I know Mr. Hastert has told the truth to the Ethics Panel and that he knew nothing, absolutely nothing about the pedophile he appointed to protect exploited children.
Can we put this behind us now at last and go back to telling people who they should really hate (preferrably not republicans!)
2006-10-24 17:01:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
He wants it ended quickly in the hopes that the short-attention-span voters will forget about it before Nov 7th. And he wants it ended quickly so that the inquiry will close before they can get proof of what he really knew.
Hastert is the ONLY person who has testified who said that he knew nothing. Everyone ELSE has testified that the Speaker's office was informed as early as 2003.
Open your EYES, man. Use your BRAIN. THINK!
I'm a moderate and have no love of either party. But the blind, unthinking allegiance of some Republicans makes me understand the words of Heinlein: Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
2006-10-24 17:13:40 · answer #1 · answered by Chredon 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
And how do YOU know Hastert told the truth when his own aide swore, under oath, that Hastert WAS told about the former congressman's indiscretions? That aide, by the way, is not the only one to say as much. Tell ya what: combining the words "ethics" and "Republican" in the same sentence is a major oxymoron!
2006-10-24 17:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've got nothing against either political party (being Independent myself) but doesn't this provide some evidence that he DID know?
"Rep. Thomas Reynolds, head of the House Republican election effort, said he told Speaker Dennis Hastert after learning a fellow GOP lawmaker sent inappropriate messages to a teenage boy."
or this site:http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/04/hastert.foley/index.html
If he knew, he should be held accountable for doing nothing about it, attempting to save face or not.
2006-10-24 17:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by britteads 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Back at is again Big. How to answer this. I usually tell amateur comedians to keep their day job, but you my friend need to go on the road with this act. And if you ever do a gig in my town let me know I want to buy you a drink. In answer to your question. If Hastert wants it to end quickly he must not want to say to much. He may invoke the 5th.
2006-10-24 17:11:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about explaining why, when Hastert was first asked about the Foleygate scandal, his first response wasn't to call a page, or a page's parents to offer support, or to call the cops, but instead to make a call to start an investigation into who leaked all this to the press?
There's some Republican ethics for you.
2006-10-24 17:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by marianddoc 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, it means he wants to get it over with before the elections so the Repubs can try to recover from the scandal. By the way, you do realize that at least three people have stated that they directly told him what was going on? ONE report like that should have been enough to get Foley quietly moved to a position where he wasn't directly interacting with anyone underaged, four years worth of them is way too much.
2006-10-24 17:07:40 · answer #6 · answered by triviatm 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it means they are hiding the fats---attempting to cover up..
hastert is a liar like Bush..
his own staff reported hastert know in 2005 about foley....
2006-10-24 17:02:59 · answer #7 · answered by cork 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hastert is a pedophile's best friend give it up man.
2006-10-24 17:03:11 · answer #8 · answered by twysty 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes, lets put it behind us and concentrate on the elections and the issues
2006-10-24 17:07:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You know that you prove your ignorance with every stroke of the keyboard!
2006-10-24 17:09:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