Posted on 11/03/2007 10:58:35 PM PDT by Liz
Former President Bill Clinton answers a question from a reporter upon arrival for a book-signing appearance for his latest book, "Giving."
11/2/07 San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Former President Clinton said Friday that a letter he wrote to the National Archives was to expedite release of his papers, not slow the process or hide anything as rivals are suggesting in criticism of his wife. Hillary Rodham Clinton was quizzed during this week's Democratic presidential debate as to why correspondence between her and her husband from their White House years remained bottled up at the National Archives. Barack Obama said that was a problem for her as a candidate after "we have just gone through one of the most secretive administrations in our history."
One issue is whether Bill Clinton had sent a letter to the Archives asking that the communications not be released until 2012, and whether Hillary Clinton would lift any ban, a question raised by debate moderator Tim Russert. "She was incidental to the letter, it was done five years ago, it was a letter to speed up presidential releases, not to slow them down," the former president told reporters Friday. "And she didn't even, didn't know what he was talking about. And now that I've described to you what the letter said, you can readily understand why she didn't know what he was talking about."
Russert's question "was breathtakingly misleading," Bill Clinton said. In response, Barbara L. Levin, spokeswoman for NBC, said: "Tim's question was entirely on the mark." Clinton said that under the presidential documents law, he is not required to release any material until 2012. "Unlike previous presidents, I have already released one million pages of documents, about half of which affect Hillary - the records of the health care task force," Clinton said.
The Republican National Committee said that Clinton's remarks referred not to the records of the health care task force but to records of a separate panel working on the issue, White House Health Care Interdepartmental Working Group.
Clinton spoke to reporters after delivering remarks to Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) employees about corporate giving in connection with his book, "Giving."
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Someone should ask Bill, "If the National Archive won't release the documents, will you send Sandy Berger in to get them?"
I wonder if having a pet named "socks" was a little inside joke.
Thank you!!!
Suggest that added is also " ... delay, delay, delay." from the Janet Reno playbook.
The headline is dishonest, and the report is dishonest. The letter is available for the world to read. It clearly shows that Bill Clinton is delaying release of the papers of his wife. The reporter is either so incredibly stupid and incompetent that that he can't or didn't read the letter, or he is so incredibly dishonest that he is distorting the story. Either case is a reason to forever ignore anything reported by the AP.
Bill’s letter to the archives?
Strange looking signature. Hillary should have practiced more. :-)
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/hillarys-various-lies-about-her-library-papers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTRh1m-BuMs
How do you know Bill Clinton is lying?
His lips are moving...
Hence the term "plausiBill deniaBillity"!
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Depends upon your definition of ‘expedite’ is.
Sample Clintonian letter:
Dear Archivist:
I’m amazed and outraged about the perception in the country that I want to bury the CLinton papers until after the election. I want you to expedite the release of all my papers by examining each page separately to make sure they do not compromise National Security issues or directives.
Sincerely, (Know what I mean, nudge,nudge, wink wink)
Bill Clinton.
There is so much to to question the entire campaign about.
Bill is never seen with Hil for one. The MSM might decide they have had enough of BC’s wagging his finger at them. This issue of the locked up presidential papers will not go away, the fund raising scandal is percolating, Hil’s evasions, prevarications on simple issues like a DL for illegal immigrant's. And that is just I can think of that is very recent.
If the MSM quits carrying their water and the other Donks question them more, its all over for here as I see it.
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