MSNBC: Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) Resigned...

[liberaliraqvet26]

over strange emails to young boy. Announcement imminent!!

This is a red seat we may be able to take in South Florida!!

His challenger is http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com/e3/index.php

A former Repub who switched parties and had enough.

Just posted http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-929foley,0,5232912.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

[Radical Activist]

1. Who is Mark Foley?

Ok - you added it - Thanks!

[AlCzervik]

7. house repub, here is a link to the story.

http://pageoneq.com/news/2006/Mark_Foley_in_email_exchange_with_16year_old__0928.html

[Tin Man]

47. ...and Chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children

I think my "irony meter" just exploded! :crazy:

[annabanana]

97. omfg! I knew he was squirrelly. . I did NOT know his job

was protecting the nuts.

[TechBear_Seattle]

125. "His job was protecting the nuts"

Given that he was chair of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, and given that he resigned over his (alleged, to give the benefit of the doubt) solicitation of minor males, your choice of words have a very amusing double meaning. :hi:

If that was deliberate, kudos!

[holboz]

199. omfg. DECLARE HIM AN ENEMY COMBATANT, why don't they?

We can try out the new torture provisions on him that I'm sure he was so very eager to pass.

Slimeball. I bet he called himself a good Christian, too. A part of the so-called moral majority, my ass. I bet the Repuke party is full of these kinds of double-faced hypocrtical rats.

Good riddance, lock him up and throw away the key. I can't wait to hear him blame this all on the liberal media. If he doesn't then I'm sure Rush Limpballs will on his behalf.

I have no tolerance for these kind of sick f*cks.

Chair of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, too!???? OMFG. I'm speechless. Almost! ;)

[Ferret Annica]

231. UPDATE: THEY -- HASTERT AND CO. -- KNEW! They Knew About Foley.

Info about other pages on daily KOS thread about this

by Responsible
Fri Sep 29, 2006 at 04:29:36 PM PDT
So do you think this is the key lines from the abc report?


Maf54: You in your boxers, too?
Teen: Nope, just got home. I had a college interview that went late.
Maf54: Well, strip down and get relaxed.

Nope.

How about this?


Maf54: Do I make you a little horny?
Teen: A little.
Maf54: Cool.

Uh-Uh

Responsible's diary :: ::
The key line from the abc story; the potentially explosive phrase, the phrase that must have someone or ones pissing their cowardly plants, is buried a few paragraphs from the bottom. And it has the potential to blow this story into a neither level of the zoosphere.



http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/29/192936/409

Also on:

http://blog.citizensforethics.org/node

[truthisfreedom]

101. always watch out for the guys who are in charge of watching over children.

especially the 'pubs.

[LostinVA]

110. OMFG -- despicable!!!!!

[Zan_of_Texas]

117. The Republicans should start their own caucus - Leave No Child Behind.

Or, should it be Hypocrites Anonymous.

Recall that in December 2005, Spokane Mayor James E. West was recalled from office, after news accounts that he offered City Hall jobs and perks to young men he met in a gay Internet chat room.

West, 54, a Republican former state legislator, spent 25 years in public office, and voted against gay-friendly bills.

[Name removed]

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[djg21]

161. self-delete

n/m

[calimary]

260. How about Leave No Child's Behind Behind?

I'm just tickled to death to see this pit of disarray they've dug themselves into. We ought to be out there shouting - republi-CON FAMILY VALUES!!! Another one for the "Yeah, SURE!" file.

[saigon68]

267. A Nice touch--punking young boys

In the rectum

[AlCzervik]

2. i just heard that and that story just came out yesterday so i'm guessing

the page was dead on about what he thought the congressman's intentions were.

[Jack from Charlotte]

26. Just a guess here...... there are other boys involved. (nfm)

*

[cspanlovr]

3. They were strange emails...did you read them?

[liberaliraqvet26]

6. not in full yet.

I saw snippits, but wanted to wait until the whole story came out.

[Tesla]

33. looks like he might like his own team players....

http://gaycitynews.com/gcn222/ishegay.html

Is He Gay Or Not?

U.S. Rep. Mark Foley calls press to say he won’t talk about his sexual orientation

By MICK MEENAN

Three weeks after a news article first reported that he is gay, Congressmember Mark Foley (R-FL) continued to refuse to answer the question of whether he is homosexual and vowed to press on with his campaign to become a United States Senator from Florida.

The Senate seat in question is held by three-term Sen. Bob Graham who is currently on the hustings seeking the Democratic presidential nomination.

Late last week, Foley denounced a May 8 article by Bob Norman in New Times, a Palm Beach weekly, in a conference call with reporters from around the state. He said that he was speaking out because he feared a major Florida daily was about to publish the story. Foley blamed Democratic activists for attempting to undermine his run for the Senate.

The next day, May 23, the Miami Herald reported that Foley argued “that it’s nobody’s business but his own” whether or not he’s gay. He was quoted as calling the printed innuendo about his sexual orientation to be “revolting and unforgivable.”

Norman, in his New Times piece, argued he was only reporting what was widely known.

[The Wizard]

163. He's not gay

The guy behind him dressed in all leather is gay.

[AX10]

4. Pervert! He is the face of the modern Republican party.

[ClintonTyree]

20. Now, now...........

even a piece of shit RepubliCON deserves his day in court. Not according to the Bush Administration, mind you, but until the Constitution is amended he's innocent until proven guilty.

I hope he IS caught with his pants down though. Another Reich-Wing "morals" legislator being outed as a pervert, that would just be TOOOOOOOOO special! :rofl:

[Roy]

"but until the Constitution is amended he's innocent until proven"

Well, looks like he only has a few more days
:rofl:

[mcg]

234. the Greedy Old Perverts ...

or
Gross Old Perverts
Grabby Old Perverts

[me b zola]

5. Is he up for re-election in Nov?

Or would they replace him with another rethug?

[LeftCoast]

9. All representatives (House members) are up for re-election

:hi:

[liberaliraqvet26]

10. yes he is he is running against Repub turned Dem Tim Mahoney

http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com/e3/index.php

[SoCalDem]

13. How dare Mahoney expose a pervert, and ruin his illustrious career?

:rofl:

[liberaliraqvet26]

17. I don't think he had anything to do with this. (Mahoney that is) EOM

[SoCalDem]

19. CNN just said Mahoney called for an investigation

and insinuated that was when Foley "decided" not to run for re-election :)

[Roy]

113. The word "investigation" Chills any Republican spine

[SoCalDem]

141. Matt Blount (R-Idiot) just said that Foleys is his friend and

he thinks he did the right thing by resigning..said he was sure that Foley did not want to be "associated" with "this". :wtf:

FOLEY IS THE ONE WHO DID THIS...

[Roy]

240. Yup

That's my Guv. But we are working to rectify that mistake.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

12. All Reps are up for election every 2 years. (nt)

[Name removed]

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[mom cat]

8. Another perp bites the dust!

[DURHAM D]

11. Who is running against him? n/t

[demo dutch]

152. Tim Mahoney

[Greeby]

14. So that's 3 definite gains. Delay, Ney and now perhaps Foley

Not a bad pick-me-up for the end of the week :toast:

[liberaliraqvet26]

18. this is a very RED district, can anyone see if legally he can...

be replaced on the ballot?

[ClintonTyree]

23. It would be extremely difficult at this late date.

By law :shrug: they may be able to but I doubt it. There's only about 5 weeks to go.

[NewJeffCT]

25. That might be part of the rush...

Why he is caving in so quickly - might be a deadline to get somebody else's name on the ballot.

[zonkers]

157. Because those emails are most probably the tip of the iceberg.

[Bushfire]

189. CNN reported he has to stay on the ballot, but FL GOP can insert their

candidate if Foley wins the election. Mahoney has some work to do still...

