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To: martinidon

Did you actually read the emails ? They were just friendly - nothing about sex and nothing personal except the request for the boy's picture. The page oversight committee was informed by the boy's parents, Hastert was then informed, and responded by telling Foley to stay away from the pages.

What else should he have done ? Investigate what ? There was no "there" there. Even the police can do no more if a crime has not been committed. The FBI was shown the emails and didn't investigate because there was no crime. Various news organizations declined to publish the story last year because there was nothing to it.

Are you saying Hastert should have felt more powerful than the FBI and done more ? He should have been all over what ?
If you have no specifics, don't throw mud just for the sake of piling on.


825 posted on 10/05/2006 12:37:13 PM PDT by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: cinives
When a 52 yr old "gay" congressman is send overtly friendly e-mails to a child it should of raised red flags. This was not a case where you just tell a guy to stay away from the boys. The child's parents thought it was bad enough to complain and wanted it stopped. If Hasert was a real leader he would have forced Foley to retire.

When it comes to protecting children from pedophiles you don't get a second chance!
1,041 posted on 10/05/2006 12:53:50 PM PDT by martinidon (Bush won sKerry lost and Soro's is out millions for nothing!)
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