The Foley scandal: Who was in on it

[Greeby]

Known knowns:

Foley himself (R-FL)
Rodney Alexander (R-LA)
Tom Reynolds (R-NY) -
John Shimkus (R-IL) - Head of the Congressional Page Board
John Boehner (R-OH) House Majority Leader
Dennis Hastert (R-IL) Speaker of the House

Anybody I've missed? Info taken from Wapo frontpage article
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/29/AR2006092901574.html

[pdxmom]

1. Here is what I don't understand. When Alexander learned about it

why did he report it to the "chairman of the House Republican campaign organization" (Reynolds)? Yes, that's really a rhetorical question, but it should be pointed out that from the outset, the Repukes viewed this as a political problem, not a concern or interest in the safety of the pages in Congress. Their first thought was POLITICAL. This needs to be shouted from the rooftops and pounded home to the public. It is all about politics for these people. They have absolutely no interest in the citizens of this country.

[malaise]

2. Job said he didn't know

but that must be a lie. He had to know.

[liberaliraqvet26]

3. Do they all have Dem challengers??

does anyone know?

[Inuca]

6. I know Shimkus does

(I live in his district), but underfunded and with slim chances. Hope this will help.

[bscottsmith]

10. danny stover www.stoverforcongress.us

Danny Stover is running against shimbush. Danny is a good man but under funded. his web site is www.stoverforcongress.us he could use the help

[Lars39]

4. Bush? Cheney?

A girl can re-frame,can't she? :D

[tsuki]

5. More important, which of the corporate media was in on it?

My thoughts are, the Freepers are claiming that the Democrats knew and saved the scandal for "political" purposes. If that were true, the press knew it also. If the press knew it, they were the main ones covering it up.

[Imagevision]

Political predators must be exposed BEFORE elections, in fairness to vote!

[Greeby]

7. Dem challengers, in order of the list above

Tim Mahoney - http://www.timmahoneyforflorida.com/
Gloria Williams Hearn - website not available
Jack Davis - http://www.jackdavis.org/
Danny Stover - http://www.stoverforcongress.us/
Mort Meier - http://www.victimsofjohnboehner.org/
John Laesch - http://www.john06.com/

[warrior1]

8. I believe Drunky mcpuke shoes

tom delay

[G Hawes]

9. The kid's parents were told, apparently

And a newspaper reporter.

That seems strange to me, but it's in the AP story:

Efforts to reach the boy were unsuccessful, but he told the St. Petersburg Times last November, "I thought it was very inappropriate. After the one about the picture, I decided to stop e-mailing him back." The Times didn't publish the comments until Friday.

Alexander said the boy notified a staffer in his office about the e-mails. The congressman said he learned of it from a reporter 10 or 11 months ago and promptly called the boy's parents.

"My concern then was the young man's interests and the parents' interests," Alexander said Friday. "We weren't trying to protect anybody except the parents. ... They told me they were comfortable with it and didn't want to pursue anything, didn't want to talk about it anymore."

[Kingofalldems]

11. When will the freepers call them infiltraters

from the 'democrat' party? :rofl: :rofl: