This Was Not A Scandal?

1) Because Sandy is a self-serving jerk.
2) Acting to cover his own ass rather than anyone's else.
3) There wasn't any effect on the 9-11 commission's work

and thus:

It was just another idiot getting caught being stupid.

Joe(at least he wasn't drunk)Nation

Joe Nation wrote:

1) Because Sandy is a self-serving jerk.
2) Acting to cover his own ass rather than anyone's else.
3) There wasn't any effect on the 9-11 commission's work

and thus:

It was just another idiot getting caught being stupid.

Joe(at least he wasn't drunk)Nation

How do we know that he was only working to cover his own ass? We don't know what was in the doc's he took and destroyed so we don't have a clue as to whether what he did effected the 9-11 commission.

Do you what papers he destroyed? I sure don't and neither does any one else. The only person who knows what was destroyed is the Burgler.

Baldimo wrote:

Joe Nation wrote:

1) Because Sandy is a self-serving jerk.
2) Acting to cover his own ass rather than anyone's else.
3) There wasn't any effect on the 9-11 commission's work

and thus:

It was just another idiot getting caught being stupid.

Joe(at least he wasn't drunk)Nation

How do we know that he was only working to cover his own ass? We don't know what was in the doc's he took and destroyed so we don't have a clue as to whether what he did effected the 9-11 commission.

Do you what papers he destroyed? I sure don't and neither does any one else. The only person who knows what was destroyed is the Burgler.

we could have him testify to some congress people over say... shrimp shooters and yager bombs at Fridays... no transcripts of course.... but he promises to be totally truthful.... that should put it to bed right?

yes larry I'm aware the Berger affair has concluded, but thanks for reaching out.

Hits on Fox News website search engine.

Sandy Berger 59.

Valerie Plame 574.

Surprising, considering that Fox is regarded as right of right wing.

Maybe the Plame story was just considered more newsworthy?, or easier to hype?

Sandy Berger's idiocy did get wide media coverage. Consider that most A2K posters know exactly whom you're talking about.

Noddy24 wrote:

Sandy Berger's idiocy did get wide media coverage. Consider that most A2K posters know exactly whom you're talking about.

The response to this thread is hardly proof that most A2Kers know of Berger and this scandal, but even if that is the case, I'm not sure what the significance might be. When it comes to awareness of current events, A2Kers are, by no means, representative of the general public.

The Berger affair was covered, but not in the same way as the Plame affair.

And-god only knows why we are going over this now- what Sandy took were COPIES of documents, not originals, and his own notes, neither of which he was authorized to do.

Nothing, despite the heated sighs and cries of Republicans, repeat, nothing is missing from the National Archives.


Joe(Let's move on now.)Nation

It is not clear how many copies of the report exist. Nor is it clear why Berger was so focused on the document. If he simply wanted a copy, it seems that taking just one would have been sufficient. But it also seems that Berger should have known that he could not round up all the known copies of the document, since there were apparently other copies in other secure places. Whatever the case, the report was ultimately given to the September 11 Commission.