"modeled on "the historical practice of previous administrations."" (WH email)

[rodeodance]

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White House unofficial e-mail accounts draw scrutiny
POSTED: 11:48 p.m. EDT, April 9, 2007
Story Highlights
• White House allegedly used unofficial e-mail accounts for official business
• Rep. Henry Waxman says those e-mails are subject to Presidential Records Act
• White House says outside accounts keep political work separate from official business
From Bob Franken
CNN Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The White House is being accused of improperly trying to hide e-mails about government business by using unofficial e-mail accounts.
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The Presidential Records Act, passed during the Nixon administration, requires the preservation of all official records of and about the president. ......

Neither administration officials nor Republican Party officials would agree to be interviewed on camera after repeated requests from CNN. In a written statement, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said staffers used different computers "to have a separate e-mail account for political activities."

Stanzel said that procedure was modeled on "the historical practice of previous administrations." But John Podesta, who served as White House chief of staff in the Clinton administration, disputed that.

"It doesn't appear that they were doing what we did, which was to segregate political activity from official activity," he said.

[SpiralHawk]

1. Translation: "The Clenis made us do it." - Corrupt BushCo republicon cronies

"We are holy angels who never do anything wrong until we see the shadow of Bill Clinton's penis, at which point we degenerate and start telling lies about 9/11, pretending there are WMD in Iraq, spending taxpayer money like drunken sailors, torturing prisoners of war, abusing our troops and veterans by cutting services, stealing elections, placing incompetent judges and prosecutors in positions of power, and letting notorious male prostitutes like Jeff Gannon have free run of he George AWOL Bush White House. But it's not our fault. It is all the fault of the Highly Excellent Blowjob Bill Clinton got about 10 years ago. So move along. There's nothing to see here."

- BushCo republicon cronies

[Gman]

2. Clinton's Penis

obviously caught redhanded with no other explanation.

[Solly Mack]

3. they aren't in trouble for having 2 different computers

they are in trouble for conducting government business on non-government computers in order to hide the emails

"Stanzel said staffers used different computers "to have a separate e-mail account for political activities."


and goes on to use the they did it too tactic - BUT - Stanzel isn't addressing the reason for the trouble ( deliberately hiding emails) - he's only addressing having 2 computers...



it's a deflection tactic

people will hear "they did it too" - and never once look beyond the talking point

[rodeodance]

4. but also------did they do this work on Gov TIME? (or wait till the 5 o'clock

whistle blew????????)

[Solly Mack]

5. that too....and judging from the time on many of the emails

much of it was during regular business hours