N.Y. Times spin on Berger: Paper says scandal might hurt his chances to be secretary of state

WorldNetDaily ^ | 7/21/04 | WorldNetDaily

[wagglebee]

WASHINGTON – The New York Times, which yesterday buried the story about a former national security adviser caught shoving highly classified documents in his pants, today suggested in a news story the scandal of the missing documents might hurt his chances of becoming secretary of state.

Sandy Berger, national security adviser during the Clinton administration, is facing a Justice Department investigation for rifling through files in the National Archives in preparation for the 911 Commission hearings.

He admits taking papers home and now has no explanation as to where several are.

The Times story explained that prosecutions for pilfering classified documents are rare.

"Last year, when I was in the archives reviewing documents, I made an honest mistake," the Times quoted Berger as saying last night. "It's one that I deeply regret."

Associates said Berger would try to rejoin the Kerry campaign after the FBI had concluded an investigation of the theft of the papers.

"But for Mr. Berger the damage may be difficult to overcome," the Times article continues. "Some Democrats suggested on Tuesday that the episode could severely hurt his chances of becoming secretary of state or taking another high-level Cabinet position in a Kerry administration, jobs his name has been linked to."

Yesterday, the New York Times played the breaking scandal on page 16 of its print editions, but put the issue on its front page in today's paper.

[wagglebee]

New York Slimes: "But for Mr. Berger the damage may be difficult to overcome," the Times article continues. "Some Democrats suggested on Tuesday that the episode could severely hurt his chances of becoming secretary of state or taking another high-level Cabinet position in a Kerry administration, jobs his name has been linked to."

Memo to the Old Gray Whore: First, Kerry won't be naming anyone to the cabinet because he will never be POTUS. Second, Berger's next government position will be on the bottom bunk being Bubba's b!tch.

[vbmoneyspender]

Associates said Berger would try to rejoin the Kerry campaign after the FBI had concluded an investigation of the theft of the papers.

Kerry needs to be pinned down now on exactly what circumstances would lead him to consider appointing Sandy the Hamburgler as Secretary of State.

[ambrose]

Sandy Berger's future cellmate:

[Diogenesis]

"The New York Times is my second source of news.
After stolen classified CODE documents.
My Chinese Communist clients only want the CODE documents. Go figure."

[Paul Atreides]

If Handy Burglar gets away with this, it will mean vindication for Nixon, Winona Ryder, Bonnie and Clyde, and anyone else who has ever pilfered, stolen, shoplifted, robbed, burglarized, etc.

"But, Your Honor, I don't know how that Hilfiger shirt got inside my jacket. I was just walking past and suddenly, it was there."

[Sunshine55]

N.Y. Times spin on Berger: Paper says scandal might hurt his chances to be secretary of state

Gee, ya THINK????

[Howlin]

No way. He'll never have secret clearance again.

[wagglebee]

Great picture, I wish I'd thought of it.

[Casloy]

Code Word documents? WOW, those are highly classified. You gotta be on a special list to even see those. Copying them is illegal since copies are numbered for inventory purposes.

[Paul Atreides]

The jury is still out. Have we EVER heard who hired Craig Livingstone, yet?

[boomop1]

The homosexuals who run the NY Slimes have no regard for the security of this country or any laws broken by scum bag liberals.

[Howlin]

Here's a clue:

[ambrose]

If Berger was freelancing, he's gonna go down. If he was doing this on the orders of the Toon, he'll either shut up like Susan McDougal or he'll sing like Jim McDougal... either way, Clinton won't have to worry about Berger...

[ErnBatavia]

"Get on ever here, Sandy...and you gots to decide whether you wants to be the momma or the daddy"

[goldstategop]

If need be Berger will be Fosterized or commit Arkancide and the trail will end there.

[CFC__VRWC]

The Old Gray Slut just stepped in it here. All the DNC spin put forth so far has included the minimizing of Berger's role in the Kerry campaign, to paint him as some kind of low level bit player on the fringes of the campaign who had nothing whatsoever to do with Kerry or any of the top guys in the organization.

So, NYT, just exactly how is it that some marginal worker bee in Kerry's camapign winds up on the friggin' short list for SecState?!!!

[demkicker]

Wow, I'm loving this front row seat! Watching the NY Times slit it's own wrist so that it can continue to cover up for the extreme left is truly remarkable. Putting the Berger burglary on the 17th page of the NY Times screams of leftist obnoxiousness.

Psssst.......to the NY Times: You've become THE laughing stock in the world of journalism. Unless you prepare to merge with Al Jazerra, your cirrculation will continue to plummet.

[Paul Atreides]

I wondered if the documents will resurface, doctored to make Handy Burglar into the fall-guy for Bubba's failures.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

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