Clark, a Vietnam veteran and former supreme commander of NATO under President Clinton, had been serving as a national security surrogate for Obama until he belittled McCain's qualifications to be president during an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation" last month.
McCain, a former Navy fighter pilot, was shot down over Hanoi and held prisoner during the Vietnam War.
"I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president," Clark said.
Matt Stoller, a political consultant and blogger who created the pro-Clark Web site, said the flap over Clark's comments "was just a bunch of insiders getting mad." The Web site argues that Clark can complement Obama with his executive experience, a military background and understanding of foreign policy. Clark endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton during the Democratic primaries, but voiced support for Obama once he secured the nomination.
Though the story was framed in the Villager mindset, that doesn't really matter. The point is to throw this out to people all over the country, and the AP does that.
The petition has picked up the support from almost a thousand people, which is quite remarkable considering it was up on a few blogs for about 12 hours. Clark has support.
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