Why are Democrats such wimps?
So asks 76003.1414
The D's who fell all over themselves to dump Wesley Clark ought to be locked in a room and made to listen to an infinite loop of this line:
Now, being a POW certainly doesn't qualify anyone to be President...When Clark said it the R's shouted boo and the D's caved before the echo died away.
Why, indeed.
I wonder if the media, who all but crucified Wes Clark over this, noticed Fred Thompson agrees with Clark. Let's get out the cross for Old Fred!
Probably not, but bloggers usually pay closer attention than the media.
BTW, did anyone notice that Fred Thompson admitted that being a POW doesn't = qualification to be prez? That's interesting. He says that it shows character, but both candidates have a claim to character. It's telling that a Republican is allowed to say what got Wesley Clark into so much trouble.
Without a doubt John McCain's military service must be admired and respected. However Thompson than said "but being a POW does not qualify someone to be President". WHAT? Did Thompson just say that? While I agree with Thompson, isn't this the same statement that got Wesley Clark in trouble?
Oh, and before anyone says "that's unfair - Thompson went on to say that it does show McCain's character - you didn't' show that part"... Yeah, and when Bob Schieffer and the rest of the media were excoriating Wesley Clark for saying THE EXACT SAME THING Thompson said last night, no one bothered including the rest of the quote in which Clark said that McCain's POW experience made him a hero.
As Wes Clark said: “I don’t think getting in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to become president.”Hey Fred Thompson quoted Wesley Clark last night
Said St. Fred (saint of all gasbags) "Now, being a POW certainly doesn’t qualify anyone to be President."
One last thing: Remember when Wesley Clark got in such hot water last month for suggesting that McCain's experience as a POW does not qualify him to be President? You do, do you? Well then, I'd like to end this post by quoting Fred Thompson from last night:"Being a POW certainly doesn't qualify anyone to be President. But it does reveal character."
Outrageous! Release the hounds!
But in spite of this eidetic narrative, Sleepy Fred concluded, having been a POW does not a president make, although it may excuse you from not knowing how many houses and condominiums you own.This was interesting, because when Wesley Clark, a 4-star general and decorated Vietnam veteran in his own right made precisely that identical observation, he was widely and loudly shouted down by the very same Party Faithful.
This is why I defended Gen. Clark's pronouncement on the topic: because when you're right, you're right. And the Gen. was on the side of righteousness. So, once again, here's to you, sir. Oh, and Sen. Obama? This is what happens when you lack the balls to call out the Republicans on their shit: they spin it against you, then later use it in their favor.
When General Wesley Clark (Ret.) appeared on Face the Nation and stated that John McCain’s time as a POW in Vietnam was not a qualification to serve as President, yappers on both sides of the aisle flipped out. As we all remember, it became a media hyperventorama. And it was all unwarranted.It’s nice to see then, that for some reason, the Republican Party has suddenly decided that it agrees with General Clark’s assessment.
But with the convention theme centering around John McCain’s service, it was inevitable that McCain’s time as a POW would be discussed, in painstaking detail. But Fred let something slip, perhaps unintentionally, that I think Dems should run with: (h/t Mark Nickolas)Now, being a POW certainly doesn’t qualify anyone to be President.
But it does reveal character.
Um…wasn’t that pretty much EXACTLY what the GOP went after Wes Clark for saying?
Thompson said that "being a POW isn't a qualification for President, but it reveals character," so I guess everyone can go ahead and agree with Wes Clark now.
