http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/16034

TRANSCRIPT: David Corn did a nice job of defending Gen. Clark on CNN on July 6!

Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on July 7, 2008 - 12:45pm.

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15991

FOX NEWS VIDEO: John Kasich and Lanny Davis misrepresented & trashed Gen. Clark!

Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on July 3, 2008 - 12:23am.

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15992

Many Republicans who are attacking Gen. Clark now smeared McCain back in 2000!

Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on July 3, 2008 - 3:03am.

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15988

VIDEO: Jon Soltz debated Neocon Pete Hegseth on Iraq and he defended Gen. Clark!

Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on July 2, 2008 - 8:49pm.

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15949

Rush Limbaugh's hypocrisy and errors in attacking Gen. Clark on Monday, June 30!

Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on July 1, 2008 - 1:30am.

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15996

VIDEO: Linda Douglass of the Obama campaign threw Gen. Clark under the bus!

Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on July 3, 2008 - 12:02pm.

http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15941

CNN is now reporting that Obama "rejects yesterday's statement by Gen. Clark"

Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on June 30, 2008 - 1:36pm.

from these kind of false McCain campaign and RNC smear tactics:

http://mediamatters.org/issues_topics/search_results?qstring=wesley+clark

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Fox's Shawn did not challenge Col. Day's assertion that "what was said in the Swift Boat campaign" was "absolutely true"
Monday, July 7, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070007?f=s_search

On CNN, Kurtz again falsely claimed Clark "strafed" McCain
Monday, July 7, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070003?f=s_search

Novak falsely asserted Clark attacked McCain's "credentials as a war hero" as part of "conscious effort" by Obama campaign
Thursday, July 3, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030013?f=s_search 

"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser
Thursday, July 3, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030012?f=s_search

In Politico, TNR's Kirchick falsely claimed Clark's comments were part of a "pattern of attacks" on McCain as "psychologically unfit for presidential office"
Thursday, July 3, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030011?f=s_search 

MSNBC analyst Watkins falsely claimed Clark attacked McCain's patriotism
Thursday, July 3, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030001?f=s_search 

Fox's Henneberg did not challenge Swift Boat member Bud Day's false claim that Clark served in Vietnam for only one month
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020013?f=s_search

Andrea Mitchell falsely suggested that MoveOn.org/AFSCME ad attacked McCain's military service
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020012?f=s_search

NBC's Mitchell misrepresented sequence of Clark's remarks, suggesting Clark only "subsequently ... honored" McCain's service
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020010?f=s_search

Purporting to read Clark quote, The Hill's Stoddard omitted major parts of Face the Nation exchange
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020009?f=s_search

Ignoring Clark's praise, LA Times uncritically reported McCain camp's assertion that Clark "didn't pay proper homage" to his POW service
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020001?f=s_search 

Print reports on Clark's comments didn't note that McCain camp's response included Swift Boat Vet Bud Day
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010008?f=s_search

Media in a frenzy, but Clark's comment not extraordinary or unprecedented
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010007?f=s_search

Media continue to falsely claim Clark criticized McCain's service
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005?f=s_search

NY Times' Zeleny uncritically repeated false charge that Clark "impugn[ed]" McCain's "heroism"
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010002?f=s_search

Broadcast networks falsely suggested that Clark criticized McCain's service
Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Fox's Henneberg deceptively cropped Clark interview while claiming Clark "seemed to attack McCain's military service"
Monday, June 30, 2008

http://mediamatters.org/items/200806300001?f=s_search

I am very proud of George McGovern for defending Gen. Clark! Many more Democrats should be following his positive example in my opinion:

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2008/07/george_mcgovern.html

George McGovern Says McCain's War Experience Not a Qualification for the White House

Posted by smilligan July 8, 2008 08:28 PM

By Susan Milligan
Globe staff

WASHINGTON -- He was a fighter pilot in World War II, bombing targets in Europe to stop Hitler. But former Senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern says that didn't qualify him to run the country -- and the same goes for GOP presumptive nominee John McCain.

