[GaryL]

Where's the misquote?? Newsmax quotes him as saying:

"All Americans, even if they're from the South and 'stupid,' should be represented."

A line later, they correctly add that Clark "prefaced his 'stupid Southerners' comments with the qualifier: 'This is a joke'."

How is this a misquote if the actually quote is:

"Well, he shouldn't have said those things. I think all Americans - and this is a joke! - all Americans, even if they're from the South and 'stupid,' should be represented."

I guess you're saying they shouldn't have used the construction: "stupid Southerners." But since they gave the original quote accurately, and even mentioned that Clark prefaced the remarks with: "This is a joke," the "stupid Southerners" phase can be allowed as an accurate "overview summary" of the actual comments, and not meant to be taken as actual words out of Clark's mouth. This is the article writer's summary interpretation of what Clark said and I think it's a fair assessment.

I think Newsmax reported the remarks accurately.