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	<title>Comments on: Hastert No-Shows Major Interview; Anonymous Hastert Staffer Falsely Claims Interview Was Never Booked</title>
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		<title>By: Event Planning Speaker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-4440372</link>
		<dc:creator>Event Planning Speaker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:28:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;How to plan and manage a successful business event&lt;/strong&gt;

I am currently planning a major regional event here in the UK. If you have to plan a prestigious event yourself, you might appreciate my guide on the aspects of arranging an event, from start to finish!</description>
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<p>I am currently planning a major regional event here in the UK. If you have to plan a prestigious event yourself, you might appreciate my guide on the aspects of arranging an event, from start to finish!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4440372', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Truthdetector</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-973413</link>
		<dc:creator>Truthdetector</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Marie, sorry but Foley never touched anyone but himself unlike Clinton and his pedophile friend Reynolds whom he pardoned before he left office. 

Oh, and let&#039;s not forget Jerry Stubbs who also actually had sex with an underage male page and didn&#039;t resign didn&#039;t get booted, he got reelected. Apparently you can get away with actual rape if you are a democrat.

And have the democrats offered any alternative plans to protect this country or win in Iraq? they keep harping on this non issue to cover up the fact that they have no plans or strategy on ANY issues. 

Hell, we had at least one of these &quot;victims&quot; admit he was 18 at the time he got these Ims and that he knew who Foley was and was playing along as a joke. If these actions were so serious, why haven&#039;t any of the parents or the pages themselves ever pressed charges? 

Bottom line: Foley never touched anyone and yet he is out, under investigation, the ethics committee is looking into who knew what and when, and NONE of this happened when Studds actually raped a male page. 

Typical double standard of the left wing</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marie, sorry but Foley never touched anyone but himself unlike Clinton and his pedophile friend Reynolds whom he pardoned before he left office. </p>
<p>Oh, and let&#8217;s not forget Jerry Stubbs who also actually had sex with an underage male page and didn&#8217;t resign didn&#8217;t get booted, he got reelected. Apparently you can get away with actual rape if you are a democrat.</p>
<p>And have the democrats offered any alternative plans to protect this country or win in Iraq? they keep harping on this non issue to cover up the fact that they have no plans or strategy on ANY issues. </p>
<p>Hell, we had at least one of these &#8220;victims&#8221; admit he was 18 at the time he got these Ims and that he knew who Foley was and was playing along as a joke. If these actions were so serious, why haven&#8217;t any of the parents or the pages themselves ever pressed charges? </p>
<p>Bottom line: Foley never touched anyone and yet he is out, under investigation, the ethics committee is looking into who knew what and when, and NONE of this happened when Studds actually raped a male page. </p>
<p>Typical double standard of the left wing<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=973413', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: edsel</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-950549</link>
		<dc:creator>edsel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;I hope you are right Jay&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>I hope you are right Jay</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=950549', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-950137</link>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Clinton&#039;s being pleasured by a 22 year old intern is not the same as a middle aged man propositioning teenagers.  Clinton is an adulterer - Foley is a predator.
The Republiscum are enablers.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clinton&#8217;s being pleasured by a 22 year old intern is not the same as a middle aged man propositioning teenagers.  Clinton is an adulterer &#8211; Foley is a predator.<br />
The Republiscum are enablers.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=950137', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-950120</link>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#82
LOL!! :)</description>
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LOL!! :)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=950120', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cindy</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-949681</link>
		<dc:creator>cindy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Democrats are at again with the biggest pervert of them all BILL CLINTON and screwing young fat interns. What a joke , Pelosi and her ghoulies have nothing better to do but make lies up before an election! If the American people can&#039;t figure this blunder out than there shouldn&#039;t be an election!
PITIFUL DEMOCRATS</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Democrats are at again with the biggest pervert of them all BILL CLINTON and screwing young fat interns. What a joke , Pelosi and her ghoulies have nothing better to do but make lies up before an election! If the American people can&#8217;t figure this blunder out than there shouldn&#8217;t be an election!<br />
PITIFUL DEMOCRATS<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=949681', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Truthdetector</title>
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		<dc:creator>Truthdetector</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Poor Jay

I know you want a Bush impeachment hearing. It will never happen. The main reason is because Bush didn&#039;t break ANY laws. He got authorization from the congress to go into Iraq, the 9/11 commission concluded that intel wasn&#039;t made up, and a fed court just ruled his wiretapping program is and always was legal. 

And if the democrats even try it, they will not only not get the White Hiouse back, they will lose even more seats in congress. 

