Shock in Foley's district

Around Mark Foley's Congressional district Republicans and independents expressed outrage - and brushed off any suggestion they won't back his Republican replacement. See here. Meanwhile, the FBI has started an investigation.

Comments

[gatordem]

Sure as Hell - Rethugs have outed the 16 yr old page.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/30/55537/7535

This is a bet I didn't want to win, but I knew I would.

This happened to Republicans precisely because the Republican party has been trying to distance themselves from the family values wing of the party . . . can you say Big Tent and Log Cabin Republicans? Well, this is what you get when you sign up for that. Look at Barney Frank and the filthy things that he does that have been widely covered . . . he does that because he hates himself, I suppose? No. He does that because he loves it and will take the filthiness to get the thing he craves. Homosexuality is notably marked by obsessive compulsive sexual behavior.

As for the SPT and MainStream Media (MSM)-- they are as guilty as the RNC, though they are presently busy looking innocent. There are only two reasons they sat on the story . . . and don't give me some cockamamey story about how you didn't have sources. PLEASE spare me. We in the business know that enterprising reporters tail people, dig into emails, contact all known pages to the program, etc. Think sexual harrassment! Think of the lengths SPT and MSM go to chase down those stories. So please spare us all the asinine protestations. If a political hack could find it, you could find it, SPT and MSM.

As I was saying, there are only two reasons that the SPT times sat on the story: one is to exact the most damage politically to be near the election. Here's why I reject that line. Because they didn't want to be scooped. To sit on it for the purposes of exacting revenge at least requires you reveal it at the appropriate time . . . like now. But the SPT was scooped by ABC's BLOG. (side bar laughter).

The real reason that the SPT ignored the story and opted for sloppy journalism is because of their philosophical and sociological agenda. There are homosexual big cheeses or those that aggressively support the homosexual agenda at the SPT as is true at most MSM, and they killed aggressive journalism in order to protect the homosexual. Can't allow for gay bashing, so better to allow the predatory behavior of boys until it is unequivocally proven and we in the media did not have to do the dirty work. BUT if this was any politician taking money, going on bogus trips-- pick a bad act-- the SPT would don disguises, filter through garbage,contact every known person, and fly around the world to tail the politico. I've seen it done with my own eyes. No . . . they were sloppy because they decided to be sloppy . . .they want to advance the homosexual agenda and actively refrain from engaging in any behavior that can be construed as anti-homosexual.

This is same reason that Foley was never outed and other closeted homosexual politicians are not outed. Mainstream media, SPT, refuse to agressively cover bad acts by the homosexual community unless they report it from the self hatred angle.

The last thing I'll say is the obvious . . . the Republican Party is in big trouble. This will split wide open the resentment of the family values wing of the party who, face it, delivered many an election because of GOTV for family candidates and they are being shoved out the door. Look what the party gets for their big tent ideology. A male homosexual predator. No thank you. The person this will hurt the most is Charlie Crist. Look for the social values voter of the party to sit this election out because they ask themselves, "Who knows what other skeltons from other candidates will come out or how much harm will be done to the nation and the social fabric if we elect a person we have serious social reservations about?" Thinking of the cynical manipulation by those in party leadership to rally around Mark Foley and ignore his homosexuality, these social voters may very well sit it out. We'll soon find out

There is a federal law that is called obstruction of Justice any GOP member that didnt disclose the ongoing crime is guilty ..Thinkabbouuttit boys??If family values is molesting children your IT!This bodes badly for Shaw..the 34m miliionare ..vs Klein the Foley neighboring district!Can you say yes mam Nancy?This STINKS be accountable for your hipocracy!

it wasn't me ...it was the alcohol!

please face it buster, you are a pervert and your back was covered by your fellow republican perverts! the republican leadership ALLOWED this to continue and ALLOWED folley to remain co chair of the EXPLOITED CHILDREN commitee!

[Pat]

So fit and tanned, so unmarried and childless, so clearly closeted, so Republican and sanctimonius, so concerned over child predators; isn't Charlie just so Mark Foley!

