(R) Foley resigns from Congress

big hat carmen · Post by **big hat carmen** » October 3, 2006 1:02 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
Wino you know wrote:
Lightning Bolt wrote:He hit on several pages for years and his Republican colleagues were AWARE of it!
So were a lot of the Democrats, but the election was too far off to bring it to light.
But don't worry-Foley's a Republican, therefore he'll be held accountable.

Talk about your hypocrisy!
Gary Studds (Massachusetts congressman)
Barney Frank (ditto)
MANY of the Kennedys (what do those bozos in MA smoke for Christ's sake)?
Jim McGrevey
et. al.
really? how? he's not running for office. He's hiding out in rehab. He had family money from what I understand, so how accountable is he?

Having family money is the only way into rehab these days. Now, if Foley does get clean and sober, then he should learn to take responsibility for his actions. But with the attitude I have seen, I would rate the chances of that happening as pretty slim.

captenuta · Post by **captenuta** » October 3, 2006 1:10 pm

ejr wrote:
captenuta wrote: Hastert, who is not running for reelection
Oh yes he is!!!!!

I've amended my post until I can check this out because I thought he was not running.

Thanks

ejr · Post by **ejr** » October 3, 2006 3:27 pm

captenuta wrote:
ejr wrote:
captenuta wrote: Hastert, who is not running for reelection
Oh yes he is!!!!!
I've amended my post until I can check this out because I thought he was not running.

Thanks

When I have been out that way, I have seen campaign signs, and I think I have seen some ads running even though I am in the north suburbs.

http://www.vote-smart.org/election_cong ... riteria=IL

captenuta · Post by **captenuta** » October 3, 2006 3:36 pm

ejr wrote:
captenuta wrote:
ejr wrote:
captenuta wrote: Hastert, who is not running for reelection
Oh yes he is!!!!!
I've amended my post until I can check this out because I thought he was not running.

Thanks
When I have been out that way, I have seen campaign signs, and I think I have seen some ads running even though I am in the north suburbs.

http://www.vote-smart.org/election_cong ... riteria=IL

I just called his office and you are correct he is running for reelection.
I still think he doing the right thing here.

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » October 3, 2006 7:00 pm

More excuses?

Lawyer Says Foley Was Molested As a Teen
Oct 03 6:21 PM US/Eastern

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.

a1aara · Post by **a1aara** » October 3, 2006 7:02 pm

New Foley Instant Messages; Had Internet Sex While Awaiting House Vote
October 03, 2006 1:22 PM

Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report:

Former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) interrupted a vote on the floor of the House in 2003 to engage in Internet sex with a high school student who had served as a congressional page, according to new Internet instant messages provided to ABC News by former pages.

ABC News now has obtained 52 separate instant message exchanges, which former pages say were sent by Foley, using the screen name Maf54, to two different boys under the age of 18.

This message was dated April 2003, at approximately 7 p.m., according to the message time stamp.

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Maf54: I miss you
Teen: ya me too
Maf54: we are still voting
Maf54: you miss me too

The exchange continues in which Foley and the teen both appear to describe having sexual orgasms.

Maf54: ok..i better go vote..did you know you would have this effect on me
Teen: lol I guessed
Teen: ya go vote…I don't want to keep you from doing our job
Maf54: can I have a good kiss goodnight
Teen: :-*
Teen: <kiss>

The House voted that evening on HR 1559, Emergency War Time supplemental appropriations.

According to another message, Foley also invites the teen and a friend to come to his house near Capitol Hill so they can drink alcohol.

