So much for hopes of open government in a President Hillary Clinton administration:
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton cites her experience as a compelling reason voters should make her president, but nearly 2 million pages of documents covering her White House years are locked up in a building here, obscuring a large swath of her record as first lady.
Clinton’s calendars, appointment logs and memos are stored at her husband’s presidential library, in the custody of federal archivists who do not expect them to be released until after the 2008 presidential election.
Is there a hint of a conspiracy here? After all, federal archivists are making this decision (though we haven’t yet heard Hillary say “Release the documents!”), but what is the true motivation?
But even in the healthcare documents [some of which were released at the request of hubby Bill], at least 1,000 pages involving her work has been censored by archives staff because they include confidential advice and must be kept secret under a federal law called the Presidential Records Act. Political consultants said that if Hillary Clinton’s records were made public, rivals would mine them for scraps of information that might rattle her campaign.
Imagine that! Opponents using primary source documents to . . .show the truth? Heaven forbid!
Is this really a case of archivists being understaffed, thus coincidentally pushing the release of documents back until after the next presidential election? Or is it an effort to allow her to spin for the next year-plus without the pesky facts of her actual past getting in the way?
Conspiracy theory, anyone?
On the other hand, is this something about which the Republicans, with a straight face, can complain? After all, haven’t we been defending executive privilege on various occasions in the Bush Administration?
So many questions, so few answers.
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Is what Hilary did as first lady even covered under executive privilege?
HELLary’s opponents can actually use the unreleased records against her because not knowing allows one to speculate. Obviously, the liberal media is not going to push for their release but a good opponent should be able to make political hay out of this. It has been seven years since Bill left office, how come they can’t release the information. This reminds us of John Kerry and his refusal to release military records. So what’s new—liberal media deciding what is important and what is not important for the public to know. Oh well, there is still plenty out there about HELLary for her opponents to use and for her to have to defend!!!!
Yea, but she’s such a hot babe!
little mikey: If you think Hellery is hot what’s your opinion of Cindy Sheehan?
What is she trying to hide/keep from becoming public? Like Rick G. said, What’s her true motivation?
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Maybe Hillary was the one giving the advice to Bill.
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I’ve been saying that for years, but nobody listens.
How long does executive privilege extend beyone when the president leaves office? It is already no secret that Hilary wants socialized healthcare…
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I wondered the same thing. Since they are withholding documents on this basis, at least in part, it apparently survives the end of the administration. Does anyone know if it’s perpetual?
But She’s our girl!
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The worst thing about that video is having to even see that mentally unbalanced Keith Olberman.
And did Hillary suggest she won her battles over the nasty right? Does that include national health care?
We had better get used to this behavior, because if the Republican Party trots out another lame RINO Presidential candidate, we’re going to have eight more long years with a Clinton in the White House. ARGH!
# 4 Malcolm
r.e. Cindy Sheehan,
To paraphrase Mrs. Swan of Mad TV, “She looka lika man!”
Even if they do release them. They will send Sandy Berger in to clean them up.
mikey; good analogy!
Does anyone realize that if the Grifter’s, errr, I mean the Clinton’s, are elected back in 2008, that this country will have had a Bush/Clinton in office for over 20 years, and if she we’re to be re-elected, almost THIRTY YEARS????
Bush?Clinton, Clinton/Bush, like two sides of a hideous double headed coin. They are one and the same, One-World-Order, sorry American sell-out MF’s, both families. Too busy trying to pease their Saudi friends, Mexican and Chinese friends………they deserve nothing but our contempt.
I don’t care if I was standing outside with the noontime sun beating down on my head - if Shrillary Billary Boo said it was daytime - I’d have to in good conscience look UP just to check…………
I’m sure this doesn’t surprise any of us.