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09-29-2006, 09:13 PM
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Congressman Foley Resigns
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09-29-2006, 09:15 PM
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its f*cking disgusting.
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09-29-2006, 09:18 PM
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No kidding, especially since my daughter served in that Page Class.
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09-29-2006, 09:59 PM
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No kidding, especially since my daughter served in that Page Class.
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Not to sound insensitive but has she said anything to you about this tonight?
Anyone doing this has a problem-look at the Dateline programs that still catch ----idiots after all these years.
And did anyone see what one of this posts this guy held?
Just found this link which has some more info-like this was known about almost a year ago if I read it correctly:
http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a...29145509990001
Last edited by jon1856; 09-29-2006 at 10:11 PM.
Reason: Added news link
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09-29-2006, 10:18 PM
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Actually I've been emailing her all day to find out if she knew the boy or had an inkling about Foley. Typical freshman at college, never at the computer or phone when I need her.... She did say that he was gay right away when I asked her if she had met Foley but was completely shocked (and grossed out) when I told her the whole story.
Yes, I saw Foley's committee: disgustingly ironic.. reminds me of when some 3-4 star nominated for Inspector General (oversees all sexual harrassment cases) and was brought up on s.h. charges by a female general.
Thank goodness Foley is gone. His house.gov website is down and after his name in the Members' List, it says the word VACANCY. Back in the early 1980s, there were a couple of Congressmen who were caught having inappropriate relationships with Pages. These may be 16 year olds but they are still kids and are treated as such by the Page Staff which serve in loco parentis.
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09-30-2006, 02:52 AM
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wasnt he like chair for the comm on exploited children or something
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09-29-2006, 09:17 PM
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I'm surprised Dateline NBC didn't break it first.
Seriously though. This is just plain sick.
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09-30-2006, 01:27 PM
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It just never ceases to amaze me how men that work their entire life at achieving a position...make dumb moves like this...and actually think it won't leak to the public.
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09-30-2006, 02:14 PM
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It just never ceases to amaze me how men that work their entire life at achieving a position...make dumb moves like this...and actually think it won't leak to the public.
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Just a very minor corection to your posting: Men and Women.
Think of how many female teachers have been caught....and a few other professions as well........
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10-01-2006, 10:41 AM
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A summary of what's in the major U.S. newspapers:Foleygate
http://www.slate.com/id/2150780/fr/nl/
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10-01-2006, 01:47 PM
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As far as I know there have never been any politicians in Australia that have done that, though I know of plenty Teachers and Lecturers that have gotten into a lot of legal trouble because of similar incidents. One guy my mum taught with about 20 years ago got caught doing stuff with kids that he shouldn't of and he ended up having something done to him in prison.
Still... doing that stuff to kids is just plain unforgiveable....
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10-01-2006, 02:38 PM
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Isn't it remarkable how selective the memories of politicians can be when it comes to when they allegedly learned of a situation like this one? Specifically Dennis Hastert in this case, but certainly not limited to him or his party.
Washington has some pretty big rugs to sweep things under.
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10-03-2006, 06:43 PM
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First he checks into rehab, now he says he was molested by a priest when he was a kid:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/...dal/index.html
Oh come on... this is terrible. Even if it WERE true (which personally I have serious doubts about) that he was molested, it is not an excuse for what he did. It is not an appropriate time to bring it up. It's a very see-through tactic to try to divert some attention away from what he did back to the whole priest thing.
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10-03-2006, 08:49 PM
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I am completely disgusted by Foley's antics - as I have been with the others before him.
As for the "I was molested..." plea, I could scream! That nutjob out in Lancaster claimed the same thing, as did Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, and several other men I know. So, what do we do? Waste the child before he has a chance to grow up and molest someone else?
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10-03-2006, 10:03 PM
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I just find it really odd hearing Brian Williams and all the other reporters reading the text on the IM's. Seriously, did you ever think you'd hear Brian Williams, (or Charlie Gibson or whomever) say, "Take it out and touch it." bwahahha. It only could be better if good ole Dan Rather was still anchoring. Can you imagine? Dan Rather reading aloud, "Do I make you hot?" Bwahahahhahahahah.
Just waiting till the first parody of the red-stripe ad shows up on youtube.
"Boo creepy US congressman. Hooray Beer!"
lol.
I swear the word 'creepy' will show up on google's zeitgeist next week.
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