If these politicians were not lead vocals in a chorus of moral crusaders, I would not give their sexual escapades a moment’s thought. For the unadulterated pleasure of afflicting these hypocrites, however, I don’t even mind being bedfellows with a publicity-seeking hustler like Larry Flynt.
(“DC Madam Outs Sen. David Vitter as a Faithful ‘John,’” The iPINIONS Journal, July 17, 2007)
Accordingly:
Following the primrose path taken by Republican moral crusaders like Rep. Mark Foley, Sen. Larry Craig, and Sen. David Vitter, Sen. John Ensign of Nevada has become the latest self-righteous politician to get his nuts caught in the vice grip of sexual hypocrisy. And I can never resist reveling in their public shame….
(“Why ‘Hypocritical Politician’ Is Becoming Redundant,” The iPINIONS Journal, June 18, 2009)
As the quotes above attest, I’ve been commenting for years on Republican hypocrisy when it comes to sex.
Therefore, the fall from grace of the former Republican speaker of the House comes as no surprise.
In late May, J. Dennis Hastert, the former U.S. House speaker, was indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of breaking banking laws in an attempt to hide “past misconduct.”
That misconduct was later revealed to be an allegation that Hastert — a former wrestling coach and high school teacher — had sexually molested a student in Illinois decades ago…
The indictment alleges that Hastert, who is expected to be asked to enter a plea Tuesday, was trying to pay $3.5 million to an unnamed individual as part of a coverup.
(Washington Post, June 9, 2015)
They will never learn. Indeed, as was the case with criminals like Al Capone and Richard Nixon, it’s not Hastert’s crimes, but his attempt to cover them up, that will land him in the pokey.
More intriguingly, though, if he was trying to pay off one victim with $3.5 million, one has to wonder how much he was willing to pay, or has in fact paid, to silence other victims. Of course, if he only had the good sense to become a priest instead of a politician, he probably would’ve gotten away with his pedophile crimes.
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