Clinton: Russert Asked Hillary ‘Breathtakingly Misleading’ Question

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Is this what we have to look forward to the next twelve months before Election Day: any time a member of the media asks Hillary Clinton a tough question, her husband is going come to her defense, wagging his finger as he only he can, declaring in his smug tone that she was unfairly treated?

Such was certainly the case Friday when former President Bill Clinton aggressively responded to a reporter's question about Tuesday's Democrat presidential debate when NBC's Tim Russert asked Hillary:

Senator Clinton, I'd like to follow up, because in terms of your experience as first lady, in order to give the American people an opportunity to make a judgment about your experience, would you allow the National Archives to release the documents about your communications with the president, the advice you gave? Because, as you well know, President Clinton has asked the National Archives not to do anything until 2012.

As you likely know, Hillary stumbled a tad with her answer Tuesday, and, as a result, her husband responded to this reporter as if he was back on the set of "Fox News Sunday" poking Chris Wallace in the chest (video available here, h/t Hot Air):

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In all my born days in watching presidential debates, Tim Russert holding that letter up to my wife, and telling the American people that that was a letter from me to the Archives to cover up records involving her, and to make sure none were released by 2009. That is what he said. Do you agree that's what he said? You asked the question, so I'm asking. Why did you ask the question? Because of what he said during the debate, right? What did he say? Have I fairly represented what he said?...No, he used the word "2009," but let me just say, the truth is Hillary didn't know what he was talking about. The implication was that in the last few weeks since she's been a candidate, I had endeavored to cover up records involving her. Do you agree with that? That was what people thought when they heard that question. Here are the facts.

[...]

That's what the letter said. In other words, she was incidental to the letter. It was done five years ago. It was a letter to speed up presidential releases, not to slow them down. And she didn't even, didn't know what he was talking about. And now that I described to you what the letter said, you can readily understand why she didn't know what he was talking about.

It was breathtakingly misleading. Now, I don't know whether Tim Russert, I've never seen him deliberately mislead people before. So, it could be that he just read what was in Newsweek, which is also dead wrong, and believed that because it was in Newsweek, it was the Gospel.

[...]

The whole thing was a total canard. It was wrong. And you can see I feel strongly about because I knew, I was sitting there watching that debate saying, "There's no way Hillary knows this." I signed a routine letter to the Archives five years ago trying to accelerate the release of my background, my records, which five years later, in a different context, is misrepresented as an attempt to block access to information on my wife so that they could play gotcha with her at the end while they were asking other people if they had seen UFOs, believed there was life on other planets, and what they were wearing for Halloween.

Pretty amazing, wouldn't you agree? The only thing missing was a reference to a right-wing hit job!

Yet, are we really to believe that Hillary didn't know what Russert was talking about?

After all, we're constantly being told that Mrs. Clinton is one of the smartest women on the face of the planet, and that she was tremendously involved in all of Bill's important decisions when he was president.

Did this end five years ago when he wrote this letter to the National Archives?

Furthermore, as he was familiar with what was in that Newsweek article on this very subject, given her vast intellect, why wasn't she?

Regardless of the answers, this was clearly a foreshadowing of not only what we should expect in the next twelve months, but also clearly what would happen if she's actually elected president.

Of course, this was also a warning to media members to be careful how they question Hillary, for anything that Bill finds offensive will clearly meet with repercussions.

With that in mind, as media have complained for many years about their relationship with the Bush White House, given the tongue-lashing they're now receiving from the Clintons just for doing their job, they had better be careful assisting this couple back onto 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.


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Well it depends on

The meaning of is, as in 'is it a trick question or not'. You see any question that involves a "yes or no" answer is a trick question if you are a Clinton.

I predict as time goes by, history will write this as the day the spiral into the ground started. The simple truth is Ms Bill Clinton has niether the brains nor the talent to pull off the streams of off hand lies that the BJ is so famous for.

Clinton`s First Lady Records Locked Up

"Clinton`s First Lady Records Locked Up"

From Los Angeles
Times

By Peter Nicholas
August 14, 2007

http://www.kxmb.com/...

Slick Willy

Oh my ears, my ears...make it stop, please.

Hill & Bill

Hillary isn't half the man I thought she was, but Bill is twice the woman, especially when he throws a hissy fit!

LOL!

I hope you don't mind if I borrow that!

 

 

Hill & Bill

Be my guest!

