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		<title>By: Denny Hastert is playing with fire &#171; Later On</title>
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		<dc:creator>Denny Hastert is playing with fire &#171; Later On</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Posted in Video, Government, GOP, Election at 12:25 pm by LeisureGuy Denny Hastert is now blaming his staff (video at the link) for not telling him about the Foley situation. He&#8217;s saying that statements will be taken under oath, and if they covered up, they&#8217;ll lose their jobs. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Posted in Video, Government, GOP, Election at 12:25 pm by LeisureGuy Denny Hastert is now blaming his staff (video at the link) for not telling him about the Foley situation. He&#8217;s saying that statements will be taken under oath, and if they covered up, they&#8217;ll lose their jobs. [...]<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=1405306', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mexico501 &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Hastert Tries To Shift Blame To Staff, Raises Prospect of &#8216;Cover Up&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mexico501 &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Hastert Tries To Shift Blame To Staff, Raises Prospect of &#8216;Cover Up&#8217;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Page Summary: If there is a problem, if there was a cover up, then we should find that out through the investigation process. But the thing is, I?m still not going to vote for people that I do not agree with ideologically. Part of the problem is that liberals have failed to define themselves and to state clearly what they believe. Liberals believe government must respect and affirmatively safeguard the liberty, equality and dignity of each individual.read more&#160;&#124;&#160;digg story [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Page Summary: If there is a problem, if there was a cover up, then we should find that out through the investigation process. But the thing is, I?m still not going to vote for people that I do not agree with ideologically. Part of the problem is that liberals have failed to define themselves and to state clearly what they believe. Liberals believe government must respect and affirmatively safeguard the liberty, equality and dignity of each individual.read more&nbsp;|&nbsp;digg story [...]<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=1036754', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zenseeker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-980402</link>
		<dc:creator>Zenseeker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello all, I just finished the Mark Foley Flash game where you can slap him around and put some sense into him. I will be making several more down the stretch and would like your opinions on what topic and subject matter I should concentrate on. I have Michelle Malkin, Dennis Hastert in the works and others TBA. email me at zenseeker(a)zenwire.com with your thoughts. Take care and keep up the good fight.
You can play the game here: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zenwire.com/ content/view/567/67/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt; at zenwire.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello all, I just finished the Mark Foley Flash game where you can slap him around and put some sense into him. I will be making several more down the stretch and would like your opinions on what topic and subject matter I should concentrate on. I have Michelle Malkin, Dennis Hastert in the works and others TBA. email me at zenseeker(a)zenwire.com with your thoughts. Take care and keep up the good fight.<br />
You can play the game here: <a href="http://www.zenwire.com/ content/view/567/67/" rel="nofollow"> at zenwire.com</a><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=980402', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Zenseeker</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-980398</link>
		<dc:creator>Zenseeker</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 03:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello all, I just finished the Mark Foley Flash game where you can slap him around and put some sense into him. I will be making several more down the stretch and would like your opinions on what topic and subject matter I should concentrate on. I have Michelle Malkin, Dennis Hastert in the works and others TBA. email me at zenseeker(a)zenwire.com with your thoughts. Take care and keep up the good fight.
You can play the game here: http://www.zenwire.com/ content/view/567/67/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello all, I just finished the Mark Foley Flash game where you can slap him around and put some sense into him. I will be making several more down the stretch and would like your opinions on what topic and subject matter I should concentrate on. I have Michelle Malkin, Dennis Hastert in the works and others TBA. email me at zenseeker(a)zenwire.com with your thoughts. Take care and keep up the good fight.<br />
You can play the game here: <a href="http://www.zenwire.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.zenwire.com/</a> content/view/567/67/<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=980398', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JPark</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-980282</link>
		<dc:creator>JPark</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 02:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sorry, MA, I am clearly the superior intellect among the two of us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry, MA, I am clearly the superior intellect among the two of us.<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=980282', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Grym&#8217;s Rant &#187; Hastert Tries To Shift Blame To Staff, Raises Prospect of â€˜Cover Upâ€™</title>
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		<dc:creator>Grym&#8217;s Rant &#187; Hastert Tries To Shift Blame To Staff, Raises Prospect of â€˜Cover Upâ€™</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] read more &#124; digg story [...]</description>
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		<title>By: big+papa</title>
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		<dc:creator>big+papa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kevin #151

Nope!

