Another gay politician

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Former Rep. Mark Foley's attorney said Tuesday that his client was molested between the ages 13 and 15 by a clergyman.

Foley had represented the West Palm Beach district for 12 years and was seeking re-election until his sudden resignation last week after the disclosure of lurid online communications with teenage congressional pages.

''This is part of his recovery,'' Roth said, declining to identify the clergyman or the church.

Roth also announced for the first time that Foley is gay.

He insisted Foley never had sexual contact with a minor.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: yamadakun
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what an amazingly informative post. yamadakun for elite!

 

[waggy]

him being gay does not bother me. hell that means nothing.

what matters was him trying to get in the pants of a 16yr old kid. but i guess thats not to bad. at least the kid was post puberty

 

[sixone]

And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: waggy
him being gay does not bother me. hell that means nothing.

what matters was him trying to get in the pants of a 16yr old kid. but i guess thats not to bad. at least the kid was post puberty

You never felt the same way about me ...and it was legal with me too!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino

Originally posted by: waggy
him being gay does not bother me. hell that means nothing.

what matters was him trying to get in the pants of a 16yr old kid. but i guess thats not to bad. at least the kid was post puberty

You never felt the same way about me ...and it was legal with me too!

where did i say its ok or right? its still disgusting and wrong.

edit: ok maybe disgusting is the wrong thing to say. you shoul dbe able to go after girls your age.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

Of course. Why else would he come out right now?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

Of course. Why else would he come out right now?

yeap. and i bet it works to a point.

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: waggy
him being gay does not bother me. hell that means nothing.

what matters was him trying to get in the pants of a 16yr old kid. but i guess thats not to bad. at least the kid was post puberty

16 is legal age in Washington anyway.

That's the age of consent in most states.. http://www.webistry.net/jan/consent.html The "she said she was 18" thing is what they use in movies, stand up comedy, etc, only because it covers every state... but it's only the age of consent for EIGHT states.

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: waggy


edit: ok maybe disgusting is the wrong thing to say. you shoul dbe able to go after girls your age.

You limit the scope, you limit the findings.

 

[BlancoNino]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: waggy
him being gay does not bother me. hell that means nothing.

what matters was him trying to get in the pants of a 16yr old kid. but i guess thats not to bad. at least the kid was post puberty

16 is legal age in Washington anyway.

That's the age of consent in most states.. http://www.webistry.net/jan/consent.html

No it's not. 18 is the legal age. 16 just means that it's not up to the parents to press charges. At the age of 16, the other person must be at least 60 months older for it to be illegal...and then up to the teenager as to whether or not to press charges.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Foley claims he is alcoholic and will be using the detox defence.
He will be out in 29 days. It's called a spin dry

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: waggy
him being gay does not bother me. hell that means nothing.

what matters was him trying to get in the pants of a 16yr old kid. but i guess thats not to bad. at least the kid was post puberty

16 is legal age in Washington anyway.

That's the age of consent in most states.. http://www.webistry.net/jan/consent.html

so what? he is what 50? thats wrong and disgusting. while understandable he sholdnt have doen what he did.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

Of course. Why else would he come out right now?

yeap. and i bet it works to a point.

Between that, and the fact that his attorney announced this morning that he's seeking treatment for alcoholism, he's clearly going for the sympathy angle. :roll:

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

it's hardly pedo. it ain't right for a 50+ year old man to be hitting up 16 year olds, but the kid wasn't exactly a pre-pubescent 10 year old. although it'd still be statutory rape in florida.


anyone have a transcript of what was said?


oh, and if the republicans weren't going to lose the house already, this has certainly pushed them over the edge. the religious right ain't coming out when republican congressmen are... well... coming out.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

Of course. Why else would he come out right now?

yeap. and i bet it works to a point.

Between that, and the fact that his attorney announced this morning that he's seeking treatment for alcoholism, he's clearly going for the sympathy angle. :roll:

yeap. trouble is crap like this has a history of working.


edit: he is also saying he was mollested.

so he is a gay drunk that was mollested as a kid. that is why we should forgive him.

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

it's hardly pedo. it ain't right for a 50+ year old man to be hitting up 16 year olds, but the kid wasn't exactly a pre-pubescent 10 year old. although it'd still be statutory rape in florida.


anyone have a transcript of what was said?


oh, and if the republicans weren't going to lose the house already, this has certainly pushed them over the edge. the religious right ain't coming out when republican congressmen are... well... coming out.

Tell that to the folks calling for Hastert's head.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

it's hardly pedo. it ain't right for a 50+ year old man to be hitting up 16 year olds, but the kid wasn't exactly a pre-pubescent 10 year old. although it'd still be statutory rape in florida.


anyone have a transcript of what was said?


oh, and if the republicans weren't going to lose the house already, this has certainly pushed them over the edge. the religious right ain't coming out when republican congressmen are... well... coming out.

exactly what i was trying ot say. Its hardly pedo. but still not right

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: sixone

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: sixone
And does he think "gay" will distract us from "pedo"? I can't wait to see this...

Of course. Why else would he come out right now?

yeap. and i bet it works to a point.

Between that, and the fact that his attorney announced this morning that he's seeking treatment for alcoholism, he's clearly going for the sympathy angle. :roll:

yeap. trouble is crap like this has a history of working.


edit: he is also saying he was mollested.

so he is a gay drunk that was mollested as a kid. that is why we should forgive him.

Next he'll blame the taxpayers. I thought Republicans were all about personal responsibility?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Next he'll blame the taxpayers. I thought Republicans were all about personal responsibility?

and politicians are all about no responsibility



edit: 16 is age of consent in DC, so he can't be charged, i suppose

well maybe corrupting a minor would not use the same age...

 

[JS80]

where's the gay community to accept him with open hands and support him? oh wait you have to subscribe to their ideology too...

 

[sixone]

Originally posted by: waggy
yeap. trouble is crap like this has a history of working.

edit: he is also saying he was mollested.

so he is a gay drunk that was mollested as a kid. that is why we should forgive him.

Yeah, he can't control himself, so it's not his fault. :roll:
He's functional enough to find his way to Congress, but not to professional help. Yeah.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: JS80
where's the gay community to accept him with open hands and support him? oh wait you have to subscribe to their ideology too...

What are you talking about? Why would the "gay community" want to support someone who makes them look bad and reinforces negative stereotypes?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: sixone
He's functional enough to find his way to Congress, but not to professional help. Yeah.

you sound like you're surprised. i'm not. it doesn't take much to find your way into congress. do what the donors tell you too, and register in the proper party for your district. hell, even a dead guy made it into congress

 

[Miramonti]

Another gay gay-bashing Republican. Most expect Bush to come out of the closet next.