Via "Washington Whispers":
10/24/05
Speaker Hastert joins the blogging world
House Speaker Dennis Hastert has seen the Internet and he loves it. And now he's joining it. Aides tell us the Illinois Republican, nicknamed "Coach" for his years running a high school wrestling team, will start a blog this week. It will be called "The Speaker's Journal" and will be available at his site .
"He wants to connect with people outside the mainstream media," said spokesman Ron Bonjean. "It's our way of getting around the 24-7 cable news."
The speaker's blog is the first for the GOP leadership. Hastert plans to write a couple times a week on whatever's on his mind, and his staff will include some related news items and links. But it won't always be about Republican issues before the House like immigration reform or spending cuts.
"Hey, if the White Sox win the World Series, he might write a message about that," said Bonjean.
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