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George M. Middius wrote:
MiNe 109 said:
Well, unless McCain claimed getting shot down *is* a qualification, Clark
made a gratuitous snot-attack.
A fuller context explains it better:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200806300004?f=s_search
SCHIEFFER: I have to say, Barack Obama has not had any of those
experiences either, nor has he ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot
down. I mean --
CLARK: Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot
down is a qualification to be president.
In that context, it wasn't gratuitous. It was tit-for-petty-tat. I'm
surprised Scottie doesn't approve of such tactics wholeheartedly.
That military service mojo only works for Republicans.
In other news, real swift boat veterans want their reputation back:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/us/politics/30swift.html'
Stephen