Clinton Aide Faces Inquiry for Taking Classified Documents (NY Times Finally Reports)

The New York Times ^ | July 20, 2004 | Mark Glassman and David Stout

[Uncle Miltie]

If you have sourcing on the underwear component of the story, I (and others, probably) would appreciate a link. I've seen the socks reference, but in his freakin' drawers? Gotta have that link.

[Uncle Miltie]

"Anybody know where the scoop on the documents being smuggled out in his underwear and socks came from? How could this be known? I would think only Sandy Berger himself would know how he got them out."

He was apparently caught on video tape.

What a dork: In charge of National Security for Clinton, and unable to live up to Pink Panther's standards of operational security.

[JennysCool]

There must be a security videotape. And I can't wait to see it. A comedy classic, I'm certain.

[kellynla]

inadvertently
Must be the DNC talking point of the day...LOL

And "Fat Sandy Burglar" is inadvertently indicted!

Sandy will look sweet in an orange jump suit! LMAO

[1Old Pro]

Well see if the NY Times covers the Bergler underwear story as much as the covered the Abu Garbage underwear story.

[Happygal]

You really wanna see this guy with bulging underwear? ;-)

[Enterprise]

It's WATERGATE! What did CLINTON know, when did he know it, and how much of it got shredded/lost? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Indy Pendance]

This is too serious to brush off. I don't think the dems can spin this one.

[JennysCool]

I'd be laughing like a loon at Mr. Paper Pants!

[JoeGar]

Berger and his lawyer said Monday night he knowingly removed the handwritten notes by placing them in his jacket, pants and socks ...

Halliburton and John Ashcroft made him do it.

[IamConservative]

If he stuffed the documents down the back of his drawers they might also have some..errr - shall we say DNA evidence.. :)

[Dems_R_Losers]

Rush said that this article appeared in the print version on page 19!

That was a very tiny article based only on the AP report that came out last night. This article is updated and much more extensive, and includes some original reporting, plus obnoxious quotes from David Gergen, Joe Lieberman, and Trent Lott. Not to mention the editorial comments in the very first paragraph!

I do think it is significant that at least the NYT realized this story was too important just to throw out an AP report on page 17. But it remains to be seen whether it will get coverage tomorrow in the print edition. The way Drudge is going crazy over it today, they will probably have to cover it for at least one more day.

[Badeye]

Same here. Inadvertent my backside.

[hometoroost]

I don't think you'll see any of the media outlets abandoning the Dems. They are the Dems. If anything, they will circle the wagons and blame Bush for leaking this in the press to discredit John Kerry for having Berger as an advisor and they'll continue to push that Berger didn't mean anything buy it.

It's hardly the end of the Clinton era - just a continuation of the ongoing saga. The left never admits they're wrong so how can they learn from their mistakes? Don't look for any changes any time soon from the media or the Democrats.

[Happygal]

Oh, okay then! :-)
I'll bring the popcorn! ;-)

[Seeking the truth]

Thanks for the clarification

We shall await, with bated breath, until tomorrow's edition of the NYT to see where it shows up!

[snooker]

My guess is this whole caper has exposed the cover-up that was to be the dim convention.

Look at it this way ...

Commission releases report Thursday
Media goes into orgy blaming Bush
Dims convention fires up with a Bush was at fault hate fest
Media has an orgasm and continues the Bush was at fault until the election.

The problem is the link between the 'toons and al Quada. Throw in the Gorelick wall. Add in the Ashcroft testimony about Gorelick. So to make it work you have to alter the record. Berger of trouser-gate fame was sent in to get rid of the evidence. But he got caught.

So the timing of the leak is the issue? Yep, sure is. It ruined the whole hate fest which was to be the dim convention. Rewrite needed, quick.

[Republican Red]

I was listening to the local news break during Rush's show. Paul Mann the news reporter at WGST also called it inadvertent.

I just emailed him a lengthy email asking how one inadvertently stuffs documents down his pants.

[Phlap]

The whole commission was just a sham and allowing the likes of Richard Ben Veniste access to anything secrete was a huge error.

[Diddle E. Squat]

Has it been confirmed that he actually hid documents in his pants and socks?

Remember how someone 'leaked' that Clinton blew a gasket in his video testimony, then it turned out to be a ruse? I could see the Dems throwing out a silly embellishment to this story, then when it turns out to be false using that to ridicule the whole incident as 'lies, right-wing distortions, GOP propaganda', etc. They and their media tools seem to have a knack for fixating on any uncrossed t or undotted i and using that to bury and discredit real stories.