You agree with the mass murder of 655,000 Iraqis...

...the systematic looting of the American treasury for the profit of your gods Bushiva and L&#039;il Dick and their criminal corporate co-conspirators...

...that your life is worth MORE than the lives of people who have done nothing to you (personally or otherwise), because of 9/11 (to you REVENGE of the al Cracker is justified)...

...I will assume that because you&#039;re projecting as a right wing Bushite that you&#039;re a racist, fascist, homophobic, hegemonist, imperialist hypocrite...

...an inbred, who prefers the company of pedophiles, misogynists and ALL who are LIKE you...

...this is why we should use the Patriot Act to root you out and round you up...

...to SAVE America...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kevin #151</p>
<p>Nope!</p>
<p>You agree with the mass murder of 655,000 Iraqis&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;the systematic looting of the American treasury for the profit of your gods Bushiva and L&#8217;il Dick and their criminal corporate co-conspirators&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;that your life is worth MORE than the lives of people who have done nothing to you (personally or otherwise), because of 9/11 (to you REVENGE of the al Cracker is justified)&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;I will assume that because you&#8217;re projecting as a right wing Bushite that you&#8217;re a racist, fascist, homophobic, hegemonist, imperialist hypocrite&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;an inbred, who prefers the company of pedophiles, misogynists and ALL who are LIKE you&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;this is why we should use the Patriot Act to root you out and round you up&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;to SAVE America&#8230;<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=978815', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: yangho</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-978399</link>
		<dc:creator>yangho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hey mighty+aphrodite, if you&#039;re pointless in political expect attacking my descent, I have nothing to talk with you. Actually, I never feel VICTIM of you facist words. You are VICTIM of yourself. You CRACK ME DOWN,  ROTFL!!!
P.S Yes I drive! In CA, it is several languages for written test. Where are you living? Which state only accept English-speeking gentlemen?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hey mighty+aphrodite, if you&#8217;re pointless in political expect attacking my descent, I have nothing to talk with you. Actually, I never feel VICTIM of you facist words. You are VICTIM of yourself. You CRACK ME DOWN,  ROTFL!!!<br />
P.S Yes I drive! In CA, it is several languages for written test. Where are you living? Which state only accept English-speeking gentlemen?<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=978399', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mighty+aphrodite</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-978251</link>
		<dc:creator>mighty+aphrodite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:59:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dear Mr./Ms. Ho - I could care less how well you speak English.  I was having a difficult time translating your syntax - my fault.  But allow me to congratulate you - you have the &quot;I am a VICTIM&quot; Democrat Party talking points down cold!!!  

P.S. Do you drive?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Mr./Ms. Ho &#8211; I could care less how well you speak English.  I was having a difficult time translating your syntax &#8211; my fault.  But allow me to congratulate you &#8211; you have the &#8220;I am a VICTIM&#8221; Democrat Party talking points down cold!!!  </p>
<p>P.S. Do you drive?<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=978251', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Exley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-978055</link>
		<dc:creator>Exley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#205....

1) How many political blogs/message boards/Web sites existed back in 1998 in which I could have &quot;posted&quot; comments calling for Clinton&#039;s resignation? Hardly any...No, my calls for Clinton&#039;s resignation back in 1998 took the old-fashioned form of phone calls and conversations.

2) I don&#039;t understand your point...Are you trying to say that I wouldn&#039;t have called for Clinton&#039;s resignation? Why would you think that? Are you under the misapprehension that I was a Clinton fan? If so, you are quite incorrect, sir.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#205&#8230;.</p>
<p>1) How many political blogs/message boards/Web sites existed back in 1998 in which I could have &#8220;posted&#8221; comments calling for Clinton&#8217;s resignation? Hardly any&#8230;No, my calls for Clinton&#8217;s resignation back in 1998 took the old-fashioned form of phone calls and conversations.</p>
<p>2) I don&#8217;t understand your point&#8230;Are you trying to say that I wouldn&#8217;t have called for Clinton&#8217;s resignation? Why would you think that? Are you under the misapprehension that I was a Clinton fan? If so, you are quite incorrect, sir.<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=978055', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Exley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-978028</link>
		<dc:creator>Exley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Barfly...Here are a few:&lt;/em&gt;

Wow..Just when I thought Hastert couldnâ€™t do anything more stupid and inept than before, he keeps managing to raise the bar. 

