Hastert Cancels Jack Fundraiser–Corrected
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Ouch, the Speaker is backing out on Jack! Catch the details at the Capitol Fax.
UPDATE: Okay, apparently the fundraiser is cancelled, but it isn’t that Hastert cancelled himself.
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NBC Nightly News on Jack!
For those that don’t see why this is a big deal
Sex.
Politician.
Starlette.
Sex.
If we can connect OJ and a trial is the only way to blow this up some more.
NBC national news is doing a slot on Jack tonight from what I hear.
From the Inbox: Geek Heaven
I’m officially revelling in the absurdity of this whole deal so keep the absurd coming to the inbox:
I believe Jack! is the first politician in sex scandal making Sci-Fi news sources:
From the Inbox
Remember to take these in cheekiness they are:
Best Headline Yet:
Trekkie forced into sex clubs
Not so much for accuracy, but pretty damn funny.
And the Kicker from the Fax
Is a reminder of what Kelli Phiel said just a few short weeks ago (from the Capitol Fax
Here’s a campaign that just a few weeks ago was vigorously defending its
absolute right to hire a guy to video stalk Barack Obama to the point where even Obama’s telephone conversations with his wife were recorded, and now issues talking points that include this line, “Once you go down this path, who in his right mind would ever want to run for office?”Back when Ryan was still defending the video stalking, this is what his
spokesperson, Kelli Phiel, said about Obama’s complaints, “If he’s running for
public office, he should expect public attention.”What’s good for the goose…
Lots of other good stuff too….
Nothing Embarrassing?
This guy might just stay in because he’s a bit delusional–From the Capitol Fax
During two morning radio interviews, an afternoon press conference and a television interview last night, Ryan continued to maintain that he had never said that there was nothing embarrassing in his legal files.
But that simply was not the truth. Ryan said “I don’t think so,” when asked
during a pre-primary radio interview whether the files contained embarrassing
material. He told a Daily Herald reporter “No,” when pressed with the same
question following a candidates’ debate. Before the primary, when news first
leaked that something very bad was in the files, Ryan cranked out thousands of
robocalls urging Republican voters to “ignore these false attacks.”
What Might Durbin Look Into?
The level of delusions of political novices never fails to astonish me. DISCLOSE EVERYTHING! Just do it because when you do run, and you don’t, this gets written about you in the Capitol Fax:
THE SMELL OF DEATH
HE’S COME UNDONE A few years ago, Jack Ryan had a long talk with
Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka. Ryan was thinking about running against Sen. Dick Durbin at the time, and so he sought Topinka’s advice. Word is that Ryan spent most of the meeting asking vague questions about what sort of background search Durbin might run, and what Durbin might use against him. He was told to expect the worst if he had anything in his past that might be embarrassing. In other words, Ryan knew this would be a problem years ago, even though he now claims that he never believed that his sealed records would ever be made public.
There’s dumber and dumbest and Jack! is apparently both. Going beyond anything about the veracity of the claims or whether they should be damaging, allowing the press to disclose is stupid.
Worst Photo Ever When Fighting A “sex” Scandal
I’m not entirely convinced this is a sex scandal as much as a stupidity scandal, but the titilating factor certainly grabs everyone’s attention.
But to add to it, the worst photo ever during a sex scandal at the Trib.
The only word coming to mind–lecherous
The General’s Ad Campaign for the RSCC
As the Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, you can make this happen by funding 30 second spots featuring Republican Senatorial candidates having sex with women. Now, thirty seconds may seem like a long time to be having sex, but you could put two Senators in each spot and then use the remaining time to discuss budget policy.
That’s Freedom Sex Club To You Pal
We don’t have no French Sex Clubs around here, nope thems Freedom Sex Clubs.
Sorry, just couldn’t resist that one.