8, it doesn't make them the best person for the job. But military experience is a good thing for the Commander in Chief, don't you think?

And McCain can stand the pressure - I think his time as a POW proves that, don't you?

ALL of the politicians try to get miles out of what someone says. Obama has done the same thing, only worse, truly misrepresenting things.

That big shot that lost his job was trying to prove lies. That's why he lost it, not because he was trying to expose something bad Bush did.

[John81]

McCains actual military experience was rather limited and being shot down doesn't make one a hero.

I've heard conflicting reports about his time as a POW. Certainly in many ways he did well and was helpful to some of the other prisoners. However, a few others tell some different stories.

Also, after he was released from Vietnam and got into government why did he fight against efforts to find and rescue other POWs still left in Vietnam?

General Grant had many years of military experience yet his Administration was one of the most corrupt in American history.

What we need is a president who is a man of sound moral charactor regardless of his military experience. Sadly, neither McCain nor Obama meet this criteria.

[JerryNumbers]

McCains actual military experience was rather limited and being shot down doesn't make one a hero.

I've heard conflicting reports about his time as a POW. Certainly in many ways he did well and was helpful to some of the other prisoners. However, a few others tell some different stories.

Also, after he was released from Vietnam and got into government why did he fight against efforts to find and rescue other POWs still left in Vietnam?

General Grant had many years of military experience yet his Administration was one of the most corrupt in American history.

What we need is a president who is a man of sound moral charactor regardless of his military experience. Sadly, neither McCain nor Obama meet this criteria.

I think a lot of people wondered that, but with the time that has passed by its been forgotten.

One thing ought to trouble everyone, he has and extermly high temper and its bad about blowing up. Maybe that is one of the reason he got out of the service.