They released their records and we could access them.
Actually, they didn't release them. Bush released only his college transcript, not all his college records, and the Boston Globe obtained Kerry's records through its own channels, and not through Kerry releasing them.
In fact, John Kerry’s life and Natural Born Status were never in question.
Only because no one ever asked the questions. Do you know who Kerry's birth father was? How? Do you know what hospital he was born in? What his birth doctor's name was? Have you seen Kerry's birth certificate?
Recall, during the 2004 election, not one person came forward saying they were present for John Kerry's birth. Plus, his father was a diplomat and his mother an heiress, so a foreign birth would've been more probable for Kerry than for Obama.
Wrong. If there was really a question about the NBC status of Kerry it would have came up.
Doing a a quick Internet look Kerry was a war baby born December 11, 1943 at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Colorado. And his father at the time was flying DC-3's and B-29's in the Army Air Corps.
Not his military records, those were released to just a few friendly reporters, including one from the Globe. The military treats the records like the state of Hawaii treats Birth Certificates. You can get your own, to get someone elses' requires a very specific interest, or permisson from the person concerned.
Did the globe ever publish those records, or important parts of them? Say the paperword for his medals. Or his orders to patrol up the Mekong to the Cambodian border, and beyond, on Christmas or Christmas eve of 1968.