[cripplecreek]

It doesn't sound like there's any there there.

[mewzilla]

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be interns.

[Eva]

So when Janet Reno, a Florida lesbian, wants to lower the age of consent to 12 or something, that is ok with Florida Democrats, but now a friendly email from a former Congressional employer is suspect.

[IncPen]

Is the Liberal party now planting fresh faces in the congressional pool, hoping to win with sexual innuendo?

If you'd asked me yesterday I'd have said it was impossible...

[Alas Babylon!]

This is ok, if, say, a gay Congressman from Massachusetts (Studds) does it. Also, Barney Frank's boy-toy ran a homo-hooker ring out of his house. But you know, Republicans asking for photos of boys is sick, sick, sick!

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Regardless of the facts, lets talk about the seriousness of the charge!

Hat tip to Dan Rather for the above quote!

/s

[Caipirabob]

"Do you like movies about gladiators?"

[AndrewB]

Who needs bookmarks when you can just bend over the pages?

[Tax-chick]

I don't see anything "sick" in the Congressman's words. Unless the boy has inappropriate actions to report, it seems he's overwrought over nothing.

[Black Guy who is a Republican]

1. He's gay.
2. He likes the young boys.

Now that we've established the points of the story, we can discuss facts as they stand. Someone start us off.

[msnimje]

Strange that this is Foley because every time I see him on TV a get a little shiver down my back.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

It is almost worth NOT having anything to do with kids that aren't your children, nieces, or nephews.

~ Blue Jays ~

[lowbridge]

Elizabeth Nicolson, Foley's Chief of Staff, said they believe the e-mail exchange began when the page asked Foley for a recommendation

So the kid started it off. Smells like a set up to me.

[New Girl]

Sorry, I'm with the kid and I think this is totally creepy also.

[Altair333]

This could be nothing or it could be something, we just don't know at this point. If this guy is a sicko, I expect something more will come to the surface before election day. .Last I heard, he had about a 12-15 point lead in this election.

[GOP Poet]

Boy am I ever glad some of my 'early alert' emails were never published globally when I was a newbie in the work world. Some were insightful and on the money, others completely erroneous, and there were even smatterings of complete fantasy--imagined and created from all the television I watch and books I read.

Needless to say, there was major politics involved in publishing on a local, national, and global level regarding the email no matter what the motives of Foley.

[I see my hands]

Imho, the RNC should dig deep into the punk's life. Maybe expose a few escapades of the type that will limit his career options.

[dfwgator]

"did you have fun at your conference…what do you want for your birthday coming up…what stuff do you like to do."

"...you even been in a Turkish prison? Do you like movies about gladiators?"

[RightOnline]

Got news for you folks. If this Congressman said such things to a 16 year old (male, at that), there's one HELL of a lot to it. Wake up.

[xtinct]

Standard procedure in my university's Dean's Office when asking for a reference to a master's program, job, etc.

Also many colleges take pictures of students for the class role. It's easier to remember a face.