Posted on 10/01/2006 11:18:38 AM PDT by Republican Red
They did not care if another teen was victimized while they waited for their moment - they were motivated by politics, not public safety.
Foley and his staff for covering up this pederasty and criminal harassment.The Republican leadership for what can only be a cover up of embarrassing and criminal behavior by one of their own.The Democratic leadership for withholding this information until just prior to the election in hopes of benefiting by ousting the Representative and, they hope, the Speaker. By doing this they gave Foley at least an extra year to prey on young pages. Cover up up criminal behavior for partisan political advantage.
Pretty disgusting all around.
This does not negate the ugliness of Foley's behaviour.
It does put the revelations into a new light.
One might also question why the FBI sat on this same information ~ does George Soros' chain of command reach into the Justice Department?
Wow, I wish we could fight like the DNC and their MSM do, talk about brilliant!
Of course we would need, ABCCBSNBCCNNMSNBCNPRBBCNYTWPHOLLYWOODLATAARPNAACPNOWNEAAFLCIONABLAGLADPBSNEWSWEEKTIMEUSNEWSNATIONROLLINGSTONEPEOPLEMTVGEVIACOMUNITEDNATIONSHUMANRIGHTSWATCREDCROSSABACAIRACLU............
I'm sending Mac's findings to every blog I can find. We might not have the MSM but we do have the new media.
I hope other criminal offenders in Congress should do the honorable thing and, like Cong. Foley, resign.
Senator Kennedy, it's your move.
""Do we operate under a system of equal justice under law?
Or is there one system for the average citizen
and another for the high and mighty?"
- Senator Ted Kennedy, 1973 -
"...I think they are going to have some explaining to do."
Good fricking luck getting that to happen.
Don't you know that elite lib-dem trash are above the law, and not subject to the morals and mores of the rest of us?
"Don't you know that elite lib-dem trash are above the law, and not subject to the morals and mores of the rest of us?"
Sadly, this keeps being PROVEN to us every week...
Is there doubt in ANYONE'S mind that if Foley had switched Party's 2 weeks ago, that every Democrat and gay liberal ON THE PLANET would be rushing to his DEFENSE???
http://corner.nationalreview.com/
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September 30, 2006 Ron Bonjean or Lisa C. Miller
INTERNAL REVIEW OF CONTACTS WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER REGARDING THE CONGRESSMAN MARK FOLEY MATTER
On Friday, September 29, the Speaker directed his Chief of Staff and Outside Counsel to conduct an internal review to determine the facts and circumstances surrounding contact with the Office of the Speaker regarding the Congressman Mark Foley matter. The following is their preliminary report.
Email Exchange Between Congressman Foley and a Constituent of Congressman Alexander
In the fall of 2005 Tim Kennedy, a staff assistant in the Speakers Office, received a telephone call from Congressman Rodney Alexanders Chief of Staff who indicated that he had an email exchange between Congressman Foley and a former House page. He did not reveal the specific text of the email but expressed that he and Congressman Alexander were concerned about it.
Tim Kennedy immediately discussed the matter with his supervisor, Mike Stokke, Speaker Hasterts Deputy Chief of Staff. Stokke directed Kennedy to ask Ted Van Der Meid, the Speakers in house Counsel, who the proper person was for Congressman Alexander to report a problem related to a former page. Ted Van Der Meid told Kennedy it was the Clerk of the House who should be notified as the responsible House Officer for the page program. Later that day Stokke met with Congressman Alexanders Chief of Staff. Once again the specific content of the email was not discussed. Stokke called the Clerk and asked him to come to the Speakers Office so that he could put him together with Congressman Alexanders Chief of Staff. The Clerk and Congressman Alexanders Chief of Staff then went to the Clerks Office to discuss the matter.
The Clerk asked to see the text of the email. Congressman Alexanders office declined citing the fact that the family wished to maintain as much privacy as possible and simply wanted the contact to stop. The Clerk asked if the email exchange was of a sexual nature and was assured it was not. Congressman Alexanders Chief of Staff characterized the email exchange as over-friendly.
The Clerk then contacted Congressman Shimkus, the Chairman of the Page Board to request an immediate meeting. It appears he also notified Van Der Meid that he had received the complaint and was taking action. This is entirely consistent with what he would normally expect to occur as he was the Speakers Office liaison with the Clerks Office.
The Clerk and Congressman Shimkus met and then immediately met with Foley to discuss the matter. They asked Foley about the email. Congressman Shimkus and the Clerk made it clear that to avoid even the appearance of impropriety and at the request of the parents, Congressman Foley was to immediately cease any communication with the young man.
The Clerk recalls that later that day he encountered Van Der Meid on the House floor and reported to him that he and Shimkus personally had spoken to Foley and had taken corrective action.
Mindful of the sensitivity to the parents wishes to protect their childs privacy and believing that they had promptly reported what they knew to the proper authorities Kennedy, Van Der Meid and Stokke did not discuss the matter with others in the Speakers Office.
Congressman Tom Reynolds in a statement issued today indicates that many months later, in the spring of 2006, he was approached by Congressman Alexander who mentioned the Foley issue from the previous fall. During a meeting with the Speaker he says he noted the issue which had been raised by Alexander and told the Speaker that an investigation was conducted by the Clerk of the House and Shimkus. While the Speaker does not explicitly recall this conversation, he has no reason to dispute Congressman Reynolds recollection that he reported to him on the problem and its resolution.
Sexually Explicit Instant Message Transcript
No one in the Speakers Office was made aware of the sexually explicit text messages which press reports suggest had been directed to another individual until they were revealed in the press and on the internet this week. In fact, no one was ever made aware of any sexually explicit email or text messages at any time.
"I Find This Puzzling" (Foley set up?)
http://justoneminute.typepad.com/main/2006/10/i_smell_a_rat.html
This strategy relies on a population of gullible, self-righteous people who have not yet understood that anybody can be targeted by the drive by media, even them.
Yes and yes. Foley is disgusting the Dems are unleashing October surprises at a frantic pace.
BTTT
the primary problem is that GOP Leadership knew about Foley's relationship with this kid months ago and they decided to keep it secret and permit Foley to run in the Primary Election. If they would have told him to resign whey they first found out about his relationship the GOP could have found another candidate to run for the seat. However, now the GOP will lose this seat.
Got that right, bigtime, t. He'd be a *hero* to them, like Frank and Bubba are.
In short, absent compelling evidence of malfeasance, the Republicans were at the mercy of the PC monster.
The e-mails are suggestive and the IM's are disgusting. However, all the GOP leadership had to do nine months ago was tell Foley to step down and let someone else retain his GOP Seat in Congress.
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