[DUyellow]

148. HAHA, not bad at all

[Occulus]

247. We NEED to investigate more

More of THIS KIND of investigation, specifically.

I am certain that there are MORE hardline "family values" fuckers (synonym with capital 'R' Republicans) who are doing their best to fuck kids (metaphorically AND literally).

Here's our meme:

"Republicans will screw your kids. Literally."

[oasis]

15. Looks like Foley's damage control bloggers couldn't get the job done.

Bye bye :hi:

[sabra]

16. but it was just a friendly AOL chat...

:sarcasm:

[mtnester]

21. Right, that was his FIRST defense..just normal friendly chit chat

right up until he asked the kid "got any pics?"

Ding Ding ...warning warning...danger Will Robinson

What pisses me off the most about this? I understand that it is an open secret that Foley is gay...NOW this will simply give more ammo to the foaming at the mouth freaks that gays = pedophiles.

Which brings me to my son, who is gay, and detests pedophiles. There is a difference, but this will allow the extremists to try and validate their "told ya gays were pedophiles" mentality because they see no difference, and want to convince everyone on the planet that gays and pedophiles are one in the same, when the educated and enlightened folk know that is not so.

Bleh

[SharonAnn]

126. I volunteer for the Child Advocacy Center here and most of the

pedophiles and accused pedophiles that come to our attention are heterosexual. By far the majority! About 95%

So, in my limited sampling, heterosexuality is the dangerous orientation for children.

[Maat]

182. I'm a retired social worker .. and you're right.

Only, in my personal experience, 99% of the perps I encountered self-identified as 'heterosexual.' Of course, pedophiles are really their own category. But they self-identified as pillars of the community.

[wiley]

252. That's true in every city, town and state in the US.

It's a serious problem that politicians and the guilty have tried to pin on homosexuals. Treating a kid who has been sexually abused or molested is the most stressful and painful part of my job, especially having to discern if one or both of the parents or household residents is involved. It's not something you ignore and hope that it doesn't ruin someone's political or business career. There's no ethical gray zone. Whatever the "homosexual lifestyle" is, the thought of someone associating your typical male or female with homsexuality has allowed this to happen. As far as I'm concerned, the inability or unwillingness of many more heterosexuals to stand up and at least say that the facts speak otherwise with regards to child abuse and molestation allows more people to molest and abuse children.

My adult sons have always had friends they knew were homosexual - some closeted, some not - and it would never occur to them NOT to defend them against assault or defamation. One woman at my oldest son's funeral made the observation that she was unaware there were so many good-looking, eligible guys in the area (Hey, some people are just like that at funerals). I had to ask Matt one time if he had so many gay friends because it attracted more women. Without skipping a beat, he said "first dad, you probably have no idea which of my friends are gay and which aren't. Anyway, we're the greatest unit there is. I trust them with my life and well being and they trust theirs with me. Women who understand and want to be part of that are especially welcome by all of us, not just the ones who like women sexually as well as for other reasons. These people aren't props. They are my family,too."

Having them stop by on a regular basis is one of the things that has made my life bearable since Matt's death. My younger son (22) has been adopted by the group. It's helped him a real lot, and he's in love with every last man and woman who was a friend of Matt's. He thinks that this is yet another gift from his brother and I can't see it as anything else myself. Matt would have told his friends to take care of his younger brothers. It's just a beautiful thing. The thought that any of them would even be perceived as a child molester pisses me off more than just about anything else. Except lying, criminal cowardly Republicans who dissgrace themselves and their Party through silent or active collaboration.

Anyway, thanks for letting me do my Friday evening vent. You're never not hurting when you lose your first child. And he was a child and man to remember and mourn the loss of. Two of his friends who got married and had their first kid named him Matt. That still just tears me to pieces. I've already spoiled the kid rotten. Matt's room is filled withn age-appropriate gifts for every occasion for the next five years, and I always have an several laughable excuses to stop by and check up on him. He loves the cold ouch bear I put in the fridge for him just in case.

Okay, I'm im love with an 18 month old boy. I admit it!

[Divine Discontent]

171. we simply must rebut their saying what you say they will

with - "like there aren't straight men & women who use their power positions over a child to do the same damn thing, you loon!"

if this was not an official with authority over a volunteer worker, and they met in the movies, or library or whatever, Washington DC law says 16 yr old can do what they want with whom they want (but perhaps they have to be from that state?) anyhow, the point is, Foley is ANTI GAY in congress, and here is trying to use his money (to buy presents) and power (the kid is interested in politics) to coerce a BOY into giving him photos and leading him down a path to possibly more (possibly is laughable I know).

www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- antibush prodem stickers/shirts

[demo dutch]

186. Worse! local news reporting one email read "Does that make you a little

horney?"

http://www.wptv.com/News/092806_FoleyUnderFireForEmails.cfm

[Deb]

22. Great site, awesome timing

Talking about our children's future... it doesn't get any better.
Thanks!

[Occulus]

249. If we were smart

we would paint EVERY rethug up for reelection as being exactly like him... and make them refute it.

That is how they work. The accusation isn't true, it is a broad brush.... but that is how the general public thinks.

We need to start painting the most creepy repubs we can find with this brush. Augment it with all the other cons (again, LITERALLY) who have been convicted of this crime, or a similar crime.

Gays are "after your children"? No, republicans are. AND WE HAVE PROOF.

Think, people. Think. This is gold we can paint the all with, legit or not. It doesn't matter.

They would do the same to us. By not doing it first, it isn't "sinking to their level".

It's "responding on a level they understand."

[leftchick]

24. whoa! There must have been a lot more slimey slutty stuff

than was let out. What a fucking pervert! I hope he gets investigated. Gonzales? Where the fuck are you on this?

[K8-EEE]

27. LOL! FR: "Another Queer Democrat Down!"

Then somebody tells him he's GOP...they sure got a lot of freedumb fighters over there!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710786/posts

[liberaliraqvet26]

29. there have been rumors about him being gay for years...

not that that has anything to do with this but that may be what the freepers are talking about. They considered him a moderate.

[Laughing Mirror]

75. A closet queen, middle-aged, stalking hot young Capitol pages

And he got caught.

[grytpype]

31. rofl

[K8-EEE]

42. OMG, AN ACTUAL DECENT FREEPER!

They do exist although it always shocks me, one of them actually called them on trying to deflect the conversation to Barney Clark and what he "probably" does:

Y'know, Frank is as gay as the day is long, but he's not been implicated in anything with any underage kids. It's kind of crappy to smear anyone with that stigma, no matter what party, unless you have something to back it up. Foley has emails floating around talking about how good the new kid on the Hill looks and about his trips to the gym and sweaty bike rides and picture swaps, I'd say he's got something to hide since the investigation hasn't even really gone into this very deep yet.

[sharp_stick]

107. Probably banned already

You are not allowed to use logic in freepland. You must haul the water for KKKarl and Darthcheney at ALL times!

[Divine Discontent]

173. exactly... too sensical! lol... they can't have that "you said what!?"

rotfl!!

[ronnykmarshall]

45. I love how they are trying to spin this.

:eyes:

[fishwax]

245. yep. could see that coming a mile away

they're so predictable. :puke:

[underpants]

84. I could only assume he was a democrat.

The piece did not mention party affiliation and the congressman is gay. I could only assume he was a democrat.


To: Large
The piece did not mention party affiliation and the congressman is gay. I could only assume he was a democrat.

22 posted on 09/29/2006 12:08:00 PM PDT by trumandogz
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[deadparrot]

98. When it comes to sexual abuse of children, gender doesn't matter.

It's all about the power trip. Don't try to tell the FReaks that, though. :eyes:

[pecwae]

133. I have to add this one:

To: penelopesire
When did the Democrats know about this? If Foley is a child predator and the Democrats found out and sat on it until it benefitted them politically, then how many children did they put at risk for their political gain?"

