Hastert blames Clinton for Foley disclosures (no joke)

[sabra]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-061004foley,0,2772247.story?coll=chi-news-hed
Hastert dodges Foley heat, denies report of repeated warnings

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When asked about a groundswell of discontent among the GOP's conservative base over his handling of the issue, Hastert said: "I think the base has to realize after awhile, who knew about it? Who knew what, when? When the base finds out who's feeding this monster, they're not going to be happy. The people who want to see this thing blow up are ABC News and a lot of Democratic operatives, people funded by George Soros."

He went on to suggest that operatives aligned with former President Bill Clinton knew about the allegations and were perhaps behind the disclosures in the closing weeks before the Nov. 7 midterm elections, but he offered no hard proof.

"All I know is what I hear and what I see," the speaker said. "I saw Bill Clinton's adviser, Richard Morris, was saying these guys knew about this all along. If somebody had this info, when they had it, we could have dealt with it then."

Hastert said he had spoken with former President George H.W. Bush, whom he described as "very supportive." He also said he had not spoken to President Bush.

[Tesla]

1. SPIN SPIN SPIN!!!

This is going to test ol' Rovers marketing skills!!

[Cha]

26. LIE, LIE, LIE! denny hastert is a big fat

Lyin' Bastert!

[wndycty]

2. Here is a local (Chicago) TV clip on Hastert

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg9oWFCMS1M

[KharmaTrain]

11. Denny Musta Put On Quite A Bag Last Night

On Channel 2 he told the reporter there that Kirk Fordham is gay and somehow intimated that this was also behind the "plot" to get him.

To say I'm not delighting in all the irony here would he a mild understatement.

:rofl:

[WCGreen]

3. I think Bill would never ever rely on Dick Morris again for anything...

[exlrrp]

9. Nor should AN Y Democrat

We don't want this toesucking pervert on our side and he is NOT! Throw the bastard under a bus

[aquart]

4. Richard Morris?????

Pull the other one, Denny.

[Skinner]

5. "Richard" Morris?

Interesting how he says "Richard Morris." He's trying to obscure the fact that he is talking about Dick Morris, who hasn't supported Democrats or Bill Clinton for a decade.

[exlrrp]

6. "...but he offered no hard proof...."

Of course he wouldn't. This is the new conservative pushback: the good ol' "Democrats are behind this--the Democrats are driving this." I saw O Reilly REALLY trying to push this point on Howard Kurtz last night but Kurtz wasn't having any of it.
But this can really backfire because we need to keep making it look like the Repubs are refusing to protect America from one of their own.
Keep up the pressure here and evry other issue

[TorchTheWitch]

7. Oh, yeah... right... pffffftttt

Like even the base is going to be really upset about the fact that the guy was exposed... they would have been sooooo much happier if a pervert was just left in office to prey on kids. :crazy:

What the hell is this moron doing?

Digging a really deep hole for himself obviously.

[MagickMuffin]

8. Denny Jabba the Hut Hastert TranSpindentalist

"Dick" Morris:rofl:

Funny thing is it was a repub who blew the whistle....

[tibbiit]

27. I read someone say he looked more like a

Zorgon from Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy.
While he is Jabba like, Tony Blankley has the real Jabba look imo.
Hastert walks like a Zorgon, and really does look like one to me, it's all in the shoulders.
tib

[Carni]

10. Gee did Soros MAKE Foley solicit minors?

This just proves these people are enablers of child predators...GOP party of gross old perverts.

[KharmaTrain]

14. Since They Have Fat Cats Like Scaiffe, They Figure We Do To

Anytime there's something that upset the Repugnican apple cart these days, it's something George Soros has thrown money at. If you listen to the wingnuts he's funding Al Queda, own Hugo Chavez and supports every "evil" gay and feminist organization. That George is everywhere...LOL. And what do these goons fear? His money. Yep...the very thing they've sold their souls for.

[donheld]

12. So What!!!1!!!!!!1

If Hastert and his gang had taken care of this in the beginning, it wouldn't have been there for Clinton, Soros, ABC or anybody else to expose now. It's their own fault for sweeping it under the rug and leaving it for anyone else to expose.

[Coexist]

13. Unreal. Dicky Morris. He hates Dems now.

The Mighty Clenis jokes are getting old, but they won't stop with their silliness, so I guess we must keep up ours.

[Gman]

15. There it is again...

Clinton's Penis.

[cynatnite]

16. He's blaming ABC news, too

He blamed ABC News, which broke the Foley e-mail story, and Democratic operatives for the mushrooming scandal.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2529923

:rofl:

[FogerRox]

17. too funny.... WOW. Denny is following the Delay model.

[bklyncowgirl]

18. If the Democrats did have a role in making this public than that's good

The other side does it.

Swiftboating begets Swiftboating.

How do you like it now Denny?

[TlalocW]

19. Behold the mighty power of the Clenis!!!

Bow down before it for it has the power to grant life or bring destruction to all it surveys! Worship it as your new god lest you be destroyed!

TlalocW

[stepnw1f]

20. LOL.... Oh Brotha... Sad Isn't It? (nt)

[Virginia Dare]

21. Nice try...

but Brian Ross has already said that the leaks came from Republicans. Denny has been listening to his pal Rushy for too long.

[Strawman]

22. Faux told me Richard Morris (Dem. Strategist) knew about Mark Foley (D-FL)

Let's not even call it "spin." It's just complete misinformation and lies.

[Catherine Vincent]

23. oh. my. gawd.

pathetic!

[Rex]

24. Only the 30% droolers will believe this and maybe not all of them.

I mean - the Clenis can do only so much! :rofl:

These GOPers are the party of pathetic.

[mwb970]

25. Blame Clinton and the media, then check into rehab.

It's the Republican way!

[Cha]

28. Whine, Whine, Whine, denny..you're

caught in a big fat coverup of tragic proportions. How dare you not report what mark foley was doing with these Pages. It's on you, denny hastert and whomever you wanna drag down with you.

[Zorro]

29. Their final pathetic excuse will be...

Hastert and the congressional Republicans were too busy focusing on passing anti-terrorist legislation for protecting the homeland, and all these scurrilous attacks on them over Foley only encourages the terrorists.

You know that spin will be forthcoming.

[Nevilledog]

30. We should call Hastert by his true first name....DENY.

Obviously, we've gotten his first name wrong... it's not Denny... it's DENY....DENY....DENY.

[Jeffersons Ghost]

31. K&R... it's sad but not very surprising... American voters won't buy it...

that dog won't hunt but I will!

When did they say hunting season on Republicans opens this year?