CNN breaking: Hastert to hold 1:00pm briefing

[boise1]

House Speaker Dennis Hastert will hold a briefing at 1 p.m. ET from his office in Batavia, Illinois, CNN has learned. (no further details)

http://www.cnn.com/

[SledDriver]

1. Bye bye Denny...

Don't let the door hit your fat ass on the way out!

[Duer 157099]

2. To say "we still didn't know"

??

[quiet.american]

3. Add to that, he will blame Clinton. n/t

[underpants]

10. Emmanuel Goldstein too

[BootinUp]

4. Sing it....Will he stay or will he go now. If he goes there will be

trouble....

If he stays it will be double...


lol. :)

[sugapablo]

11. I'd rather sing...

...na na na na....na na na na....hey hey hey....GOOD BYE!

:toast:

[onehandle]

5. Stay the course, Denny. There is plenty of time to put your image in ads.

Stick around, buddy. We need you.

[boise1]

6. To announce Socks the cat was gay?

[budkin]

7. See you later....

You bloated piece of dog shit.

[greyl]

8. I'm guessing he'll be stubborn today

but eventually go down denying everything a la Delay.

If he resigns, I'll be a little shocked but lovvvvving it.

[rodeodance]

9. uuummm......

[Lone_Star_Dem]

12. Prepare yourselves for a Nixon style denial

Followed by the classic 'blame it on Clinton' topped off by an accusation that the Dems plotted to make them look bad. As if they need any help. :eyes:

[Xipe Totec]

13. The timing indicates desire to get on the news cycle

which means probably not a resignation but another attempt to shift blame.

[grytpype]

22. Agreed.

A resignation would be announced tomorrow at 5:00 PM.

[napi21]

14. Earlier, CNN said he will be announcing the 800 # established

for current and former paiges to call and report any abuses. I'masking WHO will monitor the responses on this line? Is this just a way for Pubs to catch any info before it becomes public?????

[peekaloo]

19. That was my first thought, too.

Maybe offer them "something" to stay quiet.

[patcox2]

27. No, its to find some democratic predators.

not to bribe anyone, to get mud.

[uppityperson]

23. right. as if they would be that stupid

leave your name, address, phone number and size. We'll get right back to you.

[Seen the light]

15. He won't be resigning, you can count on that

Don't know what this is going to be about, but he's said constantly over the past 24 hours that he won't be resigning. People shouldn't be getting their hopes up.

[NVMojo]

16. I agree, this man is in full fledged denial about himself and how he

is perceived.

[Boomer]

18. Are you kidding?

If he resigned, my hopes would be dashed.

My hopes that he continues to embarass the Republican Party by his presence.

[underpants]

21. I expect a full scale attacks back at the Dems

that is what the RW radio has been clamoring for the last few days and Hastert and all the Republicans are echoing radio talking points (yes we really are at that point) recently even implying Clinton has something to do with it.

[chemenger]

17. Buh-bye, Denny. Buh-bye.

Said with fingers crossed.

[hadrons]

20. CNN breaking: Hastert to blame Clinton's penis at 1:00pm briefing

[Demeter]

24. Let Me Speculate: He's Not Gay, Wasn't Molested By Priests, & Can't Email

'cause he never learned how. But he's going into rehab anyway.


Clinton's Lawyer Lainy Something, said on NPR this morning that Hastert made an honest mistake and should not resign.

Tell that to the parents of America, esp. the GOP ones who send their little darlings to be properly initiated into politics!

(Of Course, Dubya would say that IS the initiation, plus a branding!)

[rocktivity]

29. Honest mistake, my donkey

He didn't pursue the Foley matter because he didn't want to give the Dems "ammunition" against them. What I'd really like to know, though, is how he suceeded in keeping all the pages' parents quiet for so long.

:headbang:
rocknation

[acmavm]

34. Gotta love the way those Clinton's stay loyal to the repubs.

[NorthernSpy]

25. Oh, Denny... must you go?

Yes, you richly deserve to be thrown out on your ear (or out on your rear, whichever is the correct figure of speech) But on the other hand, your disastrously wretched judgement makes you useful.

And by "useful", I mean useful to us...


:rofl:

[rocktivity]

26. No matter how you slice it, he was derelict in his duty as House Speaker

At the very least, he should have kept Foley off the anti-pedophile commitee--after, all, think of what would happen if if Foley's "friendliness" were to become public. He hurt both the pages and the political party in his care.

:crazy:
rocknation

[truthisfreedom]

28. ahh, to announce his 1-800-dontcallthepolice number. riii-iiight.

the number designed to thwart any investigations and stop all leaks. got it.

[patcox2]

30. Try "1-800 Report Democrat Pervs" hotline

He needs to get someone to accuse a democrat so it becomes a bipartisan problem.

[SpeedwayDemocrat]

31. Delayed to 1:45 PM

Needed time to change his diaper and get a crying towel, I guess!

[Raine]

32. Hope he doesn't resign

cause staying will keep the scandal going even longer and make the repuke leadership look even worse.

[undeterred]

33. Marc Sandalow: Hastert Blames Media, Soros, Clinton

House Speaker Dennis Hastert, figthing for his political survival, is lashing out at the news media, George Soros and even associates of former President Clinton.

"When the base finds out who's feeding this monster, they're not going to be happy,'' Hastert told the Chicago Tribune of the firestorm over Mark Foley's contacts with House pages.

"The people who want to see this thing blow up are ABC News and a lot of Demoratic operatives, people funded by George Soros,'' Hastert says in the interview published this morning.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=9525

Who's feeding this monster? Its the Republican way to never take responsibility for anything and always act like a victim.

[saigon68]

35. He is an evil Fat Bastard

[Beausoleil]

36. "who's feeding this monster"?

Who created it in the first place, Tubby? Who allowed it to grow to insatiable proportions? Just because there's heaps of blame on you doesn't mean there's plenty to go around.

The nerve.

[Moderator]

37. please continue

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