Teen: are you going to be in town over the veterans day weekend
Maf54: I may be now that your coming
Maf54: who you coming to visit
Teen: haha good stuff
Teen: umm no one really

Maf54: we will be adjourned ny then
Teen: oh good
Maf54: by
Maf54: then we can have a few drinks
Maf54: lol
Teen: yes yes

Maf54: your not old enough to drink
Teen: shhh…
Maf54: ok
Teen: that's not what my ID says
Teen: lol
Maf54: ok
Teen: I probably shouldn't be telling you that huh
Maf54: we may need to drink at my house so we don't get busted

mermaidindisguise · Post by **mermaidindisguise** » October 3, 2006 7:09 pm

my last thought for the evening... why can't suicidal maniacs take out their revenge on disgusting, lying politicians like Foley instead of innocent children while attending school... just a thought....

triathlete-parakeet · Post by **triathlete-parakeet** » October 3, 2006 7:13 pm

I hope this means the end of the Republican hold on Congress.

Hey, if pro is the opposite of con, then isnt congress the opposite of progress? OR DID I JUST F"IN BLOW YOUR MIND?

Quiet and Shy · Post by **Quiet and Shy** » October 4, 2006 12:06 pm

Seems the congressional leadership -- who conducted their investigation into this a year ago, but had no knowledge of the internet messages -- should hire ABC News....

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 4, 2006 12:12 pm

Quiet and Shy wrote:

Seems the congressional leadership -- who conducted their investigation into this a year ago, but had no knowledge of the internet messages -- should hire ABC News....

Both the St. Petersburg and Miami papers had sizeable parts of the story and sat on it for months too..

but my personal favourite revelation of all this is not that he is gay, not that he supposedly has a drinking problem, it's that he's now claiming he was molested by a priest...

Mark.. just take your beating like a man. Accept that you hosed yourself, make a statement not written and vetted by your attorney first, and then just walk out into the crab beds off West Palm Beach with three weight belts on.

CapnK · Post by **CapnK** » October 4, 2006 12:38 pm

do you see the typo in this picture?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 4, 2006 12:41 pm

CapnK wrote:do you see the typo in this picture?

a small one...

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » October 4, 2006 12:45 pm

mermaidindisguise wrote:my last thought for the evening... why can't suicidal maniacs take out their revenge on disgusting, lying politicians like Foley instead of innocent children while attending school... just a thought....

Because these idiots are guarded like Fort Knox, and our schools aren't?

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 4, 2006 12:46 pm

SharkOnLand wrote:
mermaidindisguise wrote:my last thought for the evening... why can't suicidal maniacs take out their revenge on disgusting, lying politicians like Foley instead of innocent children while attending school... just a thought....
Because these idiots are guarded like Fort Knox, and our schools aren't?

yep... says something when your government gerrymanders their districts for 70%+ wins, and still hides behind concrete barriers.

AlbatrossFlyer · Post by **AlbatrossFlyer** » October 4, 2006 1:11 pm

my priest made me do it.....

citcat · Post by **citcat** » October 4, 2006 1:23 pm

Ok his priest made him do it,

he's gay,

he's an alcoholic.........

What next? He was abducted by aliens who butt-diddled him?

GAH !

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » October 4, 2006 1:24 pm

citcat wrote:Ok his priest made him do it,

he's gay,

he's an alcoholic.........

What next? He was abducted by aliens who butt-diddled him?

GAH !

the priest and he played out the Cantina Scene from Star Wars for that...

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » October 4, 2006 1:31 pm

citcat wrote:Ok his priest made him do it,

he's gay,

he's an alcoholic.........

What next? He was abducted by aliens who butt-diddled him?

GAH !

citcat · Post by **citcat** » October 4, 2006 1:32 pm

LIPH wrote:
citcat wrote:Ok his priest made him do it,

he's gay,

he's an alcoholic.........

What next? He was abducted by aliens who butt-diddled him?

GAH !

Now was that totally necessary?

YEAH !!!!!!!! bwahahahahaha and spew !

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » October 4, 2006 1:40 pm

citcat wrote:
LIPH wrote:
citcat wrote:Ok his priest made him do it,

he's gay,

he's an alcoholic.........

What next? He was abducted by aliens who butt-diddled him?

GAH !

Now was that totally necessary?

YEAH !!!!!!!! bwahahahahaha and spew !

everyone could use a little anal probing. keeps ya humble.