Nuke flap dogs Dean

[jpgpenn]

Nuke flap dogs Dean
By David R. Guarino
Tuesday, January 6, 2004

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says former Gov. Howard Dean and other Vermont officials violated federal law by releasing secret protection plans for its nuclear power plant in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The NRC's charge had Vermont officials scrambling to impoundtop-secret nuclear documents the Democratic presidential front-runner wrongly made public.
Some of the documents regarding the Vermont Yankee nuke plant include so-called ``safeguards information,'' which is to be released under ``need to know requirements and . . . not publicly releasable,'' said NRC spokesman Scott Burnell.
The documents are included in files Dean made public - even as he opposes the release of other records on the grounds that they may include similar security or personal information.

http://news.bostonherald.com/national/national.bg?articleid=409


What is up with this guy Dean? He is totally out of it on issues of our personal safety and nation security.

[sandnsea]

1. Criminal charges???

Yikes, this doesn't look too good. He was responsible for just one power plant, not the security of the whole freakin' country.

"Burnell said visible warnings on the records weren't heeded by Dean's office, the Vermont secretary of state and the state archivist - making civil or criminal charges a possibility."

[jpgpenn]

4. This kind of story makes you wonder..

What other crazy stuff he has stored away in his files. Scarey stuff from a scarey guy!

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Here is my theory

Gillespie and the RNC are behind this... I ain't kidding

[stopthegop]

7. why? n/t

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[jpgpenn]

12. explain

[maddezmom]

3. kinda a dupe

being discussed here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=71417

[jpgpenn]

6. NO DUPE AT ALL

This is its OWN subject heading given to others to get all info out as needed.

[Dookus]

5. damn....

if only a homosexual had written to him on the subject, the info would've remained sealed.

[redqueen]

10. *chuckle*

:P

[a_random_joel]

8. Um, it is a dup...

Sorry.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=70674

Mine was ignored for some reason...:shrug:

[jpgpenn]

9. well yours fell back

I didn't see yours bud. Don't take offense. The main thing is the info gets out. Thanks for your post.

[a_random_joel]

11. No offense taken

Just setting the record straight...

[FubarFly]

13. This looks like an error made by a Dean staffer.

There is no evidence suggested linking it back to Dean. It is a bit annoying that someone screwed up that badly, but the issue should be resolved fairly quickly. That won't stop the media from trying to sensationalize the incident- anything to protect their beloved leader George Bush. This does however make a good argument as to why Dean should be careful about rushing to release the rest of his records. There really are things in there that shouldn't be public.


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Dean campaign spokesman Jay Carson refused to comment. But Vermont Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz, a Democrat, said her office is equally to blame for the gaffe.

``Because of the very quick and intense interest in Gov. Dean's records, we simply missed this batch,'' Markowitz said. ``It was ultimately a result of the pressure our office had, we weren't ready for it.''

Markowitz said governors are supposed to exclude data not subject to public records laws. But, she said, her office is the last check. ``We're the custodian of the record. The buck stops here,'' she said.

[Democrats unite]

14. Always seems to be a Dean Staffer...

God forbid Dean should ever make a decision!

[FubarFly]

16. Do you realistically expect Dean to personally go through every

file in every box?

I'm not saying that Dean shouldn't take some sort of responsibility, but he hasn't committed a criminal offense.

[bearfartinthewoods]

27. and where does the buck stop?

[FubarFly]

28. With Dean of course. n/t

[Democrats unite]

32. Apparently not.

eom

[FubarFly]

33. In the sense that he is a criminal?

No.

In the sense that he is reponsible for the actions of his staff?

Yes.

Is this a real incident? Or is it a calculated exaggeration by his opponents?

I guess we'll find out.

[Leilani]

19. Or take responsibility

He's a lot like Shrub in that way..

[FubarFly]

23. He should chastize/ or fire the staffers involved,

and apologize for the error.

If there is a foul here, based on his history, Dean will take responsibilty- he is nothing like shrub in that respect.

[retyred]

36. Boy this sounds so familiar!

But, she said, her office is the last check. ``We're the custodian of the record. The buck stops here,'' she said.

falling on the sword is such a noble gesture


retyred in fla
“Good-Night Paul, Wherever You Are”
So I read this book

[jpgpenn]

18. I love the way his supporters take this so lightly

Do you understand the gravity of this article? This isn't a nit picking issue for some dumb election process. This is something that makes many if not the majority of Americans scared shitless.

[FubarFly]

20. No, the Boston Herald is trying to make you scared shitless.

I'm only explaining trying to reasonably explain the error.

Frankly, if it was that important, I can't see how all parties involved would have missed it. My personal feeling is that the papers are not as sensitive as originally reported. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

[jpgpenn]

25. Really?

Ok now try selling that to the MAJORITY of America.

[FubarFly]

26. I'll do my best.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.

[jpgpenn]

29. np

You need all the help you can get but hey, I wont be the one to shoot down anothers dreams.

[FubarFly]

30. Thanks!

And if Dean wins the nomination, they will be your dreams too.

The right wing attack is inevitable. If we allow them to succeed and b*sh wins in 2004, all of our dreams will be dashed.

[Scott Lee]

15. More like "Lack of issues dogs Dean opponents"

Ya heard?

[slinkerwink]

17. yeah, this should blow over soon

[Scott Lee]

21. I really hope so. It's such a waste of bandwidth.

[redqueen]

22. It sure will

Just like the Plame investigation, and Osama binForgotten, and using funds for social services to pay for campaign trips.

Nice when the media's on your side, isn't it?

[jpgpenn]

24. So True, Kudos

:yourock: All the candidates should be so lucky!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

31. Releasing secret protection plans for nuclear plants -

is that really a big deal? I mean if there is no information in there that might embarass Dean during his Presidential campaign then why should we care? I mean it's not as if terrorists could use this information to ... oh, right.

[jpgpenn]

34. Yea, what the heck were they thinking

As long as the guy isn't "emabarassed" what's the big deal. What's wrong with all of those that use information like this to rationalize his behavior if he were president.

Those darn free thinkers.:shrug:

[retyred]

35. The man is a disaster

waiting to happen, if dean does get the nod, we are so screwed, it'll be a bush blow out!


retyred in fla
“Good-Night Paul, Wherever You Are”
So I read this book

[Moderator]

37. Dupe

Please continue here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=70674

Thanks,
DU Moderator