The Crimson Cyclone wrote:thought it was some crazy Christian thing I was missing

JFLNYC wrote:Wonder if Ted's the guy who stole those Andy Warhol paintings.

In asking for probation in a nine-page sentencing memorandum, Hastert's attorneys said he was remorseful but stopped short of acknowledging accusations that he sexually abused students.

"Despite his mistakes in judgment and his transgressions, for which he is profoundly sorry," his attorneys wrote, "we implore this Court ... to consider the entirety of Mr. Hastert's life (including the fact that he reshaped his life many years ago)." Hastert, 74, "has enriched the lives of so many over his lifetime, including his family, his employees, his students, his mentees, his constituents, and others who he has met along the way."

"Defendant stated that he was aware of the law," prosecutors wrote, "but that the PATRIOT Act was just for terrorism and he was not a terrorist."

By the end of 2006, a House Ethics Committee investigating the Republican leadership's response to Foley's misconduct concluded that Hastert — then U.S. House speaker — failed to act on earlier warnings and was among many individuals who remained "willfully ignorant" of Foley's misbehavior.

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:Heidi Cruz

When I married Ted, we got back from our honeymoon, and he went off to the store and came home by himself. And I was completely shocked to see that he arrived back at our apartment with literally 100 cans of Campbell’s Chunky soup. I never bought 100 of anything.

This was shocking to me, so we had a tough conversation about it. I said, “You don’t buy 100 of anything, much less canned soup. We can’t do this. I’ll be making things.” He said, “No, I know you. you won’t be making things.”

So the next morning, it was a weekend morning, I loaded up our car before he woke up and returned every single can. And when I got home, I called my mother just to make sure I’d done the right thing as a newlywed. And she emphatically disagreed with me. And so when Ted opened the pantry, I had to quickly tell him that I would go back and buy those cans again.

wat?

jerseyhoya wrote:https://www.buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynski/donald-trumps-favorite-bible-teaching-is-eye-for-an-eye?utm_term=.ql60B6G5k#.oleEe64L7

Even by Trump's standards, this is pretty amazing

pacino wrote:That 108th Congressional Republican leadership sure was something. Dennis Hastert wants probation for sexually harassing minors:

In asking for probation in a nine-page sentencing memorandum, Hastert's attorneys said he was remorseful but stopped short of acknowledging accusations that he sexually abused students.

"Despite his mistakes in judgment and his transgressions, for which he is profoundly sorry," his attorneys wrote, "we implore this Court ... to consider the entirety of Mr. Hastert's life (including the fact that he reshaped his life many years ago)." Hastert, 74, "has enriched the lives of so many over his lifetime, including his family, his employees, his students, his mentees, his constituents, and others who he has met along the way."

lol:

"Defendant stated that he was aware of the law," prosecutors wrote, "but that the PATRIOT Act was just for terrorism and he was not a terrorist."

wonder why he did nothing:

By the end of 2006, a House Ethics Committee investigating the Republican leadership's response to Foley's misconduct concluded that Hastert — then U.S. House speaker — failed to act on earlier warnings and was among many individuals who remained "willfully ignorant" of Foley's misbehavior.

pacino wrote:Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) has signed an executive order to prohibit discrimination against state employees and the employees of contractors who do business with the state.