Hastert Takes Bizarre Call On CSPAN: "Remember Me From Yorkville?"

[Segami]

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What else do we know?

According to unnamed sources cited by BuzzFeed, U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon had been planning to file a "a much more explicit" charging document, but he withheld further details from the indictment, partly at the request of Hastert's attorneys. It is probably safe to say that most defendants are not accorded such treatment.

There's also the matter of a very bizarre call made to a C-SPAN show last November, when Hastert appeared to discuss the 2014 midterm elections. A caller identifying himself only as Bruce asked, "Remember me from Yorkville?" to which Hastert responded, "Yeah, go ahead." Bruce then laughed and hung up the phone.


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/29/1388791/-Here-s-what-we-know-about-Denny-Hastert-s-indictment-so-far-and-here-s-what-happens-next

[Glitterati]

1. Guessing "Bruce" is his (now) adult son from an affair with student.

That's a guess, but accounts for all the years of silence. Mom kept her mouth shut, kid refuses to do so.

[underpants]

3. That is probably the tamest explanation for this

$3.5 Million is a lot to pay to keep someone quiet. If it is JUST the story you described I would be surprised. It could get really strange.

[Segami]

4. The issue might be....

more that the student was underage at the time.


Just speculation on my part but the $3,500.00 million bucks to "compensate for and conceal" Hastert's unspecified "prior misconduct" clearly paints a picture that Hastert was without question, concerned for this to become public.

[arcane1]

7. My guess is that not only was the student under age...

the student was also none other than Bruce himself.

[Segami]

8. Yes.

That is what I think it is.

[blm]

6. LOL - That is the BEST case scenario. After Henry Hyde that news wouldn't have raised an eyebrow.

Pretty sure it must be something so career-ruining it was worth it to him to keep paying. Career-ruining in Republican party is a REALLY high bar. Look at Vitter.

[MADem]

14. I'm afraid your guess is off by a mile.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=6747151

[JaneyVee]

2. This is getting weirder and weirder.

[Orrex]

5. Where's Larry Flynt when we need him?

[KamaAina]

9. Apparently there is a Yorkville in Illinois

just southwest of Aurora, the place made famous by "Wayne's World".

I thought it had something to do with the Yorkville neighborhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where Mom lived for many years until she met Republican Stepdad.

[MADem]

15. That is where Hastert was a teacher, and wrestling coach. nt

[malaise]

10. I only have one thing to say

Delish !!!!

[blm]

13. heheheheheh…...

.

[Hekate]

11. Want to bet that Bruce was on Coach Hastert's wrestling team?

[blm]

12. Pretty much the way it goes down in these matters.

Weird to realize that this type of thing isn't even a surprise anymore.

The corpmedia's surprise is what I find the most strange. They act as if he was Mr Clean - I recall his attempts to undermine Clinton WH - he should have been tried for treason, imo. There is NOTHING clean about Hastert.

[MADem]

16. EVERYONE KNEW. This is what I find so hard to believe. The media kept silent, but they HAD to

know.

HELL, I KNEW. I used to have to visit the Hill in my work, with reasonable frequency. You make 'friends' with people when you're stuck warming a bench--you chat, you exchange stories, and so forth. It was one way to relieve the boredom--I heard a ton of stuff simply by saying "Oh really? You don't say! Tell me more!"

I heard this rumor a dozen times while I was up that way. There's also the story about Hastert's long term relationship with his chief of staff, and the speculation that his wife was knowledgeable regarding and comfortable with the relationship.

If the right wing wasn't so invested in criminalizing orientation, this probably wouldn't have happened. Had Hastert been permitted to live a normal life, without any muss or fuss, he might not have sought out students while he was a teacher-coach. Too late for that, now, though. It's not the crime at this stage, it's the cover-up.

[blm]

17. It's also 'known' about Mitch McConnell. And Lindsey Graham.

This 'surprise' from DC media and other lawmakers always strikes me as utter horsesh!t.

[MADem]

19. All that running and hiding has to really take its toll on a person.

In the case of some guys--the ones that head toward the GOP darkness, specifically--it turns them into assholes.

I can't imagine putting greed and power ahead of personal authenticity.

[Hekate]

20. Apparently some choose to be authentically greedy and powerful. And yes, they are *holes.

Ugh. What a life.

[blm]

21. Exactly - they are authentic only about being assholes.

.

[malaise]

18. Well expect to hear from more students from that class

It's up to two now according to Blitzer