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==Controversial Comments==

==Controversial Comments==

Wesley Clark often makes [[military]] statements considering his background. Military members affiliated with the Democrat party get special accolades from Clark; "John Kerry will join that pantheon of great wartime Democrats". Veterans of the Republican party like John McCain, do not get the same admiration from Clark. Speaking of McCain, Clark states "He hasn't been there and ordered the bombs to fall, he hasn't seen what it's like when diplomats come in and say, 'I don't know whether we're going to be able to get this point through or not<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/McCain_Clark_retort/2008/06/30/108685.html], Agence France-Presse  McCain Allies Hit Obama Over Gen. Clark War Jibe, June 30, 2008</ref>

Wesley Clark often makes [[military]] statements considering his background. Military members affiliated with the Democratic party get special accolades from Clark; "John Kerry will join that pantheon of great wartime Democrats". Veterans of the Republican party like John McCain, do not get the same admiration from Clark. Speaking of McCain, Clark states "He hasn't been there and ordered the bombs to fall, he hasn't seen what it's like when diplomats come in and say, 'I don't know whether we're going to be able to get this point through or not<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/McCain_Clark_retort/2008/06/30/108685.html], Agence France-Presse  McCain Allies Hit Obama Over Gen. Clark War Jibe, June 30, 2008</ref>

During a June 30th interview on Meet the Press, Wesley Clark was asked by Bob Schieffer, "Can I just interrupt you? I have to say, Barack Obama hasn’t had any of these experiences either, nor has he ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down."  Wesley Clark responded, "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president."<ref>http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=10740</ref>  The Obama campaign disavowed the comments,<ref>The Washington Post (AP) - [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063001344.html Obama disowns critique of McCain's military record]</ref> but as McCain pointed out, "these types of things"{{fact}} have been said in the past, implying that it could be part of a coordinated effort by liberals to attack him. In turn, the McCain campaign's new Truth Squad responded to Clark's remarks. It included George "Bud" Day, who is best known for his appearance in a Swift Boat Veterans For Truth ad that questioned [[John Kerry]]'s Purple Hearts, an attack that McCain denounced at the time.<ref>ABC News - [http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=5280860&page=1 Clark Questions the Value of McCain's Service]</ref>

During a June 30th interview on Meet the Press, Wesley Clark was asked by Bob Schieffer, "Can I just interrupt you? I have to say, Barack Obama hasn’t had any of these experiences either, nor has he ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down."  Wesley Clark responded, "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president."<ref>http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=10740</ref>  The Obama campaign disavowed the comments,<ref>The Washington Post (AP) - [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/30/AR2008063001344.html Obama disowns critique of McCain's military record]</ref> but as McCain pointed out, "these types of things"{{fact}} have been said in the past, implying that it could be part of a coordinated effort by liberals to attack him. In turn, the McCain campaign's new Truth Squad responded to Clark's remarks. It included George "Bud" Day, who is best known for his appearance in a Swift Boat Veterans For Truth ad that questioned [[John Kerry]]'s Purple Hearts, an attack that McCain denounced at the time.<ref>ABC News - [http://abcnews.go.com/WN/story?id=5280860&page=1 Clark Questions the Value of McCain's Service]</ref>