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69. I'm grave dancing for Hastert

Fri May 29, 2015, 06:35 PM

May 2015

Sorry I'm celebrating his utter humiliation - hoisted by his own petard - there is nothing like watching ReTHUG hypocrites crash and born.

And yes I have lots of sympathy for the victims, but he is no victim and his fall is sweeter than a Bombay mango (it's mango season and I have a few cut up in front of me)

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The Hastert results are in. Come see if you're a winner! [View all] JaneyVee May 2015 OP

Notice how he didn't give up until the word got on the street. Baitball Blogger May 2015 #1

Sick fuck. JaneyVee May 2015 #2

LATimes Has It Now... WillyT May 2015 #3

I called buggery yesterday. AngryAmish May 2015 #4

or "duggary" cyberswede May 2015 #14

Speaking of "duggary"... KansDem May 2015 #22

Excellent use of the word! d_legendary1 May 2015 #26

Just like Josh Duggar, he held onto his position until the very last. Rex May 2015 #5

What if Mr. A was a student in his class malaise May 2015 #8

Actually, that was my assumption. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #24

One more ReTHUG scumbag hoisted malaise May 2015 #29

It was a male student. eom MohRokTah May 2015 #25

You're thinking small. Gore1FL May 2015 #42

LOL malaise May 2015 #68

It was a minor. HooptieWagon May 2015 #57

I'm grave dancing for Hastert malaise May 2015 #69

If that's the case TlalocW May 2015 #81

So what did I win? lonestarnot May 2015 #6

I think the prizes were a choice of either: misterhighwasted May 2015 #36

Of course it was sex... SoCalDem May 2015 #7

Forgive him for he has sinned. Exilednight May 2015 #19

Me too! Generic Other May 2015 #65

Yes. It was a mistake he made when he was "young and irresponsible." City Lights May 2015 #30

I tend to think of it as 'young and juicy.' Shrike47 May 2015 #47

What if they end up in the same jail cell! misterhighwasted May 2015 #38

His Twitter bio is gold: peecoolyour May 2015 #9

They won't forget about you now nt nichomachus May 2015 #11

What a narcissitic creep! Baitball Blogger May 2015 #12

Awww, poor thing! City Lights May 2015 #32

and going to the bank malaise May 2015 #33

I wonder if Hastert's creepy CSPAN call was related nichomachus May 2015 #10

I bet so, and I bet a name/names aren't far down the road. MerryBlooms May 2015 #17

Watch his neck carefully in that video malaise May 2015 #70

I may be misremembering but I swear Skidmore May 2015 #13

Cannonfire noted some of the rumors in 2006 starroute May 2015 #50

He covered up for Foley back in 2006 malaise May 2015 #71

So was it an underage student? nt sufrommich May 2015 #15

Probably. daleanime May 2015 #21

Depends of the age of consent then...BUT SoCalDem May 2015 #44

This message was self-deleted by its author MerryBlooms May 2015 #16

Rumors circulated for YEARS... nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #18

Link? nt Logical May 2015 #60

What to rumors and what people said in private nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #62

See #50 above. Skidmore May 2015 #72

Thanks!!! nt Logical May 2015 #74

I missed that nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #75

So...THAT's what they mean by the 'Hastert Rule'. progressoid May 2015 #20

And the Illinois Statute of Limitations has run out. MohRokTah May 2015 #23

As Tricky Dick used to say, though. roamer65 May 2015 #77

Where did Hastert get $3 million for the payoff aint_no_life_nowhere May 2015 #27

He's been a lobbyist for years, iirc from Rachel Maddow. There's a lot of money in that. nt Hekate May 2015 #37

Might be 100% true bluestateguy May 2015 #28

More republican duggary? workinclasszero May 2015 #31

TeaBaggery? TeaDuggary? blm May 2015 #43

Why does the system reward someone so easily blackmailed with a rise to power? leveymg May 2015 #34

Want to bet that Bruce was on Coach Hastert's wrestling team? Hekate May 2015 #35

rumors for years gwheezie May 2015 #39

:( bravenak May 2015 #40

Didn't Hastert derail the Foley investigation?? Angry Dragon May 2015 #41

yes he did. mopinko May 2015 #54

Yes, yes he did nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #66

Methinks they doth protest too much! Ford_Prefect May 2015 #45

Ew. I'll just bet that Huckabee won't say that Jesus forgave him for THAT. catbyte May 2015 #46

A winner am I, sadLy enough. Shrike47 May 2015 #48

What are the chances dhol82 May 2015 #49

Yup! gvstn May 2015 #78

Whoa! dhol82 May 2015 #79

Wheaton College Mz Pip May 2015 #51

I won I won! d_b May 2015 #52

The other potential scandal here is that the GOP put this man just two steps from the Presidency aint_no_life_nowhere May 2015 #53

sucker bet. mopinko May 2015 #55

Yes, it is as I suspected. I heard this rumor DECADES ago, before Hastert became Speaker, back MADem May 2015 #56

Me too, though later than you nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #64

Yet another Republican pedophile. Gee, what a shock CanonRay May 2015 #58

I wish Bill Maher was on this week aint_no_life_nowhere May 2015 #59

Hastert the Unspeakable. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2015 #61

Nope Kalidurga May 2015 #63

So, did Hastert initate the Hush Money?? Or was it blackmail?? HereSince1628 May 2015 #67

Unless the other person asked specifically for the money -- AND there's a record of it nichomachus May 2015 #73

Diseased old white right wingers pffffft katsy May 2015 #76

Coach and long showers... Historic NY May 2015 #80