I for one am hoping they try it, it will be a huge laugh watching those fools go down.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poor Jay</p>
<p>I know you want a Bush impeachment hearing. It will never happen. The main reason is because Bush didn&#8217;t break ANY laws. He got authorization from the congress to go into Iraq, the 9/11 commission concluded that intel wasn&#8217;t made up, and a fed court just ruled his wiretapping program is and always was legal. </p>
<p>And if the democrats even try it, they will not only not get the White Hiouse back, they will lose even more seats in congress. </p>
<p>I for one am hoping they try it, it will be a huge laugh watching those fools go down.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=949467', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Truthdetector</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-949416</link>
		<dc:creator>Truthdetector</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>LOL, read the timeline of events. Why did reporters sit on these E-mails for over a year? Who sent the lib group these E-mails and why did THEY sit on them? People, Foley is scum but this lib group and these lib &quot;journalists&quot; clearly sat on this and unleashed it at a precise time to hurt the GOP in the November election. 

Hastert and the GOP are spearheading the investigation and Foley is out and under scrutiny from authorities. 

Too bad there was none of this outrage from the left when Stubbs was caught screwing an underage male who worked as a Page. He kept his seat and got reelected. Of course the libnuts will say that&#039;s the past, it&#039;s irrelevant blah blah blah. It shows how they apply scrutiny and ethics to situations. If the accused is a democrat, defend him, ignore it, smear the accuser. If it is a republican, go for the throat!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LOL, read the timeline of events. Why did reporters sit on these E-mails for over a year? Who sent the lib group these E-mails and why did THEY sit on them? People, Foley is scum but this lib group and these lib &#8220;journalists&#8221; clearly sat on this and unleashed it at a precise time to hurt the GOP in the November election. </p>
<p>Hastert and the GOP are spearheading the investigation and Foley is out and under scrutiny from authorities. </p>
<p>Too bad there was none of this outrage from the left when Stubbs was caught screwing an underage male who worked as a Page. He kept his seat and got reelected. Of course the libnuts will say that&#8217;s the past, it&#8217;s irrelevant blah blah blah. It shows how they apply scrutiny and ethics to situations. If the accused is a democrat, defend him, ignore it, smear the accuser. If it is a republican, go for the throat!!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=949416', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Nofoolhere</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-948186</link>
		<dc:creator>Nofoolhere</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The progressive populists should not rely on the current Republican meltdown to restore them to power.  Voter memory has a half life of about a week.   Instead the progressive-populist movement should trust the inner nature of most of the electorate&#039;s BASIC GOODNESS.

They should courageously speak out against the strangle hold of corporate power.  They must bite the hands they have permitted to feed them.

They should stand on the TRUTH behind any platform plank and be prepared to be defeated on it rather than to try to spin it to some false perception of majority public opinion. 

They must discredit the religious right who have hijacked Christianity from the vast moderate and liberal majority. THEY SHOULD CLAIM JESUS&#039; QUALITITES AS A BENEVOLENT, COMPASSIONATE, AND TRUTHFUL LEADER.   NOTE: James 2: 26 states that &lt;b&gt;â€Even as the body without Spirit is dead, so too is faith without works dead.&quot;&lt;/b&gt;

THE ENTIRE &quot;WORKS&quot; OF THE BUSH-CHENEY ADMINISTRATION IS A TOTAL REPUDIATION OF THE LIFE, TEACHINGS, AND DEMONSTRATED VALUES OF JESUS.  The should use examples of Bushâ€™s works and pair them with the scripture they violate.  Here is a site that offers examples that attempt to do just that:
 
http://www.ot-mp.net/notes.html#DIGRESSION%20OM%20JESUS%20AS%20A%20LIBERAL

Then welcome the LANDSIDE that will bury this disgraceful administration, its architects, and they lying, cheating, and selfish values they appeal to.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The progressive populists should not rely on the current Republican meltdown to restore them to power.  Voter memory has a half life of about a week.   Instead the progressive-populist movement should trust the inner nature of most of the electorate&#8217;s BASIC GOODNESS.</p>
<p>They should courageously speak out against the strangle hold of corporate power.  They must bite the hands they have permitted to feed them.</p>
<p>They should stand on the TRUTH behind any platform plank and be prepared to be defeated on it rather than to try to spin it to some false perception of majority public opinion. </p>
<p>They must discredit the religious right who have hijacked Christianity from the vast moderate and liberal majority. THEY SHOULD CLAIM JESUS&#8217; QUALITITES AS A BENEVOLENT, COMPASSIONATE, AND TRUTHFUL LEADER.   NOTE: James 2: 26 states that <b>â€Even as the body without Spirit is dead, so too is faith without works dead.&#8221;</b></p>
<p>THE ENTIRE &#8220;WORKS&#8221; OF THE BUSH-CHENEY ADMINISTRATION IS A TOTAL REPUDIATION OF THE LIFE, TEACHINGS, AND DEMONSTRATED VALUES OF JESUS.  The should use examples of Bushâ€™s works and pair them with the scripture they violate.  Here is a site that offers examples that attempt to do just that:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ot-mp.net/notes.html#DIGRESSION%20OM%20JESUS%20AS%20A%20LIBERAL" rel="nofollow">http://www.ot-mp.net/notes.html#DIGRESSION%20OM%20JESUS%20AS%20A%20LIBERAL</a></p>
<p>Then welcome the LANDSIDE that will bury this disgraceful administration, its architects, and they lying, cheating, and selfish values they appeal to.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=948186', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Karim</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947696</link>
		<dc:creator>Karim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This proves what I ahve suspected about Hastert; not only is he a criminal, he is a coward at that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This proves what I ahve suspected about Hastert; not only is he a criminal, he is a coward at that.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947696', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Dick</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947610</link>
		<dc:creator>Dick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Torture for Hastert
Covering up pedophilia should be a crime right up there with terrorism. I believe the only way to get Dennis Hastert to talk is to apply the torture techniques now approved by the Republican Congress</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Torture for Hastert<br />
Covering up pedophilia should be a crime right up there with terrorism. I believe the only way to get Dennis Hastert to talk is to apply the torture techniques now approved by the Republican Congress<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947610', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DonnyOsmond</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947571</link>
		<dc:creator>DonnyOsmond</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>88 - Concerned+Conservative

