Resign, Mr. Speaker (1 Viewer)

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The Washingon Times, hardly the voice of Liberal America has called for Speaker Hassert's resignation over his cover-up of Rep. Foley's pedophile activities. Here's part of what the Washington Times wrote today:

Red flags emerged in late 2005, perhaps even earlier, in suggestive and wholly inappropriate e-mail messages to underage congressional pages. His aberrant, predatory -- and possibly criminal -- behavior was an open secret among the pages who were his prey. The evidence was strong enough long enough ago that the speaker should have relieved Mr. Foley of his committee responsibilities contingent on a full investigation to learn what had taken place, whether any laws had been violated and what action, up to and including prosecution, were warranted by the facts. This never happened.

Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois, the Republican chairman of the House Page Board, said he learned about the Foley e-mail messages "in late 2005." Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the leader of the Republican majority, said he was informed of the e-mail messages earlier this year. On Friday, Mr. Hastert dissembled, to put it charitably, before conceding that he, too, learned about the e-mail messages sometime earlier this year. Late yesterday afternoon, Mr. Hastert insisted that he learned of the most flagrant instant-message exchange from 2003 only last Friday, when it was reported by ABC News. This is irrelevant. The original e-mail messages were warning enough that a predator -- and, incredibly, the co-chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children -- could be prowling the halls of Congress. The matter wasn't pursued aggressively. It was barely pursued at all. Moreover, all available evidence suggests that the Republican leadership did not share anything related to this matter with any Democrat.

Source: http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20061002-102008-9058r.htm

This is so outrageous that even the most Republican, Conservative voice in the media are angry with the GOP leadership.

Resign Mr. Hassert, resign!

When do you think Bush is going to raise the terror alert again? Seems like we're primed for a good old fashioned GOP scare headline....What does Navy Pride always say? "Take it to the bank"?

 

[TurtleDude]

The EMAIL messages were merely overly-friendly. Its the instant text messages that are the ones which are far more lurid. The family in question didn't want things to go any further.

 

[aps]

I hope Hastert stays on longer--the longer he stays, the worse it looks for the republicans. Stay, Hastert, stay!

 

[aquapub]

Funny how liberals will defend a Democrat who gets accused by 8 or 9 card-carrying Democrats of rape/sexual harrassment, who lies about sexual misconduct to keep it from being used as evidence in the Paula Jones case, who took bribes from enemy nations, etc., etc., etc., but if a low-level Republican turns out to be a perv., all REpublican leadership should be ousted!!!

Hypocrisy.

 

[BWG]

I hope Hastert stays on longer--the longer he stays, the worse it looks for the republicans. Stay, Hastert, stay!

So true. So true. The cons want, so desperately, for Hillary* to run for president, so that she may be soundly trounced. Well, all we want the Republicans to do is..........well just be Republicans....LOL. :lol:



*I have stated before and will state again, America WILL NOT elect a woman to the office President of the United States of America at this time. I don't care if that woman is Hillary, Condi, Meirs, Cher or Pamela Anderson. It's still too much of a 'good 'ol boy' country. (read that as rich white men)

 

[Stinger]

I hope Hastert stays on longer--the longer he stays, the worse it looks for the republicans. Stay, Hastert, stay!

So gay men who communicate with young boys, remember the emails were not sexual in nature, should not hold positions or power or leadership and should be fired if caught?

If it were disclosed that Barney Frank had emailed a page and the Republicans called for his removal you would support that?

 

[danarhea]

The very Conservative watchdog group, Citizens United, made the call before the Washington Times did. I posted about that yesterday.

My prediction? The GOP will be throwing Hastert under the bus by election day.

 

[Captain America]

Funny how liberals will defend a Democrat who gets accused by 8 or 9 card-carrying Democrats of rape/sexual harrassment, who lies about sexual misconduct to keep it from being used as evidence in the Paula Jones case, who took bribes from enemy nations, etc., etc., etc., but if a low-level Republican turns out to be a perv., all REpublican leadership should be ousted!!!

Hypocrisy.

What's funny is the guys on your side of the planet try to change the subject or divert attention away from what's happening NOW.

Well, I don't know if it's really funny. More like pathetic but I digress.:roll:

The GOP is in a world of hurt. There may be hope for the US after all.

 

[aps]

So gay men who communicate with young boys, remember the emails were not sexual in nature, should not hold positions or power or leadership and should be fired if caught?

Huh? My issue is with Hastert. Hastert was put on notice of inappropriate e-mails in 2005 and did nothing. Foley had a history of inappropriateness before. Something should have been done, instead of brushing this under the rug.

Personally, I feel sorry for Foley.

If it were disclosed that Barney Frank had emailed a page and the Republicans called for his removal you would support that?

It would depend on the circumstances.

 

[aps]

What's funny is the guys on your side of the planet try to change the subject or divert attention away from what's happening NOW.

Well, I don't know if it's really funny. More like pathetic but I digress.:roll:

The GOP is in a world of hurt. There may be hope for the US after all.

Captain, are you genuinely surprised? Republicans always point the finger when they have shown that they really don't have the moral high ground.

 

[Gibberish]

Funny how liberals will defend a Democrat who gets accused by 8 or 9 card-carrying Democrats of rape/sexual harrassment, who lies about sexual misconduct to keep it from being used as evidence in the Paula Jones case, who took bribes from enemy nations, etc., etc., etc., but if a low-level Republican turns out to be a perv., all REpublican leadership should be ousted!!!

:spin: You know how I like it.

 

[aps]

Well, Hastert says he won't resign. Yippee!

