Novak falsely asserted Clark attacked McCain's "credentials as a war hero" as part of "conscious effort" by Obama campaign

SUMMARY: On The Radio Factor, Robert Novak falsely asserted that Wesley Clark joined a group of "Obama surrogates who have been questioning and attacking [Sen.] John McCain's credentials as a war hero" and suggested that Clark's comments were part of "a really conscious effort to downgrade [McCain] as a war hero." In fact, Clark praised McCain as a "hero" for "his service as a prisoner of war," while, as CJR's Zachary Roth wrote, "question[ing] the relevance of McCain's combat experience as a qualification to be president of the United States" -- an argument Clark has been making for months.

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