 One other observation:  Since the media loves to combine couples' names into one word (Brangelina!), I think they need to do the same for the Clintons.  How about HillBilly?

Just a thought...

 

HillBilly

LOL!! I love it, I'm surprised no one else has come up with that!  

The Flim-Flam artist hard

The Flim-Flam artist hard at work again with a willing msm.

His arrogance is Sickening.

I want to see a copy of this letter Mr. Flim-Flam sent the National Archives five years ago. I want it verified also that it was sent when he said it was and what he wanted released that he spoke of is what he wrote in his so-called request. I want to parse it...like he attempts to do every single time he flaps those filthy lying jaws.

Sandy Burglar may not be out of a job for the Dynamic Duo quite yet.

BT

Once again, we're on the same wavelength.

I'm not willing to let "Slick" tell us about it...I want to see the document.  This shouldn't be too hard, oh, well, sorry, it's a Clinton.

I'll take that back (about it not being too hard)....you're spot-on....parsing & such....it's a Clintonian lie, of course. 

SHOW US THE LETTER! 

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

 

Tim Russert was actually

Tim Russert was actually holding a letter, wasnt' he?

If he got it throught the FOIA, I wish, if it says what he said, that he would put it out there.

Well,

He'll never tell us, now, will he?

You know...the press is all so high and mighty and much better than those of us in the masses.

I am getting MAD!

The Freedom of Information Act is for all Americans.  I may just have to calm down with my job and do a little sleuthing into this.  I'm not going to sit down (nor shut up) for the Clintons...yet again! 

Hillary is dangerous.

P.S.  I'm not Anne Coulter....but I admire the hell out of her! 

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

 

This letter that I said

This letter that I said wanted to see at the beginning of all this conversation will have to be released now...too many people like us want to see it....

NOW!

Yep, BT.

How are the Clinton's going to spin "the letter"?

This should be rich. 

Meltinnnng......meltinnng....(okay, I'm doing my best imitation of the Wicked Witch flaming out).

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

 

B... You posted you

B...

You posted you didn't watch the video because of taking so long to load...when you have the patience try to force yourself if you can to listen to that finger-waggin' slack-jawed arrogant Impeached ex-President...when you have the time, it played right off for me, but thats here nor there.

He also talks about redaction's in papers of this type coming out when he speaks of the National Archives...he does it for a reason, he knows the letter is going to have to come out, he also probably has a say on what is or is not redacted from that through various means.

This is going to be interesting...them being cute by half is going to end up being there own demise...the arrogance of it all is something to behold.

I love it. 

Yep,

BT...didn't even need to wait for it to load....I knew what I'd hear.  What trash!   

They can't help themselves.

They are what they are...Clintonistas.

This ought to get very, very interesting.

Bad Bill coming to the rescue.  Yet again! 

Sorry...I should have said amusing.  HRC can't walk a straight line without her fake hubby.  It's sick. 

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

 

Bad Bill coming to the


Bad Bill coming to the rescue. Yet again!

and Blonde, he said that Russert was holding up that letter to my wife, not to Senator Clinton...making sure he makes the point that he was defending his wife.

Rush Limbaugh has said for years that HRC only wins when she is the victim. That's why they don't care if it makes her look weak in the short run; it's the long run they're going for.

Hillary the Victim

Remember when Rick Lazio ASSAULTED Hillary with a sheet of paper in the New York senatorial debate?

He invaded her space!!!!!

He invaded her space!!!!! Oh, the horror!!!

I just read this AM that after the debate and the ensuing cries of "gang attacking", HRC's popularity went up a few points. Which proves my previous note that she wins when she's a victim.

 

Beat me to it.  Drat!

Beat me to it.  Drat!

And intimidated her by

And intimidated her by stepping out from behind his lectern and invading her space.

And I think it's a safe bet

he also probably has a say on what is or is not redacted from that

And I think it's a safe bet that the papers will be redacted to the extent that they are useless.

And Blonde, I agree with bigtimer..even if you know what he'll say, it's worth watching....to see the pompous finger-pointing, and the temper...and he actually gets into it with the reporter asking the question....it was the Chris Wallace interview all over again; but this time it wasn't a network "bigfoot" he went after, it was just a "regular" reporter (poor schlub will probably never want to ask him a question again!)

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And I think it's a safe bet that the papers will be redacted to the extent that they are useless.

