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It's the kids' fault, not Foley's

RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
edited October 2006 in A Moving Train
Matt Drudge is on record blaming the kids in this sick scandal, claiming Foley was a "poor innocent victim" in all of this. What an idiot. I have seen some Conservative spin jobs before but this takes the case.


http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/10/02/matt-drudge-blames-the-kids-for-predatorgate-they-are-16-and-17-year-old-beasts/
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    But aren't they always screaming about personal responsibilty?
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  • RushlimboRushlimbo Posts: 832
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    But aren't they always screaming about personal responsibilty?

    Apparently not when these teenage boys are trying to seduce and take advantage of them. Next thing you know these kids will become enemy combatants and flown to Syria for interrogation.
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  • chopitdownchopitdown Posts: 2,222
    hey if the GOP can plan 9-11 and destroy american towers and blame it on some guy in Afghanistan in a cave, then surely the democrats can orchestrate Foley's demise using IM's...granted it's not as sophisticated as 9-11 but the dems have to sharpen their teeth on something so they can conspire to steal the upcoming election better than the repubs... I think Foley is an innocent pawn in all of this.


    ok, all kidding aside, he's (foley) a pretty sick man to be doing that stuff.
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  • PaperPlatesPaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    It takes two to tango
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    Look at the original thread. It seems liberals didn't care that he was a pedophile. They cared that he was being lobbied by big business.

    Seems like both sides on this one have skewed perspectives.
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    jeffbr wrote:
    Look at the original thread. It seems liberals didn't care that he was a pedophile. They cared that he was being lobbied by big business.

    Seems like both sides on this one have skewed perspectives.

    You're right, we like pedophiles! :rolleyes:
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  • Uncle LeoUncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    PaperPlates wrote:
    It takes two to tango

    Except that one cannot legally consent to "tango."
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Rushlimbo wrote:
    Matt Drudge is on record blaming the kids in this sick scandal, claiming Foley was a "poor innocent victim" in all of this. What an idiot. I have seen some Conservative spin jobs before but this takes the case.


    http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/10/02/matt-drudge-blames-the-kids-for-predatorgate-they-are-16-and-17-year-old-beasts/
    ...
    Silly goose... of course it's not Foley's fault. Those young males pages are just so damn sexy... prancing around in those tight pant... suits... alterboy outfits... it just drives the closet queens silly.
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    You're right, we like pedophiles! :rolleyes:

    I didn't say that, of course. But I do question priorities when kids are being abused and we read have to read rantings about lobbying and big business.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    jeffbr wrote:
    I didn't say that, of course. But I do question priorities when kids are being abused and we read have to read rantings about lobbying and big business.

    some things are obvious and need no debate
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  • NakedClownNakedClown Posts: 545
    jeffbr wrote:
    Look at the original thread. It seems liberals didn't care that he was a pedophile. They cared that he was being lobbied by big business.

    Seems like both sides on this one have skewed perspectives.

    I disagree - you look at most of the posts (mine included) in that original thread and it was almost entirely: this is a sick man.

    How anyone can turn this into a partisan issue is beyond me.

    The man made innappropriate sexual comments to a minor.

    Period.

    You do not get to serve in Congress anymore.
  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    NakedClown wrote:
    I disagree - you look at most of the posts (mine included) in that original thread and it was almost entirely: this is a sick man.

    How anyone can turn this into a partisan issue is beyond me.

    The man made innappropriate sexual comments to a minor.

    Period.

    You do not get to serve in Congress anymore.

    I totally agree. That was my sentiment in the original thread.

    I just thought it odd that the other thread suggested that the sexual assault of a minor was none of our business and we should focus on big business contributions. That is also sick.
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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    jeffbr wrote:
    I totally agree. That was my sentiment in the original thread.

    I just thought it odd that the other thread suggested that the sexual assault of a minor was none of our business and we should focus on big business contributions. That is also sick.

    The problem is we all agree that the sexual assualt is sick but some of us act like the other crime is nothing to bother ourselves about.
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  • black88black88 Posts: 13
    Incidentally, the Christian Right went crazy when the Clinton/Lewinsky thing came out, where the hell are they now? Just cause Foley's a republican they decide to shut up.
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  • redsdiseaseredsdisease Posts: 147
    black88 wrote:
    Incidentally, the Christian Right went crazy when the Clinton/Lewinsky thing came out, where the hell are they now? Just cause Foley's a republican they decide to shut up.
    Um, yeah... duh.
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    Abookamongstthemany wrote:
    But aren't they always screaming about personal responsibilty?


    they mean other people.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    brain of c wrote:
    they mean other people.

    But of course! What was I thinking??:D
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    This whole thing is a circus.
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  • Uncle LeoUncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    Just caught the Daily Show's rundown of the rest of the liberal media's handling of the Foley incident. My faviorite was when Bill O'Reilly put the responsibility directly on Foley and the caption under the photo said:

    Rep. Mark Foley
    (D) Florida
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  • Señor BoSeñor Bo Posts: 68
    http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=22&media_view_id=7979

    "Media Views
    Brad Blog: Incredible! Fox 'News' Labels Foley as Dem During O'Reilly Factor! (10/3/06) by Brad Friedman

    Three times during the O'Reilly Factor's October 3 broadcast, the show ran video footage of Mark Foley with a label--what they call a "lower third"--identifying him as "Former Congressman Mark Foley (D-FL)." It's hard to believe that there's anyone in the news business who doesn't know that Foley is a Republican--particularly given the widespread talk about how his sex scandal might cause Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert to resign.
    But assuming it was an honest mistake...how come when the show was re-aired, the lower third was removed entirely--rather than replaced by one with the correct information? If it was important to identify Foley by party when he was thought to be a Democrat, why isn't it just as important to correctly identify him as a Republican? We suppose that's why Dick Cheney insists on always having his hotel room TV sets tuned to Fox News. "
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  • Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    Can't criminal charges be brought against someone who did this?



    Also, I want to see someone seriously defend Fox for labeling him a dem. and never correcting it. Go ahead, what's their excuse on this one?
  • macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,500
    Uncle Leo wrote:
    Except that one cannot legally consent to "tango."

    and by tango... you mean sylvester stallone
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    macgyver06 wrote:
    and by tango... you mean sylvester stallone

    And by Sylvester Stallone you mean, "Stop, or My Mom Will Shoot"
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  • bryanfurybryanfury Posts: 460
    drudge is a deuschbag.

    the irony in this scandal is hilarious.

    the moral GOP being unravelled by a scandal involving closted gay men within their ranks.

    priceless...
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    bryanfury wrote:
    drudge is a deuschbag.

    the irony in this scandal is hilarious.

    the moral GOP being unravelled by a scandal involving closted gay men within their ranks.

    priceless...

    If there wasn't a kid involved, it would be.
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  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    Here is the Transcript from one of the I.M. messaging exchanges:
    http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/BrianRoss/story?id=2509586&page=5
    ...
    When you read it... read Maf54 in a Richard Simmons voice in your head for a better effect.
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