Broadcast networks falsely suggested that Clark criticized McCain's service

Summary: All three network evening newscasts misrepresented retired Gen. Wesley Clark's comments about Sen. John McCain on Face The Nation, with none noting that Clark praised McCain as a "hero" for his Vietnam war service. ABC's David Wright asserted that McCain's experience as a POW made Clark's comments "especially provocative." CBS' Dean Reynolds falsely suggested that Clark had questioned McCain's patriotism and had "critici[zed]" McCain's "service, including five years as a POW." And NBC's Brian Williams falsely suggested that Clark had impugned McCain's "war record."

[a first for everything: this is from Media Matters, a distortingly liberal site I've made a point of visiting several days a week based on the principle that you should read that which you disagree with, and that any one/thing can change over time. And here we are - they're right on this one: while Clark's remarks were disingenuous they were not the overt 'attack' the MSM is making of them, when taken in full context.

Of course, MM's piece is all opinion with next to no reference links - but let's not expect miracles: it's a 12,000 step process...]

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