Conservatives Call on Hastert to Resign(David Bossie, Michael Reagan)

Human Events ^ | October 2, 2006 | Robert B. Bluey

[Dane]

Conservatives Call on Hastert to Resign

by Robert B. Bluey

House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R.-Ill.) is coming under fire from conservatives for his failing to take action against disgraced Rep. Mark Foley (R.-Fla.), who resigned last week for inappropriate communications with teenage pages.

“Speaker Hastert had knowledge of Congressman Foley’s inappropriate behavior and chose to protect a potential pedophile and powerful colleague over a congressional page,” said David Bossie, president of conservative advocacy group Citizens United.

Joining Bossie’s call for Hastert to resign was nationally syndicated radio show host Michael Reagan.

“Any member of Congress who was aware of the sexual emails and protected the congressman should also resign effective immediately,” Reagan said. “I was sexually abused by a day camp counselor at age eight and also made to be part of child pornography.”

Hastert said in a news conference Monday that neither he nor other Republican leaders knew about the lurid exchanges between Foley and the teenage pages dating back to 2003. “As a parent and speaker of the House, I am disgusted,” Hastert said.

However, that didn’t blunt the criticism from Bossie and Reagan. Bossie’s group, which is best known for producing the movies “Celsius 41.11” in 2004 and the just-released “Border War,” said Hastert had failed in his duty to investigate the matter “before it became a public relations problem.” Bossie said the problem may cost Republicans control of the House in November as a result.

“This inaction demonstrates a lack of leadership on Speaker Hastert’s part, and calls into question both his judgment and character,” Bossie said. “If Speaker Hastert was willing to sacrifice a child to protect Rep. Foley’s seat and his own leadership position, then he surely does not share our American and conservative values.”

[dozer7]

I have seen this list before, is there a list that attaches names to the list?

"36 have been accused of spousal abuse.
-7 have been arrested for fraud.
-19 have been accused of writing bad checks.
-117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses.
- 3 have done time for assault.
- 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit.
-14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
- 8 have been arrested for shoplifting.
- 21 are currently defendants in lawsuits.
- 84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year."

[TheDon]

Can you say "media whores"?

[Owen]

I'm not quite sure I understand the value of this.

The only worthy conservative focus at this point in time is getting this matter off the TV screen and getting Foley's replacement elected.

With Foley resigned, it is no longer a political issue. Focus on the specifics of the case can take place after election day EVERY BIT AS EFFECTIVELY AS NOW.

So why do it now when there are other matters, like avoiding impeachment hearings 24/7 all next year, pending?

[TChad]

Things I didn't know about some members of Congress

Oh, come on.

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/congress.htm:

[BigSkyFreeper]

Here I am, a housewife and grandma in the Midwest without any important contacts, and I apparently understand this story better than these two, who are PAID for their opinions.

Michael Reagan showed his total ignorance on Hannity and Homely tonight. It's the first time I've watched that show in months. Every single person, with the exception of Hannity and Rush keep yelping about the e-mails, as if the IM's didn't exist. The root cause of all this nonsense is every single one whose been parroting this nonsense have been led along by the liberal MSM.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I'll also add that the last time I felt this frustrated over misinformation and confusion was over the Dubai Ports deal. These people like Michael Reagan and the editors of the Wash Times make a living dealing with this kind of stuff day in and day out. They are the ones who are supposed to separate the wheat from the chaff. Not some anonymous keyboarder on a Conservative website.

[AmeriBrit]

LATEST UPDATE:

http://floppingaces2.blogspot.com/


Jason Leopold and Mike Rogers mentioned, along with a statement by Melanie Sloan [CREW].

Also possible proof messages were tampered with.[diagrams in link]

[zerosix]

I watched Reagan on FOX and he clearly stated, after being told that Hastert only knew of Foley's writing emails to the page, who had finished the program.

Reagan stated that if it was a "known fact" all around D.C. that Foley was gay and that he, (Hastert) was told of the emailing teenage pages, former or not, he should have been asked to resign. Reagan stated that the only reason a gay man (Foley) would have been persuing teenage boys was for sex, regardless of the nature of the emails.

(Remember, we have laws protecting homosexuals against "gay bashing.")

[AmeriBrit]

check this out.


LATEST UPDATE:

http://floppingaces2.blogspot.com/


Jason Leopold and Mike Rogers mentioned, along with a statement by Melanie Sloan [CREW].

Also possible proof messages were tampered with.[diagrams in link]

[greasepaint]

this is crap.

what is Hastert suppose to do?

Congressman X is bad --> go to the FBI

[freema]

Good find. Thanks for the ping.