Tom Reynolds C-SPAN Press Conference a COMPLETE DISASTER

[Dems Will Win]

Just saw the Tom Reynolds press conference in Buffalo on C-SPAN. What a disaster for him! He just stood up there for too long a time and allowed himself to get peppered and give the same lame answer to the main question: If he knew about the "overly friendly" e-mails and was concerned enough to tell Speaker Hastert, why didn't he follow up and ask Hastert what happened, as Foley was back out on the floor, working with the pages every day.

Reynolds just kept going back to what his handlers told him to say: that like a good employee, he went to his supervisor with the complaint and after that it was no longer his job. But the reporters kept insisting that he was one of the top 8 GOP leaders and he did nothing further--except taking a $100,000 check from Foley a couple months after learning that he was a child predator.

Then Reynolds flat out lied when he said Shimkus had the Page Board look into it and they concluded that no aciton should be taken as the parents did not want to press the matter. That is a lie--made up of whole cloth--an attempt to get out of losing on November 7th.

Because what really happened was that Shimkus NEVER TOLD THE PAGE BOARD SQUAT. That's right, Shimkus never told the Democrat Kildee OR EVEN THE REPUBLICAN Capito. Hey, she was a woman, guess the good ole boys couldn't trust her to protect a child predator for mere political gain and let him near the pages again.

No, she might have a maternal instinct or something like a conscience. Capito is very angry at the GOP leadership right now.

Finally, when a reporter asked Reynolds if accepting the $100,000 from Foley after hearing of the e-mails to the 16 year-old was in effect protecting him so Reynolds could get that hundred grand for his NRCC, Reynolds gave a stupid answer--to the effect that $100,000 is a pittance when you compare it to the $70 million he will raise for the NRCC. So no, the $100,000 was chump change--he wouldn't protect a child predator for that kind of money!

When you put these Republicans under the gun they start sweating and giving such dumb answers.

After that he said just a couple more--and then took a further barrage of another dozen questions.

On top of that, Reynolds the whole time confused the early e-mails from the later graphic IMs--which he figured was all the defense he needed--BUT HE KEPT CALLING THE LATER INSTANT MESSAGES "E-MAILS", WHICH WOULD ONLY TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY CONFUSE THE LINE HE WAS TRYING TO DE-BLUR.

Probably he doesn't even know the difference between an e-mail and an instant message, that's why he can't keep it straight.

Total disaster--Catch the re-run or go to C-SPAN.org to see it.

PLEASE RECOMMEND THIS TO BRING REYNOLD'S LIE OUT INTO THE OPEN! 1 MORE SEAT!

[StrictlyRockers]

1. Glad to hear it. Stick a fork in him. He's done!

[Dems Will Win]

2. Let's not forget his Chief of Staff Fordham tried to cover up the IMs!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

3. The most absurd part was that he tried to act casual the whole time

like he was fielding questions about some minor
budgetary issue or something he could barely work
up enough energy to care about. I guess he thought
if he didnt act like he was cooking alive on the spit,
maybe nobody would notice that apple in his mouth.
He was lying his balls off from start to finish and
had no idea how to stop himself!

[Gabi Hayes]

15. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!! did you make this up?

''I guess he thought if he didnt act like he was cooking alive on the spit,
maybe nobody would notice that apple in his mouth.''

that's just about the funniest frickin' thing I've ever heard!

And I've been to two world fairs, a picnic, and a rodeo!

[A-Schwarzenegger]

19. Of course, I make everything up!!!

'Cept Oscar.

[JustJoe]

4. k&r --- WATCH IT if you can.

[bunny planet]

5. wonder if he'll still be having luncheon with Laura after this.

[Bucky]

6. I'm wondering. Earlier today TPM was saying these guys can't do pressers

Now both Reynolds and Hastert are, in fact, doing press conferences. Probably a lot of aids were telling them don't go out front, don't put yourself in the limelight until you have your cover all squared. Hastert ended up walking out of his presser with reporters still lobbing questions at him--that looks like shit, like he's tone-deaf and avoiding the truth. The aids who must've been telling them to dummy down were right (tactically speaking). Transparency of government will slaughter these scoundrels.

Boehner is the only one not going in front of cameras, so my money is on him to emerge as the least damaged.

[samsingh]

7. kick

[Dems Will Win]

8. kick

[wicket]

9. K & R

:kick:

[Oilwellian]

10. Was this the same press conference where he was surrounded by children?

DKos posted a link to a video of Reynolds surrounded by kids yesterday during a press conference. Apparently the press asked if the children could leave so they could ask some adult questions.

Link to video: http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/10/3/13307/3722

[kerry-is-my-prez]

11. glad they brought up the $100,000 - they need to know who else got $$

There could be another crime here too.

[pacalo]

12. Bookmarking for later.

I want to see this video when it's available on C-Span.

[Bushfire]

13. Not to mention the staged placing of children, and babies on stage with

him...

[krkaufman]

14. $100,000 is chump change

From your report...

Finally, when a reporter asked Reynolds if accepting the $100,000 from Foley after hearing of the e-mails to the 16 year-old was in effect protecting him so Reynolds could get that hundred grand for his NRCC, Reynolds gave a stupid answer--to the effect that $100,000 is a pittance when you compare it to the $70 million he will raise for the NRCC. So no, the $100,000 was chump change--he wouldn't protect a child predator for that kind of money!

I just love it. It's not that he wouldn't protect a predator for ANY amount of money; it's that $100,000 wouldn't be enough to pique his interest.

[spanone]

16. Inarticulate. Double-speak.

[mom cat]

17. I am going to get rich! I've decided to sell shovels in DC. They are

wearing out the old ones fast, digging themselves in deeper and deeper. :evilgrin:

[Laurab]

18. I live near Buffalo and can't wait to vote him out

and from what I've been seeing in the paper, neither can a lot of people. Not only editorials, but LTTE's - and that was mainly before this incident, which was all over the front page of the paper - Buffalo is blue, and I think the race was neck and neck before this, so here's hoping!