``I don't have any regrets about that,'' the antiwar Democratic stalwart said in a brief interview yesterday on Capitol Hill. ``While bombing is a terrible thing, we smashed Hitler's oil refineries all over Europe.''

``But I don't recall ever saying that experience as a bomber pilot equipped me to be very strong on how to run a war, how to command the armed forces,'' said McGovern, who will turn 86 on July 18.

Retired General Wesley Clark, a onetime candidate for president himself, raised ire when he said recently that McCain's experience in Vietnam -- while laudable -- did not qualify him to be commander-in-chief. While noting that he honored McCain's service -- including his years as a prisoner-of-war -- Clark said late last month that McCain has not held ``executive responsibility,'' and added, ``I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.''

The remarks on CBS's ``Face the Nation'' were immediately derided by McCain's supporters. But McGovern said Clark had it right.

``I think General Clark was misunderstood,'' McGovern said Tuesday evening as he visited the House chamber where he once served. ``He wasn't belittling [McCain] at all.''

McGovern, who remains a fervent anti-hunger activist, was in town to present an award to Representative Jim McGovern [no relation to the former senator] for the Worcester Democrat's own contributions to fighting hunger. The younger McGovern last year lived a week on $3 worth of food a day -- approximately the amount allowed to individuals receiving food stamps -- to underscore the struggle hungry Americans face daily.

Former South Dakota Senator McGovern -- forced to drop his first vice presidential choice, former Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton, from the 1972 ticket after it was disclosed that Eagleton had received shock treatment therapy -- said his advice to Democratic presumptive nominee Barack Obama is to ``first, do no harm'' when selecting a running-mate.

``Don't pick someone that can hurt you,'' McGovern said, adding that the current trend toward excruciating background checks of vice presidential hopefuls is a good move.

Before then [when Eagleton was picked], there wasn't much of any vetting going on,'' McGovern recalled. Former Alabama Senator John Sparkman, the 1952 Democratic vice presidential nominee, was asked just one question before he was invited to join the ticket with Adlai Stevenson, McGovern said. ``He was just asked, `will you take it?' '' McGovern said. ``That's the way it was then.''

I think General Clark may be making some inroads, despite little help from the Obama campaign and other Democratic insiders. Time has an article "Is McCain's Service Sacrosanct" on July 2, and it focuses in large part on whether McCain's service makes him vulnerable to attack on matters of judgment. It makes the good point that Obama will have to address the issue sometime during the campaign, despite the difficulty he may have in doing so. It quotes Bob Dole to say that General Clark's comments will help McCain in the end, but the article gives some good reasons why the Republicans may not get away with their ploy in this election.

Of course, so far Obama has played into the Republican's hands on the issue. I just hope he changes his tactics later and General Clark is allowed to make the case for Obama.

The smear e mail below from John Cornyn's Texas Senate campaign calling Gen. Clark "Disconnected Dem of the Week" is a very good reason for helping Rick Noriega's campaign (which is endorsed by WesPAC) if you are looking for something productive to do right now.  You can open up these links to see Rick Noriega's website and to get his campaign e mails:

http://www.ricknoriega.com/

http://ga6.org/ricknoriega/join.tcl

Join Rick Noriega's campaign for U.S. Senate today! 

Subj: Senator Cornyn Newsletter 
Date: 7/18/2008 6:04:24 PM Central Daylight Time
From: JohnCornyn@email.johncornyn.com
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Inside this issue…

Rick Noriega’s Week in Review…
Cornyn Campaign Announces Outstanding Fundraising Quarter…
Left-Wing Bloggers Descend Upon Texas…
Senator Cornyn’s “Energy Independence Days” A Huge Success…
Disconnected Dem of the Week – General Wesley Clark…

Rick Noriega’s Week in Review...

