Ginsberg: "Kerry Must Answer This ESSENTIAL Point Re: Sandy Berger"

My videotape of Fox Interview. ^ | 7-20-04 | Ben Ginsberg

[Matchett-PI]

The following excerpt was transcribed by me from my videotape of the 5 minute segment on Fox News Channel this morning entitled, "Bracing For Battle". The segment began at 9:44 AM and ended at 9:49 AM Eastern.

Guests: Richard Goodstein, Democrat strategist and former advisor to the 2000 Gore/Lieberman Campaign

Ben Ginsberg, Election law expert, and national counsel for the Bush/Cheney 2004 Campaign. (He was also counsel to Bush/Cheney during the 2000 election re-count)

Bottom line excerpt:

Ben Ginsberg: "The essential point is, did Sandy Berger, who is one of John Kerry's top advisors, get those documents - those classified documents that he was stuffing down his pants in the National Archives - to the Kerry Campaign for their benefit? And that's an essential question that needs to be answered by the Kerry Campaign. Did they benefit from documents and information they should not have had?"

[Matchett-PI]

Don't allow the media to focus your attention on Clinton over this Sandy Berger criminal investigation. Ben Ginsberg points out the essential question --- and it has to do with the KERRY CAMPAIGN

[Corin Stormhands]

Ah...Ben Ginsberg...my heart almost stopped for a minute when I thought it was Ruth Vader...

[Matchett-PI]

BTTT!! Ping!

[votelife]

Berger Docugate ping


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[pushforbush]

Hope the story has legs ping!

[Mike Bates]

Ah...Ben Ginsberg...my heart almost stopped for a minute when I thought it was Ruth Vader...

And rightly so.

[Matchett-PI]

Thanks! BTTT!

[dawn53]

I read Ginsberg and thought the same thing, LOL.

Could someone explain to me how these memos might have helped the Kerry campaign?

The missing pages are about the Millenium Terror plot, and my first thought was that they were just trying to hide the facts surrounding it (because Clinton and croonies certainly embellished their part in preventing terror).

How would that help Kerry?

Inquiring minds need to know.

[teeman8r]

if the kerry campaign is involved in a coverup of bergers pants will it be called weinergate...

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>jibjab.com< try it it's funny

[Badeye]

You are correct, we shouldn't be distracted from the key points of this story by more Clintonian BS.

The most important question is this: What did the missing documents say?

Everything else is designed to distract from that pertinent question.

[Daveinyork]

I guess I'm dating myself, but I first thought of Alan or Ralph.

[maica]

The docs were taken last October. How does that impact Kerry? Kerry does not seem to be able to plan ahead more than one photo-op at a time? I think this is pure CYA for Clinton. Berger would ONLY steal from a secure area under a dire threat: Exposure or Arkancide!

[Mo1]

Did they benefit from documents and information they should not have had?"

I watched this also

Carl Cameron is reporting the Kerry Camp has no comment regarding Sandy

[johnfrink]

You are right about the Millenium Terror thing. The only reason they caught Ressam was because an alert customs agent thought the guy looked suspicious (he was sweating profusly) and because Ressam gave two different answers to the same question just moments apart. It was blind luck, but Clinton used it as a prime (if not THE prime) example of his administrations' commitment to anti-terrorism.

[Matchett-PI]

"Hope the story has legs ping!"

We must make sure we don't allow the media to get away with headlines like, "Former CLINTON national security advisor, Sandy Berger...blah, blah, blah".

This ties in to the KERRY campaign. The headlines should read, "Sandy Berger, advisor to the 2004 Kerry Campaign.....", etc., etc.

BTTT

[byteback]

Not Moe?

[cripplecreek]

My short list of issues that need to be adressed John Kerry.

1. How does he explain his wish to get the UN involved in Iraq in light of massive corruption, bribery, and scandal within the UN?

2. He needs to firmly oppose or support the house democrats that have called for UN intervention in our elections.

3. he needs to give some clue as to his opinions on the revelation that sandy berger was stealing classified documents.

[truthandlife]

The only thing about these documents that would help Kerry is to get Clinton and company off of his back.

I believe Kerry did not get these documents but it is guilt by association with Berger being an advisor to Kerry. The luck of Kerry.

I wonder if Kerry even knew if this investigation was going on. If he did he would have never put Berger on as an advisor.

[Petronski]

[D]id Sandy Berger . . . get those documents . . . to the Kerry Campaign for their benefit?

[cricket]

So David Gergen thinks this is more innocent than it looks because he knows Berger? Gergen does not yet know what motivates even the 'best' Liberal by now?

Senator Lieberman offers that it probably was inadvertant?

One only has to read Berger's statement to see the lie being crafted for public consumption.

But one thing that cannot be disguised; 'he hid them in his pockets and his socks'; inadvertantly?

Threw them out accidentally?

Go after this Liberal trickster/traitor; for all it's worth.

[Matchett-PI]

"Could someone explain to me how these memos might have helped the Kerry campaign?"

Follow the lead of Ben Ginsberg -- he KNOWS what the *essential* questions are that Kerry must answer. Hahaha.

[jslade]

Thats not Ruth Bader it's Ruth Buzzi!

[Southack]

"How would that help Kerry? Inquiring minds need to know."

Actually, it's in Senator Kerry's ball-court to explain why he has hired an admitted thief of national security documents to be his national security advisor for his current Presidential campaign.

