McCain 'Truth Squad' Trashes Clark's Service

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The McCain campaign held yet another conference call today to defend their candidate against comments made by Gen. Wesley Clark on Sunday's Face the Nation. In attendance were Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Lt.Col. Orson Swindle, USMC (Ret.). Yes, the "Truth Squad" is composed of a "Swift Boat Veteran" and a guy named Swindle.

I've posted the audio of the call below. The McCain campaign released selected quotes, but not the ones where Swindle craps all over Wesley Clark's military service, calling it "less than stellar."

Also noteworthy is the beginning of the call, where Sen. Graham says that the US is "unique" because we elect our commander in chief. Maybe he just doesn't know what "unique" means. I wanted to ask him to name another western-style democracy that doesn't elect its commander in chief, but didn't get the chance. The campaign has not returned my calls for comment.

Filed Under: Republicans, John McCain, 2008 President

Tagged: general wesley clark, GeneralWesleyClark

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