Nice try. You&#039;re ignoring pertinent facts, and giving Foley a pass. Foley had a 10-year history of sending inappropriate, explicit emails and IMs. This was known. Excusing what Foley did by saying he was told to &quot;knock off&quot; the emails ignores the persistent propositioning for sex contained in the IMs (again, reported and known by the page in question, and previous pages). Why were the managers of the page program in the regular habit of warning incoming page classes to beware of Foley? This persistent predation can&#039;t be excused or explained away by one simple warning to Foley about emails, which had no effect.  It ain&#039;t just the sex, anyway - it&#039;s a matter of trust.  Foley was a 52 year old Congressman dealing with teens.  His behavior is unacceptable however it is sliced. &quot;Burden of proof&quot; is a legal term. This isn&#039;t in the courts (yet). In the court of public opinion, it stinks like hell. Would you prevaricate like this if Foley were a Democrat?  BTW, the age of consent in Florida, Foley&#039;s home state, is 18.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>88 &#8211; Concerned+Conservative</p>
<p>Nice try. You&#8217;re ignoring pertinent facts, and giving Foley a pass. Foley had a 10-year history of sending inappropriate, explicit emails and IMs. This was known. Excusing what Foley did by saying he was told to &#8220;knock off&#8221; the emails ignores the persistent propositioning for sex contained in the IMs (again, reported and known by the page in question, and previous pages). Why were the managers of the page program in the regular habit of warning incoming page classes to beware of Foley? This persistent predation can&#8217;t be excused or explained away by one simple warning to Foley about emails, which had no effect.  It ain&#8217;t just the sex, anyway &#8211; it&#8217;s a matter of trust.  Foley was a 52 year old Congressman dealing with teens.  His behavior is unacceptable however it is sliced. &#8220;Burden of proof&#8221; is a legal term. This isn&#8217;t in the courts (yet). In the court of public opinion, it stinks like hell. Would you prevaricate like this if Foley were a Democrat?  BTW, the age of consent in Florida, Foley&#8217;s home state, is 18.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947571', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: charles belenchia</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947566</link>
		<dc:creator>charles belenchia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wonder if any wrestling coach jobs are available in the tri-state region?  Believe I read that a position is available in CRAWFORD,  TEXAS. Also read that the local people don&#039;t &quot;cotton&quot; to northerners or YANKEEEEES ,as the local folk like to refer to anyone outside their county. Since HASTERT is so CHRISTIAN LIKE and so devoted to his values ($$$-$$$) he would be a shoo-in for the position (pardon the pun)    References can be found at GROVER NORQUIST---TOM DELAY---KARL ROVE---DON RUMSFELD---VP CHANEY---MR. ABRAMOFF---and the finest christian of them all----the holy of holies---RALPH &quot;more money &quot; REED.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder if any wrestling coach jobs are available in the tri-state region?  Believe I read that a position is available in CRAWFORD,  TEXAS. Also read that the local people don&#8217;t &#8220;cotton&#8221; to northerners or YANKEEEEES ,as the local folk like to refer to anyone outside their county. Since HASTERT is so CHRISTIAN LIKE and so devoted to his values ($$$-$$$) he would be a shoo-in for the position (pardon the pun)    References can be found at GROVER NORQUIST&#8212;TOM DELAY&#8212;KARL ROVE&#8212;DON RUMSFELD&#8212;VP CHANEY&#8212;MR. ABRAMOFF&#8212;and the finest christian of them all&#8212;-the holy of holies&#8212;RALPH &#8220;more money &#8221; REED.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947566', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DonnyOsmond</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947510</link>
		<dc:creator>DonnyOsmond</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush declaring himself exempt from war crimes charges is exactly what Pinochet did in Chile before he left office.  Pinochet had himself declared a Senator for life, thus immune from prosecution for ordering torture and killings of Chileans.  It didn&#039;t work.  The Chilean courts threw out the bogus law, and charged Pinochet. 

