tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post113922456445898436..comments2023-11-05T23:25:31.498+11:00Comments on Wot Is It Good 4: sibel, hastertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1139270429251171592006-02-07T11:00:00.000+11:002006-02-07T11:00:00.000+11:00lukery,Whatever Hastert sent to the FEC was based ...lukery,<BR/>Whatever Hastert sent to the FEC was based on the inquiry that was opened by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. In other words, Hastert may have been asked to itemize the previously unitemized contributions as part of FEC enforcement. We can't really say for sure what he sent because FEC is mum about ongoing investigations.<BR/><BR/>The reporter's name is Ed Fanselow. The newspaper has pulled down his articles but one remains preserved her e from Liberty Post, a right wing blog:<BR/><BR/>http://libertypost.org/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=108390<BR/><BR/>Note Fanselow implies that the Hastert campaign will have to go back and itemize previously unitemized contributions. But the Vanity Fair letter implies it is standard practice for Hastert to track his small contributions.Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674950013243401071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1139265703378208382006-02-07T09:41:00.000+11:002006-02-07T09:41:00.000+11:00good ideas - i'll get onto it.miguel - do you know...good ideas - i'll get onto it.<BR/><BR/>miguel - do you know who the 'local reporter' is or which newspaper?<BR/><BR/>(it would be weird if Hastert sent all his info to FEC - because there is no reporting requiring for sub$200 donations)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1139255560989318792006-02-07T06:52:00.000+11:002006-02-07T06:52:00.000+11:00Anonymous,That sounds like a great idea! David Ro...Anonymous,<BR/>That sounds like a great idea! David Rose put up a weak defense of his own article in response to Evans letter (I strongly suspect that Rose is being hamstrung by the Vanity Fair legal team in his ability to tell the full story), Sibel is gagged and cannot put up a defense on this point, so it's up to the rest of us to fight back. <BR/><BR/>To me, the most important point is to get Hastert to release all his campaign donor data to public scrutiny, so we can all evaluate for ourselves. A local reporter in Hastert's district had challenged the Speaker to do just that- here we are 5 months later and nothing has been released (Hastert later told the reporter that he had sent all his data to the FEC and asked them to speed up their inquiry. The reporter later left the publication- it's not clear whether he quit or was fired). If Denny has nothing to hide, why won't he simply release the full list?Miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674950013243401071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5194776.post-1139247544767166032006-02-07T04:39:00.000+11:002006-02-07T04:39:00.000+11:00Maybe you could take the lead on a response LTE to...Maybe you could take the lead on a response LTE to VF? Here's my suggestion: Post the Evans letter and your drafted response based on Miguel's points. Keeping bumping to the top of page and add a call-out to your readership to suggest new points/questions with a one-week deadline. You post revised drafts on Wednesday and Friday which incorporate the best points your readers raise. Then submit to Rose, the LTE editor and the publisher of VF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com