[GretchenM]

Kerry will hide behind the publisher then, claiming exclusivity with them. But if they leave him hanging...

That seems to be the way things are shaping up lately ... everyone leaving kerry hung out to dry on the clothesline of his own choosing.

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Kerry will hide behind the publisher then, claiming exclusivity with them. But if they leave him hanging...

Jim Geraghty at the NRO "Kerry Spot" put it like this:

Kerry: I can't release it without Brinkley's permission.
Brinkley: I can't release it without Kerry's permission.

This is what we call, "giving people the runaround." It stinks, and it suggests that neither Kerry nor Brinkley want to release the full diaries. Which makes it easy for one to speculate that the unreleased portions aren't so flattering to Kerry - and their omission doesn't reflect well on Brinkley, either.

Well said.

Kerry Spot...scroll down to "Giving Us the Runaround"