They get our soldiers killed for political gain. They put American citizen lives at danger for their political gain. They don't care about children, they favor murder in the womb.
361 posted on 09/29/2006 1:13:37 PM PDT by processing please hold
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Democrats are getting soldiers killed for politcial gain??? What kind of bizarro world do these people live in?

[L0oniX]

get off the crack pipe

[adamuu]

176. Grasping at straws....

:mad: The democrats _must_ be behind this. aaaaarrgh

Freepers would be better off unplugging their computers today.

[Divine Discontent]

179. these are GREAT

really, we need a commercial with their twisted mind set on these shocking news stories of their people getting money under the table, stalking underaged cute kids just trying to learn about how gov't works, and they spin it as "the dems let this story go until they could use it against him", like the kid had this planned... lol... friggin retards. don't yell about Foley you freeper idiots, no, it's the Dems and Bill Clinton's fault!

[Divine Discontent]

175. what a friggin tard

and these people pro create! thanks for showing their stupidity. doesn't he feel like a dumbass now? he really should.

[annabanana]

106. another hysterical FR post:

To: Lunatic Fringe
Apparently he is an infiltration into the Republican Party. No true Republican, would act that way. We have a lot of them who have infiltrated our party.

[K8-EEE]

144. Paging Jeff Gannon

Consider it infiltrated buddy! LOL...

[K8-EEE]

147. Does Anybody Remember Jeff Gonnon's FR RADIO SHOW??

These guys sure have a short memory, LOL!!!

[The Wizard]

181. Any memory indicates

brain function. You give these morans too much credit. Cavemen grunting probably have more to discuss than Democrats are evil America hating terrorist huggers.
Let your mind wander to a scene where the punch at a freeper party is laced with LSD. Not that I'm suggesting any one do this, but it does sound amusing, freepers on acid.

[Kierkegaard]

166. Stupid fuckers, aren't they?

eom

[Divine Discontent]

180. STOPPPPP

these are the shiott! LOL... you can't make this stuff up. yeah, he's infiltrated the party to agree with anti gay and anti-liberal legislation for nearly a decade... stupid dumb fux. if I had a shill FR account I'd use it right now to point out these posts and say, "some of our posts have got to be by democrats, because a real republican would never post such retarded shit like this (and list these dumb posts), we should be yelling about how sick what foley was trying to do to this underaged kid"

[President Jesus]

111. in the freeptard's defense (ugh), Foley was considered "liberal"

He was a member of Whitman's "It's My Party, Too" group. I doubt freeps are going to weep over this one, which may be a reason Foley resigned so quickly. No one was going to go to bat for this creep.

[Tempest]

143. Liberal to the fascists maybe

But in no way liberal in any other sense.

[President Jesus]

209. hence the use of quotes, but thanks for clarifying

:eyes:

[Divine Discontent]

172. that's HILARIOUS!!! dumb astards. makes me sick how dumb they are n/t

[brentspeak]

196. There's a lot of self-delusion over there

"How could he have done this to us, to the party of responsibility"?

:wow: :spray:

[Beetwasher]

28. Those Emails Were Pretty Creepy and this is AWESOME and UNEXPECTED!!!

Woohoo!!!

[K8-EEE]

35. OMG If A Teacher Sent My Daughter "Whacha Doin'" Emails

They would be sorry they sent them, let's just say that!

[kurth]

30. Another Republican pervert bites the dust

Burn in hell, asshole.

[ronnykmarshall]

32. Cool website for Mahoney

[opusprime]

34. 1 down... 14 to go...

How many more GOP child molesters can we expose before November?

[Beetwasher]

37. Nope, 3 DOWN 12 TO GO

Don't forget DeLay and Ney.

[The Wizard]

183. Not only child molesters

Crooks, liars, traitors, reprobates, wife beaters, religious hucksters, mental defectives, and let's not forget jerkoffs.

[liberaliraqvet26]

36. Florida Election Law (about replacement)

(4)(a) In the event that death, resignation, withdrawal, removal, or any other cause or event should cause a party to have a vacancy in nomination which leaves no candidate for an office from such party, the Department of State shall notify the chair of the appropriate state, district, or county political party executive committee of such party; and, within 5 days, the chair shall call a meeting of his or her executive committee to consider designation of a nominee to fill the vacancy. The name of any person so designated shall be submitted to the Department of State within 7 days after notice to the chair in order that the person designated may have his or her name on the ballot of the ensuing general election. If the name of the new nominee is submitted after the certification of results of the preceding primary election, however, the ballots shall not be changed and the former party nominee’s name will appear on the ballot. Any ballots cast for the former party nominee will be counted for the person designated by the political party to replace the former party nominee. If there is no opposition to the party nominee, the person designated by the political party to replace the former party nominee will be elected to office at the general election. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “district political party executive committee” means the members of the state executive committee of a political party from those counties comprising the area involving a district office.

[MrModerate]

41. That will tie the voters up in knots . . .

I can't see how they'd get their supporters organized in time to put through another candidate. Does anyone know that district -- do the 'Licans have good candidates lying around? (By "good" I mean "with name recognition" -- because name recognition seems the only thing they'd be able to run on.)

[MaineDem]

43. Wow, looks like any votes cast for him go to the replacement

FL laws are so bizarre.

[adamuu]

164. well, at least that means...

FL16 voters will be pulling the lever next to a child molester's name if they want to vote R.

[TlalocW]

46. So Foley's name will appear on the ballot then

Even if they field another candidate if I'm reading that right?

TlalocW

[liberaliraqvet26]

79. It looks like that is so, but be weary of King Jeb.

you never know what kind of crap that he can try to pull. Luckily the Florida Supreme Court is reliably liberal and may have the final say.

[President Jesus]

115. uhhh...we did the EXACT thing you call "crap" in NJ in 2004...

...and it definitely saved us a Senate seat. Toricelli was indicted on corruption charges in September, and Democrats put Lautenberg on the ballot well after the deadline.

[Pab Sungenis]

168. And after he endorsed torture yesterday

I regret it.

I have no problem with them replacing Foley on the ballot. People shouldn't be denied a choice if there's time to reprint/reprogram.

[wiley]

204. Lautenberg is one of the best Senators the US has ever had

He would have beaten any opponent he ran against. As for the Florida law, it really doesn't impact the Republican Party much at all. If they tell voters who they have picked, those who would vote Puke will do so by voting the Foley line. It's a good situation for them because they can chose a person who only has to spout some generic crap that Pukes think their reps actually adhere to, and he could easily win. It's a solidly red CD.

We should be focusing on winning the seat for the Democratic nominee, not counting it as a sure win.

[liberaliraqvet26]

205. The law was different.

Florida law is clear on this. His name remains on the ballot.

[President Jesus]

208. You may want to check your facts on that.

It was too late according to New Jersey law as well, but the Democrats went ahead and changed the ballot anyway. It was challenged by the NJ GOP, but the ballot name change was upheld by the NJ Supreme Court, and the US Supreme Court declined to take up the case.

[liberaliraqvet26]

222. Well I guess we will have to see what happens...

but if it goes to the Florida Supreme Court we may be in luck because it is very reliably liberal.