&lt;strong&gt;Comment by Exley â€” October 3, 2006 @ 3:56 pm&lt;/strong&gt;

Resign, Denny. Your services are no longer neededâ€¦you hack. 
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Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 6:15 pm&lt;/strong&gt;


Bay is A-okay. She is absolutely correct.

Hastert must apologize and resign. Even if he didnâ€™t know everything that Foley was saying or doing, it seems clear he was willfully ignorant and negligent. 

&lt;strong&gt;Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 5:36 pm&lt;/strong&gt;


Hi Janeâ€¦.Yep, Bay is correct. Hastert and anyone else in the House GOP leadership who had even an inkling of what that twisted pervert Foley was up to and did nothing must resignâ€¦.. 

&lt;strong&gt;Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 5:43 pm&lt;/strong&gt;

#47 Unbelievable, 

You are correctâ€¦Just like the check cashing/House post office scandal hurt the House Democrats, showing their arrogance of power, and costing them the House, so too will this incident, which also shows a sickening arrogance, hurt the Republicans and cost them the House. 

Good riddance.

Term limits for members of Congress is necessary. 
&lt;strong&gt;
Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 6:18 pm&lt;/strong&gt;

This scandal is growing by the hour, so Hastert must resign ASAP! 

I never, ever thought I would write these words: â€œJay, I agree with you 1,000 percent.â€ 

&lt;strong&gt;Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 3:44 pm&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Barfly&#8230;Here are a few:</em></p>
<p>Wow..Just when I thought Hastert couldnâ€™t do anything more stupid and inept than before, he keeps managing to raise the bar. </p>
<p><strong>Comment by Exley â€” October 3, 2006 @ 3:56 pm</strong></p>
<p>Resign, Denny. Your services are no longer neededâ€¦you hack.<br />
<strong><br />
Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 6:15 pm</strong></p>
<p>Bay is A-okay. She is absolutely correct.</p>
<p>Hastert must apologize and resign. Even if he didnâ€™t know everything that Foley was saying or doing, it seems clear he was willfully ignorant and negligent. </p>
<p><strong>Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 5:36 pm</strong></p>
<p>Hi Janeâ€¦.Yep, Bay is correct. Hastert and anyone else in the House GOP leadership who had even an inkling of what that twisted pervert Foley was up to and did nothing must resignâ€¦.. </p>
<p><strong>Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 5:43 pm</strong></p>
<p>#47 Unbelievable, </p>
<p>You are correctâ€¦Just like the check cashing/House post office scandal hurt the House Democrats, showing their arrogance of power, and costing them the House, so too will this incident, which also shows a sickening arrogance, hurt the Republicans and cost them the House. </p>
<p>Good riddance.</p>
<p>Term limits for members of Congress is necessary.<br />
<strong><br />
Comment by Exley â€” October 2, 2006 @ 6:18 pm</strong></p>
<p>This scandal is growing by the hour, so Hastert must resign ASAP! </p>
<p>I never, ever thought I would write these words: â€œJay, I agree with you 1,000 percent.â€ </p>
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		<title>By: Exley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-977932</link>
		<dc:creator>Exley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#205, Barly...To what are you referring? My calls for Hastert to resign? They have appeared on pretty much every thread dedicated to the Foley scandal.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#205, Barly&#8230;To what are you referring? My calls for Hastert to resign? They have appeared on pretty much every thread dedicated to the Foley scandal.<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=977932', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: yangho</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-977774</link>
		<dc:creator>yangho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#

#182 - Dear Mr./Ms. Ho - Would you be so kind as to have an English translator assist you in posting. I understood the part in which you think Iâ€™m a fascist (yaaaawwwwwnnnâ€¦.) but the remainder was quite unintelligible. In which language do you request a ballot?

