Historians: Stop Bush/Cheney From Destroying Presidential Records

dirtpoorchris · 09-09-08, 02:44 PM

Think Progress Historians: Stop Bush/Cheney From Destroying Presidential Records

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Thirty-two of the nation’s leading historians have sent letters to congressional leaders calling on them to stregthen the Presidential Records Act (PRA). The effort, led by the Center for American Progress Action Fund and joined by the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the National Coalition for History, notes that while the PRA requires the administration to preserve presidential records, “it fails to provide an effective means
of enforcing compliance with that requirement.” (View the letters here and here.)

Those records are going to be as good as gone.

American · 09-10-08, 10:15 AM

You're full of dung. Man where do you come to these conclusions, during your heroine high? Historians make up history anyway. Haven't you ever looked into your kids' history books?

dirtpoorchris · 09-10-08, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by American

You're full of dung. Man where do you come to these conclusions, during your heroine high? Historians make up history anyway. Haven't you ever looked into your kids' history books?

I don't have any kids but I remember the books when I was in school. They taught me that the "Indians" helps the pilgrims live and then stop.

Edify_Always_In_All_Ways · 09-10-08, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by American

You're full of dung. Man where do you come to these conclusions, during your heroine high? Historians make up history anyway. Haven't you ever looked into your kids' history books?

So first you say that the records won't be deleted, then say that accurate information wouldn't get out 'anyway'?

This is like someone breaking into a police station and wiping out their arrest record.

GottaHurt · 09-14-08, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Edify_Always_In_All_Ways

This is like someone breaking into a police station and wiping out their arrest record.

Oh I get it, you mean like Sandy Berger stealing classified documents from the Nation Archives. (or if you're media biased, illegally removed them)

CNN.com - Sandy Berger*fined $50,000*for taking documents - Sep 8, 2005

PeteEU · 09-14-08, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GottaHurt

Oh I get it, you mean like Sandy Berger stealing classified documents from the Nation Archives. (or if you're media biased, illegally removed them)

CNN.com - Sandy Berger*fined $50,000*for taking documents - Sep 8, 2005

He removed copies, not originals.

Edify_Always_In_All_Ways · 09-14-08, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GottaHurt

Oh I get it, you mean like Sandy Berger stealing classified documents from the Nation Archives. (or if you're media biased, illegally removed them)

CNN.com - Sandy Berger*fined $50,000*for taking documents - Sep 8, 2005

I presume you have no sarcasm in your post, as if this involved erasing political records the public should have had, it is indeed heinous and requires punishment.

independent_thinker2002 · 09-14-08, 09:58 PM

Wasn't there an executive order to put all documents on Etch-a-sketch?

ADK_Forever · 09-14-08, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by independent_thinker2002

Wasn't there an executive order to put all documents on Etch-a-sketch?

No-ooooooooo! Bush couldn't figure out how to use one!

ARealConservative · 09-14-08, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by American

You're full of dung. Man where do you come to these conclusions, during your heroine high? Historians make up history anyway. Haven't you ever looked into your kids' history books?

how in the world do you think this is an acceptable comment?