9 Legislative Days Left Until The AWB Expires

[rabidralph]

Could someone explain to me how these memos might have helped the Kerry campaign?

Maybe a twisted "October surprise." Kerry can accuse the administration of not taking the strategy outlined in the classified documents (without revealing he's seen them) and make it look like it's the steps he would have taken to prevent 9/11.

[cricket]

"How would that help Kerry? " Wasn't; isn't, Kerry on the National Security commitee? Also, would guess that Berger's action was as much to protect Clinton/Hillary as well; and of course, Berger's own behind.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Inquiring minds need to know."

Ditto. I've been trying to find someone who can provide a MOTIVE for what Berger did; determining a motive - and what that motive happens to be - will be the key to whether this story gets "legs."

[mombonn]

If the Millennium plot had been successful, clintbilly would have declared martial law; and he'd have been president for life.

[RedEyeJack]

Tim Russert: "Senator Kerry will you pardon Sandy Berger if you are elected in November?"

John Kerry:" Who's Sandy Berger?"

[rintense]

How do you inadvertently stuff classified documents down your pants and socks?

[Matchett-PI]

"How does that impact Kerry?"

Ginsberg is an election law expert. Trust me, he knows exactly what the *essential* questions to ask are over this Sandy Berger deal, and who it is that must answer them.

[cricket]

"I wonder if Kerry even knew if this investigation was going on. If he did he would have never put Berger on as an advisor.:"

Why is it, that this incident was not reported at the time; or at least immeidately prior to FBI doing it's 'file search' at Berger home.

Nothing else merits sacred secrecy from media. . .why this?

[Steve_Seattle]

If the motive was to give ex-Clinton oficials a little better "spin" before the 9-11 Commission, I don't think this story will go very far; such a motive would only be played up by the press if the Bush administration did it. Then it would be big news. But if Berger were found to be acting on behalf of the Kerry campaign, I think it might be a different story. Then the press might go after it.

[rintense]

If Kerry is/was on the national security committee, and, these documents show that the Clinton Admin AND Kerry had advance warning of the attacks and did nothing... then BOTH Kerry and Clinton go down in flames.

[Arrowhead1952]

Sandy Berger, who is one of John Kerry's top advisors

Sandy Berger was CLINTON's national security advisor and this pops up just before the DNC convention.

Political Arkancide for Kerry aka clintoon

[teletech]

How do you inadvertently stuff classified documents down your pants and socks?

FIVE TIMES!??

[G.Mason]

Ruth Vader...

Did not go unnoticed!

LOL!!

[withteeth]

Wash post reporter was just on MSNBC , saying bloggers are spreading this "pants or socks" story. For crying out loud, it was in the AP story, of course we're talking about it. But she's acting like it's not true, something out of thin air in a 'partisan environment'.

[rintense]

Maybe a twisted "October surprise." Kerry can accuse the administration of not taking the strategy outlined in the classified documents (without revealing he's seen them) and make it look like it's the steps he would have taken to prevent 9/11.

Not likely. The Bush Admin never got the millennium plot docs, even though Clinton said he passed them on. Now, if Kerry suggests he would have taken steps to prevent 9-11 based on those documents, he admits to having prior knowledge- knowledge even the Bush Admin didn't have- thus, making him as culpable and responsible for 9-11 as Clinton.

[rintense]

Clearly Berger is hiding something, or has a sick and twisted fetish with classified documents and naked flesh.

[N. Theknow]

How about the broad brush approach...

"Former CLINTON national security advisor and advisor to the 2004 Kerry Campaign, Sandy Berger...blah, blah, blah".

[gakrak]

I agree we need to put these guy's in jail for this stuff.
Never let these deeds go unpunished, make them pay the price.

[sarasota]

Rush called it Trousergate.

[sarasota]

Rush said the docs contain info directly stating that AlQ were in the States in 1999.

[NonValueAdded]

Per Rush Limbaugh ... Kerry campaign just issues a Reno-era style "no comment during an ongoing investigation."

[ErnBatavia]

The Penguin community has got to be embarrassed...

[Steve_Seattle]

"Rush called it Trousergate"

If I were dictator, there would be a stiff fine for any journalist affixing the word "-gate" to the latest political scandal. It doesn't make any sense, and it isn't clever, but we seem to be stuck with it.

[N. Theknow]

How do you inadvertently stuff classified documents down your pants and socks?

FIVE TIMES!??

Same way Nicole and Ron inadvertently ran into OJ's knife several times.

[Christian4Bush]

BUMP for later...

Man, Rush is having a field day with this. Sandy Burglar? OMG!!!!

DimSpin: Nothing to see here...move on...Bush's fault...liar...

Let's see. Wilson? Liar. Burglar? Thief (ahem...allegedly)

If this story has legs, I want it shouted from the rooftops. Looks like the "Misunderestimated" poker player strikes again, without doing anything but telling the truth and acting with integrity. I guess that after 8 years of x42 and SWMNBN, the country never thought they could get integrity in the Oval Office again.

(SWMNBN = She Who Must Not Be Named)

[maica]

Believe it or not, I just saw two Senators, standing side by side, answer questions of the FNS anchor.

Sen Kit Bond (R) : IT's no big deal!!!!!

Sen Nelson, Fla (D): I appreciate what my colleageu just said!!!!

What is this ###?????

[Steve_Seattle]

"Rush said the docs contain info directly stating that AlQ were in the States in 1999."

If true, how do we counter the Dems, "So what? Everybody knew that."