GOP Rep. Says He Told Hastert of Foley

[cui bono]

GOP Rep. Says He Told Hastert of Foley
Sep 30, 5:31 PM (ET)

By DEVLIN BARRETT

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Thomas Reynolds, head of the House Republican election effort, said he told Speaker Dennis Hastert after learning a fellow GOP lawmaker sent inappropriate messages to a teenage boy.

Reynolds, R-N.Y., was told months ago about e-mails sent by Rep. Mark Foley and is now defending himself from Democratic accusations that he did too little. Foley, R-Fla., resigned Friday after ABC News questioned him about the e-mails to a former congressional page and about sexually suggestive instant messages to other pages.

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"Despite the fact that I had not seen the e-mails in question, and Mr. Alexander told me that the parents didn't want the matter pursued, I told the speaker of the conversation Mr. Alexander had with me," Reynolds said.

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http://apnews.myway.com//article/20060930/D8KFE4C00.html

[Mojambo]

1. Could this really take down Hastert?

Gotta be a long shot still, but man that would be great.

[eleny]

3. Has Hastert denied it like.....

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. !

:spray:

[rodeodance]

7. I think it can. He knew.

[Monkeyman]

2. Hastert knew that's the truth

We will defeat this prick
www.john06.com

[never_get_over_it]

9. Anyone who can spare a few bucks

NOW IS THE TIME - to send it to John PLEASE

www.john06.com

[uppityperson]

4. well, there you are.

[C_U_L8R]

5. let the gnashing begin

i love it when republicans eat each other
it's real bloodsport

meanwhile we can get back to other
things like torture, iraq, wiretapping,
economy. plamegate and other pressing issues

[populistdriven]

31. from hi-5in to gnashin

[Lochloosa]

6. I don't see this bringing down Hastert. But, I do think he will

lose the Speakers seat.

IMHO

[AIJ Alom]

8. This will take down Hastert. He knew and he kept it hidden.

This will also take down Boehner, Reynolds, and Alexander.

[rodeodance]

14. the dems need the media's help on this one.

[pinto]

10. Pretty damning accusation from a fairly reliable source. Inaction

in this case, public or private, is a serious breach of responsibility.

[Tom Joad]

11. this hiding behind the parents thing doesn't work. They didn't have

to involve the youth, only take action with Foley. where do these clowns get lessons about taking care of such matters... the catholic church?

[rodeodance]

15. the Law has to get involved.

[Scooter24]

12. Popcorn for everybody!!

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

27. Don't forget the ketchup and steak sauce...

The Republicans are turning cannibal on each other to save their jobs.

[Monkeyman]

13. The Chicago Tribune in the Swamp has time line

no link

[Gman]

16. Hastert protects known pedophiles

BWWWWWWWWWHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Rove is going to have to come up with one helluva October surprise to fix this week.

...somewhere a GOP operative is reading this and thinking, "Yeah, you just wait and see what we've got planned. You ain't seen nuthin' yet."

[DoYouEverWonder]

17. Nothing like a little sex scandal

to bring down a Repug Congress.

[OrwellwasRight]

18. Repubs protect other Repubs b/c they all have creepy secrets to hide.

For those of you who have not seen Mark Crispin Miller's DVD A Patriot Act, you should see it.

It is entertaining and does a great job of explaining just exactly how this current crop of Republicans are far beyond hypocrites. They are a bunch of immoral and sometimes perverted elitists who believe what is good for the goose is not good for the gander.

That is why the outcry about Janet Jackson's breast comes from the same party where folks keep getting outed for child sex scandals. That's also why Bush says he can't fund stem cell research b/c human life is sacred and then we go bomb 50,000 Iraqis. Why they preach about the 10 Commandments and then members of the Administration/Repub Majority get arrested for stealing from Target and taking bribes.

This is no surprise. They didn't give a shit about Foley's crimes because Foley is one of "them."

And they call us elitists?!?! :mad:

http://www.customflix.com/206219

[pfitz59]

19. I'd like to read Hastert's Emails!

For those who don't know Hastert is an aficiando of sweaty boy-on-boy action!

[IndianaGreen]

20. Hastert is acting like Boston's Cardinal Bernard Law

protecting pedophile priest John Geoghan.

[davidinalameda]

21. the Dems should be demanding Haster's resignation next

the Repukes should be demanding his resignation

[Egnever]

22. Yet these are the same assholes that want to use gays

as a wedge issue.

never ceases to amaze me the hypocrisy of the republican party.

[Ethelk2044]

24. Media

The Dems should push for this to be played up in the media
next week.  They should not let them off the hook.  They
should demand answers.  Heads should roll.

[Booster]

25. The proper thing to do would have been to call the police.

[lonestarnot]

29. Yes!

[ProgressiveEconomist]

26. Links: Democratic challengers to Republican incumbents, ordered by my

assessment of the R's vulnerability to calls for resignation.

I went to http://www.fec.gov and http://www.thegreenpapers.com and clicked through to state General Election voter information pages. Here are the incumbent names, states and districts, Democratic challengers, and campaign homepages:

R Incumbent (State-District) ....... Democratic Challenger
Homepage

Mark Foley (FL-16) ..................... Tim Mahoney
http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com

Rodney Alexander (LA-05) ......... Gloria Williams Hearn
NO WEBSITE LINK AT THEGREENPAPERS

John Shimkus (IL-19) .................. Danny Stover
http://www.stoverforcongress.us

Thomas Reynolds (NY-26) .......... Jack Davis
http://www.jackdavis.org

John A. Boehner (OH-08) ............ Mort Meier
http://www.victimsofjohnboehner.org

Denny Hastert (IL-14) ................. John Laesch
http://john06.com

Roy Blunt (MO-07) ..................... Jack Truman
http://trumanforcongress.tripod.com

See http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2006/9/30/212758/946/426#c426 for more details.

[lonestarnot]

28. Well then why didn't Rep. Thomas Reynolds, head of the House Republican e

do something about it himself?

[Doctor_J]

30. Yipes. Sounds like lots of people want Hastert gone

How swet would that be?