ACTION ALERT: Hastert's Dem opponent NEEDS MEDIA ACTION support.

[blm]

DUer babylonsister sent Hastert's Dem opponent, John Laesch, a DU thread last hour. We offered our help on the thread, and his media coordinator replied.

Let's contact every media outlet their site lists, and if you are IN Northern Illinois, consider PICKETING Hastert's district offices and campaign headquarters.

Here's her email:

Hi xxxx,
Thank you so much for your help!

There is a letter to the editor contact list here:

http://www.john06.com/media/lte

on our website, with contacts for our local papers.

Also, we are mobilizing our forces to contact DFA and Move On to ask them
to mobilize as well, so if you want to go in that direction, that would
also be an option.

Thank you again for all of your support - right now, as the media
coordinator here - I am amazed at what a big story the fact that
leadership let this go undealt with for almost a year...while the
mainstream media is ignoring that aspect entirely, so your help it pushing
this story will be greatly appreciated.
Lisa

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

1. Driving around today, I saw a TON of Hastert yard signs

and they're huge - probably 3 feet by 4 feet.

Any little thing to help Laesch is good.

[blm]

2. Go back to those spots next week and report back.

Hopefully we can cut that support in half by then.

We need to strike NOW before they "move on" and bury it presswise.

[Joanne98]

21. Someone should write pervert protector on them.

[blm]

24. Dennis Hastert - Protector of Perverts

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[ShortnFiery]

3. Republican D. Hastert: A Sexual Predator on every corner!

How's dat? :P

[Monkeyman]

4. As One of John's Veteran Supporters

Any help you can give you have my whole hearted Thank You

[blm]

6. Hey - It's what DU does best, imo.

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[longship]

5. Hastert and Co may have violated federal law!!!

See it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2268806&mesg_id=2268806

[blm]

7. Great - - even more ammo for GREAT PICKET SIGNS. ARREST HASTERT!

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[Evergreen Emerald]

8. I sent letters to MSM and e-mailed local papers.

I think this is a huge story. Hastert protected the person who was sexually harassing at least one child. What the hell?

[Monkeyman]

9. Here guys one one to do this

go to www.dnc.org under action you can write letters to all papers in the area. Use this zip 60561

[babylonsister]

18. I'm mad as hell! Thanks for the info, Monkeyman. Sent

this to dnc.org

GOP Enablers Must Go!
Talk about a culture of corruption. I am appalled at the despicable behavior Rep. Foley has been accused of and resigned over, with the collusion of other house Republicans. When will it end?
As the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington have noted, an independent counsel must be immediately formed to address not only Foley's pathetic behavior, but the actions of Hastert, Boehner, Shumkus, Alexander, and Reynolds, who all managed to keep a lid on this alleged pedophilia. During this silence, how many other children did Foley contact? Will we ever know?
No one's actions mentioned above should be acceptable. The U.S. House deserves a lot better representation; these guys are making a mockery of all of us.

[Hav]

10. .

I was so waiting for someone to really make it a topic about Hastert.
Do people really want someone who looks the other way or protects a sicko trying to hit on a teenager? I hope the people there are aware of these Aim-conversations.

[snowbear]

11. Awesome thread blm ... and....

GO Laesch!! :patriot:

The nation needs you now more than ever !!!! ~~~~~~~~~

[Monkeyman]

12. Remember guy's Peter Laesch is in Iraq and asked John to run

[snowbear]

13. Monkeyman.....

When you get a chance, can you provide more of that story?

