Dean responds to Hastert's press conference.

[madfloridian]

CNN's Wolf gave Dean's statement about 20 seconds with a quick picture. I hardly had time to catch it at all. So much for air time. Thanks, Wolf.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20061005/pl_usnw/dean_responds_to_speaker_hastert_s_press_conference205_xml

"WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement following House Speaker Dennis Hastert's remarks at his press conference today:

"What Republicans don't understand is that this is about children, not politics. People are looking at this as concerned parents, not as Republicans or Democrats. It's disgraceful that Speaker Hastert and the Republican leadership didn't stand up for our children and do the right thing when they learned about the problem years ago, rather than a week after it became public. They chose to protect Congressman Foley and their party instead of the victims. Americans don't want to see finger pointing from the Republican leadership, they don't want to see the Speaker dodging tough questions. They want to see the people involved unequivocally stand up, take responsibility for their failures and investigate immediately."

The Buck Stops Where?

Hastert Says He Takes Responsibility. "I'm deeply sorry this has happened. The bottom line is that we're taking responsibility. Because, ultimately, as someone has said in Washington before, "the buck stops here." (Speaker Hastert, 10/5/06) Then, Says He's Done Nothing Wrong. "I said I haven't done anything wrong, obviously." (Speaker Hastert, 10/5/06) Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, http://www.democratsorg. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee."

http://www.usnewswire.com/

[tigereye]

1. I love how the Reps have been hoist(ed) on their own morality

petard....

and there's no room for them to run, they are going to look bad no matter what they do.

[Demeter]

2. The Doctor Is IN!

And we need him more than ever.

[MrCoffee]

3. Now that's a good attack!!! Well done Dr. Dean!

[Parche]

4. hasdirt

I think Dennis Hasdirt 'ate' the buck, because it is no where to be found.

[Lugnut]

5. K&R

I'm happy that Howard Dean speaks for me.

[cal04]

6. K&R

Thank you Howard Dean
:kick:

[BlueEyedSon]

7. This is about hypocrisy. This is about maintaining power.

This is about being a shallow, greedy men above principles and the law.

[flobee1]

8. "The bottom line is that we're taking responsibility"

I'm hearing Denny say it, but I'm seeing no evidence of it. All I see is fingerpointing and denial.Dean needs to take these guys apart!

[madfloridian]

16. Taking responsibility, but then blaming the Dems in next breath.

That was so pathetic.

[Dr Fate]

9. Well done!!! Now we need the other DEMS to follow this lead.

Preferably on TV, where more swingvoters will be exposed to it...

I know- I know- I'm DEM bashing again, right?

[MrCoffee]

11. .

:popcorn:

[madfloridian]

12. One, two....one step two step.

Well done, you two.

[MrCoffee]

14. Is there no pleasing you at all?

You post a Dean quote that is wishy-washy, and when I question it, you accuse me of being part of some vast conspiracy against you.

You post a Dean quote that I think is fantastic, and when I say so, you accuse me of being part of some vast conspiracy against you.

I clearly can't prove a negative, so you're going to keep thinking that i'm part of some vast conspiracy against you. Have fun with that.

[samsingh]

10. hey, it's a step forward from wolf. usually his idea of a Democratic

rebuttal is to have someone like limbaugh on.

[madfloridian]

13. Less than 20 seconds....from CNN transcript

"BLITZER: All right Dana, thanks very much.

The Democratic Party Chairman, Howard Dean, meanwhile, is blasting the Speaker Dennis Hastert's suggestions that Democrats had a role in breaking the Foley scandal. Dean tells CNN that Hastert's claims, in his words, is a disgrace and a Republican lie and he's accusing the Republicans of putting their party ahead of America's children."

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/05/sitroom.01.html

That's all there was, with a quick video clip while Wolf spoke.

[madfloridian]

15. And from yesterday...the DNC releases the Foley timeline of events.

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=73784

"WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following release was issued by the Democratic National Committee today on the matter involving former Rep. Foley:

The Associated Press has reported that Kirk Fordham, a former aide to disgraced former Republican Congressman Mark Foley, and until today the Chief-of-Staff to NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds, said that he alerted Speaker Dennis Hastert's office in 2004 about "worrisome conduct" that Foley had with teenage pages. Specifically, Fordham said that he engaged in "more than one conversation with senior staff at the highest level of the House of Representatives asking them to intervene." (AP, 10/4/06)

"The House Republican leadership put the interests of the Republican Party ahead of protecting our kids," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean. "Today we learned that Speaker Hastert's office was informed of Rep. Foley's despicable behavior four times since 2004. How many times did the Republican leadership need to hear this information to act?"

Hastert Was Informed Four Times

Hastert Informed for the First Time in 2004

Foley's Chief of Staff Fordham Told Hastert of Concerns About Foley's Behavior in 2004. "Fordham said Wednesday that he alerted the office of the Republican leader of the House of Representatives two years ago about worrisome conduct by former Rep. Mark Foley with teenage pages. Fordham (said that) when he was told about Foley's inappropriate behavior toward pages, he had 'more than one conversation with senior staff at the highest level of the House of Representatives asking them to intervene,' alluding to the office of Speaker Dennis Hastert. The conversations took place long before the e-mail scandal broke, Fordham said, and at least a year earlier than members of the House Republican leadership have acknowledged." (AP, 10/4/06)

Hastert Informed for the Second Time in Fall 2005

Fall 2005: Alexander's Office Contacted Hastert's Office About Inappropriate E-Mails, Who Told Him to Contact House Clerk. Alexander's Chief of Staff "contacted the Speaker's office about Foley's email exchange. Alexander was concerned about it." The speaker's deputy Chief of Staff and in-house counsel "told Alexander's aide to contact the House clerk." (St. Petersburg Times, 10/1/06)"

Lots more at the link to the press reliease.

No, I have not seen it on TV yet. But out there it is...
:popcorn:

[Vidar]

17. Go, Howard, go!

[opihimoimoi]

18. Truth is a very strong Medicene..now if we could only find the vaccination

for IGNORANCE....and use it ASAP.