Sandy Berger, Seriously Sandy Berger?

Posted By Uncle Jimbo

I have had to throw out any ability to be shocked by shameless behavior in order to even comment on politics. But still, after the withdrawal of any expectations they still get me.

Hillary Clinton has put Sandy Berger on her National Security team. I'll give you a minute while you sort that out........I say again, Hillary has made Sandy Berger one of her top advisers. That is one of the most brazen and outrageous things I can recall. I mean he really should be in jail, seriously. Jail, like the left wanted for Scooter Libby except for one huge difference. Libby told a lie hurting no one. Berger stole and destroyed classified documents that would have shown that Bill himself said no to any serious efforts to catch bin Laden. Richard Miniter names documents at his PJ Xpress blog.

My informed sources suggest that what Berger destroyed were copies of the Millennium After-Action Review, a binder-sized report prepared by Richard Clarke in 2000—a year and half before the 9-11 attacks. The review made a series of recommendations for a tougher stance against bin Laden and terrorism. There are 13 or more copies of this report. But only one contains hand-written notes by President Bill Clinton. Apparently, in the margin beside the recommendations, Bill Clinton wrote NO, NO, NO next to many of the tougher policy proposals.

I can't imagine that reflecting well on Bill's legacy or Hillary's possibilities. They have perpetrated the myth that they were looking to put the crosshairs on bin Laden, and I say they because Hillary has appropriated Bill's tremendous successes as her own. The truth is they were not willing to take any steps that would have actually caught or killed bin Laden because they involved risk and violence and both are anathema to the triangulating Clintons.

Think about this one more time and then remember he has admitted doing this. He is a man who has proven he cannot be trusted, who has proven he will lie, cheat and steal to further his and his patron's political prospects or cover their collective asses. He was caught doing this and got thrown an undeserved bone when he avoided prison. I was disgusted but I assumed he would have to sit on the sidelines at some lefty think tank scribbling Clintonian apologia for handouts.

Nope,  Hillary trots him right out in plain sight. Could she possibly think no one will notice or care? He is a State Criminal and for her to do this shows contempt for the American people, and our security. We cannot make an accurate assessment of just how badly Bill and his team of mitigators screwed up because one of them stole the evidence. This starkly demonstrates how even the least pacifist of the Democratic candidates is seriously compromised.

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Comments

[Ojoe]

Hillary takes us all for fools.

And her oily insincerity makes my skin crawl.

[Some Soldier's Mom]

I heard this a day or so ago and was shocked in a "not shocked" kind of way... for nothing -- absolutely nothing -- that the Clintons did or do surprises or shocks me -- including capital crimes against individuals or the country. and Ojoe -- just the thought of this woman in charge of anything in our country not only makes my skin crawl, it makes me want to barf.

[douglas]

Hay, me, I'm glad she did it. It's great fodder for the campaign. If she really wants to keep giving us ammunition to use later, I'm all for it.

[Grimmy]

I suspect the Sandman may have enough of a hook into the Clintons to get whatever he wants, whenever he wants it.

It's called being owned.

[defendusa]

I need a barf bucket. And what is worse is that no other democrats or republicans thus far have said this is BS. How can he possibly be named to this ptoential post with a "criminal" background? I use the quotes because I know the left is in la-la land...OMFG!!!

[rsquare]

So just what is a "domestic enemy of the Constitution" as outlined in the officer's oath? Could it be someone stealing national security documents. Could it be the person(s) ordering the theft of said documents?

Just asking...

[Lands’nGrooves]

Well, this isn’t much of a surprise. When/if the Pantsuit wins the WH, just think what title the Burgler will have – Sec. State? Ah, yes the glory days again. I’m afraid some voters, i.e. youngsters, women (sorry girls but ya’ know who’s Hillary’s base is) either don’t even know who this guy is or what he did, or don’t care, they’ve drunk from the Clinton chalice and they like the flavor.

~

Ojoe,

“Hillary takes us all for fools.” Sadly, many of “us” are.

[Old Tanker]

I'm sure not many people outside of the political blogosphere know or care who Sandy Burglar is and the MSM will probably not remind them either. They (the Clintons) just seem to keep getting away with it.

[dellbabe68]

Simply amazing. I had to stop and think to myself, "no way." But, there it is.

[Soldier's Mom]

Okay -- he pled guilty to a Federal misdemeanor, was fined $50,000, 100 hours community service and 2 years probation. Isn't that enough to keep him from having a security clearance or is that rule only for those of us that breath regular air -- not the rarified air of politicians?

[MICHAEL in MI]

We all know why she did this.

(1) She knows most of the the American voting public are either ignorant schlubs and don't have a clue about the whole Sandy Berger incident (since the mass media pretty much buried the whole incident when it happened) or they don't care

(2) She knows the Republicans don't have the spines to actually call her out on this

(3) She knows the mass media is on her side and will not report the history of Sandy Berger and will do damage control if something does get out about it.

Plain and simple, the Democrats can get away with murder and the American voting public won't give a sh**. Over the top, you say? Two words: Ted Kennedy.

Until the American public starts to give a damn about America, the Democrats will continue to do whatever it takes, break any law and destroy America in any way they want in order to gain and keep their political power. Period.

And while the Republicans, for the most part aren't treasonous, criminal bastards like the Democrats, they are complicit in their actions, because they don't have the spines to fight them on their corruption and illegal activitiy.

But of course, Republicans will fall all over themselves to kick a man out of office for playing footsie in a public bathroom. Stealing national security documents on the other hand does not register on anyone's radar.

But, like I said, this all comes back to the American people. We get the government we deserve. Democrats are simply doing what they know they can get away with. We allow it to happen. It's our own fault. People care more about Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and following American Idol to bother to care about a Democrat operative stealing classified national security documents and putting the country in danger.