I wasn't aware of that! I knew that John Laesch had served and was one of our "Fighting Dems", but I'd love to hear more about Peter Laesh. What relation to John is he, etc.?



~~~~~~~~~ :patriot: ~~~~~~~~~

[blm]

16. I remember - our fighting Dems are here for us, we need to fight with THEM

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[FrenchieCat]

14. I will contribute $ to this campaign!

:patriot:

[snowbear]

15. And I will follow FrenchieCat right over there and do the same thing!!

[dogman]

17. Go to John's website and check the commercial "Have you had enough?"

It is the second entry on http://www.john06.com/johns_blog
Contribute what you can. Thank you.

[Monkeyman]

19. Here link watch it here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAkEdWXwRaE

[trashcanistanista]

22. Done

[blm]

25. Thanks, dogman.

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[cranston36]

20. Freaky Foley was Dennis' Darling

Representative of Mark Foley from Florida has caused quite a stir, hasn’t he? The 6 year veteran of the United States House of Representatives had maneuvered himself into the position of chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus.
Not long ago he sponsored legislation to “protect” children from exploitation by adults over the Internet.
Shortly after Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzalez put the weight of protecting our children from exploitation back on parents when he said on April 20, 2006, “…if parents, community, business, civic, industry, and political leaders do not work better together, then we will lose this fight on behalf of our children.”
He added, ‘It may sound trite, but parents have to be the first line of defense.”
I have to agree with Alberto there, because when a US Representative starts dating little boys then a larger problem presents itself.

He is quoted as saying, “I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent.”
Representative Foley of Florida reportedly is reported to have had these exchanges with little boys that parents send to Washington, DC to work as pages and messengers :
Representative Foley : “What ya wearing?”
Little Boy : “Tshirt and shorts.”
Representative Foley : “Love to slip them off of you.”

He was made one of the Republican party’s deputy whips by the now disgraced Tom DeLay, a one time pesticide salesman from Texas who was the Republican Leader in the House.

Mr. Foley was single and reportedly called his sister, Donna his “surrogate wife.”

According to news sources the sexually charged electronic messages and other contacts began in August 2005.

On September 29, 2006 Representative John Shimkus, Republican of Illinois and chairman of the House Page Board, admitted knowing about the first e-mail messages way back in “in late 2005.” Shimkus took the bold move of telling Foley not to contact that specific page any further. It seems John Shimkus is either naïve or worse. It seems clear to me the entire episode did not seem to upset him much.
Rep. Rodney Alexander, Republican from Louisiana who was apparently responsible for the page recently accosted electronically by Foley claimed he was directed by the little boy’s parents not to pursue the issue and that is why he did not seem to act in any responsible manner in regards to this serious issue.
For his part Representative Alexander passed the buck and said that, apparently even after promising the parents to drop the issue, he gave all the information he had about the issue to Representative Thomas Reynolds, Republican of New York who apparently did nothing himself apparently even though no one requested him to do nothing.

Hastert, also from Illinois, just as is Representative Shimkus (Chairman of the House Page Board) said "We want to make sure that all our pages are safe and the page system is safe."

Among other quotes attributed to Foley :
"Do I make you a little horny?"
"You in your boxers, too? ... Well, strip down and get relaxed."

Healso asked the boy to send a photo of himself.

"…he's such a nice guy…acts much older than his age...and he’s in really great shape...i am just finished riding my bike on a 25 mile journey now heading to the gym ... What’s school like for you this year?"
"I am back in Florida now...its nice here ... been raining today ... it sounds like you will have some fun over the next few weeks ... how old are you now?"

"…how are you weathering the hurricane ... are you safe ... send me an email pic of you as well."

Seemingly following in Florida Foley’s Freaky Footsteps Speaker Dennis Hastert sent out a press release on August 29, 2006 entitled, “Hastert Drives Effort To 'Keep Kids Safe In Cyberspace' Congressman leads community meeting addressing Internet safety”
Parents take note : Another Representative is stepping up to the plate in an open bid to ‘protect’ their children.

[blm]

26. Maybe Dennis Hastert ALLOWED it because it's his thing, too?

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[Monkeyman]

23. Guys the Chicago Tribune in the Swamp has time line

When Denny knew holy crap 2005

[blm]

27. May as well get some Monday ACTION going - we can't let Hastert get away.

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[babylonsister]

28. Kicking! More important now than ever! nt