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Line 8: − . In response to the remarks, [[John McCain]] had a surrogate, Colonel Bud Day, respond to the charges. Colonel Day is best known for his appearance in a Swift Boat Veterans For Truth ad that questioned [[John Kerry|John Kerry's]] Purple Hearts, an attack that McCain denounced at the time.
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Clark has made clear it was not an attack on McCain's service or record, but rather a question of whether they qualified him to be [[president]]. He issued a statement to reporters later stating, "As I have said before I honor John McCain's service as a prisoner of war and a Vietnam Veteran. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands and millions of others in Armed Forces as a prisoner of war. I would never dishonor the service of someone who chose to wear the uniform for our nation...John McCain is running his campaign on his experience and how his experience would benefit him and our nation as President. That experience shows courage and commitment to our country - but it doesn't include executive experience wrestling with national policy or go-to-war decisions."
Clark has made clear it was not an attack on McCain's service or record, but rather a question of whether they qualified him to be [[president]]. He issued a statement to reporters later stating, "As I have said before I honor John McCain's service as a prisoner of war and a Vietnam Veteran. He was a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands and millions of others in Armed Forces as a prisoner of war. I would never dishonor the service of someone who chose to wear the uniform for our nation...John McCain is running his campaign on his experience and how his experience would benefit him and our nation as President. That experience shows courage and commitment to our country - but it doesn't include executive experience wrestling with national policy or go-to-war decisions."
==2004 DNC Speech==
==2004 DNC Speech==