Clark aides say Gen. misspoke when he said "I'd beat the s*** out of..."

[MIMStigator]

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Jan. 12 issue - Gen. Wesley Clark has never quite learned how to behave like a politician. Before Christmas, he was asked at a town meeting in Derry, N.H., how he would respond if President Bush or Clark's own Democratic rivals questioned his patriotism or military record. Failing to see that he was being followed by a television camera, he answered, "I'll beat the s—t out of them." Clark's aides later joked that the candidate should have put out an apology, acknowledging that he had misspoken—that what he really meant to say was, "I'll beat the living s—t out of them."

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3869799/

[maddezmom]

1. hehe

I think he meant to say : the f'ing shit out of them. :)

[MidwestTransplant]

5. That's reserved for Kerry!

:)

[Dookus]

2. LOL....

Perfect. Best "clarification" ever.

[Alex146]

3. I don't see why anyone cares

he's an adult, there's no reason he can't use adult words from time to time.

[Dookus]

6. it's shocking, I know...

is THIS what we're teaching in our armed services? The thought of a soldier using the "s" word is just too much! Let's draft the Sunday-School teachers.. NOW!

[wndycty]

4. This is too funny. . .

. . .I was getting kind of p.o'ed that they claimed he misspoke then I saw that they say he should have said. LOL

[kayleybeth]

7. LMAO! -eom-

[BootinUp]

8. That is a riot!

Oh, thank you for that post...

:bounce:

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. I love that!

I'm glad they clarified the point. :)

[Jerseycoa]

10. Good one for the campaign staff

:evilgrin:

[Turkw]

13. They are really a sharp bunch. And they'll beat the living Sh*** out of

you if you say different :evilgrin:

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

11. Glad to hear the clarification!

I'd buy tickets to see that!

[Padraig18]

12. LOL!

Good one, General! :P

[lurk_no_more]

14. At first I was disappointed

because I thought he was going to really apologize, but this was priceless. It's so nice having a candidate that knows exactly what to say exactly the way it needs to be said.


” JAFO”

[MoonRiver]

15. Leave it to a Rhodes Scholar, first in his class at West Point!

I'm salivating at the thought of a debate between the General and AWOL!

:D

[HootieMcBoob]

16. it's about time

I hope now CNN will report this clarification. :)

[LiberalBushFan]

17. see!

i told you he's a violent bellicose military type!

[bowens43]

18. Wow,

what an asinine thing to say. If bush had said something like this you folks would be tearing him to shreds.

[LiberalBushFan]

20. maybe

but not if you thought Dean had said it

[TeacherCreature]

19. and I think he should get his training in congress or as mayor

of little Rock.

[WillyBrandt]

21. How does this relate to this thread?

I don't understand the relevance.

[Rowdyboy]

23. We don't have TIME for Wes Clark

to waste as mayor of Little Rock...This is a critical juncture in American history. If we don't win this election, we may not win another for the next quarter century and Clark is (in my opinion) the very best shot at beating BFEE. There may not be a chance in 2008...

[Dookus]

22. Or perhaps

Mayor of Vermont?

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