Clinton Campaign Hires Sandy Berger; Will MSM Report It?

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"Washington Examiner" White House correspondent Bill Sammon reported to the October 8 edition of "Fox and Friends" that the Clinton campaign hired convicted document thief Sandy Berger. In questioning Sammon, guest co-host Greg Kelly asked if the story "has legs." Sammon responded noting the mainstream media’s double standard reputation.

"Greg, I think it's entirely up to the mainstream media. Let me give you an analogy. If one of the Republican campaigns had hired 'Scooter' Libby can you imagine the hue and cry? The guy would be run out of town on a rail. We will see how the mainstream media reports this. I have a feeling they won't work up quite as big a head of righteous indignation. "

Sammon gave a brief account of the event that lead to his fine and security clearance revocation. Berger held an advisory position on the Kerry campaign. Upon his guilty plea, the Kerry campaign fired him. Sammon also mentioned that Berger is forbidden from receiving secret national security information until September of 2008 and it would be illegal for anyone to share it with him.

Will the mainstream media report this? They have not as of yet. Besides "Fox and Friends" none of the other major morning shows ("Today," "Good Morning America," "The Early Show," and "American Morning") reported this development.

The entire transcript from "Fox and Friends" at 8:32 AM is below.

STEVE DOOCY: Meantime our breaking developing political story, Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign adding a controversial new advisor, none other than admitted secret document thief Sandy Berger. Breaking the story this morning, Bill Sammon, a senior White House correspondent for the "Washington Examiner." Bill, you've got to be kidding me.

BILL SAMMON: He's back! The guy who stuffed documents in his pants and in his socks, took them -- first of all, walked outside of the National Archives, hid them under a construction trailer after checking and looking in the windows of the Justice Department to make sure he wasn't being watched. Later picking up those documents, taking them home, cutting them up with scissors, lying to investigators and having his security clearance suspended, which it's still suspended near year. He is advising Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign on foreign policy.

GREG KELLY: Bill, is he a paid advisor? And is this a formal position or just sort of an informal arrangement?

 

SAMMON: The best- according to my reporting it's, it's similar to the arrangement that Sandy Berger had with John Kerry in 2004 where he and Richard Holbrooke and a couple other former Bill Clinton foreign policy advisors were giving sort of daily advice to, to, to that presidential Democratic candidate. And remember, when the scandal broke, when it first was revealed that Berger had stolen highly classified terrorism documents and destroyed them, John Kerry fired him from his campaign. So it makes it all the more interesting Hillary Rodham Clinton has hired Sandy Berger.

GRETCHEN CARLSON: So Bill, Hillary Clinton must believe that Berger is such a valuable advisor, that she would risk the public relations potential disaster here.

SAMMON: Well, there are some who speculate that there, that there may even be an element of payback here. Because remember Sandy Berger was dispatched to the National Archives in advance of the 9/11 Commission hearings and some people believe that his mission there was to essentially scrub the historical record of Bill Clinton's performance against terrorism. So, you know, there are some who are speculating that because he did that, because some of these documents are now gone from the public record forever, that Hillary is rewarding her. It is hard to get inside her head and figure out what her motivation is, frankly.

DOOCY: Right. Bill, just, just looking at it on its face for people looking in and they hear oh Sandy Berger is going to be back, he's one of the cronies who got in trouble. Isn't that politically a bad idea to bring him out so, so early?

SAMMON: Well, it seems to be -- it would seem to connote all of the bad stuff from the Bill Clinton era, you know, the scandal, the old crew is back, the old team is back in action. And I don't know why she would do this when, when it does raise those questions. Again you've got Barack Obama, you know, out there portraying himself as the fresh face, the guy that's not sort of been corrupted by the system. And to have her coming forward and using Sandy Berger, the guy who, you know, was fined $50,000, he was placed on probation two years, and remember he lied. He lied to the public, he lied to investigators. He came out and said "well, this was sloppiness, I inadvertantly, you know, I accidentally grabbed a couple of documents and kept them."

CARLSON: But Bill, at some point let's say that Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic nominee. She's going to have access to national security briefings and that's going to include some sensitive information much and, quite frankly, Sandy Berger is not allowed to see that information until the end of 2008 is my understanding. So how would that work?

SAMMON: Well, you just raised an excellent point, because it is illegal for him to receive classified information. His security clearance has been suspended through September of 2008, which should be the end of a three-year period and, you're right, she already, first of all, by virtue of her committee assignments has access to some classified materials. But as we get further along and she becomes the nominee she'll get regular CIA briefings from the White House. And that raises a very troubling point as to whether he will be even by osmosis receiving classified material from Hillary.

