Hastert and the graveyard

[Robbien]

Wonkette is making sport of House Speaker Rep. Dennis Hastert’s (R-Ill.) for holding a press availability with an Aurora, Ill. cemetery as his backdrop.

Wonkette accuses Hastert of holding the event in the graveyard. Actually, Hastert’s people deserve more credit than that. The speaker was across the street from the cemetery.

He was standing outside the Fox Valley Park District building where had just spoken with the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Still his staff did, to be polite, goof. With the speaker facing the loss of control of Congress and with some conservatives calling for his political head, his people might have wanted to avoid the tombstones in the background with all their dead-man-walking symbolism.

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/news_theswamp/2006/10/hastert_and_the.html

[Mz Pip]

1. Who said irony was dead?

What a perfect metaphore for the Repug Party. I love it.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[Irreverend IX]

2. I guess his PR chief is on vacation.

Isn't it great watching these guys stumble over their own feet?

[JoFerret]

3. When it rains.... etc

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[Vexatious Ape]

4. fitting

He was in the right place seeing that he was, as Tweety said, "throwing his staff under the bus".

[rsmith6621]

5. Waynes World Waynes World

is what I think of when I think of Aurora Il.....:headbang: :headbang: :headbang: :yourock:

[greyl]

6. They needed one of those $6000 backdrops.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. K&R

[mikelgb]

8. He's surrounded by his supporters. n/t

[progressoid]

9. The Daily Show's take on it....

http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/videos/most_recent/index.jhtml

watch: CRISIS IN OUR NATION'S PANTS!