[President Jesus]

233. my bad. I meant 2002. n/t

[demo dutch]

195. No someone already stepped foreward, they're just checking legalities

I'm sure he'll be replaced

[MaineDem]

206. I don't think he'll be replaced on the ballot.

Foley's name will still be there but whomever the GOP picks as their candidate will get all of the votes cast for Foley.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

87. kath hughes can move into his district!

now, that would be just cherche

[William769]

203. The only problem with that is

The party chair for this district resigned last week because of Crist! :rofl:

[MrModerate]

38. Is this the beginning of the end . . .

Of the turnaround the media have been hooting about ever since Bush started his latest terra-terra-terra offensive keyed to the 9/11 anniversary? Certainly the boost in the polls looks like a dead-cat bounce; Ney has fallen off the edge of the world; Dems are surging in unexpected races; Clinton toasted Wallace on Fox; the NIE is damning as all get-out; Woodward's book is setting the chattering classes off for who knows how long; Schimpanski's speeches are getting more and more crazed . . . and now a 'Lican Rep seems to have spontaneously combusted.

Does anyone sense meltdown in the air?

(Now, if the Dems had shown backbone on the Torture Bill, we'd be looking at a quadruple trifecta.)

[LiberalHeart]

39. ABC had questioned him hours before he resigned -- about more kids

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

[MrModerate]

44. "Explicit references to organs" . . .

On Instant Messenger, no less? This guy should quit because he has the common sense of a brick, let alone being an (alleged) pedophile.

[LiberalHeart]

77. Yes, it's like he had a death wish for his career.

[alcibiades_mystery]

108. How could he have known that the Internet tubes have a memory

Aaaargh! Tubes have memory!

:rofl:

Dumbasses.

[fooj]

40. These people are sexual predators of the worst kind.

Sadistic, sexual deviants. Ask me where the proof is? Take a look at the Abu photos. Consider that when one of these assholes gets busted it's with a boy...a young boy.

Keep digging...you can be certain that there is more where this came from.

[Akoto]

48. Local news confirms Foley is resigning today. (more)

Hi,

I live in Florida. A breaking news report just came on, stating that Foley is resigning this afternoon (it was a rumor beforehand). They don't know exactly when.

Apparently, there are other allegations now. The news anchor described them as being "far more serious."

The woman talking on the phone says it caught everyone by surprise, that the day was going as normal until he suddenly announced it.

[zonkers]

154. No doubt in my mind emails were tip of iceberg. Aint it always that way?

[sabra]

49. Foley has been busted with Sexually explicit AIM messages

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

<snip>

Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts.

The full details will be included in a report tonight on ABC World News with Charles Gibson.

[ps1074]

50. Kerry got 48% in that district

So the district should be competitive.

[liberaliraqvet26]

51. I am just south of this district....

I think Tim Mahoney will definitly pull this off. It's a little red but it can be done. He has been coming on strong in recent weeks with ads and is a former Republican and a respected businessman in S Fla.

[karlrschneider]

82. I hope Mahoney's campaign is smart and they don't bring this up

...

[liberaliraqvet26]

92. why would they??

foley imploded on himself. They shouldn't have to say anything at all. Talk positive from here on out.

[karlrschneider]

197. I'm not suggesting they would, just that doing it would't be a good idea.

There are obviously a significant number of crappy campaign managers who've been working for our side the last few years...hopefully they've gotten smarter or been replaced. Just sayin'...
;-)

[babylonsister]

52. Foley submits resignation to Congress

http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/politics/15640794.htm

Foley submits resignation to Congress
DAVID ESPO
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., submitted a letter of resignation from Congress on Friday in the wake of questions about e-mails he wrote a former male page, according to a congressional official.

Foley, 52, had been considered a shoo-in for re-election until the e-mails surfaced in recent days.

Campaign aides had previously acknowledged that the Republican congressman e-mailed the former Capitol page five times, but had said there was nothing inappropriate about the exchange. The page was 16 at the time of the e-mail correspondence.

Foley's election opponent, Democrat Tim Mahoney, has called for an investigation.

The correspondence took place in August 2005 after the boy gave Foley a handwritten thank you note before returning to Louisiana.

more...

[Beetwasher]

53. Another Seat Handed To The Dems On A Silver Platter!

Wooohoooo!!!

[acmavm]

54. Another republican joins the rest of the pedophiles and pervs

that have had to resign from office.

[zonkers]

156. Maybe all the Republican Pedofiles should start a new party.

[rox63]

55. I would hope there isn't enough time for the rethugs to get a replacement

on the ballot, is there? It would be nice to another unexpected House seat fall to the Dems.

[AlCzervik]

56. his resignation imo confirms that it wasn't a misunderstanding

he's a perv.

[Atman]

58. BINGO

If it had been just a misunderstanding, he would have fought it, knowing there was nothing else to be found. But clearly, he didn't want anyone digging any deeper. This guy is fucked up. Good riddance.

[htuttle]

59. Indeed -- a very hasty resignation, too

I gave his intentions some benefit of the doubt until he decided to resign so quickly.

[Pirate Smile]

61. Ed Schultz just said that the next batch of e-mails that would have

been released would have been ..... not good. He didn't say what was in them. He said since it is a family show he wouldn't go into it.

That wasn't mentioned in the link above. I hadn't heard anything about another batch of e-mails until Schultz mentioned it.

[AlCzervik]

67. in there is a post about forth coming IM's that will be on ABC tonight

referencing---"Sexual acts"

[Cronus Protagonist]

65. I wonder what was REALLY in these emails

The posted info was apparently just friendly interest. Perhaps he wanted to mentor the boy or something. Benefit of the doubt and all that, but if he resigned, there must have been MUCH more juicy stuff in these emails.... maybe sent the boy a pic of his own erection or something?

:evilgrin:

[demo dutch]

188. local news reporting one of the email asks "does this make you a little

horney?" Kids answers: "A Little" ... Foley: "cool"

http://www.wptv.com/News/092806_FoleyUnderFireForEmails.cfm

[DKRC]

254. Here's a link if you want to read for yourself:

Not just friendly banter as implied at first.

http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/blogs/?p=330#more-330

[Cronus Protagonist]

262. Thanks, I posted that in another thread earlier on

And now they've merged threads and the entire transcript is online. It was as I suspected. The text in the news didn't seem to match the severity of the response, so I knew there must have been more to it, and there was, qas we all now know.

[Tempest]

91. ABC nailed him with his AIM messages

Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former male pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

[DURHAM D]

57. Will his resignation mean that a replacement can be appointed?

[MaineDem]

63. Members of Congress have to be elected

They can't be appointed like Senators when there's a vacancy.

[Tempest]

150. It really wouldn't matter now

Congress recesses soon until after the elections.

[davidinalameda]

60. the Repukes can name a replacement

[flyarm]

238. ONLY AFTER THE ELECTION CAN THEY NAME A REPLACEMENT BUT IN THE MEANTIME TO

KEEP THE SEAT REPUBLICAN IN FLA..THE RETHUGS WOULD HAVE TO VOTE FOR FOLEY ON THE BALLOT..THE IRONY IS ..THEY WOULD HAVE TO CAST A VOTE FOR A PEDOPHILE!!



yep..in fla they would have to keep foley on the ballot..and the christian conservatives to keep the seat rethuglican..would have to vote for a pedophile!!

ahhhhhhhhhhhh hahahahahahahaha

now i am not laughing at a child being abused..but only at the fact that the hypocrites would have to vote for a pedophile!

fly

[Botany]

62. O.K. so this e mail Foley sent pegs my creep O meter

"I just e-mailed Will ... he is such a nice guy .... acts much older than his age ......
he's in really great shape .... i am just finished with riding my bike journey on a 25 mile journey
and now heading to the gym .... what is school like for you this year?

And he was for family values, anti porn, and helped bush steal FL 2000

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

69. Sounds Like The Writings Of A 10 Year Old?

HOW IN THE FUCK DOES A GUY WITH HIS GRAMMAR SKILLS EVEN GET TO HIS OFFICE? I have better writing skills and I'm a frickin' accountant, not a Congressman.

[Botany]

85. But I bet you have a good body .... wanna go to the gym?

But not in a gay way. :rofl:

Born again perv!