Beware, Bush, beware.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bush declaring himself exempt from war crimes charges is exactly what Pinochet did in Chile before he left office.  Pinochet had himself declared a Senator for life, thus immune from prosecution for ordering torture and killings of Chileans.  It didn&#8217;t work.  The Chilean courts threw out the bogus law, and charged Pinochet. </p>
<p>Beware, Bush, beware.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947510', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Concerned+Conservative</title>
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		<dc:creator>Concerned+Conservative</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>87 -- Sorry PLC, but the burden of proof is not on the defense.  Those accusing Foley of being a predator need to show that the IMs were with a minor.

And BTW, they did do something about the emails.  They identified them as inappropriate and told Foley to knock it off.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>87 &#8212; Sorry PLC, but the burden of proof is not on the defense.  Those accusing Foley of being a predator need to show that the IMs were with a minor.</p>
<p>And BTW, they did do something about the emails.  They identified them as inappropriate and told Foley to knock it off.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947385', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC)</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947296</link>
		<dc:creator>PatrioticLiberalChristian(PLC)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;I just got an email claiming that, while the emails were sent while the page was a minor, the sexually explicit IMs were sent when he was 18. (There was nothing in the emails that was even strong enough for the press to report on even though they had the information.) &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;strong&gt;Claiming&lt;/strong&gt; !  OK, so if I send an e-mail to a friend &quot;claiming&quot; that George Bush has 72 former virgins locked in his ranch in Crawford to service him on his many vacations, then this should have any sort of validity in a discussion? 

There was &lt;strong&gt;nothing strong enough&lt;/strong&gt; in the e-mails for the press to claim anything sexual and risk lawsuit - but they cowardly did nothing about identifying them as inappropriate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I just got an email claiming that, while the emails were sent while the page was a minor, the sexually explicit IMs were sent when he was 18. (There was nothing in the emails that was even strong enough for the press to report on even though they had the information.) </em></p>
<p><strong>Claiming</strong> !  OK, so if I send an e-mail to a friend &#8220;claiming&#8221; that George Bush has 72 former virgins locked in his ranch in Crawford to service him on his many vacations, then this should have any sort of validity in a discussion? </p>
<p>There was <strong>nothing strong enough</strong> in the e-mails for the press to claim anything sexual and risk lawsuit &#8211; but they cowardly did nothing about identifying them as inappropriate.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947296', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Shag</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947293</link>
		<dc:creator>Shag</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Make sure you take all the weapons from his house, and don&#039;t leave him alone. Asshole reichwing hack.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Make sure you take all the weapons from his house, and don&#8217;t leave him alone. Asshole reichwing hack.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947293', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DontLetEmGetOff</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947214</link>
		<dc:creator>DontLetEmGetOff</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Republicans have been doing a lot of Run and Cut durring this past week...they have been running around aimlessly cutting one another&#039;s throats!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans have been doing a lot of Run and Cut durring this past week&#8230;they have been running around aimlessly cutting one another&#8217;s throats!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947214', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jay</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947200</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@67:

&quot;A while back I read that Hastert is hooked up monetarily with Turkey. If anyone reads about the war....&quot;

No, you must have misread. Hastert is actually hooked up intravenously to turkey.

Sorry, couldn&#039;t resist.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@67:</p>
<p>&#8220;A while back I read that Hastert is hooked up monetarily with Turkey. If anyone reads about the war&#8230;.&#8221;</p>
<p>No, you must have misread. Hastert is actually hooked up intravenously to turkey.</p>
<p>Sorry, couldn&#8217;t resist.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947200', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Concerned+Conservative</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/04/hastert-interview/comment-page-2/#comment-947142</link>
		<dc:creator>Concerned+Conservative</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I just got an email claiming that, while the &lt;strong&gt;emails &lt;/strong&gt;were sent while the page was a minor, the sexually explicit &lt;strong&gt;IMs&lt;/strong&gt; were sent when he was 18.  (There was nothing in the emails that was even strong enough for the press to report on even though they had the information.)

I&#039;m not sure about the accuracy if the data, but if this is true that the IMs were between consenting adults then this is a non-scandal, right progressives?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just got an email claiming that, while the <strong>emails </strong>were sent while the page was a minor, the sexually explicit <strong>IMs</strong> were sent when he was 18.  (There was nothing in the emails that was even strong enough for the press to report on even though they had the information.)</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not sure about the accuracy if the data, but if this is true that the IMs were between consenting adults then this is a non-scandal, right progressives?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=947142', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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