Texas State archivist says NY Times article "deceiving" re: Bush papers

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How did George W. Bush deal with his gubernatorial records in Texas?

Our research indicates Dubya's done a better job than Dean of keeping his from public view.

When Dubya left office in Texas in 2000, he shipped his gubernatorial records to his daddy's presidential library on the campus of Texas A&M. According to Texas State Archivist Chris LaPlante, they were totally inaccessible to the public. There was no staff to catalogue them, said Laplante. And since "They were physically in a federal facility, they were subject to federal, rather than Texas, public-records law."

After complaints were made, said LaPlante, the attorney general ruled they should be shipped to the state archive for cataloguing. The Bush records arrived in Austin in August 2002. According to LaPlante, it's going to take another three years to complete the cataloguing. Then they'll be shipped back to daddy's library.

By Tuesday everybody, including two of Dean's Democratic rivals, was piling on. The New York Times' Jodi Wilgoren reported that "Mr. Bush's Texas records were moved back to state custody after a ruling from the attorney general, and an archivist for the state said the Bush records were available for viewing."

Archivist LaPlante called the above statement in the Times story "deceiving." While the Bush records are officially "viewable," said LaPlante, actually viewing them is another matter.

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[bluestateguy]

1. Yep.

I've been through this before. The LBJ Library is still processing material from the 1960's. The tapes are only released through mid 1966.

[DUreader]

2. The WhoreYork Times strikes again

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3. kick

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[UTUSN]

4. Our CRACK Investigative Media

didn't examine the PUBLIC record of Shrub-as-TX-Gov ("Don't Mess with TX), so why would *documentary* evidence impel them now?

In Texas, Shrub:

* Got the public funds to pay for private property.

* Got "Funeralgate".

* Got corporate entities tax breaks to evade environmental sanctions.



And much, much more. But our pink tu-tu Dems & Media are DANCING.