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Started by aoxamaxoa, October 02, 2006, 12:15:33 PM

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aoxamaxoa

October 02, 2006, 12:15:33 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_on_go_co/congressman_e_mails_76

Why was he not arrested and led away in handcuffs?

Next thing will be for Foley to enroll in Jesus Camp....

Shame on all republicans for protecting this creep knowing of his shenanigans. Typical.Where is your outrage? I guess Bill Clinton was worse?

sgrizzle

#1
October 02, 2006, 12:31:26 PM
At least Foley didn't finish his term.

I think this is just a rich and famous thing.

SeverityOfCrime = (TypeOfCrime x Number Committed) - (Net Worth x Celebrity Status)


Apply the same to Paris Hilton. Not ye tried for her DUI arrest but soon she'll probably be the spokesperson for MADD.

rwarn17588

#2
October 02, 2006, 12:45:35 PM
It's gonna get worse.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/emails_show_fol.html

The feds have direct evidence of Foley trying to rendezvous with a minor. That's a felony.

I have a strong hunch that even more unsavory details are going to emerge in the coming days. And that some folks in the GOP leadership knew of the problem but didn't do anything.

So much for the "family values" gang.

aoxamaxoa

#3
October 02, 2006, 12:53:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

At least Foley didn't finish his term.

I think this is just a rich and famous thing.

SeverityOfCrime = (TypeOfCrime x Number Committed) - (Net Worth x Celebrity Status)


Apply the same to Paris Hilton. Not ye tried for her DUI arrest but soon she'll probably be the spokesperson for MADD.


The crimes don't compare. Shame on you.

sgrizzle

#4
October 02, 2006, 12:59:34 PM
quote:
Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

At least Foley didn't finish his term.

I think this is just a rich and famous thing.

SeverityOfCrime = (TypeOfCrime x Number Committed) - (Net Worth x Celebrity Status)


Apply the same to Paris Hilton. Not ye tried for her DUI arrest but soon she'll probably be the spokesperson for MADD.


The crimes don't compare. Shame on you.


Rather I plug in OJ? Ted Kennedy?

Anyone know if Foley is Catholic?

Breadburner

#5
October 02, 2006, 01:08:17 PM
quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

At least Foley didn't finish his term.

I think this is just a rich and famous thing.

SeverityOfCrime = (TypeOfCrime x Number Committed) - (Net Worth x Celebrity Status)


Apply the same to Paris Hilton. Not ye tried for her DUI arrest but soon she'll probably be the spokesperson for MADD.


The crimes don't compare. Shame on you.


Rather I plug in OJ? Ted Kennedy?

Anyone know if Foley is Catholic?


You popped the top on the cookie jar with that one.....

Very Top-Shelf.....
 

si_uk_lon_ok

#6
October 02, 2006, 01:13:50 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Breadburner

quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

quote:
Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

quote:
Originally posted by sgrizzle

At least Foley didn't finish his term.

I think this is just a rich and famous thing.

SeverityOfCrime = (TypeOfCrime x Number Committed) - (Net Worth x Celebrity Status)


Apply the same to Paris Hilton. Not ye tried for her DUI arrest but soon she'll probably be the spokesperson for MADD.


The crimes don't compare. Shame on you.


Rather I plug in OJ? Ted Kennedy?

Anyone know if Foley is Catholic?


You popped the top on the cookie jar with that one.....

Very Top-Shelf.....


He is Catholic.

In his defense the guy in question was 16. If that is the age of consent in either DC or FL depending on the law has he done anything wrong? Legally speaking, of course.

Pretty sick all the same though.

sgrizzle

#7
October 02, 2006, 01:19:57 PM
Sick either way.

Maybe it's just that if you're famous, saying you're drunk is a "get out of jail free card."

Gibson
Hilton
Foley?

For non-famous people, being drunk while committing a crime usually means you get punished WORSE.

rwarn17588

#8
October 02, 2006, 01:25:09 PM
Sixteen is the age of consent in many states. However, you can't solicit sex from a minor (under 18) on the Internet.

Obviously, it's a contradiction. But it's hardly the first in the lawbooks. You can't have sex until you're 16 (or 14 in some states), can't vote until you're 18, can't drink until you're 21.

