Hastert's Democratic opponent posts on dKos, demanding DH resign; 374

[ProgressiveEconomist]

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See also http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2267912&mesg_id=2271825 for links to the Democratic opponents of the other Republicans most vulnerable in the House Teen Page Sex Scandal Coverup.

From http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/30/212758/946 :

"Response to Hastert/Foley Pagegate Scandal, by John Laesch

Sat Sep 30, 2006 at 06:27:57 PM PDT

This is John Laesch, the Democratic candidate running against Dennis Hastert. Our campaign office reports that the phone has not stopped ringing all day and the Inbox on our e-mail account is exploding. We know that Dennis Hastert has been the "cover-up" guy for everything that is wrong in Washington. Hastert has been cleaning up messes all the way from this Wednesday's "get out of jail free" detainee bill that he gave to George Bush to gutting house ethics rules after Tom DeLay was indicted.

I am currently working with Danny Stover who is running against Shimkus in Illinois' 19th District ... This morning we held a press conference in St. Charles, IL and I basically said that it is time for Dennis Hastert to resign. If he does not do the honorable thing then voters should fire him on Nov. 7th. I started my speech with some of Hastert's own words from a 1998 press conference. "Even though our children may be at home with the doors locked," "that doesn't mean that they are safe. We must continue to be proactive in warding off pedophiles and other creeps who want to take advantage of our children...It's not infringing on liberties, it's about protecting our kids."

Apparently proactive in Washington means waiting 11 months... Exactly one month ago today Dennis Hastert made the front page of the Kane County Chronicle, a local paper, that covered Dennis Hastert's town hall forum on Internet safety. Protecting children is OK for Dennis Hastert when it is earning him votes, but he doesn't give a damn when it is a page working on Capital Hill. The fact that Hastert tried to cover this up is reason enough for him to resign. ..."

[and-justice-for-all]

1. Kick DH's ass to the curb! and take the pedophile with him!

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[zonkers]

3. Kos/Laesch thing posted earlier in GDPolitics by Beetwasher - link...

OH HELL YEAH!!! Laesch Goes For JUGULAR Against HASTERT Re: Foley!!!!!!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2856702&mesg_id=2856702

[ProgressiveEconomist]

4. Thanks. DUers like me who rarely venture into GDP would never

see Laesch's post there without crossposting like yours and mine.

[Quixote1818]

5. I have a feeling this is going to explode into major scandal!!!

It's off to a good start!

[ProgressiveEconomist]

6. It's crossover infotainment! "Dateline NBC sting" meets Watergate,

to add the politics audience to the sex scandal audience for maximum advertising rates.

[Hav]

7. .

Whether they will succeed or not in the end, I really appreciate that the Laesch campaign is at least trying to make it a good fight for their chances when Hastert was pretty much unbeatable.