KELLY: Bill, real quick, do you think this story has legs? I mean, are people going to pick up on this and weigh in? Perhaps this won't be a permanent arrangement. Maybe it was made at a certain level and then, finally, people are going to say wait a second, we got a bif of a problem here.

SAMMON: Greg, I think it's entirely up to the mainstream media. Let me give you an analogy. If one of the Republican campaigns had hired "Scooter" Libby can you imagine the hugh and cry? The guy would be run out of town on a rail. We will see how the mainstream media reports this. I have a feeling they won't work up quite as big a head of righteous indignation.

DOOCY: With Sandy Berger back there's no news that Lewinsky's coming back too, is there?

SAMMON: [laughing] The old crew is back in town. I'm not sure it's going to go that far.

—Justin McCarthy is a news analyst at Media Research Center.


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"I have a feeling they

"I have a feeling they won't work up quite as big a head of righteous indignation. "

Understatement Hall of Fame Nominee

Well, I posted about this

Well, I posted about this early this morning with a link on OT.

My only other comment about all of this since I have quite a bit is they say that Hillary is the smartest woman in the world.

OH Puhleeeze!

I have been laughing all morning since I heard about this....

Really really smart Hillary...really smart.

You have to wonder if he is broke and black-mailing them...

Pretty gutsy Sandi baby....I advise to stay away from any parks.

BT

...or construction sites, unless it's necessary to retrieve stashed papers...

Chris... ...or

Chris...

...or prison/jail cells....

(Jim McDougal/ died night before he was to testify the next morning)

Burglar is a victim

She'll paint Burglar as a victim of the VRWC, the media will sell it and the sheeple will buy it.  Hillary will be president. America will be finished. 

Well, in the example of

Well, in the example of Libby working for a republican, here is one that is analogous to the aforementioned and I will bet that it gets more airplay than Berger for the Hildebeast;

http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/1007/George_Allen_to_officially_get_behind_Fred.html

George "maccaca" Allen working for Thompson.  Somehow, in light of this news, the MSM will totally forget who is even on the Cliton team and totally exploit this......

I hope i am wrong, but am guessing not based on the MSM's track record.

SnT... I just heard that

SnT...

I just heard that too SnT....

All I can say is let the msm say whatever they want...George Allen has every right to do as he wants and I say GOOD for Thompson.

What would be really funny is if he made him VP....

I would die laughing with the reaction from the msm and the dems.

 

It would be awesome

It would be awesome wouldn't it?!

And to echo your post below, i was laughing all morning as well, just shaking my head wondering "WHAT IS SHE THINKING?"!!  Whatever the case lets hope it is of great detriment to her.

What she's thinking

Remember when the media would report Clinton spin, let them get away with it, and marvel that they got away with it? 

What she's thinking is that she can get away with this, too.

  Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to repeat a mindless slogan than to do some actual research.

You don't know how much the

You don't know how much the democrats would love to have a Thompson/Allen ticket.

If that were the case, we could run Mike Gravel on the legalize cocaine platform and still win by a landslide!

blaster... LMAO.....You

blaster...

LMAO.....You are a blast.

Keep your day job though.

Oh no, BT.

Oh no, look BT,

After typing all day, you have a blister - uh - blaster...

Two words--or one

Two words--or one name...Eliott Abrams.  Convicted felon working in the White House.  More republican hypocracy.

Show the link

Felon may refer to:Someone who commits a felony.

Show the link where he was convicted of a felony.

99, I was wondering the

99,

I was wondering the same thing...

Gotta' run for a bit...will check back with the magical link showing up...poof!

LOL

He was convicted of lying to

He was convicted of lying to Congress over the Iran-Contra scandal.

Still waiting

Link please showing where he was convicted of a felony.

Convicted in 1991 on two

Convicted in 1991 on two misdemeanor counts of unlawfully withholding information from Congress during the Iran-Contra investigation.  Was being indicted on felony(s) until he plea bargained it down...

Well,  I'm man enough to

Well,  I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong.  Abrams apparently was never convicted, but did nonetheless commit a felony.

1. Elliot Abrams deliberately deceived a Congressional committee conducting an investigation.
2. Deceiving a Congressional committee conducting an investigation is a felony (18 USC 1001).
3. Someone who has committed a felony can legitimately be called a felon.
4. Therefore, Elliot Abrams can legitimately be called a felon.

blast... Roaring with

blast...

