Barack Obama slaps down Wesley Clark -- gently (after Obama sent him out there in the first place)

LA Times ^ | 6/30/2008 | Scott Martelle

[tobyhill]

Barack Obama just delivered a speech on patriotism in Independence, Mo., hometown of what was once America's most powerful haberdasher, and offered a mild rebuke to Wesley Clark, who took on John McCain's military record the other day in rather scorching terms.

And just to make it clear, an Obama spokesman sent out this brief statement as Obama was speaking: "As he's said many times before, Senator Obama honors and respects Senator McCain's service, and, of course, he rejects yesterday's statement by General Clark."

Obama's speech focused on his own sense of patriotism, quoting Mark Twain (it's good to quote the locals when you can) and his definition: "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." And, he argued, "no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism."

[tobyhill]

Obama is not a Patriot! He admits smoking his drugs instead of performing service for his country in the military.

[Soliton]

He’s not the Wesley Clark I remember

[ronnie raygun]

Look, you go out thier an criticize my opponent so I look like the good guy. Nice trick O but it didn't work.

[avacado]

Bus Service for Wesley!

[Red Badger]

That bus is gettin’ mighty crowded under there!.......

[Argus]

Sorry, not about to sit still for lectures on American patriotism from a stealth Muslim who grew up in Indonesia.

[SECURE AMERICA]

(Barack Obama slaps down Wesley Clark — gently (after Obama sent him out there in the first place))

Pretty much what we can expect until November. Someone pimping for Obama will slap McCain down or the Military down or America down and then Barack will get to go before the press and slap them down and show what a great guy he is and how patriotic he is etc.......... Left Wing Politics at its best.........

[TexasCajun]

[SECURE AMERICA]

(And, he argued, “no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism)

Pretty lame arguement when you check the Democrat Poltical Platform and voting record over the last 40 years.........

[Hazwaste]

The average idiot will see right through Obamanation’s attempt at triangularization.

The exceptional idiot will vote Obama no matter.

[jazusamo]

I wonder how Michelle feels about the quote of Mark Twain that BO used, is not being proud of ones country patriotism?

[kellynla]

Barack Obama just delivered a speech on patriotism?"

We don't need any speeches on patriotism from this clown

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Poor Wes, all that sucking up and to be slapped down for his efforts. Time to join Hussein’s granny under the bus.

[tobyhill]

It was a coordinated attack. Obama sends his little General Chihuahua to attack McCain's service and then Obama gets out there and tries to insulate himself from any criticism.

[tobyhill]

Yep. It has been the Obama types that have led the effort to get Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn out of the classrooms because it contains historical language.

[Grampa Dave]

"He's the Weasely Clark, I remember."

Ah Yes Ole Maggot Infected Ram Clark, the perfumed pink panty wearing pentagon poster boy of the Clintoons, aka the killer of innocent Americans civilians at Waco and innocent Christian civilians in Serbia.

[pgyanke]

Actually, this is the Muslim way of war. They send out their minions (terrorist groups, sleeper cells, et al) to do their dirty work so their countries don’t get bombed in response.

[xmission]

"no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism."

One party seems to have cornered the market on traitors though.

[Uncle Hal]

I guess Wes will not be Obama’s VP choice. I thought all along that if Hillary had won the nomination that the general would have been her pick for VP.

[rawhide]

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."

So who gets to decide when the government deserves it> Or is it up to every man to make that decision?