These creeps don't perform these acts in isolation. If there is one victim, there are likely ten victims. If they have written scurrilous e-mails or IM communications -- and they have had contact with their targets -- there are likely instances of physical abuse too

and then for tony snow to say "nauty emails" ... please, naughty is what you say to a child who is teasing his little brother or sister, not a grown man who is CO CHAIR of the EXPLOITED CHILDREN committee!

That caucus is what was to PROTECT CHILDREN FROM ONLINE PREDATORS! talk about the fox guarding the hen house

Disgusting what power does to people, oh no, it was the alcohol

the moral majority is soon to be the immoral minority,where are the saducees and pharisees?have they turned tail and ran?mother's of america,keep your boys out of the statehouse and the representitives house,because some of them are going to the big house,mothers of former pages tell your boys to come forward, JD

Foley just checked into Rehab

Where is Katherine Harris' press release on the Foley matter. She issues releases on every other topic under the sun. Is she scared to issue a release? Doesn't want another Florida Baptist moment? Speak up Katy.

[Jim]

Foley makes Clinton look lik an Angel

[Betty]

I will not be surprised if Bush is also involved

last night on the CNN Carol Lyn show,Bay Buchanan,who is no swooning liberal, said former Rep. Foley was a known homosexual,I wonder if Tony Snow the former Fox News GOP mouth,thinks this issue of immorality and criminality with former pages, and the coverup by the leadership, is like cotton candy that just melts away, Tony's and others are in denial, where are you Jerry,Pat and james,or did you also know, JD

8:15 read your own postings. The hyena who outed the kid is one of YOU ASSES.

Get a grip - from the media, it sounds like NOBODY knew about the explicit e-mails until Mahoney's people rooted out the boy in them and that was just a few days ago.

What Leadership knew months ago was just about the "overly friendly" e-mails with which there is really NOTHING WRONG..

No Cover up - NO CONSPIRACY THEORY. Take Haldol for that paranoia, Ds.

Jim: Don't strech it...

What has CC said about this matter? Werent they roomates for a few years?

[fiscon1]

8:28

to say if you opt for fiscal consevativism over social conservatism in the Rep party, Mark F and pediaphiles are what you get ? are you for real ? we are all just as disappointed in Mark F as you.

you also say "Look what the party gets for their big tent ideology. A male homosexual predator. No thank you"
mark is a 6 time re-elected congressman, been around a for a few years, didnt just appear when we elected a fiscal conservative in the Rep primary a few weeks ago.

finally, more hetrosexuals sexually abuse children than homosexuals, check the stats.

We see in your mind gay = pediaphile,
big surprise from a social conservative. example of why we are rejecting you and yours.

I dont care if CC is gay or not. He is campaigning on the fact he is going to protect Florida's children. However, no one has even asked him his thoughts on this. He lived with this child predator he knows something or has an opinion. Lets not let CC get off the hook on this too. He spent the whole Primary dodging policy questions. this could be the first election that the winner never has to be held accountable. I am ashamed that everyone on this blog, Repubs and Dems, are not calling for CC to make some kind of statement. I want a Governor who has a backbone. This was his roomate and long time friend. I even think Foley has supported CC. Has CC dropped his support yet? We need those questions answered.

Boy are the donkeys desperate!

OMG Charlie Crist and Mark Foley were roommates? when? where? OMG because Foley's behavior is not new .... google will become my bestest friend ever if I can find more details!

And if there was one victim, there were more.

10:31 am -Why is it desperation when the voters are holding someone accountable. I believe we have a right to know what CC thinks. He has spent his entire campaign talking about Jessica Lunsford and the Lundy girl and how he cant stand sexual predators. Well now that his friend and former roomate has shown his colors why is it desperation to ask him what he thinks? I think you are nieve and ignorant not to want papers like the SP Times to ask that question. I think CC should actually just make a statement on it. What this guy did is sick and CC is his friend. But I forgot it took CC four months to get rid of Rev Dozier so I wouldnt be surprised if he campaigns with Foley still.

I am shocked, shocked to learn that Mark Foley is gay.

10:10AM - FYI!!!

GOP Staff Warned Pages About Foley in 2001
October 01, 2006 4:00 PM

Maddy Sauer and Anna Schecter Report:

A Republican staff member warned congressional pages five years ago to watch out for Congressman Mark Foley, according to a former page.

