[GovernmentShrinker]

No, he provided the copy AFTER one newspaper had published it. There’s no indication he had any intention of making it public before this despicable newspaper misappropriated the note and published the contents.

[sinanju]

Okay, then there are no excuses. Sacrilege not too strong a word. I had always assumed the notes were gathered up every so often and ritually disposed of. The idea of stealing a note, any note, and publishing the contents is outrageous.

[Piranha]

Can you point to anything to indicate that Obama gave Maariv permission to publish the note, and provided a copy of the text, only after it already was published in Maariv? That's not how I understand it happened.