Kerry Hedges on Form 180

NewsMax ^ | February 7, 2005 | Carl Limbacher

[Kaslin]

Sen. John Kerry reiterated his pledge on Monday to sign the form that would allow the government to release all his military records, but said he wanted to know exactly what was in his file before doing so.

"I have a stack of different material they sent me," Kerry told radio host Don Imus. "Every time they send me something I want to know what they sent me."

"I'll get it done," Kerry insisted in the next breath.

Last week the 2008 presidential hopeful suggested he wanted to review his full Navy file to make sure of "what is in the record and what isn't in the record" before signing Form 180.

"I'm going to sit down with them and make sure that they are clear and I am clear as to what is in the record and what isn't in the record and we'll put it out," he told "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert.

Kerry did not explain his reference to "what isn't in the record," though questions arose late in the campaign about why he received his honorable discharge six years after leaving the service.

Pressed earlier today on when he intended to sign Form 180, Kerry said only, "Shortly."

The full exchange went like this:

IMUS: You also told Tim that you would sign Form 180 releasing all of your military records. Have you done that?

KERRY: Yeah. We're gonna do that. Absolutely, I will. But listen, I also think . . .

IMUS: When are you going to do that?

KERRY: As soon as I get, as required by the military, precisely . . .

IMUS: Why don't you do it today?

KERRY; Because I have a stack of different material they sent me. Every time they send me something I want to know what they sent me. I'll get it done. . . .

IMUS: By noon today?

KERRY: No. But shortly. [END OF EXCERPT]

[justshutupandtakeit]

"Git 'er done" as one of our great philosophers would say.

[afnamvet]

The traitor will not build his own gallows or tie his own noose. Let's all keep reminding him to sign form 180.

[bitt]

thanks for the ping!! Makes my day!


'By noon today'? hee-hee......

[OldSmaj]

Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News."

Pardon my asking, but who is "Denny Crane"?

I've seen this on all your postings.

I've never heard of him.

[OldSmaj]

Please disregard my question on who Denny Crane is.

I Googled him and got back Shatner.

I don't watch make-believe TV, so I'm not familiar with the show.

Thanks anyway.

[bitt]

'Kerry will continue to drag his feet on this issue. I don't think that he will let the MSM pressure him into signing a SF 180. It will only become an issue when he starts running for President or reelection in 2008. The short attention span of the American public will redound to Kerry's benefit. '


Oooohhhhhh, noooo, sKerry knows that the pubs are stalking him in Massachusetts, and this time we have some media to get the word out....so even if he doesn't run for prez, he still would want to run in 2008....

would rather see him shamed out of office long before THEN, tho......

[bitt]

'He's stalling untill he can clean out whats really in those documents . Not really sure how but no doubt he has a team going through that stuff.Unaltered, he could be finished for good..'

he DID have those 10,000 lawyers ready to jump on planes...I am sure he wants to get his retainer money's worth...

[bitt]

another MeekOneGop beauty.

[Don Corleone]

Perhaps one of you freepers with past military experience can help us out. Just how often does the Military "send You" your records without a request.

Can you say "NEVER?"

[conshack]

Perhaps one of you freepers with past military experience can help us out. Just how often does the Military "send You"
your records without a request.


THEY DON'T.

[conshack]

"I'll get it done," Kerry insisted in the next breath.


Sheeeeesh. JF'n told us months ago. ALL his records are on his website. Can we consider this yet another Plippity-Flop?

[midnightson]

I agree- I guess this is meant to show what a non-partisan, hard nosed journalist Russert is. Kerry is history- he's no Adlai Stevenson or Nixon- there is no comeback!

[SeaBiscuit]

"JF'n told us months ago. ALL his records are on his website. Can we consider this yet another Plippity-Flop?"

LOL, yep I remember that. But it isn't another flip-flop, it was just another bold face lie in a long series of lies.

[conshack]

"JF'n told us months ago. ALL his records are on his website. Can we consider this yet another Plippity-Flop?"

LOL, yep I remember that. But it isn't another flip-flop, it was just another bold face lie in a long series of lies.


Hope they keep the heat on until he has no choice but to either sign the 180 or resign from the senate. That would make my whole year complete.

[ride the whirlwind]

And here he is thinking about it AS Hell freezes over.

[XHogPilot]

What's to hide?

[Colt .45]

He's a weasel! He won't sign the 180 and he'll try to run again in 08. That's okay, we veterans will be there to put an end to his ambitions again.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

It was painfully obvious from the first. There are none so blind as those who won't see - which seems to be the case with a good part of the donks.

[BIGLOOK]

No Form 180 will be forthcoming. Anything that is published by the Kerry camp will be bogus. I hear the clickety-clack of old Remmingtons.

Returning vets were required to present their DD 214s to the County Seat of their home of record within a couple weeks of SEPROS to be recorded into the County Clerk's Office. On the DD 214, line 13a Character of Service could present evidence. Kerry's SEPROS date should have been around June '69, after he bugged out of VN.

Lines 11a Type of Transfer or Discharge, 11b Station or Installation at which effected, 11c Reason and Authority.

Back track, brothers and sister.

[bitt]

are you saying there is something on his public discharge papers that hasn't been detected yet?