[Penndems]

131. If you're wondering how he got into office, look at his constituents

Foley is their Representative in Congress. He mirrors their viewpoints and interests.

Makes you kinda wonder what type of people are living in the Sixteenth District of Florida, doesn't it? :scared:

Link:
http://www.house.gov/foley/home.shtml

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

64. It Never Ceases To Amaze

The most honorable people are middle of the road folk, who are not associated with the fanatical religious right, while some of those who are usually turn out to be deviants of some sort.

How many atheists do you hear getting into trouble because of sexual advances towards 16 year old boys?

[MaineDem]

66. Still Ney hasn't resigned.

Culture of Corruption big time!

[eleny]

68. Another sleaze goes down in flames

I just heard on CNN that his opponent's campaign denied any involvement in this outing of Foley. Frankly, if they were they would be patriots for doing it. Whoever is responsible for bringing this to light is a champion of child protection, IMO.

edit: K&R

[deadparrot]

70. Good. What a sick fuck. nt

[grizmaster]

71. WOW! That's huge

add one to the dem column

[flyarm]

72. He is also Co-Chairman of the Missing and Exploited Childrens Caucus

ANOTHER REPUBLICAN FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE..ONLY THE HEN HOUSE IS OUR CHILDREN!!

He is also Co-Chairman of the Missing and Exploited Childrens Caucus and Co-Chairman of the Travel and Tourism Caucus.



http://www.house.gov/foley/about/bio.htm

U.S. Representative from Florida's sixteenth congressional district.


Southern Florida's sixteenth congressional district includes residents of Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties.


At the beginning of the 106th Congress, Congressman Foley was appointed to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee He plays an important role in reforming the tax code, providing tax relief, expanding trade, seeking solutions to save social security, shoring up Medicare, reforming welfare, and addressing child safety issues.

In addition to his committee assignment, Congressman Foley serves as a member of the House leadership as a Deputy Majority Whip. He is also Co-Chairman of the Missing and Exploited Childrens Caucus and Co-Chairman of the Travel and Tourism Caucus.

Congressman Foley has been instrumental in passing important legislation. He secured $200 million in federal funding towards the preservation of the Florida's Everglades; the first ever financial contribution towards this cause. Furthermore, he supported legislation expediting the deportation of non-violent criminal aliens serving their sentences in federal prisons.

A testimony to his commitment to youth, he also passed a law allowing volunteer youth-serving organizations to have access to F.B.I. fingerprint background checks when denied that access by state law. To ensure student safety, he eliminated federal prohibitions on notifying a campus community when a student commits a violent crime.

Foley also successfully sought a solution for surviving heirs of Holocaust victims who were unable to collect on life insurance policies. In support of healthcare issues, he passed legislation that doubled funding for rare disease research, which was signed into law by President Bush.

Even more, Congressman Foley has assisted over 1,500 individuals with Social Security concerns, veterans’ benefits, immigration and more; secured over $35 million in funding for important local projects; joined with Senator Chuck Hagel to propose a prescription drug discount plan for seniors; and authored legislation to protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits or “drive-by lawsuits” based on disability laws.


...WHAT A FREAKING SCUM BAG..I GUESS ALL THESE CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES ARE CLOSET GAYS..THEY JUST STAY IN THE CLOSET AND LIE ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY...SO THEY CAN GO AFTER OUR KIDS..IN SECRET...

FLY

[babylonsister]

74. Oh my stars! How sick is this going to get,

as if that's not sick enough! :wow:

[Beetwasher]

73. MORE DETAILS AND SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IM'S HAVE EMERGED (ABC)

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

"Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts."

[Singular73]

78. They can replace him on the ballot.

But for gods sakes..if his challenger can't win 6 weeks out, then ....

[DoYouEverWonder]

76. Time to cue up some Queen

Another one bites the dust
Another one's gone, another one's gone
Another one bites the dust...

[antonialee839]

80. Disgusting creep.

[underpants]

81. LINK TO ABC STORY

he was "deeply sorry," Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) resigned from Congress today, hours after ABC News questioned him about sexually explicit internet messages with current and former congressional pages under the age of 18.

A spokesman for Foley, the chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children, said the congressman submitted his resignation in a letter late this afternoon to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.


http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

[kestrel91316]

120. Yeah, he's "sorry" he got caught, that's all!

[seafan]

83. Foley e-mail about another youth: "....and he's in really great shape."

The Republican Wall of Shame.




Congressman Mark Foley, (R-FL)



From the St. Pete Times:

The Foley campaign, responding to a barrage of news media questions about the e-mails, said Mahoney's campaign was engaging in "character assassination."

The boy served as a page to a Louisiana congressman last year and came to know Foley, 52. He sent the congressman a thank-you note when his term as a page ended. After the boy returned to his home in Louisiana, Foley used his personal e-mail account to correspond with the teen.

In the exchange, Foley asked the boy about weathering Hurricane Katrina and wrote, "send me an e-mail pic of you." In another e-mail, Foley told the boy he was on a break from Congress and was in Florida. He asked the boy, "how old are you now?"

The boy forwarded excerpts from the e-mails to congressional staffers and said, "Maybe it is just me being paranoid, but seriously. This freaked me out."

The boy, who is not being identified because of his age, told the St. Petersburg Times in an interview last November, when the Times first learned of the e-mails, that he cut off correspondence with Foley.

"I thought it was very inappropriate," the boy told the Times. "After the one about the picture, I decided to stop e-mailing him back."

snip

ABC News reported that Foley's office said he routinely asked interns and job applicants for photographs. But when the Times asked Foley about the e-mails nearly a year ago, he did not mention that practice. He said he was merely trying to be friendly and did not mean to make the boy uncomfortable.

Foley has had e-mail exchanges with at least one other former page who told the Times he was surprised to get an e-mail from a congressman.

snip

And from the Palm Beach Post:

In the five e-mails sent from his personal account, Foley asks the page - whose identity is being withheld - when his birthday is, how old he will be, what he likes to do, and what he wants for his birthday. Foley also asks the teenager to send him a photograph.

In one e-mail, Foley wrote that he had just e-mailed another youth whom he describes - using ellipses between phrases - as "such a nice guy ... acts much older than his age ... and hes (sic) in really great shape."

The Republican Wall of Shame.

[Tempest]

90. It's worse than that

Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former male pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

[seafan]

99. Man oh man, is the GOP house of cards crashing down around their ears.

And he may just be the tip of this iceberg.

[Tempest]

122. And here's the coup-de-tat

H.R.5749
Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark (introduced 7/10/2006)

[seafan]

130. Foley: " We track library books better than we do sexual predators."

The House in 2005 passed Foley-sponsored legislation that would subject child sex offenders to stringent monitoring requirements and tough penalties for failing to comply with registration requirements.

"We track library books better than we do sexual predators," Foley said.

http://www1.tcpalm.com/tcp/florida_news/article/0,2820,TCP_24432_5030775,00.html

[Tempest]

142. Looks like Foley will be one of those tracked

You can bet the cops and feds are going to be all over this.

Not to mention the family of the boy.

[Tempest]

86. Foley sent SEXUALLY EXPLICIT emails

Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former male pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

[LiberalHeart]

88. PDF of the emails (sorry if already posted; didn't read all posts yet)

http://www.citizensforethics.org/filelibrary/FoleyEmailExchange.pdf

[LiberalHeart]

96. Just noticed the emails are dated 2005. Why emerging a year later?

[Up2Late]

89. Here's Reuters: Republican Foley of Florida to resign seat-sources

(There will probably be more soon)

Republican Foley of Florida to resign seat-sources

Fri Sep 29, 2006 03:26 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six-term Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida will resign from the U.S. Congress following allegations he sent inappropriate e-mails to a 16-year-old male congressional intern, Republican sources said on Friday.

