Rep.Foley

[Jana]

Just when I thought Lax was out of the media...turns out Rep.Foley was instant messaging a page, the kid mentions lacrosse practice, congressman IMs back about how cute kid must look in his lacrosse shorts...it goes downhill from there. ABC News has the full transcript. This is the stuff you expect to see on Perverted-Justice, pretty nauseating.

Lacrosse has been mentioned as the lead in for every story on the radio and news I've heard today, pointing out how Foley turned the conversation.

[ZagGrad]

This isn't Tom Foley is it?

[ZagGrad]

Just answered my own question...

[sohotrightnow]

So much for that whole "moral Republican thing"

[KnoxVegas]

Former Rep. Mark Foley(R-FL) was co-chair[1] of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children up until his resignation last Friday.

Not a sermon. Just a fact.

[Dulax31]

Just when I thought Lax was out of the media...turns out Rep.Foley was instant messaging a page, the kid mentions lacrosse practice, congressman IMs back about how cute kid must look in his lacrosse shorts...it goes downhill from there. ABC News has the full transcript. This is the stuff you expect to see on Perverted-Justice, pretty nauseating.

Lacrosse has been mentioned as the lead in for every story on the radio and news I've heard today, pointing out how Foley turned the conversation.

Why dont people add links to their comments. It took me like 5 minutes to find this article. HA

Here is the link:
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/BrianRoss/sto ... 586&page=1

[StrykerFSU]

www.drudgereport.com is reporting that The Washington Times will be calling for the resignation of Speaker Hastert in tomorrow's edition.

There's a whole lot of partisanship on this message board but incidents like this one transcend politics. Rep. Foley is obviously a sick man and I don't think any fair minded person could possibly view this as indicative of the morality of anyone besides Rep. Foley and those that may have allowed this to happen. It's a sad time for Congress and for the state of Florida.

http://www.drudgereport.com

[KnoxVegas]

Obviously this can all be pinned to his alcoholism. As for The Washington Times calling for a Republican's resignation is not something that happens often. I thought is was the "leftist" Washington <BLEEP> (ah, Mr. Liddy!)that did things like this?

This can get real ugly, real fast if the FBI keeps finding these messages and it comes to be revealed that the Republican leadership in the House knew of Foley's actions beforehand and did nothing. This does cross party lines and is very similar to the priest scandal.

Where are all the righteous senators and representaives that used the Schiavo Case as a political grandstand, coming to Foley's defense?

[StrykerFSU]

I believe that what Foley is accused of doing is indefensible and alcoholism is certainly no excuse.

[Zeuslax]

StrykerFSU wrote:

There's a whole lot of partisanship on this message board but incidents like this one transcend politics. Rep. Foley is obviously a sick man and I don't think any fair minded person could possibly view this as indicative of the morality of anyone besides Rep. Foley and those that may have allowed this to happen. It's a sad time for Congress and for the state of Florida.

Your absolutely correct. This is an embarrassment for all and the institution. Especially if there's previous knowledge, and it was covered up, and released in a timely fashion. It's crazy that the kids dad had to write a letter to the LA congressman that sponsored the Paige to get the ball rolling. I heard the interview with Foley speaking to the guy (What's his name?) from America's Most Wanted this morning......pretty weird and disgusting.

Now back to partisanship.......why are so many Republicans in the house not condemning this man and walking away from it? The one thing that Americans on both sides of the isle agree on is.... don't mess with kids!

[peterwho]

I think you've answered your own question - partisanship.

The outrage when a sitting president became involved with an intern and lied about it, was largely along party lines.

That same president found it in his heart (at the urging of Jesse Jackson, among others) to commute the sentence of former Illinois congressman Mel Reynolds, who had spent 30 months in a state prison for having sex with a 16-year-old campaign volunteer and was serving a five-year sentence in federal prison for lying to obtain loans and illegally diverting campaign money for personal use. There was very little outrage.

In all of these cases: Foley, Clinton and Reynolds; their behavior is wrong. Period.

To make excuses for any of them (oh, but she was an adult), is to slide down the slippery slope.

If ANYONE knew of the details of Foley's behavior and either covered it up (Hastert?) or delayed the investigation in order to have the greatest political impact (Pelosi?) they should be run out never to return.

[horn17]

well if foley gets by on the "i was drunk excuses"....does that mean bush can blame his Iraq war on "coke bender flash back from yale"...

Sorry, this time the right just sat the ball on the tee, and I decided to swing for the fences...

[DanGenck]

Obviously this can all be pinned to his alcoholism. As for The Washington Times calling for a Republican's resignation is not something that happens often. I thought is was the "leftist" Washington <BLEEP> (ah, Mr. Liddy!)that did things like this?

This can get real ugly, real fast if the FBI keeps finding these messages and it comes to be revealed that the Republican leadership in the House knew of Foley's actions beforehand and did nothing. This does cross party lines and is very similar to the priest scandal.

Where are all the righteous senators and representaives that used the Schiavo Case as a political grandstand, coming to Foley's defense?

Blaming alcohol is disappointing.

[Sonny]

Obviously this can all be pinned to his alcoholism. As for The Washington Times calling for a Republican's resignation is not something that happens often. I thought is was the "leftist" Washington <BLEEP> (ah, Mr. Liddy!)that did things like this?

This can get real ugly, real fast if the FBI keeps finding these messages and it comes to be revealed that the Republican leadership in the House knew of Foley's actions beforehand and did nothing. This does cross party lines and is very similar to the priest scandal.

Where are all the righteous senators and representaives that used the Schiavo Case as a political grandstand, coming to Foley's defense?

Blaming alcohol is disappointing.

I agree. BUT is it any less disappointing then other politicians/public figures/celebs blaming drug addicition for their "problems"?

[sohotrightnow]

Pelosi? Are you kidding? She would have been all over this incident the second it happened. You can accuse Clinton of obstruction of justice, but his acts involving Lewinsky, while immoral in the sense that he cheated on his wife, is not a punishable offense! Having sex or attempting to set up a sexual encounter with a minor is! There is a distinction and to not recognize that is foolhardy at best.