Posted on 06/09/2005 7:03:36 AM PDT by JakeINJoisey
More than a year after promising on national television to release his full military record, Senator Kerry of Massachusetts authorized the Navy last month to provide his service file to selected news organizations.
However, Mr. Kerry has not given the military permission to disclose the records to the general public, fueling continued speculation by the senator's critics that he is attempting to hush up some aspect of his service.
The news organizations that have seen the latest collection of documents reported that there was little new information aside from a copy of Mr. Kerry's Yale University transcript showing that the future politician received some mediocre marks.
The new release was prompted by a privacy waiver form, known as an SF-180, that Mr. Kerry signed on May 20, according a spokesman for the senator, David Wade.
A Navy spokesman, Lieutenant Commander Daniel Hernandez, said the waiver applied only to the Boston Globe and did not authorize release of Mr. Kerry's records to the public.
"Kerry controls the release of his records," Commander Hernandez said yesterday. "You have to talk to his office."
The senator also agreed to allow the Los Angeles Times to see his full record, Mr. Wade said yesterday. The spokesman did not respond to a question about why Mr. Kerry did not execute a broader release to all press organizations and the public. Asked whether the senator would permit release of the records to The New York Sun, Mr. Wade said, "The issue is over."
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Kerry is only adding fuel to the fire, not putting it out.
If there were nothing to hide he could certainly make a fool out of everyone thinking something damaging was in there.
Why doesn't he call their "bluff," then?
To me, the answer is obvious.
Maybe the MSM should pretend it's some kind of information relating to Bush and Iraq - then they would be all over this story 24/7!
"Mr. Wade said, "The issue is over."
Ah, I don't think so.
Ummm, no I think the noise is getting louder over this issue.
LOL
Say that ten thousand times more, Mr. Wade, see if it becomes any more true.
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Fortunately, both the Boston Globe and the LA Times have proven themselves to be free of any bias which might be reflected in their reporting.
Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson ~ they've bared everything ~ so why not John Kerry?
We need to blast this story everywhere. All of us need to send this link to talk radio shows, newspapers and Drudge! I'll be some kind of p*ssed off if this loser gets away with the media giving it a collective yawn.
I understand that he sent it to a department that only submits limited releases but there is a department that the SF-180 could be sent to that would release all the documents.
His only hope for fame may very likely be the warning: "Pull that kind of stunt and your name is Kerry".
It appears that the case could be made that he is not even a legitimate senator.
Kerry is doing the standard MA shuffel.
Lie and mislead the people on things, and have the local media cover it up. If they don't take part in the coverup the local media loses access.
FLASHBACK: October 17, 2004 Boston Globe Endorses John Kerry
Or as they sometimes say, poop in one hand and wish into the other and see which one fills up first.
Kerry Navy records ping!
National Personnel Records CenterThis is just another Kerry Dodge.
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63132-5100
Tonk, charge your weapons; Gunny, time to refinance the SBVT.
I can laugh at fish stories; I can tolerate a little fibbing but I can't stand a g**damn liar!
"I'm proud of my record in Vietnam, and honored to have served my country. I am also proud of the fact that my campaign provided unprecedented access to my military and military medical records both during my campaign and now months after it has ended," the senator said. "The facts still speak for themselves and as these records prove, once again the right wing is wrong."
One has to wonder what the "highly intelligent" Kerry's definition of "unprecedented" is. The "access" to his file is only unprecedented in its incompleteness, direction to specific and friendly papers, and refusal to even throw this bone until well after the election. McCain and Dole released all of theirs, apparently having nothing to hide. When you come down to it, the release of President Bush's files makes Kerry's "release" look positively deceptive, particularly when you recall how Kerry chided Bush on his TANG records etc., etc.
"Mr. Kerry told the Globe that he delayed signing the release because he was reluctant to placate his political opponents. "I felt strongly that we shouldn't kowtow to them and their attempts to drag their lies out," he said."
How would releasing documents that would presumably silence their "lies" be kowtowing to them?
"It was a despicable thing," the coordinator of veterans' outreach on Mr. Kerry's campaign, John Hurley, said in an interview yesterday. He called the attacks "specious and dishonest."
Let's see, the only proven liar in this whole debacle is Kerry. The only one hiding any records is Kerry. The only person with anything to gain by the witholding of the documents is Kerry.
Do you see a trend here?
"John Kerry's service was unquestioned by any person of any integrity whatsoever," Mr. Hurley said."
The facts of the case do not support you, Mr. Hurley. Maybe it is you and Kerry that lack any integrity whatsoever.
"However, Mr. Kerry has not given the military permission to disclose the records to the general public, fueling continued speculation by the senator's critics that he is attempting to hush up some aspect of his service."
Gee. Ya THINK? What an @ss. He needs to be ousted from the Senate (MA Freepers, get on that!) and punished by being handcuffed to Teh-Raaah-Zaaa for the remainder of their natural born lives.
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