Sure. Blackmail or political activism, generally. But there's a school of thought on the gay left that these are acceptable tactics against "hypocritical" politicians.
Even though Foley had a 65 ACU rating.
"Even though Foley had a 65 ACU rating."
Do you not start to wonder that the world may have been turned upside down? I just listened to the final caller
on Rush. She asked if the IM's suggest that the teen was not necessarily sexually innocent. Rush responded by saying you can't say that because the liberals would attack it insisting he was just a kid and Foley was a 52 year old sophisticated gay man with the power of a Congressman. I think Rush is totally out to lunch on this entire matter. He just keeps saying one dumb thing after another on the entire Foley matter.
What he should have said is conservatives will not accept the idea that the kid is responsible. It is Foley who is a sophisticated gay man, a predatory troll. For most conservatives this is not a political issue, it is a moral and ethical issue.