Rick Noriega ‘s week started off bad and somehow got even worse. On Monday it was revealed that Noriega’s campaign has under a million dollars in the bank, placing him well behind Senator Cornyn, who once again demonstrated overwhelming fundraising support from a broad base of Texans. As the Houston Chronicle pointed out: “[W]ith 113 days left until the election, Noriega has yet to show he can fan embers into a prairie fire,” (Ratcliffe, 6/15/08). Knowing his campaign coffers were in dire straits, Noriega frantically scurried off to Washington, D.C. late last week to beg big money Democrats Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid for an inside the beltway liberal bailout of his fledgling campaign. Unfortunately for Noriega, the consensus in Washington seems to be that Texas is still “solidly Republican.” (Ratcliffe, 6/15/08) On Wednesday, Noriega showed his true colors once again by teaming up for a fundraiser with General Wesley Clark, who recently attacked John McCain’s military service. Noriega, unlike Barack Obama, would not distance himself from Clark in the hopes he could raise a few more dollars. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported: “Asked two more times if he disagreed with Clark's comment, wanted to defend them or perhaps believed that Clark was misinterpreted, Noriega stuck to simply praising” Clark. (Batheja, 6/17/08). Things continued to spiral downward on Thursday when theWall Street Journal reported that Noriega held a fundraiser overseas in London that attracted only 6 people and a “not-so-grand total of$400.” (Whalen, 6/17/08). On Friday morning, Noriega appeared in Austin at the leftist blogger convention Netroots Nation – a convention that is attracting the likes of liberals Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi. And to close out the week’s festivities the Austin American-Statesman revealed that instead of campaigning in Texas this weekend, Noriega will head off to the posh surroundings of Martha’s Vineyard to chat up deep-pocket Democrats and try to get them to bail out a campaign that Texas Democrats are not upporting.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5888131.html#Intro

http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/2008/07/noriega-silent.html

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/07/17/noriega-supporters-hold-texas-style-fund-raiser-in-london/

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/politics/entries/2008/07/17/noriega_busy_before_he_heads_t.html  

Cornyn Campaign Announces Outstanding Fundraising Quarter…

This week the Cornyn Campaign reported it had raised $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2008, and has nearly $9.4 million in the bank. What’s even more impressive about these outstanding numbers is that Senator Cornyn received 7,964 separate donations for the quarter, bringing the total number of donors to more than 40,000 in this election cycle. As in the past, 90 percent of the Senator’s donations come from Texas, proving once again that Senator Cornyn’s support throughout the state is strong and continues to grow. The Senator is humbled and honored by the assistance of so many hard-working individuals who believe he represents real Texas values in the U.S. Senate.

Left-Wing Bloggers Descend Upon Texas…

Democrats from San Francisco to Vermont are flocking to Texas this week for Netroots Nation, a national convention of left-wing bloggers. The so-called “progressive” convention features the crème de la crème of the liberal elite, including guest speakers such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, DNC Chairman Howard Dean, and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. It was once expected that Rick Noriega would have a prominent role, but he has since been relegated to two panel discussions. Noriega was drafted last year to run for the U.S. Senate by Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos website and Netroots Nation convention. In fact, it was Noriega who successfully lobbied for Netroots Nation to come to Texas. Unfortunately for Noriega, his lackluster campaign efforts have caused Markos and his Daily Kos website to change their tune, having recently called the candidate’s lackluster fundraising efforts “disappointing.”

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/5/103833/5059

Senator Cornyn’s “Energy Independence Days” A Huge Success…

After a full week of successfully driving the debate on our nation’s energy future, Senator Cornyn’s “Energy Independence Days” officially came to a close. Throughout the week Senator Cornyn posted a variety of videos on the campaign website offering his vision of how we can best achieve Energy Independence. In addition, “Energy Independence Days” was fortunate enough to feature insightful posts from a variety of national experts on energy policy, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, among others. Excitement also built within the conservative blogosphere, with both national and local bloggers praising the Senator’s vision. And even more exciting, hundreds of Texans committed to Energy Independence left comments on the campaign blog thanking Senator Cornyn for his leadership on this critical issue and offering their opinions on how we can fix this problem. To see full coverage of “Energy Independence Days” or to offer your feedback, make sure to check out our campaign blog.

http://www.johncornyn.com/news?ref=News718

Disconnected Dem of the Week – General Wesley Clark…

This week the former Democrat presidential candidate finally came out of hiding following his recent, well-publicized attack on John McCain’s military service. In appearances across Texas, Clark continued to explain his controversial statements and offered no real apology while fundraising for Rick Noriega. Clark tiptoed around the issue, saying in the Dallas Morning News: “Military service is ‘a wonderful test of your character and what it means about your willingness to sacrifice for the country.’ But, he said, judgment is also important.” (Jeffers, 7/17/08). Strange words coming from someone who some have said has recently shown neither.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/local/stories/DN-noriega_17pol.ART0.State.Edition1.4d9a2aa.html 

www.johncornyn.com

Paid for by Texans for Senator John Cornyn, Inc.