Roaring with laughter here...

He was not convicted...therefore no felony.

Simple as that.

Good job 99.

Funny if you lie about sex

Funny if you lie about sex to a grand jury then a felony doesnt make you a felon.If you are not convicted of a felony then you are.I am so confused

99.... Believe it or not

99....

Believe it or not I thought of the same thing you just posted that I am responding to now.

You just said it better than me...glad I waited.

Lol...

Yowza

Don't chase him off just yet....we got one that can count to 4 here. Shhh!! Quiet now....

Now, this might sting just a little bit.....

LMAO

Oh lord that is good.

"3. Someone who has

"3. Someone who has committed a felony can legitimately be called a felon."
Is this a blasterism?Could you post the link to information you got this from. 

"Well,  I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong." I give credit where is credit is do.You owed up to.Kudos (non-sar) 

Their goes his career as a

Their goes his career as a judge...

GRAMMAR NAZI! GRAMMER

GRAMMAR NAZI! GRAMMER NAZI!

Wrong form of "their".  You should have used "there".

You are a regular comic

You are a regular comic blaster.

Just a real comic!

I am laughing...I mean that too.

Like I said, keep your day job though.

That's Spelling Nazi

That's Spelling Nazi to you, Blaster. And you would be the Brownshirt in question.

Do we have to teach you trolls everything?

We need a better class of troll, here.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

I'm feeling the love

I'm feeling the love people :)

A service of the new NB respect police

Kumbaya.

Kumbaya.

:)

:)

My typo. Your's is your

My typo. Your's is your second "grammer" - unless you mean to arrest Kelsey. You should've stopped with the first "Grammar Nazi"...

And "hypocracy" is really

And "hypocracy" is really "hypocrisy".

http://dictionary.re...

 

He can just run

for congress in Louisiana. They elect and re-elect crooks there, like William Jefferson.

Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to repeat a mindless slogan than to do some actual research.

Do you really think that way?

 Gee, if that's the way you think, the Democrats had a President that was a convicted felon. Read what you wrote and insert the name Bill Clinton and tell me where I'm wrong. 

Democrats: Specializing in "high tech lynching" since 1987.

great point:)  A service

great point:) 

A service of the new NB respect police

I can't wait: "Disgraced

I can't wait: "Disgraced former President Clinton (D), a convicted felon, who was the first elected president ever to be impeached, is the cause of many of the negatives for scandal-plagued presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D), who has been accused multiple times of perjury herself, and has made numerous racist references to the occupations of certain minorities....." Yeah, right.

 Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to repeat a mindless slogan than to do some actual research.

If I had done what Sandy

If I had done what Sandy Berger had done, I would now be very familiar with an 8 pound sledge hammer and very adept at making big ones in to little ones in Leavenworth.

You must ask yoursefl why HE is exempt?

It is a Dem thing.

Go ahead dont report property you sold 3 years ago.No problem.Need some cold cash.Got you covered.Want to impress the girls.Just stuff some secrets docs in your pants.You can even have a prostitution ring run in your home.Shoot Gerry Studds got a standing ovation for being a pediphile.You can be Hsu in on illegal contributions.Just call 1-dem-nuts .We put the D in Double standards.This advertisement courtesy of MSM.

Well it's obviously necessary...

What other campaign would require a consultant who is an expert in retreiving and destroying documents that are incriminating?



The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Fred08.com

Supersized?

So will Hillary buy him supersized pants?

cargo pants

He'll fill all the pockets in the cargo pants she buys him.

Yup

Easy to believe.I wonder how many of his old buddies work in the FBI?

Built In Protection

They need an expert at 'removal' of documets that do not support the postion that while HRC (Her Royal Clinton) is not always right, she is never never wrong.  HA HA HA

 

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius

Clinton Campaign Hires Sandy Berger?

Clinton's campaign has come out stating they did not hire him, no official role in the campaign. 

mg.. He was hired/added

mg..

He was hired/added as an adviser...

I am still ROFLMAO!

I'm gonna laugh myself

I'm gonna laugh myself senseless if Sandy get's put in charge of SECURITY! 

Get Email updates from Fred http://socialnet.imwithfred.com/email_alert_july_26.html

Oceanfront Land For Sale in Kansas

Given the track record of Clinton Inc. in terms of telling the truth, that means absolutely nothing.

And tell John Podesta we all say hi.

