Congressman resigns over sexually explicit emails/IM's to underaged paige.

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I love it when this stuff happens to good god fearing christian conservatives. Fvcking hypocrites.

I don't believe Foley ever portrayed himself as a god fearing christian.

Oh, so he ran on the Gay Republican Child Predator platform? I'll withdraw my accusation then. So sorry.

The gay republican child predator platform is the GOP's new contract with america :laugh:

Foley is gay. This guy is in his late 40s, unmarried, and has had rumors swirling around him about being gay for several years in the South Florida community. Friends and colleagues have said he goes around as gay socially.

And, while I think what he did was pretty disgusting on several different levels, I'm going to play devil's advocate for a moment - The page he sent all these e-mails and IMs to was 16. The age of consent in Washington DC is 16. Does that still make him a child predator?

If you want to get into the partisan tit-for-tat, the Dem Congressman was caught having sexual relations (not just sending dirty IMs) with a 17 year old page back in the 80s. He refused to resign and it took evil Republicans to have him censured after Dems refused to have him expelled. This congressman then was continually re-elected until his retirement 16 years later. Does that make the Dem party the party of Child Predator enablers?

 

[j00fek]

Originally posted by: 1sikbITCH

Originally posted by: Queasy
<----- P&N thataway

If it was Bill Gates doing it I guess this would go in the Software forum?

:laugh:

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: Lucky
Wow, I can hardly believe that abcnews transcript. That's pretty explicit for a major network to broadcast. I'm dissapointed that he didn't reveal his penis size. Although I'm glad to know he masturbates.

i guess i've been overly desensitized from college... i thought it was pretty lame.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Another one to add to the LONG list of Republican pedophiles...

Add yourself to the partisan quack list.

 

[da loser]

where's the aclu when you need em?

 

[BrokenVisage]

This is News to me!

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: BoomerD
While you're probably right, the party of "Family Values" seems to have a lot more of them than those evil Democrats do...and more websites rubbing their noses in it:
http://www.armchairsubversive.com/

Seems like both parties have their share of problems... only difference is, Republicans resign when they get caught.

:thumbsup:

 

[GeneValgene]

lol...good riddance

 

[0roo0roo]

well teen is a bit different than pedo

 

[fbrdphreak]

Jesus christ read the abcnews IM convo :Q

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: BoomerD
While you're probably right, the party of "Family Values" seems to have a lot more of them than those evil Democrats do...and more websites rubbing their noses in it:
http://www.armchairsubversive.com/

Seems like both parties have their share of problems... only difference is, Republicans resign when they get caught.

if you think they're resigning for anything other than political purposes...

 

[StormRider]

Foley sent explicit emails/IM's to an underaged HotChic?

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: BoomerD
While you're probably right, the party of "Family Values" seems to have a lot more of them than those evil Democrats do...and more websites rubbing their noses in it:
http://www.armchairsubversive.com/

Seems like both parties have their share of problems... only difference is, Republicans resign when they get caught.

:thumbsup:

well its one thing for a liberal to get caught cheating or banging their secretary, its another when a god spouting conservative does it. theres a lot more hipocrisy involved with the conservative

 

[daniel1113]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
theres a lot more hipocrisy involved with the conservative

?

That is completely dependent on the situation, not to mention unfounded.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: BoomerD
While you're probably right, the party of "Family Values" seems to have a lot more of them than those evil Democrats do...and more websites rubbing their noses in it:
http://www.armchairsubversive.com/

Seems like both parties have their share of problems... only difference is, Republicans resign when they get caught.

:thumbsup:

well its one thing for a liberal to get caught cheating or banging their secretary, its another when a god spouting conservative does it. theres a lot more hipocrisy involved with the conservative

Can you show me quotes where Foley has been a God spouter? As I said in a previous post, this guy is Gay and has been living a Gay lifestyle in South Florida.

Conversely, couldn't you say the Dems are hypocritical of this situation when they had a Congressman serve 5 more terms after he was caught having sexual relations (not just dirty IMs) with a 17 -year old page?

 

[miniMUNCH]

Oh...I'm sure Clinton didn't say anything nasty to ML while she was sucking his dick.

And I'm sure Clinton never said anything nasty to any other female subordinate.

Now don't get me wrong...I like Clinton; he was a really good president.

But is there a whole lot of difference in the "unethical nature" of (1) a gay congressman having dirty conversation with a page and (2) a president getting blown by an intern? IMO, No.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Oh...I'm sure Clinton didn't say anything nasty to ML while she was sucking his dick.

