Hastert: Foley Scandal Is A Liberal Conspiracy

[RedEarth]

Interviewed by Rush Limbaugh today, House Speaker Hastert said Mark Foley’s inappropriate behavior was “a political issue” and promised Rush that “we are going on offense.”

The “offense” is an effort to portray the scandal as a conspiracy specifically timed by liberals to affect the elections. “We are the insulation to protect this country,” Hastert declared, “and if they get to me it looks like they could affect our election as well”:

SPEAKER HASTERT: There were two pieces of paper out there, one that we knew about and we acted on; one that happened in 2003 we didn’t know about, but somebody had it, and, you know, they’re trying — and they drop it the last day of the session, you know, before we adjourn on an election year. Now, we took care of Mr. Foley. We found out about it, asked him to resign. He did resign. He’s gone. We asked for an investigation. We’ve done that. We’re trying to build better protections for these page programs.

But, you know, this is a political issue in itself, too, and what we’ve tried to do as the Republican Party is make a better economy, protect this country against terrorism — and we’ve worked at it ever since 9/11, worked with the president on it — and there are some people that try to tear us down. We are the insulation to protect this country, and if they get to me it looks like they could affect our election as well.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/03/hastert-rush/

[corkhead]

1. Makes perfect sense, Al Gore invented the internets which begat IM

Yup, if Clinton hadn't picked him as his running mate, he wouldn't be in this mess.

[bryant69]

2. Yeah, Rush thinks we'll have another scandal on Friday

All orchestrated by that most evil of organizations, the Clinton War Room.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Cha]

14. Since Clinton has a "war room" what does

the chimp have? A fucking "nukecular" neocon dungeon? :nuke:

[bryant69]

18. No - according to Rush Republicans don't try to win elections

it just happens - it's the result of the natural kindness and kindness of Republicans. He also noted that we should be careful not to pay any attention to the Rove behind the curtain.

Bryant

[Trouser Trout]

3. There's going to be a helluva crater left when that fat ass

hits the ground.Timberrrrrrrrr.

[JuniperLea]

4. Right. It has nothing to do with little boys

These people are disgusting.

[mac56]

5. "Our election"?!

"The insulation that protects this country"?!

Jebus H.!

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. Hastert is probably miffed because Foley wouldn't let him watch.

[LSK]

7. FOLEY. FUCKING. RESIGNED.

No getting around that FACT.

[verse18]

8. Well Denny,

Had you actually looked into this when it came to your attention, this whole scandal thing would never have happened one month before an election that determines the fate of the entire Republican party in Congress.

An ounce of prevention, Denny, an ounce of prevention.

[Lusted4]

9. Getting Hastert to do the right thing on any issue is almost as

difficult as prying a ham sandwich from his right hand.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. !

:spray:

[Hubert Flottz]

10. Wild Eyed Republican Conspiracy Theorists are Moon Batty!

I can't get over how CRAZY these people ACT!

[Old and In the Way]

11. Have another donut, Denny.

Make it harder for them to roll you under the bus. :rofl:

[chat_noir]

12. "We are the insulation"

as in deadly asbestos?

[Cha]

13. You dirty brainwashing

motherfucker. I hope you go down in the proverbial flames mf.

WHy is the moonie times calling for your head, then? And not the Liberals, eh?

Real nice folks ruining our country.

[AlCzervik]

16. they claim "Someone had these emails 3 years ago" so i ask, if democrats

had this infor 3 years ago they would have used it in the last election cycle---yes?

[Jack Rabbit]

17. Interviewed by Rush, Hastert says the Foley Folley is a liberal conspiracy

Excuse me, but . . . .

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[Gwerlain]

19. Hastert is scared...

like all the Reprehensibles, all the time. That's how they operate: fear. How do they motivate voters? Fear. How do they evaluate each thing they make a law about? Fear. How do they run their "foreign policy?" Fear. How do they motivate other countries? Fear.

All Hastert knows to do is attack. Because he's afraid.

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