Ironically, the soliciting-on-the-Internet law was championed by Foley while he was in office.

I guess he wanted to protect minors from people like himself.

alanoftulsa

#9
October 02, 2006, 01:29:59 PM

If Ted Kennedy drove a Volkswagen, he'd be President today

It floats.

The way our body is built, we'd be surprised if it didn't. The sheet of flat steel that goes underneath every Volkswagen keeps out water, as well as dirt and salt and other nasty things that can eat away at the underside of a car. So it's watertight at the bottom. And everybody knows it's easier to shut the door on a Volkswagen after you've rolled down the window a little.

That proves it's practically airtight on top. If it was a boat, we could call it the Water Bug. But it's not a boat, it's a car.

And, like Mary Jo Kopechne, it's only 99 and 44/100 percent pure. So it won't stay afloat forever. Just long enough. Poor Teddy. If he'd been smart enough to buy a Volkswagen, he never would have gotten into hot water.

Conan71

#10
October 02, 2006, 02:05:42 PM
Now THAT'S funny!![:D][}:)][:D][8D]
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

Conan71

#11
October 02, 2006, 02:07:18 PM
quote:
Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_on_go_co/congressman_e_mails_76

Why was he not arrested and led away in handcuffs?

Next thing will be for Foley to enroll in Jesus Camp....

Shame on all republicans for protecting this creep knowing of his shenanigans. Typical.Where is your outrage? I guess Bill Clinton was worse?


Foley's a drunken pervert.  It's an individual, not party issue.  Where is your proof that the GOP covered this up?

Where were you to lampoon William Jefferson?
"It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first" -Ronald Reagan

TulsaFan-inTexas

#12
October 02, 2006, 02:17:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_on_go_co/congressman_e_mails_76

Why was he not arrested and led away in handcuffs?

Next thing will be for Foley to enroll in Jesus Camp....

Shame on all republicans for protecting this creep knowing of his shenanigans. Typical.Where is your outrage? I guess Bill Clinton was worse?

He needs to go down, and not on in the manner that he would like.

rwarn17588

#13
October 02, 2006, 02:44:49 PM
Conan wrote:

Foley's a drunken pervert. It's an individual, not party issue. Where is your proof that the GOP covered this up?

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We have the Democratic member of the Page Board, who knew nothing about the Foley e-mails or potential troubles until the story broke last week. Don't you think a member of the Page Board deserves to know this stuff?

We also have some pages were were told about problems with Foley, but it appears they didn't tell Democratic pages.

A lot of selective dissemination of information.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/gop_staff_warne.html

So the GOP leadership obviously knew there was *some* sort of problem, and elected not to tell anyone on the other side of the aisle or really do much of anything in general.

Hastert's current dodging of questions raises red flags. I know of him from way back in my native Illinois; he's good at that sort of thing.

Put it this way, Conan: If it were a Democratic congressman who was ensnared and there were allegations of the Democratic leadership covering it up, would you be so quick to say: "Where's the proof of the cover-up?"

I'm an independent voter: I demand accountability of *all* my lawmakers, not just certain ones.

aoxamaxoa

#14
October 02, 2006, 02:46:47 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Conan71

quote:
Originally posted by aoxamaxoa

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061002/ap_on_go_co/congressman_e_mails_76

Why was he not arrested and led away in handcuffs?

Next thing will be for Foley to enroll in Jesus Camp....

Shame on all republicans for protecting this creep knowing of his shenanigans. Typical.Where is your outrage? I guess Bill Clinton was worse?


Foley's a drunken pervert.  It's an individual, not party issue.  Where is your proof that the GOP covered this up?

Where were you to lampoon William Jefferson?


No question that Denny and co. knew about Foley's follies a year ago.
"In a statement, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said his staff was told about the e-mail exchange last fall but was assured that the messages were "overfriendly" rather than of a sexual nature. Mr. Foley was called to a meeting and was told to halt any further communication with the young man.
Mr. Hastert originally said that he had learned of the matter only last week."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20061002.CONGRESS02/TPStory/TPInternational/America/


I'd believe the major players in the GOP in DC are covering up other similar heinous activities. What ever happend to Jeff Gannon?
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