Posted on 06/08/2007 11:46:44 AM PDT by lowbridge
Posted by Ken Shepherd on June 8, 2007 - 10:24.
You know, it seems pretty cut-and-dried to me. Stuffing secret documents down your pants and removing them from a secure room in a federal facility, that constitutes stealing.
USA Today's "On Deadline" blog isn't sure, though. (bold/italics are USA Today's):
Sandy Berger, the national security adviser under former President Clinton, was disbarred yesterday in the District of Columbia.
The Washington Post says Berger agreed last month to give up his law license in order to avoid a prolonged investigation that grew out of his conviction in 2005 of removing classified documents from the National Archives.
"While I derived great satisfaction from years of practicing law, I have not done so for 15 years and do not envision returning to the profession," Berger said in a statement. "I am very sorry for what I did, and deeply apologize."
We debated whether to characterize Berger's actions as "stealing." What do you think?
The man stole and hid what he stole. He gave up his law license in order to stop an investigation. Do I have to go on here? And the saps at the Gonzales DOJ let this happen. F’n pathetic.
Sandy Berger stole our history... and got away with it.
It does not matter whether he stole them, destroyed them, or altered them, it was still a heinous crime. He got less than Paris Hilton got..........
I would not characterize it as stealing. I think I would go for Treason. Destruction of classified documents pertaining to, and in time of war. But that’s just me.
Since he plead guility to stuffing them into his socks and taking them from the building and received a $50,000 fine.
What is the question?
Bush made a tacit agreement to go light on all the old Clintonoids...when he’s gone, they won’t reciprocate, and he is going to be shredded.
Why is the media stupid?
Why is USA Today bending over backwards to cover for this guy? He ought to be in prison.
I’m with you. If he stole them, he would still have them. But he purposefully destroyed them to protect Monica’s lover, and that IS TREASON.
We should gather at dawn.....
Wouldn’t you think SIXTY MINUTES would be interested in this? No, I guess not...he’s a Democrat. Only Republicans get investigated on tv.
Is Sandy Berger in Jail Yet?
Are there any "secret docs" in the National Archives?
If "yes", then the answer is:
Probably...
I'll continue... not to purchase or trust anything that USA Today publishes.
Stole and then lied about stealing. He never even owned up to his intent making his remorse bogus.
Exactly. We have to assume that any document that Berger had access to has been compromised. Period. For that, Berger should be serving 20 years to life.
Because Berger was fighting back against the vast right-wing conspiracy that tried to discredit their poster boy.
You’re all so judgemental!
I do this all the time! You know, walk around in a suit and an attache case. I want to take a closer look at some papers. So I think to myself, true, I do have an attache case, but why not just shove a bunch of stuff down my pants instead! It’s great fun! And not telling the archival staff that I had shoved such documents down my pants was simply an oversight. And destroying the documents - well, that was just an accident.
And so many of you want to make something of this. Shame on you!
Fortunately, we have a great and wise leader in George W. Bush. He knows the proper way to handle these matters. Those of you who disagree with him are traitors, bigots, and don’t want what’s best for our country. And as so many of the more patriotic posters on FR remind us - if you take revenge against the Republicans for their actions, you are hurting the country by putting Democrats back in power. IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT - you traitors need to just bend over, shut up, and take whatever Bush and company are offering.
Many OUTSTANDING FReeper comments and yours stands out, xcamel.
I'd like to administer justice to that POS Berger, and whoever else the trail led to.
No, when he’s gone Fred Thompson will prosecute ALL the corrupt people. :)
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