Where's Dan Rather when you need him.... ?

 

Where's Dan Rather when you need him.... ? Given the 60 minutes piece on clandestine documentation, you would think Danno would run with this kind of story...

Checking bathroom stalls for

Checking bathroom stalls for people with a wide stance.

Libs

As I recall, the libs failed to pass legislation making it easier to prosecute leakers such as Berger.

The 3yr no jail/stay away from the White House, $10,000 plea puts him back into the Clinton's lap in the next presidential term if won.

He is working for them now and again the news media is not leaning but hiding the facts.

JDW

Sen Clinton: Founder of Media Matters

 

Fox is all over it, but I

Fox is all over it, but I doubt anyone else will be. John Gibson lead with it, and had three segments. Britt led the grapevine with it.

All it rated was a mention

All it rated was a mention in "Grapevine"?

Not good for gander

Would it be naive to think the Senate will now shift it's focus from trying to silence a private citizen of the US to investigating why one of their own, a Senator on the Armed Service Committee no less, deems it proper to seek the counsel of someone who has been recently convicted of stealing and destroying highly classified national security documents during a time of war?

If it's good for the goose - - "This decision sends the clear signal that…cronyism and ideology trump competence and justice."  Hillary Clinton on Bush commuting Libby's sentence.

Yeah well,

See, you were thinking Hillary meant that as criticism, when all she was doing was stating one of her core beliefs. One-word proof: Janet Reno. (Oh, two! Two words!)

Corruption so obvious she doesn't even try to hide it anymore

She is feeling indestructible, with the MSM propping her up and killing the competition. Appalling really.

And so it goes.....

I'm sure the MSM would like to shove this story down their pants.

Sandy Pants would be in the slammer, but for the Bush JD.

But for some inexplicable reason, the Bush "Justice" Department couldn't seem to bring itself to do any more than slap the guy on the wrist and yank his security clearance for a couple of years.

Maybe they were just too busy building cases against their fellow republicans.


When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.
-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.

That new tone...

It's too high pitched for libs to hear. Libs are much better at going for the jugular. Of course it's easier when you have the MSM's righteous indignation to carry your argument.

I saw an article in Parade Magazine about what a nice guy the cop is that busted Larry Craig. If Craig had a D after his name, it would have been an article on how mean-spirited he was for entrapping a good man.

  Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to repeat a mindless slogan than to do some actual research.

Things are different

 Obviously, you can think differently when you're a Democrat.  The press just doesn't cover them the same as they would a Republican.

Hillary has to pay Berger back for what he did for her husband and we may never know how much he really, really did for her husband.

Democrats: Specializing in "high tech lynching" since 1987.

Well, somebody has to shred those incriminating documents.

May as well be someone who has proven they are up for the job.


When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.
-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.

No shame

These people have no shame.

 Hopefully this will be their undoing.

 

Sandy Burgler

This is just payback for Sandy keeping his mouth shut and taking one for the cause just like they paid back their old Ark. buddy Hubble for keeping his yap shut. Either that or he has pictures of Hillary naked and was going to put it on You Tube.

doug,

LMAO-Well, that's just gross!


When I'm president, pri
vatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.

I saw Berger on TV today,

I saw Berger on TV today, and I couldn't tell if those were national secrets in his pants or he was just happy to see reporters.  He's been out of the spotlight for so long because Democrats are too busy chasing White House staffers to draw attention away from just how serious Sandy's crime really is.  This guy is nothing but a common thief, so it is entirely fitting that he work with Hillary, who is a pretty good law-breaker herself.  Fagin has finally found her Oliver Twist. 

Hillary Says

Hillary says he has no offical role. Well then why even have him. He is unoffically part of the offical inner circle.  

Hats off to Bill Sammon for exposing this.

Southern by birth, Tarheel by the grace of God!

Do not recollect!

Here's the unofficial official statement to come from Shrill-"I do not recollect ever hiring Mr Burgler on the campaign.  I'm not at all involved in all these decisions, since we have so many people working to make the WhiteWater, I'm sorry, the White House a better place for all Americans"!

Bill Clinton is also an unpaid ancillary Advisor..

Everyone that believes Sandy B. is "unpaid", needs to go back to School ....  "elementary" School.   

 Too bad Burgler didn't have Wild Bill in power to "Pardon" him. 

I wonder what "Waterboarding" Sandy would yield for "Vital Secret" information ?  

What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ?   David Foote  GoE

I dont know

I am all for it.