"WHAT CLARK NEVER SAID. It's been taken for granted that Wesley Clark helped set off certain now-debunked rumors about John Kerry. Clark was "reported" by Matt Drudge to have told a group of reporters that "Kerry will implode over an intern issue" during an off-the-record conversation. But The New Republic's Ryan Lizza was among those reporters, and says Clark never made any such statement. Lizza says he's checked with the others who were there, and they concur. Which makes sense; the whole thing was out of character for Clark in the first place. Lizza's post deserves wide attention, lest this particular mythlet live on. "
Links are in the original posting on the "Tapped" site -- available through Ty's link.
[Or go here and scroll down. -- T.S.] Makes one wonder where this story about Clark's statement originated. This whole thing did briefly hurt Kerry (at least in the Wisconsin race)-- when one's support is premised largely on the candidate's "electability" -- it raises the question of the depth of that support.
S_A_M
BTW -- Some of you may find this amusing. I was out with the Mrs. last night for a special occasion -- and went to a restaurant known for its cartoon/caricature decorating motif.
We were fortunate enough to be seated along a political wall, and I spent the evening with a portrait of our 43rd President smiling confidently at me over my wife's right shoulder. Mrs. Bush was over her left shoulder. Averting my eyes to the left brought into view a smirking Vice-President, with Lynn next door.
Ah well. It was a lovely meal anyway.
