Former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert Pleads Guilty on Federal Charges

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Valmy

#30
April 10, 2016, 02:13:25 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 10, 2016, 10:16:30 AM
Not sure why this isn't a really big story. The guy was speaker of the house.

He is out of office, thus not a useful scandal for political purposes.
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April 10, 2016, 05:11:12 PM
Well, I'll be damned. :(
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Caliga

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April 10, 2016, 06:28:56 PM
Jerry Sandusky, the sequel.
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alfred russel

#33
April 11, 2016, 12:09:28 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 10, 2016, 06:28:56 PM
Jerry Sandusky, the sequel.

Which involved an assistant college football coach, retired for a bit more than 10 years.

While this case involves a speaker of the house, retired for a bit less than 10 years.
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derspiess

#34
April 11, 2016, 12:25:25 PM
I remember when Hastert was chosen as Speaker, he was presented as just the type of boring, vanilla, scandal-free kind of guy we needed.  Sad to say, but the first thing I thought of when I heard he had been a wrestling coach was "crap, hope he's not some kind of pedo".

Never ignore your gut, I guess.
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Eddie Teach

#35
April 11, 2016, 12:28:23 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 11, 2016, 12:09:28 PM
Which involved an assistant college football coach, retired for a bit more than 10 years.

While this case involves a speaker of the house, retired for a bit less than 10 years.

The first case also involved a cover-up by a beloved cultural icon.
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alfred russel

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April 11, 2016, 01:51:24 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on April 11, 2016, 12:28:23 PM
Quote from: alfred russel on April 11, 2016, 12:09:28 PM
Which involved an assistant college football coach, retired for a bit more than 10 years.

While this case involves a speaker of the house, retired for a bit less than 10 years.

The first case also involved a cover-up by a beloved cultural icon.

I can't get to a beloved cultural icon, but there must be some cover up angle to work here. Surely there must have been rumors--see derspeiss's post about just a hunch he had. And surely some other house members must have tried to quash them that would just be sound politics.

We live in the age of sensationalism and clickbait journalism.
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Valmy

#37
April 11, 2016, 01:54:47 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 11, 2016, 12:25:25 PM
I remember when Hastert was chosen as Speaker, he was presented as just the type of boring, vanilla, scandal-free kind of guy we needed.  Sad to say, but the first thing I thought of when I heard he had been a wrestling coach was "crap, hope he's not some kind of pedo".

Never ignore your gut, I guess.

Well fortunately he kept it under wraps until it didn't matter anymore. To the party anyway. Probably matters quite a bit to him.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."
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