Comments on: Attacking McCain’s Service Not a Good Strategy http://donklephant.com/2008/06/30/attacking-mccains-service-not-a-good-strategy/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:39:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Clark as Clumsy Obama Surrogate » The American Mind http://donklephant.com/2008/06/30/attacking-mccains-service-not-a-good-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-410766 Clark as Clumsy Obama Surrogate » The American Mind Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:57:46 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6169#comment-410766 [...] Alan Stewart Carl rips this line of attack: First of all, only the most cynically opportunistic of people would blame McCain for anything the Vietcong forced him to do during torturous captivity. Secondly, I would argue McCain’s time as a prisoner of war sure as hell matters as it shows a level of resolve and ability to survive under intense pressure. I know Harvard Law is pretty difficult too, but, come on… [...] [...] Alan Stewart Carl rips this line of attack: First of all, only the most cynically opportunistic of people would blame McCain for anything the Vietcong forced him to do during torturous captivity. Secondly, I would argue McCain’s time as a prisoner of war sure as hell matters as it shows a level of resolve and ability to survive under intense pressure. I know Harvard Law is pretty difficult too, but, come on… [...]

]]> By: TheMiddle http://donklephant.com/2008/06/30/attacking-mccains-service-not-a-good-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-410752 TheMiddle Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:59:48 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6169#comment-410752 Agreed. In general I'm for a more civil, topic oriented discussion, and this is just pointless. McCain has plenty of leadership experience to be qualified for POTUS without having spent a day in the military, the fact that he did serve, and serve with honor only helps to bolster that credibility. I do hope that Obama clamps down on Clark, and it likely will, as it has done more to keep its message on track than any campaign I can remember in recent history. Its not without gaffes, but at least for the most part it has quashed the extreme lefts 527's. And thats a fine start. Agreed. In general I’m for a more civil, topic oriented discussion, and this is just pointless. McCain has plenty of leadership experience to be qualified for POTUS without having spent a day in the military, the fact that he did serve, and serve with honor only helps to bolster that credibility. I do hope that Obama clamps down on Clark, and it likely will, as it has done more to keep its message on track than any campaign I can remember in recent history. Its not without gaffes, but at least for the most part it has quashed the extreme lefts 527’s. And thats a fine start.

]]> By: mw http://donklephant.com/2008/06/30/attacking-mccains-service-not-a-good-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-410746 mw Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:27:31 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=6169#comment-410746 Surprisingly, <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11429.html" rel="nofollow">some on the left</a> are not listening to you Alan. Agree that this is not helpful for Obama and is more likely to produce a backlash and support for McCain if it continues. Surprisingly, some on the left are not listening to you Alan.

Agree that this is not helpful for Obama and is more likely to produce a backlash and support for McCain if it continues.

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