Foley, who represents a district in southern Florida, has served as chairman of a House caucus on missing and exploited children and was a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees tax and trade policy.

Republican lawyers are examining state election laws to see if his name can be removed from the ballot in his Republican-leaning district, the party sources said.

© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.

<http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=13648214&src=rss/topNews>

[VegasWolf]

93. The upside is that these Republicans can come out of the closet now! nt

[liberaliraqvet26]

95. hopefully this will affect Crist also in that district.

[demo dutch]

155. Foley's sexuality has always been in question and so is Crist

Foley always claimed it was a private matter and so it should be, however the repugs will hate him for it now!

[dubyaD40web]

94. Check this out.....

From his own site:

FOLEY CHILD SAFETY LEGISLATION PASSES SENATE

July 21, 2006
WASHINGTON - Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL), Co-chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children Caucus, applauded Senate passage of legislation he authored and introduced overhauling our nation’s sex offender registration and notification laws.

“For too long our nation has tracked library books better than it has sex offenders. That day is coming to an end,” said Foley. “Senator Hatch and Leader Frist have been resolute in keeping this legislation on track. We are closing loopholes that sex offenders and pedophiles have used to prey on children.”

Included in the legislation are provisions Foley authored and introduced last year including:

Highlights of the Foley Provisions in H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

A. Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (Title I)


http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/fl16_foley/072106senatesopass.html

[Arugula Latte]

100. Love those Republican Family Values!

Jeez, you can't make this stuff up ...

[StrictlyRockers]

103. Why don't Republican congressmen use bookmarks?

Because they like to bend over the pages.



Doh! Bad, old joke SR! :)

[TheDonkey]

216. MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE

hiding behind a banner of family values why he's preying on kids. Hope he rots.

[Skinner]

102. Bloomberg.com: Instant messages made references to sex organs & acts.

ABC News today said the network had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former pages who said Foley made references to sexual organs and acts.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aEEfOwJ9Dh38&refer=home

[Placebo]

136. What a sordid mess this is.

The sad truth is that it is usually the ones who scream the loudest who have the most to hide.

[dwp6577]

104. queue "crying game" theme

Icky! :o

[Penndems]

109. Another GOP pervert bites the dust

n/t

[Auggie]

124. This is good news, but bad news too...

that kid will have memories of this forever.

[Penndems]

184. Yes, he will - and the young man is will be going through a few years of

therapy to help him deal with it.

Child molestation takes a terrible toll on the victims.

[alcibiades_mystery]

112. Meet MAF54

[darkism]

165. Maf54?

Mark Adam Foley, born 1954...

You'd think if you were a congressional representative that you'd use a little less obvious screen name if you were going to go hit on boys.

[zonkers]

167. Your Johnny cakes... are fuckin delishus.

[MissB]

114. Holy.Shit.

[Holly_Hobby]

116. Republicans - The Pedophile Party

Here's a few more -

* Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida.

* Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

* Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation.

* Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor.

* Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17.

* Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls.

* Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl.

* Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child.

* Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile.

* Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.

* Republican activist Lawrence E. King, Jr. organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.

* Republican lobbyist Craig J. Spence organized child sex parties at the White House during the 1980s.

* Republican Congressman Donald "Buz" Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail.

* Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos.

* Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children.

* Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child.

* Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page.

* Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter.

* Republican governor Arnold Schwarzenegger allegedly had sex with a 16 year old girl when he was 28.

* Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar.

* Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped.

* Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. "Republican Marty"), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD.

* Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography.

* Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media.

* Republican preacher Stephen White, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him.

* Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl.

* Republican anti-gay activist Earl "Butch" Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her.

* Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison.

* Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl.

* Republican politician Andrew Buhr was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy.

* Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children).

* Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl.

* Republican County Councilman Keola Childs pleaded guilty to molesting a male child.

* Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl.

* Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters.

* Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl.

* Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy.

* Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison.

* Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000.

* Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession.

* Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet.

* Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a "good military man" and "church goer," was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

* Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter.

* Republican director of the "Young Republican Federation" Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison.

* Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young women.

* Republican Mayor John Gosek, 58, of 275 West 7th Street, Oswego, was arrested for the federal offense of "using a facility in interstate commerce (a telephone) to knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce an individual under the age of 18 years to engage in sexual activity for which he could be charged with criminal offenses, that is, rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the third degree" in violation of the New York State Penal Code. Former Oswego Mayor John Gosek was sentenced to just over three years in federal prison for trying to arrange a sexual encounter with two teenage girls.


(The above was received in an email, no sources)

[Mojambo]

135. Wow. Impressive list. n/t

[SlavesandBulldozers]

214. was wondering where the Sick Republican list was.

good stuff. gonna have to add another, but be sure to leave room.

[jackster]

223. I knew Republican Marty

he committed suicide after being arrested. I grew up with him - knew him all my life, played together as pre-schoolers, and graduated high school with him. He preached good old family/Republican values back in the 90's but he was also a drug dealer and liked the very young girls - his attitude was that it was okay for him to be that way - he was a Republican and a George Bush lover from way way back. He even paid a teenager to go on our 25th h.s. anniversary cruise with him and they stayed high on ecstasy the entire trip (when she wasn't flashing us with her thong on deck!) He tried to pick up my daughter by bragging that he had once smuggled LSD into the country in his rolex!

I gave him hell when he was arrested and felt badly when he died, but then I realized that he was the only one responsible for his horrid little life.

[rrasile]

230. What a list

are you kidding us. They have more filth then the Royal Family does.

[mcg]

237. the Gang Of Pedophiles

what a bunch of hypocrits

[kskiska]

118. Anybody seen David Dreier?

Doro Bush dated him for about a year and wondered why he never made a pass at her.

You can hear the a**h*les squeaking…

[truthisfreedom]

119. wow. it blew up into "sexually explicit messages" very quickly... one day!

amazing. a few more like this and the thugs will NEVER retake ANYTHING. they're perverted, corrupt, lying, thieving, murdurous bastards.

[Bitwit1234]

121. "Resignation"

And he has sent them to more than one. As he tried to say there was nothing to it. Watch Fox, MSNBC and CNN miss reporting this. But Fox might come out with it being "politically" motivated.

Never mind this guy is indubitably a pedophile, they will condone it to try to make the dems look bad. I still have not heard anything, anything at all on CNN. And if I remember correctly I did not hear anything about the assistant director at Homeland Security or the Human Resources guy at Washington Times. Why do the keep something quiet about the republicans. They could not shut up when McGreevey resigned when he came out about being Homosexual.

[LiberalHeart]

129. It was breaking news on both CNN and MSNBC

[katty]

139. GOP round up-gets curious-er & curious-er

[Az_lefty]

127. Amazing how many perv's have found cover in the Repug party...

one more down, many to go.

[katty]

140. God fearin' pervs are OK w/the GOP and Rapture Ready crowd

[KingFlorez]

128. The seat will be ours!

Good riddance, you pervert.

[nosmokes]

132. Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat

original

Florida Republican Foley Resigns From U.S. House Seat (Update1)

By Nicholas Johnston and Brian Faler

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Mark Foley, a Florida Republican, submitted a letter of resignation to House Speaker Dennis Hastert today after ABC News queried him about sexually explicit messages with underage congressional pages.

``I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent,'' Foley said in a statement.

ABC News today said the network had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former pages who said Foley made references to sexual organs and acts.

``He has done the right thing,'' said Hastert, an Illinois Republican. ``None of us feel very happy about this.'' Hastert said he had asked the head of the page board to investigate.

[Placebo]

134. YOU know what THIS means!

There have to be more e-mails and other such evidence out there that must be far more damaging and leave far less room for...err, "interpretation" of their intentions, shall we say.