And that is what is taking so long.  (Plus they have to keep sending out for more black magic markers.)

OK, Watched it

And it took a loooong time to load.

Another bit of blather by Bad Bill (sorry, I couldn't resist).  The thought of those two front and center any more than they are right now is enough to make me gag.

Do they really believe they're credible with their lies?  I'm shaking my head.

Arrogance cubed, I guess. 

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

 

Blonde, that document will

Blonde, that document will never see the light of day because the Clintoons will send in their lap dog Sandy Burglar to eradicate...er stuff the evidence in his socks.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell

Yeah, Trix,

But if there's a big enough clamor for it....look out!

Bad Bill is already reacting...I think we're on to something here.

Keep pressing the attack.

Show me the "money".....Show me the LETTER, Slick! 

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

 

Blonde, I certainly

Blonde,

I certainly admire your optimism, but when it comes to those two, ahem, people, I take a much more jaundiced view. I think they have the MSM in their pockets.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell

Trix,

Fortunately, the MsM is a double edged sword.

They (the MsM) love take-downs.  They're cannibals. 

It's going to get interesting.  Tim Russert is kinda like old Walter these days....so Hillary can protest too much....which is rather amusing, yes?

They're going to eat their own....the cannibalfest has been joined. 

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

 

Blonde, I hope you are

Blonde,

I hope you are right. Let the bloodshed begin!

Sorry for being morbid, but I do hope you're right.

Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell

Trixm

It's the politics of destruction.

The MsM doesn't really care....they just want to be the reporter of record on a huge take down.

Check out the Tony Snow thread...it says it all. 

But, consider, why the alternative media (like us, here, hmmmm) are taking over the discussion.

Just sayin'.

 

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

 

It will probably turn up

on the kitchen table at their NY or DC home a few years from now...and no one will have ANY idea where it came from ;-)

Bill has proven to be unbelievable..

Now his wife is proving to be the stupid woman she's always been. Guilani says there's no experience there. I say there's no intelligence there.

We need more questions asked so that everyone can get more of the following:

  • Hillary not being able to answer any question, any question at all

  • Bill wagging his finger -- and reminding everyone why he never received a majority vote for president, and why we don't want him back.

Go Russert! (if he's still alive, that is).

___________________________________ 

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it is in English, thank a Soldier. - My barber

Slick

That vid seemed to take eons to load, so I didn't listen to it.

And a good thing too.

The only thing I despise more than Slick's ugly mug is his disgusting, whiny, nasal voice.

My Clinton fatigue has returned in spades this week.   

Can anyone say Thomas Beckett?

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

 

Blonde

The only thing I despise more than Slick's ugly mug is his disgusting, whiny, nasal voice.  and the only thing worse than that is his wife's digusting whiney voice and cackle

GoHunter08

I know, Bruce.

I've kind of stayed away today because of the cackle-monster's avaricious ugly mug each time I hit the "home" button.

I need to de-stress. 

Funny how she plays "Mrs. Clinton" when it suits.

Que'lle phony.

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

 

Que'lle


Que'lle phony.
????

ROFL!

Holy Cow! Hasn't the country had enough? Just what we need, four more years of his whining. Did you see him with the reporter? What did he say, isn't that what he said, why did you ask that question, because of what he said was in the letter right? That's what he said was in the letter, right, did I misrepresenst what he said.....

Oh jeez, if that's what we'll have to look forward to, just shoot me now.

 

mb

As I said, I got impatient waiting for the vid to download....

But....let's just get pistols, and at 20' feet, oh, well, never mind....I don't want the Secret Service at my door.  But you get my drift.

I, personally, have had enough.  I am Clinton fatigued beyond belief.  Just listening to Shil during the debates is enough to make me crazed.

It's "cruel & unsual punishment"....I'm telling you!

Stop the insanity. 

Grand Mommy Pelosi....just stop the "freakin" insanity.

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

 

I have something to say

I have something to say about Billy Boy, but I was told "inappropriate" the last time. But heck....well, on second thought...I might loss "access" to billy bob and Lewinski.

The Wicked Excuse One Another

Romans 2:15

Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;

God handles the corrupt a little bit differently ...

Nahum 1:2-3

(2) God is jealous [for His people], and the Lord revengeth [those who afflict His people]; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

(3) The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked : the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

ben.... Amen to that.

ben....

Amen to that.