Comment by mighty+aphrodite â€” October 10, 2006 @ 9:59 pm

Hey mighty+aphrodite, I love to pass your word to voters at my state,CA. They are Mexican, Vietnamese, Chinese , Korean descent. Could I tell them even Repbulican candidates said they love us ofcourse with OUR LANGUAGE TRNSLATOR ASSIST, but this is really what they think.
So mighty+aphrodite would you have a bill to force everyone not good at English to rudimental class? You think because of my language I have no right in this country? What facist idea come from Rebpugs.
You ask me  In which language do you request a ballot? MY BEST LANGUAGE, and Repbulican candidate want our vote, they should talk in WHICH LANGUAGE our ppl understand. ARE YOU CLEAR?</description>
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<p>#182 &#8211; Dear Mr./Ms. Ho &#8211; Would you be so kind as to have an English translator assist you in posting. I understood the part in which you think Iâ€™m a fascist (yaaaawwwwwnnnâ€¦.) but the remainder was quite unintelligible. In which language do you request a ballot?</p>
<p>Comment by mighty+aphrodite â€” October 10, 2006 @ 9:59 pm</p>
<p>Hey mighty+aphrodite, I love to pass your word to voters at my state,CA. They are Mexican, Vietnamese, Chinese , Korean descent. Could I tell them even Repbulican candidates said they love us ofcourse with OUR LANGUAGE TRNSLATOR ASSIST, but this is really what they think.<br />
So mighty+aphrodite would you have a bill to force everyone not good at English to rudimental class? You think because of my language I have no right in this country? What facist idea come from Rebpugs.<br />
You ask me  In which language do you request a ballot? MY BEST LANGUAGE, and Repbulican candidate want our vote, they should talk in WHICH LANGUAGE our ppl understand. ARE YOU CLEAR?<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=977774', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EveryDigg &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Hastert Tries To Shift Blame To Staff, Raises Prospect of &#8216;Cover Up&#8217;</title>
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		<dc:creator>EveryDigg &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Hastert Tries To Shift Blame To Staff, Raises Prospect of &#8216;Cover Up&#8217;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] At a press conference this morning, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) set up his staff to take the blame for the Mark Foley scandal. Asked if he was satisfied with how his staff handled the matter, Hasert said, &#8220;I understand what my staff told me. And I think from that response, they&#8217;ve handled it as well as they should.read more&#160;&#124;&#160;digg story [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] At a press conference this morning, House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) set up his staff to take the blame for the Mark Foley scandal. Asked if he was satisfied with how his staff handled the matter, Hasert said, &ldquo;I understand what my staff told me. And I think from that response, they&rsquo;ve handled it as well as they should.read more&nbsp;|&nbsp;digg story [...]<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=977170', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nofltwlt</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-977103</link>
		<dc:creator>nofltwlt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Republicans have never quite figured out how to do an effective cover-up once their nefarious practices become known.  For Hastert to turn on his staff shows how desperate he has become.  His staff probably didn&#039;t support his inaction in relation to Foley, so to blame them is to throw sand in their face.  Look for every incriminating email retrieved from thumb drives and every recollection to hit the streets - Foley is cooked.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Republicans have never quite figured out how to do an effective cover-up once their nefarious practices become known.  For Hastert to turn on his staff shows how desperate he has become.  His staff probably didn&#8217;t support his inaction in relation to Foley, so to blame them is to throw sand in their face.  Look for every incriminating email retrieved from thumb drives and every recollection to hit the streets &#8211; Foley is cooked.<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=977103', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: barfly</title>
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		<dc:creator>barfly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;When it comes to cover-ups of corruption in public office, I make no party distinctions. I called for Clintonâ€™s resignation in 1998. I call for Hastertâ€™s resignation in 2006. &lt;/em&gt;
Comment by Exley

Sure you did. Please direct us to the website on which you made these statements in &#039;98, 0-6.

Otherwise, it&#039;s just more lies from Captain Contra-diction!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>When it comes to cover-ups of corruption in public office, I make no party distinctions. I called for Clintonâ€™s resignation in 1998. I call for Hastertâ€™s resignation in 2006. </em><br />
Comment by Exley</p>
<p>Sure you did. Please direct us to the website on which you made these statements in &#8216;98, 0-6.</p>
<p>Otherwise, it&#8217;s just more lies from Captain Contra-diction!<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=976316', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jay Randal</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-976159</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Randal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exley here is my response to your post 118 ( sorry for posting late, but I was busy yesterday afternoon and evening) &gt; you asked about the Joshua Speed diary &gt; the original is in a private Lincoln collection of documents in Davenport, Iowa &gt; Smithsonian is supposed to have a copy, but may not be available to the general public. One quote from the diary: &quot;He often kisses me when I tease him, often to shut me up&quot; &gt; Speed referring to Abe Lincoln who he slept with in the same bed for 4 years.

