'Newsweek' Breaks Hillary Document Story; Only FNC Covers It

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Besides the illegal immigrant driver’s license controversy, Hillary Clinton’s biggest stumbling point during last week’s debate involved communications between her husband regarding health care. Senator Clinton’s defense is "that’s not my decision to make."

Documents uncovered by "Newsweek," however, revealed that in 1994, President Clinton named his wife along with his adviser Bruce Lindsey in charge of the former president’s papers. Senator Clinton’s spokesman said "we don’t control their process. We’re not holding anything up."

Senator Clinton also claimed that "all of the records, as far as I know, about what we did with health care, those are already available." However, "Newsweek" also reports that most records relating to the health care task force have not been released.

All of the networks, and CNN have thus far ignored the story. However, "Fox and Friends" discussed the story on the November 5 edition. The transcript of the discussion is below.

GRETCHEN CARLSON: Alright, so over the weekend, actually during the debate last week, the Democratic debate, there was some talk about Hillary Clinton's documents. And these that go back years and years from when her husband was president and when she was first lady, and why they have not been released. Well, now there's a "Newsweek" article that says there are more than 3 million documents just on healthcare alone I believe.

STEVE DOOCY: Yeah, which is puzzling because they said over the weekend "yeah we've released all this stuff about healthcare." Not so fast. There are three more, 3 million more outstanding documents, and when Hillary Clinton said when she was queried at the debate, you know, "why don't you release all of these documents from your husband's administration so we can see what you were up to?" She said, "well, it's not my decision to make." Not so fast, says "Newsweek" magazine. Back in 1994, President Clinton designated his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and his advisor Bruce Lindsay as co-representatives for control of his presidential papers. So technically, Hillary actually can release all of those documents all by herself.

BRIAN KILMEADE: And there's a lot going on because the more you understand and the more you read, you understand that Senator Hillary Clinton, now a Senator, then the first lady, was much more than a ceremonial first lady. She was very active in so many decisions. And she's also saying that "I was a co-" basically saying "vote for me I've been in the White House before." So if you've made all these decisions, let's see what led up to that. But they said "let's keep those papers under lock and key until 2012." And Tim Russert brought it up, Barack Obama and John Edwards said "yeah why don't you release the documents?" They were talking about all week, so she just got 13 thousand out, and 2.7 million to go.

CARLSON: Is that it?

KILMEADE: Yeah, so just a few million more and we'll all be up to date. But so far, "Newsweek," that same magazine Steve, did a poll after the debate in which she struggled so mightedly. And she still has the same size national lead as she did before over Barack Obama, 44 to 22.

CARLSON: It's interesting. I think that's very interesting because what that might say is that people have already made up their minds to a certain degree, no matter what she says.

DOOCY: And if you're wondering what's taking so long to release these documents, according to one of Clinton's spokespeople, a fellow by the name of Jake Carson, he says that her hands are tied because they're going as fast as they can at the presidential archives and they got to go about processing each and every Freedom of Information Act request one at a time. So, they just don't have enough time. They're going as fast as they can.

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


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I'm sure it's just an

I'm sure it's just an oversight, and Her Royal Clintoness will sign the paper releasing everything; right after John Kerry signs that Form 180 authorizing the Navy to release all his medical records.

Which brings us to the

Which brings us to the Slick Clinton method of obfuscation and delay #8: "We're tryin' just as hard as we can to get this out, but, doggone it, these things take time and..."

And meanwhile, Mr. C says he

And meanwhile, Mr. C says he signed a paper releasing the health care task force records, but it turns out it was a "different" task force. It's all in the semanitics. And verbal gymnastics....

They wear everyone down

They wear everyone down (who actually cares) and tire them out with words, words, words...

I have been trying to find

I have been trying to find a column I read at townhall.com not long ago...I wish I had saved it. He said Hillary is like the wife who won't get out of your face, and won't give you any peace, and you want to say enough already! You win, go ahead, be the president, just leave me alone! But, he said, the problem is, she will never leave us alone...

I swear they will never get out of our faces.

}}---> Our coccoon

Sometimes I forget the majority of Americans don't rely on FOX and NB. 

What I'm trying to say is I still expect, sometimes, that some stories are so newsworthy the MSM will have to pick them up.

Meanwhile, I'm waiting for my tribe to build enough wealth so my generation can have a circumcision party.

Logical Conclusion

Further evidence of what I posted here to what God has been hinting to me about.

I do not believe Hillary will ever go to prison over this, and a trial will disappear as she disappears from the electorial landscape, but the coup is out and in force if Newsweek Koran down the toilet is being employed in this.......they are major shills.

This is the Nixon whispering campaign of what did the President know and when did he know it started.........fitting in Hillary was part of the coup and now her own masters are bringing history to bear or bare upon her sins.

agtG

 

*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS

Trailer Trash Is What They Are

More lies from the trailer trash duo . . .  Lies on top of lies.

Did you expect either of them to tell the truth?  They should both be wearing orange jumpsuits.

What the other networks and

What the other networks and CNN are ignoring this information...they aren't doing any digging themselves...

Color me surprised....

LMAO!

Hillary will do her ownself in before it's over...she has just begun.

Are there any Democrats

Are there any Democrats with enough respect for their own party to disown these phony, power-hungry, crooks?

 

Probably. But they've been

Probably. But they've been steamrollered, cowed, and made to live in fear...

Let the media beware

Even the media ...

Let them know that the Clintons have no loyalty. They'll turn on anyone, even their most durable media supporters, the moment there's any advantage in it.

It almost makes me feel sorry for the dupes in the MSM.

Paging Sandy Berger

....most (of Clintons) records relating to the health care task force have not been released.

Sigh. If only Dems would treat US national secrets with such suppression.

Not to worry America. I'm confident the Clintons already have their document expert on the case....Sandy Berger.

djm159

Not to worry everyone. Let's hope the construction trailers have been moved from the area of the National Archives. I feel certain Socks Berger is about to make another visit. He was spotted in Macy's recently buying oversized briefs and knee socks. There is a reason everyone. When Socks steals these documents from the Archives, like the 400 FBI files of republican operatives that turned up in the White House, it will of course just be an "innocent beaurocratic snafu" and Hillary and Bill will forget who hired Socks Berger. By the way who hired Craig Livingstone?

I thought it was 1,000+.

Were the other 600 MSM/dem types? That will buy a lot of supporting, shilling, excusing, and looking the other way. 

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