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1 posted on 10/04/2006 9:51:34 AM PDT by truthfinder9
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If he were a Dem, he'd never have been outted in the first place.


2 posted on 10/04/2006 9:52:41 AM PDT by Brilliant
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if he were a dem he wouldn't have resigned, look at Dollar bill(the guy that stole all that money) he didn't resign.


3 posted on 10/04/2006 9:53:48 AM PDT by Echo Talon
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We would not a single thing about this.


4 posted on 10/04/2006 9:53:59 AM PDT by msnimje (Seriously, if it REALLY were a religion of PEACE, would they have to label it as such?)
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Am I the only one that doesn't want to hear the details of these perverts?


5 posted on 10/04/2006 9:54:27 AM PDT by reaganandme (You don't beat a liberal by becoming one.)
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my question is: are the IM transcripts reliable? geniune?


6 posted on 10/04/2006 9:56:14 AM PDT by camle (keep your mind open and somebody will fill it full of something for you)
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Foley has been accused of closet homosexuality since his entry into politics; studies show that homosexuals are disproportionately prone to pedophilia.

I hate to nitpick, but Foley is not a pedophilia, which by definition, is someone who gets off on prepubescent children. Foley is into "chickhawks" and "twinks."

7 posted on 10/04/2006 9:57:53 AM PDT by Labyrinthos
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I was just listening to Rush and turned if off in disgust. Yes, Foley is getting the treatment that he deserves only because he is a Republican. Yes, Hastert is getting more pressure than a Demagogue Speaker would get. Yes, there is a double standard in the media. Old news, everybody on the right understands this, nobody on the left believes it, and nobody in between cares. Why can't we ever look at anything in terms of right or wrong? Foley is a fricken weirdo, regardless of his party affiliation. Kick him to the curb. Next issue.


8 posted on 10/04/2006 9:58:12 AM PDT by Axhandle
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It should not have been difficult for Republicans to identify the problems with Foley's behavior: pedophilia, exploitation, and yes, homosexuality. And yet, because the Republican Party has become infected with either the unchecked will to wield power or the milquetoast tolerance of the social left, House Republicans did nothing. Shame on them.

Until I see something definitive that places information other than the "overly friendly" emails in the Republican leadership's hands prior to last Friday, I will contend that this author is dead wrong regarding pubbie shame. Based alone on the emails, the best the leadership could do is to admonish Foley. They did that.

This anemic polemic comes to shoddy conclusions, IMO.

9 posted on 10/04/2006 9:59:24 AM PDT by MortMan (I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
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If Foley were a democrat, he'd still be in Congress and he'd be elevated to Pelosi's job.
11 posted on 10/04/2006 10:02:59 AM PDT by b4its2late (I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.)
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When I heard this story on the CBS top of the hour radio news I thought that Foley was a Dem. I couldn't believe that they had the story at all. Then I learned he was a Republican, and then it made sense.

If Foley were a Dem there would be no story.

12 posted on 10/04/2006 10:04:29 AM PDT by Plutarch
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I pointed out elsewhere that the "Critically Acclaimed" movie "American Beauty"'s main story line was an older man spending 6 months preparing to seduce and have sex with a 17-year-old girl.

I don't remember ANY democrat acting "offended" by that idea at all. I don't remember a single writer on the left saying how "disgusting" it was.

But we also know the democrats aren't saying this was disgusting because it's a gay relationship (although that in fact is what has made this particulary upsetting to most people).

They pretty much are ignoring Foley, and going after republicans for "not doing something", as if there was ANYTHING they could do.

What if they had launched an "investigation"? Would they have found anything that 2 newspapers, a major network, and the FBI failed to find?


13 posted on 10/04/2006 10:04:59 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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I do wonder how the gay lobby feels about the democrat attack on Foley. It appears to me the Dems are saying Gay men's action around children must always be suspect.

I would expect this comment from groups on the right but not the Dem leadership.


14 posted on 10/04/2006 10:05:36 AM PDT by art_rocks
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We don't hold our politicians to the same standards as the democrats. What they would have done is irrelevant.


16 posted on 10/04/2006 10:06:23 AM PDT by jess35
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Here's the most ridiculous double-standard of all . . .

If Foley were a Democrat, you'd never hear these calls FROM CONSERVATIVES for Hastert to resign over his so-called "failure" to deal with him.

One of the reasons Democrats can get away with holding their own members to such low standards is that Republicans hold those Democrats to low standards, too.

18 posted on 10/04/2006 10:07:40 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (Can money pay for all the days I lived awake but half asleep?)
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Sure, if Foley was a Democrat the whole scandal would have been shrugged off. No kidding. Disgusting sex scandals involving sodomy, perversion, and pedophilia - - none of that is surprising when a Democrat politician is accused. Heck, Democrat voters re-elect them in droves.

But Republicans have always been held to a higher standard, and what may be perfectly normal for a Democrat is unacceptable for a Republican. It is the higher standard that makes Republicans better than Democrats and it is why normal, traditional American families have always looked to the GOP for leadership.


19 posted on 10/04/2006 10:07:55 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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If he was a Democrat, he'd be getting his rocks off every night with 16 year old boys rather than just IM-ing them lurid text.


22 posted on 10/04/2006 10:12:21 AM PDT by D-Chivas
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The DIMs will just laugh it off, and say "Boys will be boys!"

Sad

23 posted on 10/04/2006 10:12:58 AM PDT by Sen Jack S. Fogbound
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It should not have been difficult for Republicans to identify the problems with Foley's behavior: pedophilia, exploitation, and yes, homosexuality.

I hope the author, and other like-minded Republicans, are prepared to deal with the fallout if the course of action they think Hastert should have taken is actually adopted. They are basically saying that every contact a homosexual has with a young male, whether sexual or not,should be investigated and punished. Do they really believe the public will back this? Are they prepared for the onslaught of homophobia allegations? Do they think this will help with independents? Like it or not (and I don't) homosexuality is accepted in our society and in our government. Association among homosexuals and males, even young males, is not illegal. When the first emails were uncovered Foley was spoken to and told to stop the legal but suspicious activity. He said he would. To have done anymore would be to treat Foley as a pervert because he was homosexual. If the Republicans want to accept this as the correct stance fine, than they ought to purge the party of all homosexuals.

24 posted on 10/04/2006 10:13:02 AM PDT by Prokopton
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If he were a Democrat?

• James Carville would be on the talking head shows slandering the victims.

• ABC News would run a 12-second spot on the story and then never mention it again.

• Lisa Myers would do an exhaustive interview with one of the victims which the NBC execs would try to squelch but end up running only after clamorous protests from Republicans.

• Foley would be re-elected 6 or 7 times and spoken of as the "conscience" of his party.
25 posted on 10/04/2006 10:13:04 AM PDT by Antoninus (Rule 4: See Rules 1 and 3. Rule 5: NO FOLEYS!)
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Foley is an assumed name for Bill Clinton. He groped girls half his age back then, and the Democrats didn't blink an eye, defended him to the wall, and claimed it really didn't matter because it was "just all about sex."


29 posted on 10/04/2006 10:17:30 AM PDT by 50sDad (ST3d: Real Star Trek 3d Chess: http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~abartmes/tactical.htm)
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