Would you buy a used car from the Speaker of the House?

Ivan Seeking

Did anyone see this joker - Rep. Dennis Hastert, (R-Ill.), Speaker of the House - on Meet the Press this morning? Holy snake oil salesman Batman!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5640412/

Janitor

And would you ride in a used car driven by The Honorable Ted Kennedy?

Ivan Seeking

Hey, Tsunami did!

Janitor

And she lived to tell the tale!

Ivan Seeking

Well...she's a good swimmer.

Ooooh that was bad.

Ivan Seeking

So if we are to stay current, and I'm not talking river currents, I find the speaker downright scary. God save the President and Vice President! Now that's something I never thought I'd say until next November.

Gokul43201

Or by the Strong and Determined President Bush ?

At least we know what happened with Teddy...but nobody knows about Bush's Texas Driving Records because they've been vanished. We only know about his DUI in Maine, where he was not Governor.

kat

Lol, nor do we know about Teddy's DUI's...mainly because he's a kennedy. We do know somewhat about his DUI in Senate...that DUI as in Debating under the influence HAHAHAHA I crack myself up.

Anyway, I'd buy one from the speaker of the house before I'd buy one for Kerry...and if I bought one from Clinton..I'd have to have the back seat steam cleaned HO HO HO!

Robert Zaleski

We sure do. The honorable Kennedy Clan called in some IOU's and their drunken lush embarrassment avoided a manslaughter charge.

Ivan, are you asking a question or are you making a political statement from your wobbly soap box?

Ivan Seeking

It was just an observation for you to view through your rosy colored glasses.

I know a snake when I see one.

JohnDubYa

I read the article, and I am not sure what the hoopla is about Dennis Hastert's comments. Anyone?

loseyourname

He bumbles a bit about drug laws and the selection of Alan Keyes as a senate nominee for Illinois, but other than that, he sounds like a pretty smart guy. He has an especially keen grasp of economics that Tim Russert doesn't seem to have. What's the problem? Did he look sleezy?

Ivan Seeking

A picture is worth a thousand words. 30 frames a second speaks volumes.

It really helps to actually watch and listen to the people that you support. Reading only provides one dimension of perspective.

JohnDubYa

Then why did you post the link?

So did Hastert act crazed, a la Michael Moore?

Prometheus

I watched it. This was the first interview that I saw of Hastert. I remember thinking that he came off as completely unbelievable and extremely "sneaky" looking. His eyes never looked at ohers, but were positioned in a way, I can't think of a word to describe it, that I associate with untrustworthiness.

He made many disingenuous comments, such as this one. Although I will not dispute this statement, I consider that it is far MORE true in the case of the Republicans. In other words, while stating a truth, he is being deceiving and attempting to hide a greater truth.

I did not get a good impression of this guy in this interview. His tone of voice, his facial expression, and his body movements were extremely unappealing to me.

Ivan Seeking

Because I can't post the video tape?

loseyourname

All right, you guys are going to have to clarify here, because this is really coming across as if you would rather judge a politician based on the way he looks than the way he thinks.