Matthew Loraditch, a page in the 2001-2002 class, told ABC News he and other pages were warned about Foley by a supervisor in the House Clerk's office.

Loraditch, the president of the Page Alumni Association, said the pages were told "don't get too wrapped up in him being too nice to you and all that kind of stuff."

Just found out about it huh?? Curious as to why Pages were "WARNED" if there was not a KNOWN problem??? EH??

Keep spinning GOPer...

[Imadashell]

Please ..I throw down a challenge to anyone here'' .please DEFEND your congessman ..gimme a little Ann Coulter your, poster girl,..Can you hear the subpoenas being issued to other members of Congress? Can you say together "Obstruction of Justice"Any way you cut it its GOP tar baby..And way I hear it its goona spread to CC..the fallout is HUGE!

10:35 am -They were roomates when they both were serving in the state legislature.

[Imadashell]

Your kidding ?Gay guys have a right to do what they want ..like religion ,,keep it personal.Just come out like Barney Frank and be honest with da voters...How could Crist be a straight Roomate with a lifetime gay person like Foley..?Hey bubba from Panama City how many Gays did you guys room with at U of Alabama or Miss..This is huge !

[Imadashell]

House Majority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said he learned of the matter last spring, and Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), after first saying he heard about it only last week, confirmed yesterday that he also was informed early this year. What did the House leaders do with this information, and did they take steps to protect other pages?

Here is more for you spinning GOPers
October 1, 2006— It turns out Foley's obsession with 16- and 17-year-old male pages has been known to Republicans on Capitol Hill for at least five years.

But other than issue a warning, little else seems to have been done about the congressman.

A former page has come forward to tell ABC News warnings were issued about Foley to the pages in 2001.

Matthew Loraditch says pages were told to watch out for Foley.

"It was a slight cautionary statement, you know, 'Don't get too wrapped up in him being too nice to you and all that kind of stuff.' You know, 'He's a nice guy, but he's a little bid odd,' and that sort of thing," Loraditch said.

ABC News has obtained Internet messages sent by Foley to three different pages after that warning.

Two of them were sent to pages in the 2001-2002 class, with sexually explicit messages, most too graphic to be broadcast, from Foley using the screen name Maf54.

Go read the graphic IM messages....
Warning may make you puke!!1

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2514770

Imadashell,

Only the far left blogs are saying it will spread to Crist. When he is asked, he will make a statement, and that will be the end of it for him. Even Jeb was close with Foley, and he made a statement, and that was it.

Crist will cruise to victory without hiccups, most likely a 10 point plus win.

[Imadashell]

GOP be proud of these words of Mark Foley..This will spread to Crist ..there is the boost Davis Needs..there is a great deal we dont Know about Crist this will open the dMaf54: To be honest, I am a little to interested in you. So that's why I need to back off a little.

Teen: Ya slow things down a little im still young…like under 18. don't want to do anything illegal…im not 18.

Maf54: cool..dont forget to measure for me.

oor..Be confident and Prowd :

Nobody is defendung Foley. He is in the wrongest possible wrong.

BUT There is NO conspiracy theory. The e-mails that were known were the "overly friendly" ones. A warning would be exactly the thing to do when you see "overly friendly" e-mails from a man known to be gay. It was a preventive measure where there was nothing else to go on.

The explicit e-mails are only now coming out - thanks to the vulture Mahoney who will do anything to enter Congress - even out kids.

There is NO CONSPIRACY THEORY except in the feverisj assenine mind of .. well ... DONKEYS.

11:05 - I guess you don't know how to read... Keep spinning.. Its fun to watch! LOL

They weren't E-mails they were IM's and they were known about & reported to the GOP back in 2001...Period...

11:05 and YOU KNOW that there was nothing inappropriate with Crist and Mark? inquiring minds wanna know ... HOW DO YOU KNOW? or are you just talking out your butt?

and the Bush family, please - there is so much known about the Bush family --- wasn't Daddy Bush VP when the thing about male teen prostitutes were being given secret WH tours back in the '80s.

Please, the Republicans are so damn quick to "judge" others all the while being perverts and predators of our children!

