Posted on 10/10/2007 5:02:29 PM PDT by doug from upland
Sandy, I need help and I have a plan...in one area, I know you're the man
Would you come aboard to give me some of your advice
If you did that for me, it would be very nice
You had been maligned with that archives thing, I know
You can be redeemed...instead of demeaned
If there's jeopardy, you will know just what to do
Sandy Burglarman, I know I can count on you
Stuff your pants for me...stuff your pants for me
If some things need hiding, with me you'll be siding
I know you will do it
Without hesitation, you'll be my salvation
You will get right to it.....drink your Kool-Aide
I'll vanquish the GOP...they will not lay a glove on me...not ever
Your pants have a lot of room...they might even hold my broom
Stuff your pants for me...stuff your pants for me
I'll keep telling lies...I will not get caught, you'll see
Each and every day, I will get away
I have lots of pals, of course, in the fourth estate
Covering my back, they all have been doing great
You had been maligned with that archives thing, I know
You can be redeemed...instead of demeaned
If there's jeopardy, you will know just what to do
Sandy Burglarman, I know I can count on you
Stuff your pants for me...stuff your pants for me
If some things need hiding, with me you'll be siding
I know you will do it
Without hesitation, you'll be my salvation
You will get right to it.....drink your Kool-Aide
I'll vanquish the GOP...they will not lay a glove on me...not ever
Your pants have a lot of room...they might even hold my broom
Stuff your pants for me...stuff your pants for me
I'll keep telling lies...I will not get caught, you'll see
Each and every day, I will get away
I have lots of pals, of course, in the fourth estate
Covering my back, they all have been doing great
You had been maligned with that archives thing, I know
You can be redeemed...instead of demeaned
If there's jeopardy, you will know just what to do
Sandy Burglarman, I know I can count on you
I'll keep telling lies...I will not get caught, you'll see
Each and every day, I will get away
I have lots of pals, of course, in the fourth estate
Covering my back, they all have been doing great
You had been maligned with that archives thing, I know
You can be redeemed...instead of demeaned
If there's jeopardy, you will know just what to do
Sandy Burglarman, I know I can count on you
Disgraced Sandy Berger joins Hillary Clinton campaign
The Hillary Project ^ | 10-7-07 | Staff
Posted on 10/08/2007 5:12:57 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
Sandy Berger, who stole highly classified terrorism documents from the National Archives, destroyed them and lied to investigators, is now an adviser to presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Berger, who was fired from John Kerry´s presidential campaign when the scandal broke in 2004, has assumed a similar role in Clinton´s campaign, even though his security clearance has been suspended until September 2008. This is raising eyebrows even among Clinton´s admirers.
“It shows poor judgment and a lack of regard for Berger´s serious misdeeds,” said law professor Jonathan Adler of Case Western Reserve University, who nonetheless called Clinton “by far the most impressive candidate in the Democratic field.”
Adler told The Examiner that it is “simply incomprehensible to me that a serious contender for the presidency would rely upon him as a key foreign policy advisor.”
He added: “If Senator Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee, at some point she will begin to receive national security briefings that will include sensitive information. At such a point, continuing to keep Berger on board as a key advisor, where he might have access to sensitive material, would be beyond incomprehensible.”
The Clinton campaign declined to comment.
Berger has admitted stealing documents from the National Archives in advance of the 9/11 Commission hearings in 2003. The documents, written by White House counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke, were a “tough review” of the Clinton administration´s shortcomings in dealing with terrorism, Clarke´s lawyer told the Washington Post.
On several occasions, Berger stuffed highly classified documents into his pants and socks before spiriting them out of the Archives building in Washington, according to investigators. On one occasion, upon reaching the street, he hid documents under a construction trailer after checking the windows of the Archives and Justice Department buildings to make sure he was not being watched.
Berger came back later and retrieved the documents, taking them home and cutting them up with scissors. Two days later, he was informed by Archive employees that his removal of documents had been detected.
“Berger panicked because he realized he was caught,” said a report by the National Archives inspector general, which also recounted his initial reaction. “Berger lied.”
Berger also lied to the public, telling reporters he made an “honest mistake” by “inadvertently” taking the documents, which he blamed on his own “sloppiness.” Bill Clinton vouched for the explanation for Berger, who served as his national security adviser.
Berger later conceded: “I was giving a benign explanation for what was not benign.”
The Justice Department initially said Berger stole only copies of classified documents and not originals. But the House Government Reform Committee later revealed that an unsupervised Berger had been given access to classified files of original, uncopied, uninventoried documents on terrorism. Several Archives officials acknowledged that Berger could have stolen any number of items and they “would never know what, if any, original documents were missing.”
At his sentencing in September 2005, Berger was fined $50,000, placed on probation for two years and stripped of his security clearance for three years.
The Bush Justice department has yet to give Burglar a polygraph test, agreed on by both Justice and Burglar. It’s not suprising that he’s working for Klinton again.
Whats suprising is how the Justice department let him off with a wrist slap.
I think that the deal was he might get to keep his law license if he took a polygraph. He gave up his license to avoid the polygraph.
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