As you know Joshua Speed met Abe Lincoln at his store in 1837, and they decided to room together upstairs over the store &gt; Joshua was 23 and Abe 28 when they first met. Joshua suggested to Abe to share his bed and Abe agreed &gt; their relationship was intimate and homosexual &gt; in fact Abe considered suicide after they broke up.

Abe&#039;s first Gay relationship was with Billy Greene who wrote to a friend about Abe: &quot;His thighs were as perfect as a human being could be &quot; &gt; they slept together in the same bed for at least one year.

Abe&#039;s final Gay relationship was with Captain Derickson who slept with the president whenever Mary Todd Lincoln was away from Washington.

Suggested reading material on this subject: &quot;The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln&quot; by C.A. Tripp. Also Time magazine mentioned the Speed diary in its July 4, 2005 issue. Wikipedia mentions diary too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exley here is my response to your post 118 ( sorry for posting late, but I was busy yesterday afternoon and evening) &gt; you asked about the Joshua Speed diary &gt; the original is in a private Lincoln collection of documents in Davenport, Iowa &gt; Smithsonian is supposed to have a copy, but may not be available to the general public. One quote from the diary: &#8220;He often kisses me when I tease him, often to shut me up&#8221; &gt; Speed referring to Abe Lincoln who he slept with in the same bed for 4 years.</p>
<p>As you know Joshua Speed met Abe Lincoln at his store in 1837, and they decided to room together upstairs over the store &gt; Joshua was 23 and Abe 28 when they first met. Joshua suggested to Abe to share his bed and Abe agreed &gt; their relationship was intimate and homosexual &gt; in fact Abe considered suicide after they broke up.</p>
<p>Abe&#8217;s first Gay relationship was with Billy Greene who wrote to a friend about Abe: &#8220;His thighs were as perfect as a human being could be &#8221; &gt; they slept together in the same bed for at least one year.</p>
<p>Abe&#8217;s final Gay relationship was with Captain Derickson who slept with the president whenever Mary Todd Lincoln was away from Washington.</p>
<p>Suggested reading material on this subject: &#8220;The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln&#8221; by C.A. Tripp. Also Time magazine mentioned the Speed diary in its July 4, 2005 issue. Wikipedia mentions diary too.<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=976159', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: what+now+toons.com</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-976085</link>
		<dc:creator>what+now+toons.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The White House continues to cover-up all it&#039;s lies and failed policies.  Plus they have Fox News to help them spread more lies and disinformation.  Plus Fox refuses to correct or apologies for adding a (D) below their picture of Foley.  Of course why should fox correct anything, they have been given the right to lie by an appeals court over the Monsanto milk story regarding former Fox reporters who refused to lie and were let go. Lies are the cornerstone of their reporting methods. All lies all the time is their motto.
these topics are covered in my latest cartoon, to see it, go to my website
www.whatnowtoons.com</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The White House continues to cover-up all it&#8217;s lies and failed policies.  Plus they have Fox News to help them spread more lies and disinformation.  Plus Fox refuses to correct or apologies for adding a (D) below their picture of Foley.  Of course why should fox correct anything, they have been given the right to lie by an appeals court over the Monsanto milk story regarding former Fox reporters who refused to lie and were let go. Lies are the cornerstone of their reporting methods. All lies all the time is their motto.<br />
these topics are covered in my latest cartoon, to see it, go to my website<br />
<a href="http://www.whatnowtoons.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.whatnowtoons.com</a><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=976085', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: mighty+aphrodite</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-975930</link>
		<dc:creator>mighty+aphrodite</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#188 &quot;Why, would you like to put me in a re-education camp?&quot;
Comment by JPark 

********No, Mr./Ms. Park, I&#039;d be happy if you attained some primary education and passed a rudimentary etiquette class....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#188 &#8220;Why, would you like to put me in a re-education camp?&#8221;<br />
Comment by JPark </p>
<p>********No, Mr./Ms. Park, I&#8217;d be happy if you attained some primary education and passed a rudimentary etiquette class&#8230;.<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=975930', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Exley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/10/hastert-shifts-blame/comment-page-4/#comment-975639</link>
		<dc:creator>Exley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Zooey, 

That&#039;s all you have?

Okay, well, with that type of vapid posting by you, I see I will not be missing much.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zooey, </p>
<p>That&#8217;s all you have?</p>
<p>Okay, well, with that type of vapid posting by you, I see I will not be missing much.<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=975639', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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