  .....can't imagine the

 

.....can't imagine the country wanting (or deserving) eight more years of these two.

 

  But this debate debacle shows that the clinton's are only a figment of the media's imagination.  If they choose to stop the dream the country can wake up and get over this miserable nightmare.

 

The AP story about this,

The AP story about this, has this to say about Clinton's claim that he had released the Health Care Task Force Documents: (emphasis added)


The Republican National Committee said that Clinton's remarks referred
not to the records of the health care task force but to records of a
separate panel working on the issue, White House Health Care
Interdepartmental Working Group.

Also, Barbara Levin, spokeswoman for NBC said that Russert's question was right "on the mark." So they knew what was in that letter.

 

so that they could play gotcha with her at the end while they
were asking other people if they had seen UFOs, believed there was life
on other planets, and what they were wearing for Halloween.
Bill Clinton

I too had a flashback to him stiking his finger in Chris Wallace's face and accusing him of a "little conservative hit job." And in the photo, he's got that  look he wore too!

Her Royal Clintoness needs to decide if she was the co-president, or if she was just the lady who decided menus for state dinners. And if she thinks she is strong enough to be the leader of the free world, maybe she ought to tell her "consort" that she's a big girl and doesn't need him to go out and beat people up because they weren't nice to her.

Flashback

"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president."

Ah, Del, but that was then,

Ah, Del, but that was then, this is now.......

The more I see this

The more I see this dishonest, arrogant jerk wagging his finger on behalf of his bucket of bolts in a pantsuit, the less I'm afraid of either of them.  Despite the revisionist history provided by the media, Slick Job was a massively unpopular President.  He never got even half of the popular vote.  The Clintons have a massive spin machine, but most people are on to the scam and are not going to be fooled by any media/Clinton turd polishing act.  BJ was the most trivial President ever.

This may be it

The more I see this dishonest, arrogant jerk wagging his finger ....

It's not often you see these two political vampires (Bill and Hill) have a meltdown the same time, but this seems to be one of those times. I believe I am ready to believe this is the beginning of the end for these two phonies. You can BS your way through life for just so long, and then it's time to pay the piper.

Is that the sweet music of the piper I hear in the distance?

cel... I hear the same

cel...

I hear the same sweet music coming my way too...

I sure hope so :-}

I sure hope so :-}

...Of course, this was also

...Of course, this was also a warning to media members to be careful how they question Hillary, for anything that Bill finds offensive will clearly meet with repercussions.

Of course the media understood very clearly, for they will loss access to Mr. Billy, the president. So people of the press, please don't offend the Clintons! Hear that Tim Russert?

Are these people that special. Now, I am so very sure why Hillary won't appear on FOX News. Coward!

No loss.  In all cases.

No loss.  In all cases.

Who Said This?

"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president."

Thanks, Del!

That deserved a pineapple spew alert, don't you think? 

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

 

Try This

Maui Chile, made with pineapple and ginger

 http://www.mauishirts.com/mauichili.html

What a Guy, huh?

If - God forbid - Hillary is elected President, expect the First Lady-Killer, Bill Clinton, to be wagging his finger alot, as he rushes to the defense of his poor wife, the President.

This defense of his wife

This defense of his wife crap is getting old... he looks phonier and phonier each time he does it...if that is even possible.

He started doing that with Jerry Brown in the first debate they had during his first election and the msm rose to the occasion as if he was a shining knight of some kind and they haven't stopped since....

Then they wonder why we despise them all....they really should get a clue the Clinton dynasty is over.

Bill, shuddap

Bill, Bill, Bill, shuddap. Your big mouth is making your wife look like a helpless idiot.

Or is that your plan?

Honestly . . . .

Are there any two people on this planet more revolting and condescending to the entire uiverse then these two egotisical maniacs. How we, as a country, have set ourselves up to listen to his crap for the next year, is beyond me. There's nothing new with these two: We are the victims! It's not us, it's those nosey reporters! We knew nothing about anything - Foster, the billing records, cattle futures, Chinese bagmen, electronics to China, Arab money to the Clinton foundation, Chinese dishwashers and cooks, Charlie Tree, Hsu, letters to the Archives, letters in the archives, Berger and his pants, etc. etc. Please, pleae God, we don't deserve these two lieing pantloads in the White House.

Bill Clinton is a convicted

Bill Clinton is a convicted perjurer; why should anyone believe anything he says?

robert... Why

robert...