The Republicans who are falsely criticizing Gen. Clark for attacking John McCain's military service which he did NOT do need to first deal with the smear job which John McCain really did accuse the Bush campaign of actually doing to him back in the 2000 South Carolina Republican primary!

I think that these Bush Republicans definitely need to apologize to John McCain for what they actually did to him before they falsely accuse Gen. Clark of attacking McCain's military service which he did NOT do!

I also think that John McCain needs to first get a public apology from these Bush Republicans who really did smear him back in 2000 before he attacks Gen. Clark for something that he did NOT do!

Just look at what John McCain bluntly accused Bush's supporters of doing to him back in 2000 at an event which McCain said that Bush paid for and would not repudiate in this CNN transcript:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0002/15/lkl.00.html

Larry King Live

South Carolina Republican Debate

Aired February 15, 2000 - 9:00 p.m. ET

SEN. JOHN MCCAIN (R-AZ), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: "No, here in South Carolina. You've seen it -- turn on the radio, turn on the television, and unfortunately now pick up the telephone and you'll hear a negative attack against John McCain.

But let me tell you what really went over the line. Governor Bush had an event, and he paid of it, and standing -- and stood next to a spokesman for a fringe veterans' group. That fringe veteran said that John McCain had abandoned the veterans.

Now, I don't know if you can understand this, George, but that really hurts, that really hurts.

And so five United States senators, Vietnam veterans, heroes, some of them really incredible heroes, wrote George a letter and said, Apologize, you should be ashamed...

GOV. GEORGE W. BUSH (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Let me speak to that.

MCCAIN: You should be ashamed. Now if you want...

LARRY KING, HOST: Is he responsible for what someone else says?

MCCAIN: Well, this same man -- he stood next to him, it was his event. This same man had attacked his father viciously.

BUSH: Yes, he did. Let me speak to that. Let me speak to that.

KING: All right.

MCCAIN: So I'd be glad to tell you the rest of the story, if you'd let me, when it's appropriate.

KING: Well, let him respond on that point.

BUSH: Let me -- let me answer that.

MCCAIN: You should be ashamed -- you should be ashamed of sponsoring an event with that man there who had attacked your own father.

BUSH: Let me say something, John. Let me finish. Let me finish.

John, I believe that you served our country nobly. And I've said it over and over again. That man wasn't speaking for me. He may have a dispute with you...

MCCAIN: He was at your event.

BUSH: Let me finish please, please.

MCCAIN: He's listed as your (inaudible)

BUSH: Let me finish. Let me finish.

KING: All right, let him finish.

BUSH: The man was not speaking for me. If you want to know my opinion about you, John, you served our country admirably and strongly, and I'm proud of your record, just like you are.

And I don't appreciate what he said about my dad, either. But let me say something, if you're going to be -- hold me responsible for what people for me say, I'm going to do the same for you. And let me give you one example.

Warren Rudman, the man who you had as your campaign man in New Hampshire, said about the Christian Coalition that they're bigots. He talked about the Christian Coalition in a way that was incredibly strong. I know you don't believe that, do you?

MCCAIN: George, he's entitled to his opinion on that issue.

BUSH: Well, so is this man.

MCCAIN: You paid for an event...

BUSH: So is this man.

(APPLAUSE)

MCCAIN: You paid for your...

KING: Please don't...

MCCAIN: You paid for an event...

BUSH: John.

MCCAIN: You paid for an event and stood next to a person. And when you were asked if you would repudiate him, you said, no..."