Tim Russert Bamboozled

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

[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??

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.....

[G.Mason]

"Last week's thread was an effort to send the doc to Kerry. Which is it?"

Last week's thread ...http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1190888/posts

... stated, in part ...

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"This morning, I printed out copies of SF-180 and mailed them to Kerry campaign headquarters and the DNC. I also faxed copies to the Kerry Campaign, as assurance they receive the form.

Just a friendly suggestion to assist the senator.

Kerry-Edwards 2004, Inc.
P.O. Box 34640
Washington, DC 20043
202-712-3000
202-712-3001 (fax)
202-336-6950 (TTY)

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

Main Phone Number:

202-863-8000"

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I do hope I cleared up any doubts you may have had, as to what the original post of last week stated, and where you can send the SF-180 form, or where you may call, if that, in fact is your desire.

May I be of any further service?

[sarasota]

Thanks, G. I prepared mine to go directly to Kerry. And thanks for the clarification.

[212351st]

Sox_the_cat,

I also find O'Neill refreshing. That's not good enough....the left knows propaganda.....repeat, repeat, repeat. The truth doesn't prevail, perception does.

Of course, the ideal situation, would be for the MSM to do their job.

Cheers,

[rolling_stone]

Thanks, G. I prepared mine to go directly to Kerry. And thanks for the clarification.


Maybe someone should send a form to Tereza or kerry's kids and let them think about why he won't release his records...

[G.Mason]

"Thanks, G. I prepared mine to go directly to Kerry. And thanks for the clarification."

Sorry if I sounded rather defensive.

This Kerry thing has gotten me so totally pissed off that I could chew through steel nails!

As some here have rightly said ... Kerry won't release the records. He can't.

His only hope is for the alphabet media to run interference for him, and hope he can make it to the end of October.

Thanks for sending that off. ;)

[sarasota]

You didn't sound "defensive" to me, just "determined". And I admire and endorse "determined". Reminds me of W.

[G.Mason]

My thanks for your understanding.

Regards ...

[IPWGOP]

YES!!! Repeat it loud and often: "why won't Kerry release his records?"

Here is a copyright-ready-to-go graphic I have done that ANYONE can copy to email out, post on blogs, or send to the media:

No, it won't cause Kerry to release his records. The point is for us to put the pressure on Kerry. The more we pressure, the more we demand Kerry's military records, and the longer Kerry takes to respond and say flat-out that he won't release all of his military records... well, the more obvious it will be that Kerry is HIDING something. Sometimes you've gotta smoke'em out.

[mict42]

I'm proud of what we did

Since when?

[timestax]

bump to the top

[dead]

I love that picture!

God, did that incident get Russert's holier-than-thou dander up!

I AM THE PRESS DAMMIT! THOU SHALL NOT SHOW DISRESPECT!

[ozzymandus]

Nobody "bamboozled" russert. He's just another RAT shill. The last thing he wants is to expose kerry's lies.

[timestax]

bttt

[Ditter]

How can Kerry say he is "proud of his service to the country" when he immediately came home & began to protest the war. He should be ashamed of his service as evidenced by his behavior on coming home.

[TigersEye]

If there ain't no dirt
then release won't hurt!

[timestax]

To: jmstein7 I forget what year,1993?, but Billdo Clinton was asked by a reporter at one of his early and rare press conferences , "Who hired Craig Livingston to the position of Head Security Officer of the White House?". Clintoons" response was "I DON'T KNOW, BUT I WILL GET THE INFORMATION AND GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT"!

HE NEVER DID GET BACK! 54 posted on 08/16/2004 1:09:03 PM PDT by timestax [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]

[henbane]

Kerry's been stalling and spinning about his records realease since last April.

He's got to be hammered relentlessly on this records release. There's too much fear in the air in Kerry's camp over what will be revealed if Kerry's records hit the world of public access.

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Kerry Reneges on Promise to Release Military Records

Dave Eberhart and Chuck Noe, NewsMax.com
Wednesday, April 21, 2004

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kerry has quickly reneged on his promise to release his full military and medical records to public scrutiny.

Kerry emphatically told Tim Russert on NBC's “Meet the Press” last weekend that “people” could come on down to his campaign headquarters to eyeball his full file of military records.

“They’re available to you to come and look at. People can come and see them at headquarters and take a look at them,” Kerry told Russert.

Russert had asked Kerry if he would release his complete file, as President Bush did after Democrats raised questions about his service in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War.

Kerry shot back to Russert’s request, “They are” – indicating the records were already released.

But Kerry has not released all his military records, only a small portion, and placed strict limitations on their examination.

This week several individuals and organizations, including NewsMax, followed up on Kerry’s open invitation.

When the media asked to take advantage of Kerry’s offer, however, Kerry's press spokesman Michael Meehan announced that the only records available would be thosealready released to the Boston Globe.

But the famously pro-Kerry Globe has pointed out that to it.

The newspaper reported Tuesday that “the day after John F. Kerry said he would make all of his military records available for inspection at his campaign headquarters, a spokesman said the senator would not release any new documents, leaving undisclosed many of Kerry's evaluations by his Navy commanding officers, some medical records, and possibly other material.”[Emphasis added]

Kerry Reneges on Promise to Release Military Records

[BaBaStooey]

Take a look at yourselves! Go on, take a look around!

Look at us! We've been hoodwinked! Bamboozled! Run amok!

We didn't land on Sherwood Forest! Sherwood Forest landed on us!

-Achoo (Dave Chapelle), Robin Hood, Men In Tights

[henbane]

Key point from the Globe quote dropped out of my last post.

"But the famously pro-Kerry Globe has pointed out that Kerry has never disclosed his full military and medical file to it."

Even the Boston Globe refuses to cover Kerry's butt on this bald-faced fraud Kerry is trying to foist on the American public.

[212351st]

Huh? I'm not sure what you mean??