Tim Russert Bamboozled

NBC News - Meet The Press, April 18th, 2004 ^

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On April 18th, this year, Mr Kerry, as Tim Russert's guest, assured the host, that his records would be made available to the public. To this day, only selective portions have been released. When will Tim Russert challenge Mr Kerry to fulfill his promise??

From NBC NEWS- Meet the Press:

" MR. RUSSERT: The Boston Globe reports that your commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Grant Hibberd has suggested that you perhaps didn't earn your first Purple Heart and question whether you should have left Vietnam after six months. In order to deal with those kinds of issues, when I asked President Bush about his service in the Texas Guard, he agreed to release all his military records, health records, everything. Would you agree to release all your military records?

SEN. KERRY: I have. I've shown them--they're available to you to come and look at. I think that's a very unfair characterization by that person. I mean, politics is politics. The medical records show that I had shrapnel removed from my arm. We were in combat. We were in a very, very--probably one of the most frightening--if you ask anybody who was with me, the two guys who were with me, was probably the most frightening night that they had that they were in Vietnam and we're...

MR. RUSSERT: But you'll make all your records public.

SEN. KERRY: They are. People can come and see them at headquarters and take a look at them. I'm not going to--but I'll tell you this. I'm proud of my service. I'm proud of what we did. I know what happened. And the Navy 35 years ago made a decision and it's the Navy's decision and I think it was the right decision."

Tim, step up to the plate.....

[212351st]

On April 18th, this year, Mr Kerry, as Tim Russert's guest, assured the host, that his records would be made available to the public. To this day, only selective portions have been released. When will Tim Russert challenge Mr Kerry to fulfill his promise??

" MR. RUSSERT: The Boston Globe reports that your commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander Grant Hibberd has suggested that you perhaps didn't earn your first Purple Heart and question whether you should have left Vietnam after six months. In order to deal with those kinds of issues, when I asked President Bush about his service in the Texas Guard, he agreed to release all his military records, health records, everything. Would you agree to release all your military records?

SEN. KERRY: I have. I've shown them--they're available to you to come and look at. I think that's a very unfair characterization by that person. I mean, politics is politics. The medical records show that I had shrapnel removed from my arm. We were in combat. We were in a very, very--probably one of the most frightening--if you ask anybody who was with me, the two guys who were with me, was probably the most frightening night that they had that they were in Vietnam and we're...

MR. RUSSERT: But you'll make all your records public.

SEN. KERRY: They are. People can come and see them at headquarters and take a look at them. I'm not going to--but I'll tell you this. I'm proud of my service. I'm proud of what we did. I know what happened. And the Navy 35 years ago made a decision and it's the Navy's decision and I think it was the right decision."

Tim, step up to the plate.....

[Callahan]

You have to get pret-ty early in the morning to fool Tim Russert. Like say, 11:45 a.m.

[sarasota]

We could always strike up an email campaign.

[Diogenesis]

NBC's ultra-proDemocrat "softball pitcher", myopic Russert:
"Sen, Kerry, this is very important.
If you could be any tree you want, what type of tree would you be?"

[Callahan]

The drum beat demanding that Kerry release his full records should be loud and unrelenting. I have seen a few interviews where the pro-swift vet person failed to mention it at all. Memo to the vets: When Lanny Davis and his ilk try to shout you down just repeat:

"Why won't Kerry release his records?"

[Bigh4u2]

"If you could be any tree you want, what type of tree would you be?"

A wal-(NUT)!

[Callahan]

Russert certainly isn't the worst ass-kisser in the liberal media. Given another interview, I'm sure he would bring it up, though probably with a heavy heart. Kerry is avoiding the press like the plague now for this exact reason.

[Americanwolfsbrother]

John Kerry: " I released my records before I unreleased my records." DNC Convention 2004 /sarcasm

[Merry]

Russert doesn't care. He only wants GW lambasted for his service.

[mwyounce]

Actually that picture looks more like....

Tim Russert: "Mr. Tree, if you could be any kind of person, what kind would you be?"

[ken5050]

which records...medical records?..Tax records? military record?..divorce records?..there's a few more..I can't recall all of them..

[Spok]

"Kerry is avoiding the press like the plague now for this exact reason."

I really hope this is true. When the press stops running interference for Kerry, he's doomed-the truth will destroy his candidacy.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Mr. Russert, is that a jackass tatooed on your left butt cheek ?

[isthisnickcool]

Russert may be the "worst ass-kisser in the liberal media" but Chris Matthews is the king of giving John Kerry and the left McGreeveys. Matthews must have to change his kneepads more often than he dyes his hair blonde.

[Tacis]

Hanoi John can't afford to release all his records. All objective thinkers now have to assume that Kerry is lying. If Kerry releases his records, it will be a proven fact that only crapweasel Bush haters will deny.

[Jeff Head]

Shrapnel in his arm that the doctor said he removed with tweezers and then covered with a bandaid.

His commander laughed him out of the office when he initially requested a Purple Heart for this. He got some rear echelon personnel to approve it (as I understand it) several months later when the people who knew these facts were gone.

[Digger]

Release them. I won't hurt Kerry. Do you think the union, transvestite, ambulance chasing, eco-freak'in, black church member, welfare participant robot is going to change their vote??

[Jeff Head]

Those votes you mentioned most likely will not change...but there are a lot of undecided who will.

The SiwftVets are being extremely effective with very little dollars. The Dems are, in effect, doing the PR for them in their wild, unprincipled rection to the allegations.

All of it is just more pressure on Kerry to release his full records...which he will not do.

[G.Mason]

"We could always strike up an email campaign."

We, also, could take a small amount of personal time and send the SF-180 forms to the Democrat National Committee, asking for Mr. "hero" Kerry to sign the form requesting the release of his entire military records.

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This is a copy of the letter I (we) sent the DNC via snail mail on August 13th.

"Democratic National Committee
430 S. Capitol St. SE
Washington, DC 20003

To whom it may concern:

Enclosed please find one, three page document titled SF 180, request pertaining to military records.

Would you be so kind as to have your party’s candidate for president fill out the form, according to the directions supplied, and mail the completed document to the address indicated.

Once the documents he (your candidate) requested are delivered to you, will you then release them, in their entirety, to the news media that are charged with covering your campaign?

Thank you for your prompt attention to this most important matter.

Xxxxxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Terrace
Inverness, FL 34450

P/S … Please make sure your candidate signs the form."

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You can download the SF-180 form below ...

http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/standard_form_180.pdf

[RedEyeJack]

Agree...

If Kerry were a Republican the hue and cry of stonewalling and cover-up would be loud and continuous... for a Democrat there is no interest. Even if something bad were found they would pass it by in a few days...