Just colour this seat blue. :patriot:

edit: speak of the devil... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2536431&mesg_id=2536667

[katty]

137. Mark Foley in a FLA bag man for bush family

[Monkeyman]

138. I wonder how this happen

Is it because a email was sent from the DU with the story hmmmmmmmmm maybe . Nice catch to the person who put up the story here. One more to bite the dust. Research pays off DU.

[Nye Bevan]

145. Obviously his political career is over

Perhaps he will become a catholic Priest?

[Fridays Child]

159. Another day, another GOPervert. (sigh).

Somewhere there's a web site that catalogs GOP nastiness. This will be added, soon, no doubt.

Edit: Here it is and Foley has already been added.

http://www.armchairsubversive.com/

[Renew Deal]

174. His freedom may be over too.

This is ugly.

[Placebo]

146. From AMERICAblog:

Maf54: Do I make you a little horny ?
Teen: A little.
Maf54: Cool.

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/09/foley-do-i-make-you-little-horny-teen.html

[Love Bug]

149. So, what is KKKarl going to try to sneak by us this weekend while

the media is freaking out about this? Hmmmm?

[demo dutch]

151. I am just loving this!! Go Mahoney Go!!!!!!!!!

[citizen snips]

153. he is a sick perverted freak

:puke:

[Orsino]

158. I'm not getting this.

The e-mails revealed at Raw Story don't appear "sick." Overly friendly, but not improper--even the request for a picture.

I'm amazed at the speed with which his resignation was announced. Standard GOP procedure would involve months of denial before a tearful confession. Was Foley worried about more incriminating stuff that could come to light? Perhaps with the alluded-to "Will"?

[liberaliraqvet26]

162. there has to be more to it...

This kind of stuff has dogged Foley for a while. The storm is brewing.

[thereismore]

170. you know what my screen name is? There is always more. Foley

resigned right away to stop more crap from surfacing - maybe even criminal kind of crap.

[MADem]

185. OOOPS ... there are more emails, way back in the archives...

On EDIT...the latest is that he made reference to his organs in explicit fashion...how charming. http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

Oh, but wait...the perv really lays it on in the emails:

They say he used the screen name Maf54 on these messages provided to ABC News.

Maf54: You in your boxers, too?
Teen: Nope, just got home. I had a college interview that went late.
Maf54: Well, strip down and get relaxed.

Another message:

Maf54: What ya wearing?
Teen: tshirt and shorts
Maf54: Love to slip them off of you.

And this one:

Maf54: Do I make you a little horny?
Teen: A little.
Maf54: Cool.

What a sick tool, chasing after a child nearly forty years his junior. http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/exclusive_the_s.html

[demo dutch]

191. Oh yeah tons!! He sent to at least 5 boys, FBI is investigating Criminal

charges will most likely be filed.. this according to local news.

[MADem]

193. I edited to include the ones ABC found... NT

[demo dutch]

201. Watching ABC News now OMG!!

[Orsino]

212. Yep. The e-mails were just "overly friendly"...

...when ABC asked Foley about them. When they confronted him with the IMs, he resigned immediately.

Typical conduct for the priveleged set. Deny, deny, deny and don't confess even when confronted. Pretend to be apologetic without fully acknowledging the offenses.

[Divine Discontent]

190. the news is right above your post, check it out

posted about 13 minutes before you. americablog has it, the AIM messages show him asking a boy if he makes him horny.

[aquart]

248. The request for a picture was completely improper.

What, exactly, do you imagine as an innocent purpose for it?

[Bretttido]

160. Take a nice big whiff, values voters. How does it smell in pug-land?

[scarface2004]

169. all republican are scum!

why is this news?

[El Supremo]

177. Reminds me of 'Airplane'

Captain Oveur: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?
Captain Oveur: You ever been in a cockpit before?
Joey: No sir, I've never been up in a plane before.
Captain Oveur: You ever seen a grown man naked?
Captain Oveur: Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

[MADem]

194. Peter Graves....he paved the way for Leslie Neilson with that performance!

[w4rma]

178. This pedo is a Chairman of the Missing and Exploited Childrens Caucus.(nt)

[SlavesandBulldozers]

220. It's like the Republican Hypocrisy Olympics sometimes.

some serious competition out there.

[JNelson6563]

187. haha!!! This is so rich!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Divine Discontent]

192. aint it?

some guy on another site said --

What a terrible tragedy! I've known Mark for years and he was an extremely dedicated and effective legislator. He evidently fought with demons that none of us knew about. This is a big loss for the State of Florida.
Posted by: Bill | Sep 29, 2006 4:03:13 PM


I wrote, tragedy? for the boy! FL is happy to get rid of another politician abusing his power in a manner to attempt to sexually abuse underaged boys. like he couldn't find 18 yr olds to entertain? he's filthy rich, and yet you feel that it's a big loss for FL??? where are your morals?

[demo dutch]

198. Local news reports he sent to at least 5 boys, FBI now investigating and

criminal charges will most likely be filed

[mcg]

235. Remarks by Foley about pedophiles

FOLEY SAYS NEW CHILD PORN LEGISLATION WILL PROTECT AMERICA’S CHILDREN

http://www.gop.gov/item-news.asp?N=20020501102427

“This legislation is a pedophile’s worst nightmare. It virtually guarantees we’re helping protect America’s children.

“Whether in movies or photographs, it doesn’t make a difference if the child engaged in sex is real or virtual. It’s impossible to tell and the effect is the same.

“I hope this legislation meets the standards set by the Supreme Court. Pedophiles do not have a First Amendment right to gawk over exploited children, real or virtual.”

- Mark Foley

[demo dutch]

200. Watch ABC News !

[Bette Noir]

202. Just another example of Republican family vaues.

[wiley]

207. Tim Mahoney needs your support!

He will make a great Congressman. Now is not the time to assume that the Pukes won't just insert a new guy in that position - well, you know what I was trying to say - who could win.

By the way, has anyone expressed support for those kids who had to deal with this crap? This is just another example of how power equals control and abuse and exploitation when a Republican gets any.


http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com/e3/index.php

[mcg]

218. I just contributed.

Thanks for the link.

[wiley]

250. America thanks you!

as do I.

[muriel_volestrangler]

210. For legal clarification, what is the male and female age of sexual consent

in Washington DC and/or Florida? I ask because in some countries (eg the UK) it's 16, and so this would just be a question of whether it was sexual harrassment, with the age not a legal concern. How distasteful people may personally find it is another matter. But I do note Foley is single.

[TheDonkey]

211. Sleezebag, useless, idiot should be ashamed

Not only for perverting the youth of America but for hiding behind the self-righteous "Family Values, Anti Gay" banner of the republican party
denying willing adults to live a life together all the while he can jack off to some pics on the internet. MAKES ME SICK.

[Fresh_Start]

213. Hastert covered up for Foley for 10 months

Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., who said Friday that when he learned of the e-mail exchanges 10 to 11 months ago, he called the teen's parents. Alexander added, "We also notified the House leadership that there might be a potential problem."

Isn't there some way to force the 'house leadership' role into the open?

[Lurking Dem]

215. Is it wrong to gloat?

gloat gloat gloat

[John Gauger]

217. I have read that these guys are all pedophiles

these moral values types - they preach about protecting families in the day and cruise the streets for boy prostitutes at night. Looks like they were right about at least one of them.

[Maryland Liberal]

219. Scratch one GOPer

Ahhh -I love the smell of plus one in the morning...

[Skittles]

229. I tell you Maryland

I can takes me no more of these sanctimonious hypocritical "family values" bastards....welcome to the DU :hi:

[Ferret Annica]

221. This post from Daily Kos three weeks ago...

...indicates that Foley's proclivities were already common knowledge on the Hill at that point.