[ajacksonian]

Ah... Sandy Berger... you know with the departure of Norman Hsu I would say... why yes! Sandy Berger has some pretty big socks to fill...

[john Ryan]

Libby was convicted of multiple felonies.
Berger was given a harsher sentencce than was recommended by the Bush appointed DOJ.
Perhaps you are implying that Bush was complicit in the (mis)handling of the prosecution of Berger ?

[JihadGene]

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KIM- Lord of Mighty! I'm fweel mine temp-a-ture why-sing! I'm jus a HUNKA-HUNKA BURNIN RUV! I'm jus a HUNKA-HUNKA BURNIN RUV!!!! OOOOOWeeeeeee!

GENERAL WANG- My, Great Reader, butt you seem in most good of mood today! Whaz-up?...Georgie DoubleWoo Bloosh go in for another colonoscopy?!

KIM- No...even moe better! Guest again!

WANG- Oklay, I'm guess.... Congressman's Jack MURFA find more US Marines to blame is guilty of cold brudded murders of widows, orphans, and puppies?

KIM- No.

WANG- General Petraeus...Betray us?

KIM- Nope.

WANG- Oklay.....howze about, Norman Hsu's butt-load of money, is given by Hillary Clinton to DPRK , as charity for hungry peoples who desperately in need of nuclear reactor?

KIM- Not even. Gibb up ?

WANG- I'm give up, BlossMan.

KIM- I'm in glood mood becluzz Hillree Clintone name Sandy Burger as a member of her National Security Team!

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KIM- Hey Wang! Remembler this Elvis song?...Slushpicious Minds....sung by Sandy (Pants Load) Burger

(SUNG BY SANDY BURGER)
Got caught in some crap!
Yet I still walked out
Cuz I got too much on you, baby

Now, can't you all see
What Clinton's doing for me
When you don't believe a word I say?

We gotta go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can fill our shorts
On suspicious minds

(Now KIM & WANG SING)
Got caught in some Kwap
Yet we still Wok'd out
Becluzz I'm love you too much HillRee

(KIM ONLY, NOW SUNG TO... Madame Albright)
So, if an old friend I know
Drops by to say hell-row
Would I still see susplicion in your eyes?

We can't go on together
With susplicious minds
And be can't build our nukes
On susplicious minds

Oh let our love survive
Or dry da tears from your eyes
Let's doan let a good thing die

When Maddy, you know
I've never lied to you
Mmm yeah, yeah

Title: Elvis Presley - Suspicious Minds lyrics (Altered/Dissed)

[David M]

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[Blackfive]

John Ryan - Man, could you get any more imbecillic (that means "stupid", John)?

Any of us with a TS that did the same thing would be making small rocks out of big rocks for ten years.

[Old Tanker]

John Ryan,

The prosecution of Burglar wasn't mishandled, they just went easy on him and for that, yes the DOJ and most likely the White House deserve full blame for it. I don't know if they (DOJ/White House) thought they were going to get some favorable payback from the Democrats but we all know how that worked out. New Tone my ass, one side seems to be tone deaf........

[bthun]

Hey John,

Comparing the meting out of the legal verdicts and punishment of Sandy BVD's Berger to Scooter Libby is a good reason to reflect on the difference in meaning between the terms justice system and legal system.

Is it any wonder Tom Clancy chose Jack to write about instead?

[jordan]

So, back in the fold, old Sandy is. I suppose it's those kinds of connections and clout that allowed him to get away with illegally taking classified documents out of the archive, and destroying them.

[songdongnigh]

Maybe Sandy does have something on the Clintons. But it’s not healthy to have TOO much on them.

[Revchuck]

I'm just wondering...since his sentence included exclusion from access to classified information for three years, how's he gonna do this?

I know that had I done what he did, my address would be Ft. Leavenworth for about the rest of my natural life.

[jordan]

Good point, Rev, but he could still help in setting out the broad outlines of what her foreign policy approach becomes. Having Berger in there implies that counterterrorism will be handled the same way it was handled when he was National Security Advisor under Clinton -- an occasional subpeona and mostly pretending it's not happening. It might be interesting to further examine his role in the handling of some terrorism incidents during the 1990's.

[bthun]

"Having Berger in there implies that counterterrorism will be handled the same way it was handled when he was National Security Advisor under Clinton"

In my mind, having Hill as POTUS implies the same regardless of who winds up in whatever cabinet position.

Same Old Stuff Different Clinton (SOSDC)comes to mind.

[Soldier's Mom]

Rev: His conviction was September 8, 2005 so if she keeps him, by election time he can see classified again. Until then, he can just call MoveOn.org since they propose to know everything.

[Rich Casebolt]

1> Hiring Sandy Berger to serve on a Presidential candidate's National Security team.

2> An attempt to equate the crime-to-punishment severity ratio of Scooter Libby to that of Sandy Berger.

Two more examples of how relativism has been embraced by the Left ... far more than the Right ... leading to the elevation of another scoundrel to a higher position, while a public servant is railroaded.

Mark my words ... Scooter Libby, like Oliver North, will see his conviction overturned on appeal.

[Cincinnati_Bob]

Compare Berger stuffing classified documents down his pants, then later claiming his dog ate them to some campaign spying by the red team on the blue team - practically a college prank - called Watergate.

A president resigned over Watergate.

A Hamburgler Berger gets a top job.

UN F Believable. Truly.

Oh and the hilrod has no knowledge of a $245,000 donation... From the China connection.

Un F Believable

And the media ignores it all.

Even worse, the Republicans ignore it all.
Why did the red team let Berger off like this?
This post could run for days and pages....

[defendusa]

Oh Jihad Gene...that is good!