Nobody really believes this was a mistake. The fact that such a release happened under 'Kegsbreath's' watch is no surprise, especially given his obvious incompetence and clear disdain for women in the military. The fact that the GOP had to resort to such a move, speaks volumes...it shows how clearly desperate they are. They have NOTHING to use against Sherrill so, like in so many other instances (Comey, James, Cook etc.), they have to fabricate something and perform their ritualistic media blast in an effort to influence the citizenry. People are not that stupid; they are getting wise to this tactic. In the long run, this should help Mikie Sherrill; she must be a pretty strong candidate if the only thing they can use against her is made up twaddle. Our military has reason to worry that such incompetence has infiltrated the DOD. Wake up Congress and do your job! Mikie didn't cheat; no matter how much inuendo is made, New Jerseyans are too smart to take the bait and swallow deliberately misguiding information.
We now have an established authoritarian government! At some point we all must accept that and address it as truth! To even suggest that this current Congress should wake up and do their job reflects our lack of awareness, which translates into an inability to fight the battle for a democracy!
I would not be surprised. No one would bring all the top brass from around the world to Virginia for a pep talk. Is Hegseth looking for signed pledges of loyalty to Trump under threat of immediate reductions in rank? I would not be surprised as a military pledged to uphold the Constitution could clearly be a threat to an administration that is not. What an opportunity for an enemy to wipe out our top military brass! Does not seem too smart to me.
In times of the current fascist regime and its followers, yes I believe the release of Mikie Sherrill's complete records was an innocent mistake...........................NOT.
And I bet the guy who received these records already disseminated them.
Yes, Citarelli already released a statement calling Sherrill dishonest, etc. He is clearly desperate and fights dirty like the rest of these terrible people. Glad to see Mikie calling this out forcefully.
The biggest problem I see coming from this article is the reluctance to entertain the idea that this wasn't a mistake. It's similar to issues we saw in the media during the campaign. It seems to me that writers and news people of all types have gotten the idea of journalistic integrity/objectivity all twisted. These things have nothing to do with always being evenhanded and non-confrontational. It means that the reporting should be honest even if that means brutally honest.
By the time Trump left office the first time he had given up all right to have his screeds described as "misinformed" or "lacking evidence", etc. He had proven himself, on an almost constant basis, to be a bald-faced liar and journalistic integrity would actually dictate that a reporter describe him as such. Fact-checking every lie he told in an interview or article would certainly be time-consuming but objectivity would dictate that it be done every single time. I'm sure writers were getting tired of pointing out the same lies over and over but "journalistic integrity" dictates that it had to be done. Not doing so was abdicating your responsibility as a reporter. Even people that didn't like much about him often cited the economy from his first term as evidence he was good at it. If every article or onscreen news person pointed out that he inherited that economy from Obama and Trump eventually ran it into the ground, far fewer people would have voted for him based on the lie that he was good at the economy. And that's only one single example.
The likely hood that this information release was a mistake seems somewhat naive. The idea that a Republican of today would display the integrity that Gore's people showed is incredibly naive. The conservative Supreme Court justices don't even show that much integrity, why would the rank and file be expected to? Being a Republican today means never having to say your sorry...
Kegsbreath is a drunk and a sexual predator he needs to be court martialed and should have to return his military medals. He is a disgrace and yes it’s no surprise this happened under his watch. No, not likely a mistake.
Whoever oked this transcript to be released, National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) should be dragged on to the carpet. Not sure if DOGE didn't get that information and hand it to Peter Thiel or not. I believe they got ever other persons personal info.
Where there are such clear and restrictive limitations on the transfer of personal information out of NARA, it seems nearly impossible that the release of Mikie Sherrill's information was a simple mistake. This administration repeatedly shows us that it is blind to legal restraints and that it will stop at nothing to destroy its opponents.
Brian has the background to give the proper steps to be followed. As a librarian, and person knowing right from wrong, I had occasions to return items left behind and wouldn't even consider giving personal or business information to anyone else.
Thank you, Pat. Unfortunately, NARA has been under resourced (including data management improvements) and under staffed for so long that slight errors can be compounded.
Nobody really believes this was a mistake. The fact that such a release happened under 'Kegsbreath's' watch is no surprise, especially given his obvious incompetence and clear disdain for women in the military. The fact that the GOP had to resort to such a move, speaks volumes...it shows how clearly desperate they are. They have NOTHING to use against Sherrill so, like in so many other instances (Comey, James, Cook etc.), they have to fabricate something and perform their ritualistic media blast in an effort to influence the citizenry. People are not that stupid; they are getting wise to this tactic. In the long run, this should help Mikie Sherrill; she must be a pretty strong candidate if the only thing they can use against her is made up twaddle. Our military has reason to worry that such incompetence has infiltrated the DOD. Wake up Congress and do your job! Mikie didn't cheat; no matter how much inuendo is made, New Jerseyans are too smart to take the bait and swallow deliberately misguiding information.
