Clark's comment out of conext?

[question everything]

I do not watch Meet the Press, have rarely watched it, when I was alerted on DU that one of the candidates was going to appear (Sunday Morning on CBS is so much more civilized..)

Anywhoo, what was the question? And what else did he say? The "media" just played that one sentence.

[Mz Pip]

1. Here's the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kag0bBJVkIw

[Speck Tater]

2. The one question nobody is asking...

Explain exactly HOW sitting in a jet fighter and getting shot down DOES qualify one to be president.

If they can't answer that question, then they need to shut the fuck up about it.

[ihavenobias]

4. Exactly. Also, here's an excellent take on it...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x153127

Amen.

[question everything]

5. Thank you. Excellent

I think that Clark just showed himself the best VP candidate.

Heck, a great Presidential candidate.

[Adelante]

3. Media Matters: Charge Against Clark Media-Driven and "Patently False"

What Gen. Clark Actually Said

Media Falsely Claim Clark Attacked McCain's Service

Clark Praised McCain's Service, While Saying it Wasn't a "Qualification to be President"

Washington, DC -- Today Media Matters for America called on members of the media to set the record straight concerning the remarks of retired Gen. Wesley Clark on Sen. John McCain's military record -- a record Clark praised while also saying that it wasn't a "qualification to be president." Many in the media have falsely claimed that Gen. Clark attacked McCain's military service in comments made during the June 29 edition of CBS' Face the Nation.

Few have reported the entirety of what Clark actually said, including his praise of McCain's service, or that his comments actually repeated CBS Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer's own words in response to Schieffer's statement that unlike McCain, Obama has not "ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down."

"The media driven notion that Gen. Clark somehow attacked Sen. McCain's military service is patently false. In fact, the opposite is true -- he praised it. This controversy was created and fueled by a media unwilling to live up to the basic journalistic standard of accuracy and thoroughness," said Karl Frisch, a spokesman for Media Matters. "It is a fact that Gen. Clark praised Sen. McCain's military service while also saying that such service is not a 'qualification to be president.' The media have a duty not only to Gen. Clark but the public to correct the record."

What did Clark actually say?

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http://mediamatters.org/items/200806300002?f=h_top

[Sparkly]

6. Thanks for posting that, WesDem.

:)