McCain Campaign Demeans Clark's Military Service--Will The Media Notice?

TPM Election Central has a rather disturbing story online this morning.

Trying to turn a two-day story into a three-day story, the McCain campaign held a conference call on the issue of the Wes Clark comments. In so doing, they committed a real offense--IF the media has the balls to hurt the feelings of their favorite Republican by reporting on it.

Orson Swindle, who first rose to political prominence as one of the chief pooh-bahs of the Perot campaign in 1992, and himself a Vietnam P.O.W. criticized Clark by--you guessed it--demeaning his military service.

Here is the money quote from Swindle (who, I must remind you, was speaking for the McCain campaign on a McCain conference call):

"...we all know that General Clark, as high-ranking as he is, his record in his last command I think was somewhat less than stellar."

So, will the media that nearly fainted over the Clark statements (which were FAR more innocuous than this), even mention Orson Swindle speaking such words on a call ARRANGED by the McCain campaign?

Will Obama now rise to the defense of Wes Clark as quickly as he repudiated Clark yesterday?

Will the double-standards which have marked the 2008 campaign continue unabated?