Comments on: Breaking: Speaker Hastert Under Investigation By the FBI Over Abramoff Ties

By: Marion Hamilton

Marion Hamilton — Tue, 30 May 2006 21:30:03 +0000

I believe John Laesch, Democratic candidate for the 14th Congressional District, running AGAINSTT Dennis Hastert is THE CANDIDATE WHO CAN AND WILL CHANGE the way things are done in Congress and by the Administration.

He is the best candidate around and he pressed this issue about Hastert being a part of the investigation into public officials connected with and part of, the whole Abramoff fiasco. As John said, “whether or not there is an FBI investigation including Hastert, there SHOULD BE!” There is the fact of “the letter,” there is the fact of taking lots of money from Abramoff, there is the fact of the fund-raiser at Abramoff’s restaurant – and Eventually payiby Hastert for said fund-raiser (his office claimed they misplaced the bill and that’s why it wasn’t paid for by Hastert originally). Guess he was hoping Abramoff would pay the bill before he was investigated…..

By: Marjorie L. Jennings

Marjorie L. Jennings — Fri, 26 May 2006 22:02:35 +0000

JUST ONE MORE REASON WHY STRONGER LEGISLATION TO STOP LOBBYISTS FROM BUYING A CONGRESSMAN DID NOT PASS. They passed only a lukewarm bill which did not nearly go far enough to stop corruption in Congress. WILL AN HONEST POLITICIAN PLEASE STEP FORWARD!?!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Fri, 26 May 2006 21:37:08 +0000

Hastert’s very qualified opponent is Navy vet John Laesch. If you want Hastert out, go give him a buck. Laesch had a press conference outside Hastert’s office today. He apparently thinks transparency is a good thing.

By: Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 26, 2006

Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 26, 2006 — Fri, 26 May 2006 13:32:06 +0000

[...] ABC’s Brian Ross stands by his story that House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) is under FBI investigation. “I think our story is accurate. We’ve gone back to our sources, and they believe what we reported was accurate as they knew it.” George Stephanopoulos, ABC’s chief Washington correspondent, called the implications “potentially seismic.” [...]

By: Nancy L.

Nancy L. — Thu, 25 May 2006 21:55:33 +0000

WC, thanks, I was losing all hope that there’s wasn’t an honest soul in Congress. I have two republican senators, but they seem to vote the party line. Maybe they aren’t corrupt, but they need to go back to the people and listen, really listen.

By: Cyra Brown

Cyra Brown — Thu, 25 May 2006 20:07:54 +0000

I keep seeing the sentence, “The Justice Department is not investigating Hastert.” That is correct. It is the FBI that is doing the investigating. These are two different agencies. Just saying…

By: KJ Lovell

KJ Lovell — Thu, 25 May 2006 18:14:20 +0000

#87 I am as concerned that the story is false as I was when the facts on DUMBYA BEING AWOL were ignored, and the focus shifted from true facts of him being AWOL to attacking the documents.

Are you as concerned that you were lied to about the Iraq war and WMD, spying, concentration camps, torture prisons as with this story?

Do you enjoy being lied to by the shrub, but actually question others? Your programming is complete go forth and spread your verson of the truthiness.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 25 May 2006 16:44:49 +0000

umm…is anyone here at all concerned that this story is false? The justice department has confirmed several times that they are not in any way invistigating hastert. And yet ABC continues to run the story. This brings back memories of dan rather’s forged national guard story. By the way, Hastert is suing ABC news for libel and defamation in the strongest possible terms. whatever credibility ABC news had left, is now slowly eroding away. They’d better retract this story before more people catch onto what is taking place here.

By: WC

WC — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:26:24 +0000

#82 – More…

He seems to be tireless in working to bring jobs and other economic opportunities and other benefits to residents in the depressed areas of Southwest Virginia. I dare anyone in our area to claim and then prove that he is owned by anyone else.

By: WC

WC — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:21:21 +0000

#82

One person I can say with quite a bit of accuracy who is not owned by anyone else is Rep. Rick Boucher of Virginia.

By: WC

WC — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:17:49 +0000

I’m just wondering when Hastert will refuse to cooperate in any manner by claiming that “national security” is at stake.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:13:20 +0000

#74

Any thought about Hamas and Abbas about to go into civil war for dictatorial control over the Palestinians?

By: Nancy L.

Nancy L. — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:06:48 +0000

After the raid on Jefferson, I guess half of Washington, went home and cleaned out their freezers. Here’s the million dollar question: Is there anyone in the House or Senate, who is for the American people, and not owned by someone else?

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 25 May 2006 15:01:58 +0000

#62

“I know you are used to getting the same story pumped to you from mulitple â€œnews sources,â€ but that isnâ€™t how real journalism works.”

I am not the moron who automatically believes what ONE new agency says…you are. Dan Rather and CBS tried that crap and got nailed to the wall for it. I know you are frothing at the mouth hoping that CBS is correct, but as for you stating that I get my news from multiple sources…I take that as a compliment. Anyone who takes what ONE news source as gospel is only interested in hoping the story is true. Good luck with YOUR stupidity problem.

BTW does it mean anything to you that the DOJ says that ABC is full of it?

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:53:47 +0000

#62

Same thing happened to rather dumbass!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:49:30 +0000

#60

After all that hot air you don’t even question the messenger who is basically full of BS. The DOJ has said that Hastert is NOT under investigation. You might have a leg to stand on if the DOJ said “no comment”.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:42:55 +0000

#64

Do you have any evidence?

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 25 May 2006 14:41:45 +0000

#59

That’s even more hilarious for someone who gets their news from CBS OR ABC.

By: progressive and proud

progressive and proud — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:57:11 +0000

What would you expect from a high school wrestling coach? Whoever voted for him are fools without a doubt. Since when do gym teachers have any knowledge of the constitution. I sure remember my coaches and they were pretty much dolts. I am in a red state and all so most coaches doubled as chemistry teachers. Yeah, I got most of my intelligence from books and family and friends. Public schools in TN are just church-lite learning centers.

By: Solitaire

Solitaire — Thu, 25 May 2006 13:41:14 +0000

I’m surprised there is a single source left considering the vigor with which the gestapo is chasing down anyone who says anything to the press.