Posted on 09/29/2006 12:01:58 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe
Just breaking on CNN
Wow. Just wow.
I thought the emails were innocent enough. But the reason he resigned was that he had some rather explicit (cybersex) instant messages with a different page in 2003. Looks like Boehner and Hastert are each pointing fingers at each other as to who's to blame for not stopping Foley. Looks like someone has known about Foley's "eccenticities" for almost a year.
Go to ABCNews for the gruesome details: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2510577
You have to read pretty far in for the damning stuff.
Shame on him.
That's sick.
I am right with you on that.
In fact, if this had been another MAN, I wouldn't care at all.
It really is. It's obviously a sickness to think you can live that kind of double life without anybody ever finding out.
And my last comment on Foley, because my primary interest is the FL-16 election, not Foley's psychology, is that his IM chat sounds very much like "grooming" - where a sexual predator is setting up his victim. Can I be sure that's what was happening? No. Of course not. But all the elements are certainly there.
And might I add that if Foley just wanted to indulge in 'harmless' banter (relatively speaking) the internet is a very big place and it's hardly difficult to find adult men or even teens to chat with. Hell, if he'd done that he could've stayed anonymous. But instead he took the risk of chatting up a congressional page that he had direct interaction with, and not his own page I might add, which means he must've gone out of his way to become this familiar with said page.
They don't even want to go down this road .. espeically with McGrevey's new book that is out
"That first assertion is incorrect, unless it's very poorly worded."
Let me try to re-word it. When you deal with a pedophile man that likes little boys, the vast majority of those pedophile men that like BOYS, are also homosexual. There, did I state it more clearly?
Well, lemme revise that a bit. I'll talk about Foley's psychology some more, for whatever little my opinion's worth, if anyone really desperately wants me too, but I'd just as soon rather not. :)
The e-mails to the one boy have been known since last November. I'm not sure when the IMs surfaced. But it's becoming apparent he was a known problem on the Hill. Just like you know not to go driving with a Kennedy, you apparently knew to keep your distance from Foley if you were a boy page.
"Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-La.), who sponsored the page from his district, said he had learned of some of the online exchanges from a reporter some months ago and passed on the information to Rep. Thomas Reynolds (R-N.Y.), chairman of the House Republican campaign organization, the Associated Press reported. Alexander said he did not pursue the matter further because "his parents said they didn't want me to do anything."
I really think Reynolds might be too low on your list. It was my opinion before, and it remains my opinion. JMO.
You have good judgement. This is not the time or the place.
I looked at their site and didn't see it. Do you have a link?
And the St. Petersburg Times knew since last November???
ABC says the boy sent the emails to a staffer in Alexander's office.
Up on the Hill, it's not that they don't expect people to find out, it's that they expect those who do learn about your double life to be discreet about it. Like Newt Gingrich's years-long affair while he was Speaker. Folks knew, but no one said anything until the Clintonistas started exposing Republicans in order to stave off Clinton's impeachment and removal from office.
If anyone else knew about Foley and what he was doing, then I would think they'll also be expected to resign. How could they, if they knew there were suspicions about him, put him charge of the house caucus on missing exploited children. What the hell were they thinking. I can just see Pelosi have a field day with this one, sheesh, I can't take that woman.
The only problem is with your theory is if there is no evidence Foley ever got up close and personal with those regarding whom he was grooming, who were jail bait. Surely some just get their kicks out of grooming, but choose not to run the risk of the sequel no?
They are out of touch in more ways than one.
This is REALLY going to be ugly.
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