Yep here it is:

The Franklin Credit Union
Child-Sex Ring Scandal
Take Your Victim To The White House As A Guest of the GOP

http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/archive/oldnews2/boystown/

HOW ON EARTH ARE YOU SICK DESPERATE DONKEYS LINKING CRIST WITH THIS NONSENSE?

Are you saying all gay people must be pedophiles? Tsk, Tsk...

The only posts I see that mention defending Foley are the Democrats. About par for the course. They don't know right from wrong anyway.

No one said that ALL Gays are Pedophiles! Only you have made that statement.

I am saying GOP is & has been covering for a Pediphile.

Get it!

[gatordem]

10:02

Did you even READ the Diary? The author not only didn't name the kid, he wouldn't source the "outing".

So, just another "naughty" act on the part of the sicko freepers? Little more than naughty - WAY more than naughty.

[gatorted]

no one will be ever able to convinve me in the past ten -- is it? -- years markie has been in offIce, and in the years previous, NO ONE ever noticed his "problems":

drunk
childpredator

and blew the whistle on him.

NEVER, EVER!!

now that the fat is in the fire, as in "casablanca', they are "shocked!! shocked, i tell you!!"

reubliskums...the party of enablers and liars!!

HAD ENOUGH YET??!!??

Who cares if CC is gay or not. What does he think about this matter? How many of these crimes happened in Fl? If any of them did will CC prosecute or even open his own investigation into the matter. This is his friend, a supporter and former roomate and CC is campaigning on protecting Florida's children. He needs to speak! We have a right to know how the AG is going to protect our kids and the future pages. Adam, Steve, Joni lets get to it. I am sure you guys were blowing up the Gallagher phones when a 30 yr old scandal broke. This is relevent so please make CC address the issue.

I don't like blurring the lines between someone who is gay and someone who prays on children.

Everyone and I mean everyone (except maybe the voters) knew MAF54 was gay. No one knew he liked em' young though.
Taking the cause of children seemed like a safe issue he could take for Rebpublicans. It would not allow a lot of scrutiny and is a topic everyone can get on board with. He never talked about gay marriage or any other family issues because the party did not want him to.

"No one knew he liked em' young though"

That is a lie....Why were pages warned of his behavior if there was no Knowledge?

GOP Staff Warned Pages About Foley in 2001
October 01, 2006 4:00 PM

Maddy Sauer and Anna Schecter Report:

A Republican staff member warned congressional pages five years ago to watch out for Congressman Mark Foley, according to a former page.

Matthew Loraditch, a page in the 2001-2002 class, told ABC News he and other pages were warned about Foley by a supervisor in the House Clerk's office.

Loraditch, the president of the Page Alumni Association, said the pages were told "don't get too wrapped up in him being too nice to you and all that kind of stuff."

Give me a break! They (GOP) knew as far back as 2001!

gatorted - take something for your high anxiety.

You know what you know because you know it. Typical D non-reasoningg hysteria. But the good news it it is treatable.

[gatorted]

pubblies lie about osama/saddam!
publes lie about saddam/9-11 connection!
pubbies lie about not being warned about 9-11 in advance!
pubbies lie about cost of war..."$1.3 billion, max"!
pubbies lie about $8.3 billion missing from cpa offices in vietraq!
pubbies lie about contractor-with-publiskum-connections ripping off construction in vietraq!
pubbies lie about...

(fill in the blank)

pubbies lie about knowing foley sexual predator!

STILL HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH!!??!!

[gatorted]

ah, er, ahhh...most knowledgable folks assert child molesting is NOT treatable.
check it out!!
at least not in the REAL world...
i dont know about in the pubbieworldofdenial.

Would Ted Kennedy recommend the treatment he had for his dunken driving and causing a women's deathby failing to get help?

Ds drive drunk
Ds carouse with intersn
Ds OD
Ds are bootleggers
Ds don't care about others, just their own acreers
Ds spin their own drunken driving to save their own careers
Ds don't bother to try to help people drowning in cars...
Ds committ negligent homicide
Ds buy off whole states to get off after committing their crimes

HAD ENOUGH?

1249p...

D's Drive Drunk? Please Bush & VP Cheney both have Multiple Dui's!!!

I could go on but why bother...you are a waste of time ..