Why indeed?

Starting with the leftist msm.

Ooops wait a second....

Agenda agenda agenda... and throw some revisionist history in here and there.

After all, we're constantly

After all, we're constantly being told that Mrs. Clinton is one of the smartest women on the face of the planet, and that she was tremendously involved in all of Bill's important decisions when he was president

You're right, I'm not buying it. Afterall, we're constantly told how smart Bush is, despite proclivity to use words that don't exist, and his ability to define a word using the word in question.

"Afterall, we're constantly

"Afterall, we're constantly told how smart Bush is..."

Actually, you lefties are constantly telling us how dumb he is, even though he beats you every time. Big whoop.

How pathetic

What a sorry excuse for a candidate. Hillery can't accept the fact that she failed miserably in the debate so everyone must run to her aid and question the questioner. The questions were misleading!! NO, THE QUESTIONS ACTUALLY REQUIRED YOU TO STATE YOUR POSITION. The fact that you exposed yourself to be an empty suit and totally unable to answer a straight question is your problem.

Now you have your husband (or whatever he is) telling us to accept his word again. Picture a giant fish bowl, in the bowl are 10 million ping pong balls only one says the word truth on it. That's the chances that he is telling the truth. But I'm sure somewhere there is some liberal journalist or a true dumbacrate willing to accept those odds.

Absolutely amazing

This is so unfair. These

This is so unfair. These same records people cost John Kerry the election too...as we are STILL waiting for his military records three years after he told Tim Russert that he had signed the Form 180 to release them all! Hey...they are still suppressing Howard Deans records too...I bet he just wants to scream! It's breathtaking alright...you get what you vote for!

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Her husband, the former President, jumping in with a heavy handed approach to save her.  A little too reminiscent of the "handling" of the less than flattering article that was to appear in GQ Magazine.

The usual klintoon double talk

Russert:  Senator Clinton, I'd like to follow up, because in terms of your experience as first lady, in order to give the American people an opportunity to make a judgment about your experience, would you allow the National Archives to release the documents about your communications with the president, the advice you gave? Because, as you well know, President Clinton has asked the National Archives not to do anything until 2012.

Klintoon:  The implication was that in the last few weeks since she's been a candidate, I had endeavored to cover up records involving her. Do you agree with that? That was what people thought when they heard that question.

A pretty clear example of Bubba accusing Russert of saying something he didn't say.  I think he's emphasizing "the last few weeks" because the cover up order didn't come in the last few weeks.  It was issued years ago.

In the video clip, Clinton says his letter exempted communications between him and Hillary from being released until he's had a chance to review them.  That sounds like a good way to make sure that embarrassing stuff about Hillary or involving Hillary doesn't see the light of day before she's (shudder) inaugurated.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

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They knew exactly what they were doing, Nkviking.  2012 would be her re-election year.

As you said, the Clintons are trying to twist this into something else.  And perhaps because they are paranoid or guilty or both, it is something else in their minds.  But the question is simple.  "Why aren't you releasing your papers, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton?"

Notice how the former

Notice how the former president's hand gestures have evolved?

When he was an active politician, he had that gentle semi-clenched fist, thumb out, telling you he is tough, but gentle, a hand gesture nearly every Democrat(ic) politician uses these days. He would do the hand thing, and bit his lip, something Darryl Hammond nailed on SNL.

But, now, he points alot. Points his finger at the person he is pissed at. Of anybody who dares question him.

 

You bad man Tim

Good catch Shrubbo. Warm and fuzzy Bubba has transformed into irate Babu.

You bad man Tim. Very bad man.

hahahah! Good stuff!

hahahah!
Good stuff!

delete

double post

 

He pointed the finger when

He pointed the finger when he said "I...did not...have...sexual... relations....with... that woman....

Slicxk Willy

 

 

"Positively give me the vapors!" B. Clinton..., the next first lady

the letter

so, was that letter written using microsoft word or was it typed on an ibm selectric ?? hmmmm??

never look a gift skunk in the tail ..

Typical Slick BJ, always

Typical Slick BJ, always trying to redefine the facts.  When one of his minions in the press fails ask a debate question that leads his robo-wife directly into a pre-programmed DNC talking point answer, he accuses said minion of asking a misleading question.  Nice try, scumbag.  The Clintons are pathological liars and now only fool those who want to be fooled.