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Campaign Rhetoric Heats Up

Over the weekend, John McCain said Barack Obama 's "word cannot be trusted." Retired General Wesley Clark, supporting Obama, said about McCain , "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be President."

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Over the weekend, John McCain said Barack Obama's "word cannot be trusted." Retired General Wesley Clark, supporting Obama, said about McCain, "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be President." Today Obama went to Independence Missouri, Harry Truman's hometown, to talk about patriotism and sacrifice. Don Frederick, an editor at the Washington Bureau of the Los Angeles Times, blogs at the paper's Top of the Ticket.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Dan Konecky
Producer, To the Point
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Don Frederick
Political Editor, Los Angeles Times

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Campaign Rhetoric Heats Up

Over the weekend, John McCain said Barack Obama 's "word cannot be trusted." Retired General Wesley Clark, supporting Obama, said about McCain , "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be President."

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Campaign Rhetoric Heats Up

Over the weekend, John McCain said Barack Obama 's "word cannot be trusted." Retired General Wesley Clark, supporting Obama, said about McCain , "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be President."

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