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Boston Globe: The caveat emperor (Kerry Signs Form 180)
Boston Globe ^ | 5/24/05 | Joan Vennochi

Posted on 05/24/2005 4:21:44 AM PDT by Air Conditioned Gypsy

The caveat emperor

By Joan Vennochi, Globe Columnist

May 24, 2005

During an interview yesterday with Globe editorial writers and columnists, the former Democratic presidential nominee was asked if had signed Form SF 180, authorizing the Department of Defense to grant access to all his military records.

''I have signed it," Kerry said. Then, he added that his staff was ''still going through it" and ''very, very shortly, you will have a chance to see it." ........

After the interview, Kerry's communications director, David Wade, was asked to clarify when Kerry signed SF 180 and when public access would be granted. Kerry drifted over to join the conversation, immediately raising the confusion level. He did not answer the question of when he signed the form or when the entire record will be made public.

Several e-mails later, Wade conveyed the following information: On Friday, May 20, Kerry obtained a copy of Form 180 and signed it. ''The next step is to send it to the Navy, which will happen in the next few days. The Navy will then send out the records," e-mailed Wade......

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cary; form180; kerry; lurch; militaryrecord
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I will believe it when I see it.
1 posted on 05/24/2005 4:21:45 AM PDT by Air Conditioned Gypsy
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2 posted on 05/24/2005 4:23:53 AM PDT by billorites (freepo ergo sum)
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He signed it before he didn't sign it.


3 posted on 05/24/2005 4:24:02 AM PDT by GOP_Proud (...stumbling across Bill Bennett on the radio is like bumping into Socrates at Starbucks.-K.Parker)
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Yet another John F'n Kerry F'n middle F'n position.

I signed the Form 180. I just haven't turned it in. Now for the next year, he'll go on about how he signed the form, and just confuse the issue.

Allow me to be the first.... WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TURN IT IN, SENATOR KERRY!

We should all start faxing him the address of the Navy, or sending pre-addressed and pre-paid envelopes in the mail...


4 posted on 05/24/2005 4:26:08 AM PDT by gridlock (ELIMINATE PERVERSE INCENTIVES)
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Kerry drifted over to join the conversation, immediately raising the confusion level.


5 posted on 05/24/2005 4:27:05 AM PDT by kcvl
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''I have signed it," Kerry said. Then, he added that his staff was ''still going through it"...

Well, now we know what Sandy Berger's been uo to...

6 posted on 05/24/2005 4:27:49 AM PDT by mewzilla
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Kerry said that people don't want to ''go back to coat hangers and back alleys," or put ''moms in jail and doctors."

There never has been an abortion with a coat hanger, and Kerry never signed Form 180.
7 posted on 05/24/2005 4:28:13 AM PDT by GarySpFc (Sneakypete, De Oppresso Liber)
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8 posted on 05/24/2005 4:28:55 AM PDT by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
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rotfl ... two great minds


9 posted on 05/24/2005 4:29:40 AM PDT by Zacs Mom (Proud wife of a Marine! ... and purveyor of "rampant, unedited dialogue")
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Hee hee! Good ones!


10 posted on 05/24/2005 4:30:11 AM PDT by mewzilla
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I won't believe any of it anyway. Too much time has passed.
11 posted on 05/24/2005 4:31:56 AM PDT by cats2dogs ( Where in the world is John Galt?)
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"Allow me to be the first.... WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO TURN IT IN, SENATOR KERRY!"

oh, that may never happen but atleast he can say he "signed it".


12 posted on 05/24/2005 4:33:27 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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Maybe the signed form is in Sandy Berger's pants?

You know, he's so "absent minded". Don't you ever stuff forms in your pants? ;)


13 posted on 05/24/2005 4:34:46 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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If this actually happens, would you ping me?

Jake

14 posted on 05/24/2005 4:36:42 AM PDT by newsgatherer
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You know, he's so "absent minded". Don't you ever stuff forms in your pants? ;)

LOL! Gee, I wonder what there was for Jean Francois's staff to go through, though...

15 posted on 05/24/2005 4:39:27 AM PDT by mewzilla
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16 posted on 05/24/2005 4:40:50 AM PDT by Petronski (A champion of dance, my moves will put you in a trance, and I never leave the disco alone.)
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The important take-away from this article is that it was written by that shrieking leftist harpie Joan Venocchi.

That tells you right there that Kerry has lost whatever base he had, and has ZERO chance of winning the rat nomination.


17 posted on 05/24/2005 4:41:22 AM PDT by Maceman (uent)
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Of course, they will have to 'sanitize' the released records. I doubt that the original DD214 will ever see the light of day.


18 posted on 05/24/2005 4:41:49 AM PDT by Stashiu (RVN, 1969-70)
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Then, he added that his staff was ''still going through it" and ''very, very shortly, you will have a chance to see it."
19 posted on 05/24/2005 4:41:55 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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Good to know that you can run for President and don't have to release your military records... as long as you have a D next to your name...


20 posted on 05/24/2005 4:43:56 AM PDT by mwyounce
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