Talk:Dennis Hastert

message: This Chicago Tribune article contains a truckolad of newly released facts regarding the instances of sexual abuse. HappyValleyEditor (talk) 06:46, 9 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whew 

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thread_title:  Archival 

message: Is it just me, or do Dennis_Hastert#Criminal_prosecution & Dennis_Hastert#Allegations of sexual abuse cover the same thing? Should these sections be merged? There looks like a lot of content now. Should this stuff be split? NickCT (talk) 17:44, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: It is very tricky to do so, because Hastert isn't being prosecuted for the sexual abuse—rather, he's being prosecuted to evading currency reporting requirements by withdrawing certain amounts of cash used to pay off a victim in a way designed not to attract the authorities' attention. The connection between the two wasn't official acknowledged by prosecutors until the sentencing phase—it looks like one of the accusers is set to speak at the sentencing hearing, and prosecutors will ask the judge to treat this as an aggravated factor. So we can merge the sections, but it's somewhat complicated because of the timeline. Neutralitytalk 20:33, 13 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text:  - Hmmmm... See what you mean. I think though the two events (i.e. the sex abuse and currency reporting charge) are all wrapped up in the same scandal. And furthermore, it seems like the currency issue was a consequence of the sex abuse, so it strikes me that topic is actual about sex abuse, not about currency reporting. NickCT (talk) 21:34, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I suppose we could change the "criminal prosecution" header to "prosecution for financial crime" and move the sex material in that section to "allegations of sexual abuse"?Anythingyouwant (talk) 23:20, 14 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge, Split? 

message: Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday, April 27, 2016, to 15 months in prison in the hush-money case that revealed accusations he sexually abused teenagers while coaching high school wrestling.  Hastert was in his 20s and 30s.
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:A000:4304:5B00:1DB5:ED95:90AB:846D (talk) 02:42, 28 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dennis Hastert is one of the highest-ranking American politicians ever sentenced to prison. 

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Thanks, all. Neutralitytalk 14:42, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rev del of [[User:Wwdamron]] - brief note 

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message: The fact he is an admitted child molester (under oath at federal sentencing) should be moved to the first sentence of his biography. Raistlin0719 (talk) 15:40, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the  template. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:33, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2019 

message: I am removing a quote by David Axelrod in the section on Hastert's Congressional career. It seems out of place, since Axelrod worked for the candidate who was defeated by Hastert. Argentine84 (talk) 15:25, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quote from David Axelrod 

message: Without making a lot of edits, I would like to suggest the tone of this article should be addressed. It seems bitter, and a violation of NPOV, as if editors are influenced by the subject's recent legal troubles. This is especially true of the sections on his career as Speaker of the House. Perhaps editors will look at the sections and see if they agree that the tone should be made more objective. Argentine84 (talk) 15:36, 27 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Read WP:NPOV, including its WP:Due weight section. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 05:49, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

text: I mean that your understanding of how Wikipedia applies neutrality needs work. Neutrality on Wikipedia is not the same thing as neutrality in common discourse. Also, there is no need to WP:Ping me to this talk page since it's on my watchlist. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 06:18, 2 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tone of the article 

message: Is it fair to label Hasert as a pederast? I mean, what he did with those post-pubescent boys meets that definition, no? Serious question, BTW. Futurist110 (talk) 02:43, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: No WP:Reliable source? Don't add it. Even if you had one, it would be WP:Undue. And "pederast" is a term that is mainly about the old ways of ancient societies anyway. Flyer22 Reborn (talk) 02:10, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Pederast?

message: …even before the FBI and IRS began investigating the suspicious cash withdrawals that were Hastert's downfall."
His downfall was molesting boys. The sentence above is a
cop out. 2605:59C8:24DB:C700:358A:2FC1:ECA9:7C7C (talk) 00:35, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  His downfall