The Real Problem With Foley (0 / 0)
It's not that he's gay. It's that he constantly hits on underage interns on The Hill. You guys talk about an "open secret" well Foley's eye for the young boys in the White House and around the Capitol is what has the Republican bosses scared to death. It's just wrong that this guy can hit on young boys and still be in the leadership.

by WHInternNow on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 05:48:09 PM PDT


http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/9/4/232813/9458

[Name removed]

225. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

224. Just more Republican family values. nothing to see here.

I can't wait to hear what freepland says about this.

THey're so creative in justifying their insanity, i honestly can't wait.

[dipsydoodle]

226. Should change his name to Mo Lestor

x(

[Thickasabrick]

227. I had clicked on All messages before I finally got that. This week

has made me a little slow. Thanks for the funny - I needed that!

[Vanje]

228. G.O.P. = Gathering of Pedophiles

nasty turds

[rrasile]

232. Tom Delay

was called the hammer, what the hell did they call this goof.
One former page told ABC News that his class was warned about Foley by people involved in the program.
Other pages told ABC News they were hesitant to report Foley because of his power in Congress.
Is this the kind of power the old farts of Florida wanted when they elected this pervert.

[populistdriven]

236. House Speaker Complicit in Foley Teen Sex Scandal Coverup?

Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) Resigns over sexually explicit Email's and IM's to 16 year old boy...

Here is one of the sexually explicit instant messages to a 16 year old boy (Foley's screenname is Maf54):
http://abcnews.go.com/images/WNT/02-02-03b.pdf">House Speaker Complicit in Foley Teen Sex Scandal Coverup?

The Republican House leadership are monsters. They knew and let him remain in the GOP leadership for a year. They let him remain the Chairman of the child sex offender caucus. Jesus H. Christ.


GOP = Gathering Of Pedophiles

Foley was Chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html">House Speaker Complicit in Foley Teen Sex Scandal Coverup?

The Republican House leadership has known about (and covered up) Foley for a year
Quote:
The page worked for Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., who said Friday that when he learned of the e-mail exchanges 10 to 11 months ago, he called the teen's parents. Alexander told the Ruston Daily Leader, "We also notified the House leadership that there might be a potential problem," a reference to the House's Republican leaders.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/09/29/national/w123452D40.DTL&type=politics">House Speaker Complicit in Foley Teen Sex Scandal Coverup?

[flyarm]

239. To keep seat, Republicans will have to vote for a pedophile in Nov

To keep seat, Republicans will have to vote for a pedophile in Nov
Foley's name has to stay on the ballot, while votes cast for him will be counted toward his party's new choice.


http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/001642.php
snip>
Here's the relevant statute:

.....If the name of the new nominee is submitted after the certification of results of the preceding primary election, however, the ballots shall not be changed and the former party nominee's name will appear on the ballot. Any ballots cast for the former party nominee will be counted for the person designated by the political party to replace the former party nominee.



NOW WON'T THAT BE SOMETHING ..CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVES WILL HAVE TO CAST A VOTE FOR A PEDOPHILE IN ORDER TO REPLACE HIM IN THE NOVEMEBER ELECTION..THAT IS UNLESS THEY VOTE DEM AND A NON PEDOPHILE...

PEDOPHILE OR LIBERAL...LETS SEE ..WHICH WOULD A CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE PLACE THEIR VOTE FOR?? ONE CARES ABOUT CHILDREN... THE OTHER DOESN'T..I GUESS WE WILL SEE THE TRUE COLORS OF CONSERVATIVES WON'T WE??

[0007]

241. This only goes to proves that repukes are so goddamn dumb

they have no business in office.

[VegasWolf]

242. This clown will go to jail over this by a bill he co-sponsored. Irony! nt

[rodeodance]

243. cnn Congressman quits after messages to teens found

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/29/congressman.e.mails/index.html

Congressman quits after messages to teens found

POSTED: 8:01 p.m. EDT, September 29, 2006
From CNN's Dana Bash
CNN Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Republican Rep. Mark Foley resigned Friday from the House after sexually explicit instant message conversations with teenage congressional pages attributed to him surfaced.

The instant message conversations were published on ABCNews.com and other Internet blogs.

According to ABCNews.com, someone using the screen name "Maf54," which ABC identified as Foley, communicated with congressional pages.

ABCNews.com posted these instant message exchanges:

Maf54: You in your boxers, too?
Teen: Nope, just got home. I had a college interview that went late.
Maf54: Well, strip down and get relaxed.

ABCNews.com also cited this exchange:

Maf54: What ya wearing?
Teen: tshirt and shorts
Maf54: Love to slip them off of you.

A third example from ABCNews.com:

Maf54: Do I make you a little horny?
Teen: A little.
Maf54: Cool.

E-mail exchange questioned

Earlier Friday, a former congressional page questioned e-mails Foley had sent to him, describing it as "sick." Foley, a Florida representative, apparently sent the e-mails in August 2005, when the male page was 16 years old.......

[VegasWolf]

244. Yes, and "Teen" even told "Maf54" that he was underage. That didn't even

stop Foley for a second. This guy will get jail time.

[IamyourTVandIownyou]

246. This land is our land.

Tim Mahoney for Congress - Contributions
https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/8937
http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com/e3/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=31

[NovaNardis]

251. OH God

I can't believe I read that. I feel as if I need a shower now. How old is Foley?

[allisonthegreat]

253. This is just an example of what goes on....

Behind closed doors and is a high profile example of a rampant sickness in this country...absolutely disgusting!

[sce56]

255. It is the repugPEDOPHILElican way

see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2855921

[caledesi]

256. During the Clinton sex scandal Foley had this to say ...

"It's VILE! It's more sad than anything else to see someone with such potential throw it down the drain because of sexual addiction."

Can we say HYPOCRITE?

[caledesi]

257. Now if we can just wait for Ken Mehlman and David Drier to implode. nt

[LongTomH]

258. Someone's going to have a hell of a clean-up job!

All those Repub heads exploding, you know!

"We're the party of morality! We're the party of morality! We're.........."

Bang!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Endangered Specie]

259. Nine Pages of AIM transcripts (warning: sick):

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/BrianRoss/story?id=2509586&page=1

[TheDonkey]

261. BAAAARRRFFFFF!!!

Wow, this guy has real issues. To think that the republicans knew about this for months and said nothing, this goes way beyond a few quick comments to pure predatory filth.

[Stand and Fight]

263. Good night...

This Foley character has got to be one of the dumbest son's of bitches that side of the Mississippi. Did he honestly think that he could carry on like that and NOT get caught. It's so disgusting that he would actually engage in such behavior... However, I will say that this boy wasn't exactly resisting. That's neither here nor there though. What Foley did was wrong, and I shudder to think of what else this sick freak is guilty of...

[LiberalHeart]

266. My gawd.

"WTF was he thinking?" I asked, knowing full well what he was thinking.

[Phillycat]

270. Holy shit.

This guy must be the dumbest dumb who ever dumbed! What kind of congressman is going to write this in an INSTANT MESSAGE? The internet is forever, you moron!

[tavalon]

264. New Republican Slogan

Republicans: We're as tough as we are moral

[daleo]

265. I wonder if Foley made any public statements about Clinton-Lewinsky

After all, he was elected during Newt's 1994 "Contract on America". He must have some choice bits of hypocrisy out there, concerning the Clinton-Lewinsky persecution.

[Lurking Dem]

269. here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2273369

[Vinca]

268. This incident is a gift straight from the heavens to the Democrats.

I might start believing in God. The only pathetic thing I've heard come from the Republicans starts with "Well, Clinton . . . yada, yada, yada." You don't have to bother to respond that both individuals in that instance were consenting adults - just give them a good roll of the eyes.

[Jimbo S]

271. Is this the "October Surprise"? eom

:shrug: