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To: valkyrieanne
I have no idea why Foley resigned

Tell you the truth, after I heard about that "prank"...read setup...I kind of feel sorry for Foley. Although I'll allow that there's much more about Foley that I likely don't know. But give the hysteria time to die down, and let there be no more revelations about Foley, and I think the GOP could play up this angle.

Poor guy got duped then lost his seat in congress. All at the expense of a couple of yuk-yuks taking advantage of a demented and sexually frustrated soul. The Dems would pick up this spin in a minute.

1,552 posted on 10/05/2006 1:54:07 PM PDT by Fishtalk (http://patfish.blogspot.com)
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To: Fishtalk

I am glad you are feeling that way too. Rush said today, imagine how Foley must feel? He is probably suicidal. He has had a brilliant political career, but like all of us he had his demons.

Unless I hear of him actually having sex with an underage page, I give him the benefit of the doubt. I work in psychology and I know what happens to people when they are molested as children.

I hope he gets the help he needs.


1,591 posted on 10/05/2006 2:01:13 PM PDT by lone star annie
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To: Fishtalk

I don't...he was baited and he bit hook line and sinker.

Do you feel sorry for the predators who get baited by those Dateline specials? I sure don't. I don't watch Reality TV, but if they made a show about arresting pedophiles and scaring the ever-loving crap out of them, you betcha I'd watch it.

One of my best friends almost became a Congressional Page. I know how I would feel if I ever found out that a 52-year old congressman hit on her like that.

As far as I'm concerned, throw him in jail and never let him out.


1,605 posted on 10/05/2006 2:03:26 PM PDT by letsgonova19087
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To: Fishtalk
Has anyone seen or heard of Foley since he went into rehab?

I read on that gay activists blog that he'd been hounding Foley everyday since January 2005. To be an alcoholic, this scandal breaking, being harassed daily, running for re-election and trying to hide your sexual preference from the world would be more than enough to cause anyone to have a complete mental breakdown.
1,721 posted on 10/05/2006 2:28:27 PM PDT by AmeriBrit (By a miracle we lived through 'Eight Clinton Years of Living Hell'....NO MORE CLINTON'S...EVER!)
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