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I checked the transcript, too:

SCHIEFFER: I have to say, Barack Obama has not had any of those experiences either, nor has he ridden in a fighter plane and gotten shot down. I mean...

Gen. CLARK: Well, I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president.


Clark is clearly carrying Shieffer's choice of words forward, not selecting the terms himself.

I stand corrected on the verb comment, and further, IMO it puts the whole sentence in a less-insulting light.

Thanks for the tip. After everything I've written on getting stuff filtered through the kidneys of the press, I should have checked the transcript first.

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