Hastert won't resign over Foley scandal

WASHINGTON - Despite a call from a conservative newspaper for his resignation over his handling of a congressional sex scandal, House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., intends to retain his leadership position.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15113942

 

[Kandahar]

Every Republican congressman should go molest a child today. Wouldn't it be worth it? :lol:

 

[ALiberalModerate]

Funny how liberals will defend a Democrat who gets accused by 8 or 9 card-carrying Democrats of rape/sexual harrassment, who lies about sexual misconduct to keep it from being used as evidence in the Paula Jones case, who took bribes from enemy nations, etc., etc., etc., but if a low-level Republican turns out to be a perv., all REpublican leadership should be ousted!!!

Hypocrisy.

Yeah, funny thing is, that 50 million dollar fishing expedition by the radical right got nothing at all in the end.

Just the same, its an apples to oranges comparison. At worst, Bill Clinton is, like half of our presidents have been, a womanizer. Who by the way, left office with the highest approval ratings of any president since FDR. Your guy, that you are defending is a pedophile. The speaker was warned by 2 congressman months ago about it, yet did nothing. Contrary to what you guys on the far right might think, no one really cares if their politician is a womanizer. However, people do care if they are a pedophile.

 

[Stinger]

What's funny is the guys on your side of the planet try to change the subject or divert attention away from what's happening NOW.

Well, I don't know if it's really funny. More like pathetic but I digress.:roll:

The GOP is in a world of hurt. There may be hope for the US after all.

Foley is done with, he's gone, he's facing justice. What's happening NOW is the Dems trying to critize the Republicans for how they handled this so how the Dems handled their sex scandals is quite salient right now. I know the left wants it to be ignored but this is EXACTLY what I said would happen during each of the Democrat scandals when they did nothing.

The DEMS have a lot of explaining to do here, why was it OK for theirs and now they are on a witch-hunt here to get every Republican they can.

THAT is what is pathetic.

 

[Captain America]

The DEMS have a lot of explaining to do here, why was it OK for theirs and now they are on a witch-hunt here to get every Republican they can.

Wadda ya mean it's "OK" for theirs? Does the name Kenneth Starr ring a bell? Remember Horn Dog Bill? Remember that witch hunt at all? Does the word censure ring any bells?

Ain't payback a beotch? :rofl

 

[Stinger]

Your guy, that you are defending is a pedophile..

Post the specific statement of Aqua defending what Foley did. The actual statement. Else withdraw the claim.

The speaker was warned by 2 congressman months ago about it, yet did nothing.

About what? Innoculas Em-mails which were not sexual in nature. So should we force all gay congressmen who send emails to minor boys to resign? You would have supported that if it were a Democrat? Don't insult our intelligenct around here.

Contrary to what you guys on the far right might think, no one really cares if their politician is a womanizer.

Contrary to what you guys on the far left might think many people do, especially if they are under age or are serving as interns and pages in our government and the perpitrator is an elected official.

However, people do care if they are a pedophile.

Like Reynolds whom Clinton pardoned? Like Studds who was re-elected and got standing ovations. Seems to me the Democrats haven't shown any such care unless it's a Republican. While on the other hand the Republicans acted promptly when the evidence became known.

 

[reaganburch]

Wadda ya mean it's "OK" for theirs? Does the name Kenneth Starr ring a bell? Remember Horn Dog Bill? Remember that witch hunt at all? Does the word censure ring any bells?

Ain't payback a beotch? :rofl

Payback begets payback which begets payback which begets payback... If payback is condoned, where does it end...

 

[Stinger]

Ain't payback a beotch? :rofl

Thank you for admitting the true Democrat agenda.

 

[Captain America]

Thank you for admitting the true Democrat agenda.

What goes around comes around. I loved it when it was Clinton in the hotseat and I'm lovin' this just as much.

As I said on another thread a minute ago, "government corruption knows no party."

Trow all da bums out! DemocRATS, repugnant-cans, all of 'em!

 

[Navy Pride]

Why when there is a scandal do democrats always want republicans to resign but when its one of them they never resign.......


Studds
Frank
Jefferson
McKinney
Kennedy (both of them)
Mollahan
Clinton

All come to mind............None of them resigned

Can you say HYPOCRITES?????????/

 

[Gibberish]

Why when there is a scandal do democrats always want republicans to resign but when its one of them they never resign.......

What democrats are calling for his resignation? I thought the point of this thread was that someone at the Washington Post was?

Unless now this person at the Washington Post is the voice for the democratic party? If so I didn't get a vote.

 

[danarhea]

What democrats are calling for his resignation? I thought the point of this thread was that someone at the Washington Post was?

Unless now this person at the Washington Post is the voice for the democratic party? If so I didn't get a vote.

It wasnt the Post. It was the Conservative Washington Times. Citizens United, a Conservative watchdog group, is also calling for his resignation.

 

[Gibberish]

It wasnt the Post. It was the Conservative Washington Times. Citizens United, a Conservative watchdog group, is also calling for his resignation.

My mistake. I meant the Washington Times.

I am still wondering what democrats are asking for the resignation as NP stated they are above.

 

[Kandahar]

I am still wondering what democrats are asking for the resignation as NP stated they are above.

Not this Democrat. If Hastert resigns, then we won't get to see him stammer an explanation on national television over and over again before Election Day. That wouldn't be any fun.

It seems to me that most of the people calling for the heads of the GOP leadership are Republicans. More specifically, the shrinking fraction (but still a majority) of Republicans who actually want the GOP to hold its majority status this November.