And I'm sure Clinton never said anything nasty to any other female subordinate.

Now don't get me wrong...I like Clinton; he was a really good president.

But is there a whole lot of difference in the "unethical nature" of (1) a gay congressman having dirty conversation with a page and (2) a president getting blown by an intern? IMO, No.

There is when the paige is underage.

 

[Amused]

http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Mark_Foley_Principles_+_Values.htm

Guys, to call him a hypocrite is absurd. He has voted in FAVOR of gay rights since he started in politics and is endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans (a PAC of gay Republicans).

In fact, he has NEVER aligned himself with the Religious Right and members of his own party (along with liberal gay activists) have been trying to destroy his career for years now.

He is also a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus. A group that is strongly aligned with libertarians.

As for the page being 16... yeah, that's just wrong. But that is assuming the IM records are not fabricated in whole or in part.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Amused
http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Mark_Foley_Principles_+_Values.htm

Guys, to call him a hypocrite is absurd. He has voted in FAVOR of gay rights since he started in politics and is endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans (a PAC of gay Republicans).

In fact, he has NEVER aligned himself with the Religious Right and members of his own party (along with liberal gay activists) have been trying to destroy his career for years now.

This can't be right Amused. Everyone knows that Republicans walk around everday with Bibles in hand qouting verses at every passerby and declaring that all that disagree with them are going to hell. :roll:

 

[miniMUNCH]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Oh...I'm sure Clinton didn't say anything nasty to ML while she was sucking his dick.

And I'm sure Clinton never said anything nasty to any other female subordinate.

Now don't get me wrong...I like Clinton; he was a really good president.

But is there a whole lot of difference in the "unethical nature" of (1) a gay congressman having dirty conversation with a page and (2) a president getting blown by an intern? IMO, No.

There is when the paige is underage.

Not in DC...others have mentioned that age of consent is 16 in DC.

 

[Tangerines]

Originally posted by: Amused
http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Mark_Foley_Principles_+_Values.htm

Guys, to call him a hypocrite is absurd. He has voted in FAVOR of gay rights since he started in politics and is endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans (a PAC of gay Republicans).

In fact, he has NEVER aligned himself with the Religious Right and members of his own party (along with liberal gay activists) have been trying to destroy his career for years now.

He is also a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus. A group that is strongly aligned with libertarians.

As for the page being 16... yeah, that's just wrong. But that is assuming the IM records are not fabricated in whole or in part.

Talk about grasping for straws.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Tangerines

Originally posted by: Amused
http://www.ontheissues.org/FL/Mark_Foley_Principles_+_Values.htm

Guys, to call him a hypocrite is absurd. He has voted in FAVOR of gay rights since he started in politics and is endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans (a PAC of gay Republicans).

In fact, he has NEVER aligned himself with the Religious Right and members of his own party (along with liberal gay activists) have been trying to destroy his career for years now.

He is also a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus. A group that is strongly aligned with libertarians.

As for the page being 16... yeah, that's just wrong. But that is assuming the IM records are not fabricated in whole or in part.

Talk about grasping for straws.

Even the news reports added a caveat saying IM records are easily changed or fabricated.

I would never accept IM records as proof of anything since they are so easily altered or fabricated.

Still, 16 is just wrong.

At any rate, I have no horse in this race. I'm just pointing out facts to counter the myth fueled lynch mob in this thread.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I love it when this stuff happens to good god fearing christian conservatives. Fvcking hypocrites.

I don't believe Foley ever portrayed himself as a god fearing christian.

Oh, so he ran on the Gay Republican Child Predator platform? I'll withdraw my accusation then. So sorry.

that was my platform when running for a child's rights position back in the day

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: 91TTZ
What is it with older men that turn gay? They could be totally straight when they're younger, but as they grow older they lust after young men. I wonder if there's some weird yearning to be young again, so they like to hang around young boys? Sickos.

For me, it was that I think there was always that little bit of gay inside...The anonymity of the internet is still relatively new

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I love it when this stuff happens to good god fearing christian conservatives. Fvcking hypocrites.

I don't believe Foley ever portrayed himself as a god fearing christian.

Oh, so he ran on the Gay Republican Child Predator platform? I'll withdraw my accusation then. So sorry.

I believe that Queasy's point is, and he can correct me if I'm wrong, that with as little as Foley has mentioned God and christianity, you're not anymore justified calling him a hypocrite than you would a democrat in the same situation.