This Democratic voter says:
"Calculated leaks by Dimocraps? Who knew?"
Posted on 10/02/2006 1:42:32 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
October 2, 2006 - 16:32
Day One: Suspicious-but-not-explict emails.
Day Two: Explicit instant messages, but no evidence Foley met with boys.
Day Four: Instant message indicating Foley was indeed seeking to meet and possibly had already met with a boy.
Foley deserves what he's gotten and what is likely to come. But it seems increasingly plausible that the timed release of information - of ever-increasing seriousness - is part of a calculated campaign to keep the story in the news and inflict the maximum amount of political damage on the GOP.
That would seem the logical inference in light of the latest information promulgated this afternoon by ABC News. An article written by Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer, E-mails Show Foley Sought to Rendezvous with Page, contains the text of an instant message session in which Foley expressly tells a boy "I want to see you." Foley also mentions "I miss you a lot since San Diego," suggesting that perhaps they had already met.
When Ross' source provided him the first email, isn't it likely that he already had the more graphic instant messages in his possession? But dumping everything on day one would have reduced the number of news cycles of front page coverage.
This story has obviously destroyed Foley's professional career. It might inflict wider damage on the GOP. But if it turns out that political partisans were behind a carefully-timed disclosure campaign, it's not hard to imagine a serious backlash on the Democrats.
ABC News/NewsBusters drip-drip ping to Today show list.
Of course it is... Like every story that gets into the media these days, it is calculated, timed and written to do the most damage to the GOP.
If Foley were a Democrat, he would be a hero and Democrats would be running to his aid.
Of course this story was designed to break this way. Thats how October surprises work.
That's why it's GOOD that Hastert sent the request for an investigation to the AG. The Dems may have thought this would be a cake-walk, but they might better be careful what they wish for.
This is all campaign crap and the Dims do it all the time. Look at the crap about Pirro. It's calculated.
I am sure you have noticed that FR has been all over this Foley thing...probably about 50 threads by now.
We have the ones with the supposed duplicate e-mails that don't match...and the Clarice Feldman articles that are very informative.
If YOU get on this....I know you can really help...are you gonna see if Sissy Chrissy wets his britches on Hairball today????
There is just too many links to Soros and others, like the legal group representing Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame.
Please stay on it..
Sean Hannity just said on his radio show...that when a DEM representative was found to have done WORSE, by actually having sex with a male page...the Dems in the House gave him 3 standing ovations when he refused to resign from the House...
Double standard anyone??
The Lamestream media will milk this for all it's worth. If this was a Dhimmicrat, this news would already be on page 14.
Foley should go to jail where he can find all the love he's looking for from Bubba
With that said .. I have no doubt libs had this information and sat on it till they could use it as an election hit
The drip, drip, drip you mention is the blood of dims and media as they die from a thousand cuts, as this scandal blows back on their complicity in covering up evidence of a possible Federal Crime!
LLS
The latest ABC story headlines that the "emails" were suggesting they meet. Of course they use the word "email" because they have already established that Hastert knew about "emails". But they are lying, it is the IM's that were damning, not the emails.
Or the NIE report. The NYT had that report for 6 months before they published it.
FOLEY GATE
jack Quinn when asked about this Dem this morning on FNC .. totally side stepped the question to the point he will not stop talking for anyone else to comment or talk
And Woodward's book! I heard Rush this morning flatly stating that he [Woodward] was more interested in getting it out than in telling the truth.
This Democratic voter says:
"Calculated leaks by Dimocraps? Who knew?"
San Francisco(nancy pelosi's home district) would be holding parades for him.
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