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Give Clark a Star

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics


Amitai Etzioni

After spending time with Clark, it became clear to me that he isn't a politician -- he's a straight shooter. We need people like him who speak the truth, without beating around the bush, if you get my drift.

McCain Flips At Legit Question

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


Jon Soltz

You would assume that given all the whining over General Clark's legitimate point, that John McCain had some obvious answer to the question.

The Sacred McCow

Mary Lyon | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics


Mary Lyon

the letters POW do not spell POTUS. Such voices as those of Wesley Clark and Jim Webb are correct to bring some balance and perspective to the issue and wipe some of the steam off the windows.

Clark Was Right on McCain, But Now We're Talking About the Wrong Issue

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Go back and read Wes Clark's statement. He simply said that McCain's fate -- the act of having your plane shot down -- is not relevant to the skills of being an executive. Isn't that true?

Gen. Clark and That POW Thing McCain Hates Talking About

Paul Waldman | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics


Paul Waldman

There's a myth out there that McCain is reluctant to exploit his Vietnam POW story for political advantage, so modest and full of integrity is he. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Jason Linkins

Media Scorecard: How Well Did The Media Do In Identifying McCain's 'Swift Boat' Support?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.09.2008 | Media


As the media fanned flames in the direction of General Wesley Clark for the egregious offense of noting that being a prisoner of war did not necessari...

Obama Rebukes MoveOn In Patriotism Speech

Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama used a speech on patriotism to rebuke MoveOn.org's "General Betray Us" ad last year: Caricatures of left and right . . . most evident ...

Sam Stein

McCain Uses Swift Boat Vet Bud Day To Rebut Wesley Clark

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics


Sen. John McCain's campaign on Monday launched the McCain "Truth Squad" - a group of political and Vietnam contemporaries who would counter attacks on...

Right On, General Clark. Do Not Back Down.

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Jon Soltz

While we should all honor McCain's service, that doesn't mean we should necessarily honor it by putting him in the White House to take up George W. Bush's third term.

Clark's Controversial Comments

Robert Guttman | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Robert Guttman

Of all the things to criticize McCain for -- from lack of a background in economics to no concrete energy plan -- taking him on for "lacking command experience" doesn't seem very important.