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CTyankee

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5. Lynn Sweet said that indictments that mention such details such as the coaching do so

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Reply #3)

Fri May 29, 2015, 08:38 AM

May 2015

"for a reason." So she said it was a big factor in this case.

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Are you thinking what I'm thinking about Dennis Hastert (R)? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 OP

Yes, and it's sad... CTyankee May 2015 #1

I realize the inherent problem with making assumptions. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #3

Lynn Sweet said that indictments that mention such details such as the coaching do so CTyankee May 2015 #5

I don't believe he would have paid 3.7 m to hide the fact he was stealing school supplies./NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #6

that eraser was just one theft too many... CTyankee May 2015 #7

He didn't think it was sad malaise May 2015 #19

+1! freshwest May 2015 #24

+1000 Tom Ripley May 2015 #25

Geez. This is the second time in a month I agree with malaise. HERVEPA May 2015 #26

Thank you Person 2713 May 2015 #29

You're welcome malaise May 2015 #35

Yup. lamp_shade May 2015 #2

"We don�t know,we may never know what former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert did that was so bad." DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #4

yep NJCher May 2015 #8

Should have taken some advice from Jim Bob greymattermom May 2015 #9

So I figure that it's really that he didn't want to endanger his lucrative lobbying career... CTyankee May 2015 #10

It has to be a sex charge, doesn't it. Nothing else makes sense. Zen Democrat May 2015 #11

And that is the danger now lurking for him...just who was lining his pockets and what CTyankee May 2015 #13

More likely he was diddling teenage boys LordGlenconner May 2015 #28

He was great as the driver in the film "Heat." Orrex May 2015 #12

I think blackmailers should be jailed fadedrose May 2015 #14

I agree blackmailers should be... Whiskeytide May 2015 #15

My compassion will be a function of the severity of what he was paying to keep quiet for./NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #20

We will probably know eventually. MohRokTah May 2015 #16

Fathered child with female student...... Stainless May 2015 #17

I'm sad for the child and its mother... CTyankee May 2015 #18

possible then that he was paying for the child and the mother in addition to blackmail... CTyankee May 2015 #33

Maybe he bet illegally on wrestling matches? Nye Bevan May 2015 #21

That's it...I would gladly pay $3,700, 000.00 to cover that up./NT DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #22

And zero fucks would be given if that was the case- snooper2 May 2015 #23

Maybe he was a closet soccer player. Timing is everything, you know. libdem4life May 2015 #27

This story isn't new Politicalboi May 2015 #30

Speculation can be worse than the truth and if he doesn't come up with it, lonestarnot May 2015 #31

My old mentor called me last night Kelvin Mace May 2015 #32

BOOM DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #34

As in malaise May 2015 #36

It wasn't very hard, Malaise. DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #37

Like you I feel very sorry for the victim malaise May 2015 #38

IMO, this goes deeper with lobbing for foreign governments may send him CK_John May 2015 #39