We now have an established authoritarian government! At some point we all must accept that and address it as truth! To even suggest that this current Congress should wake up and do their job reflects our lack of awareness, which translates into an inability to fight the battle for a democracy!
Expect decapitation of armed forces this week at meeting in Virginia.
I would not be surprised. No one would bring all the top brass from around the world to Virginia for a pep talk. Is Hegseth looking for signed pledges of loyalty to Trump under threat of immediate reductions in rank? I would not be surprised as a military pledged to uphold the Constitution could clearly be a threat to an administration that is not. What an opportunity for an enemy to wipe out our top military brass! Does not seem too smart to me.
In times of the current fascist regime and its followers, yes I believe the release of Mikie Sherrill's complete records was an innocent mistake...........................NOT.
And I bet the guy who received these records already disseminated them.
What has Marco Rubio got to say of his employee mistake?
Yes, Citarelli already released a statement calling Sherrill dishonest, etc. He is clearly desperate and fights dirty like the rest of these terrible people. Glad to see Mikie calling this out forcefully.
The biggest problem I see coming from this article is the reluctance to entertain the idea that this wasn't a mistake. It's similar to issues we saw in the media during the campaign. It seems to me that writers and news people of all types have gotten the idea of journalistic integrity/objectivity all twisted. These things have nothing to do with always being evenhanded and non-confrontational. It means that the reporting should be honest even if that means brutally honest.
By the time Trump left office the first time he had given up all right to have his screeds described as "misinformed" or "lacking evidence", etc. He had proven himself, on an almost constant basis, to be a bald-faced liar and journalistic integrity would actually dictate that a reporter describe him as such. Fact-checking every lie he told in an interview or article would certainly be time-consuming but objectivity would dictate that it be done every single time. I'm sure writers were getting tired of pointing out the same lies over and over but "journalistic integrity" dictates that it had to be done. Not doing so was abdicating your responsibility as a reporter. Even people that didn't like much about him often cited the economy from his first term as evidence he was good at it. If every article or onscreen news person pointed out that he inherited that economy from Obama and Trump eventually ran it into the ground, far fewer people would have voted for him based on the lie that he was good at the economy. And that's only one single example.
The likely hood that this information release was a mistake seems somewhat naive. The idea that a Republican of today would display the integrity that Gore's people showed is incredibly naive. The conservative Supreme Court justices don't even show that much integrity, why would the rank and file be expected to? Being a Republican today means never having to say your sorry...
Kegsbreath is a drunk and a sexual predator he needs to be court martialed and should have to return his military medals. He is a disgrace and yes it’s no surprise this happened under his watch. No, not likely a mistake.
Insane. I have requested records for relatives in WW1 and WW2 and you have to show relationship of that the records are old enough.
Whoever oked this transcript to be released, National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) should be dragged on to the carpet. Not sure if DOGE didn't get that information and hand it to Peter Thiel or not. I believe they got ever other persons personal info.
NJ is the source of "nice whatever" you got there, shame if sumthin' happened to it...
her oponent is joey bagga donuts...who don't know nuttin about it
I certainly will not be holding my breath waiting for anyone to stand up and show the guts to do something about it.
Actually, now that I think about it, no one seems to be standing up tall for much of anything now!
No outrage.
Nothing.
As a country we seem unconscious.
Very well written and reasoned. I despair that it will be followed.
Where there are such clear and restrictive limitations on the transfer of personal information out of NARA, it seems nearly impossible that the release of Mikie Sherrill's information was a simple mistake. This administration repeatedly shows us that it is blind to legal restraints and that it will stop at nothing to destroy its opponents.
Brian has the background to give the proper steps to be followed. As a librarian, and person knowing right from wrong, I had occasions to return items left behind and wouldn't even consider giving personal or business information to anyone else.
Thank you, Pat. Unfortunately, NARA has been under resourced (including data management improvements) and under staffed for so long that slight errors can be compounded.
Yes, I can understand that taking its toll on staff. Thanks.
I know it’s just me being sentimental, can’t help reflecting again how different our world would be if Gore had won the presidency. 🤔
It makes me sad to say this, but it appears that in the present day, honesty is for suckers and chumps.
That's not a wish, that's not an opinion, it's just an observation- and all of us are worse off for it.