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Congressman quits after messages to teens found
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 9:32 AM
RIGHTEOUS9
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 9:37 AM
RUE
I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 9:53 AM
SIGNYM
I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 10:29 AM
BIGDAMNNOBODY
Quote: Originally posted by Righteous9: Bigdamnnobody - I said hastert knew about this scandal and yet said nothing. He did know something was up. I never declared that he knew everything, only that he knew something and then told the public he knew nothing - only then did he have to re-assess and admit to knowing something. How is it hypocracy for me to point out what we do know? I never said Hastert should step down, I never indicated what kind of involvement he had at all...
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 10:41 AM
Quote: Originally posted by rue: That means Clinton is innocent. He was impeached (charged) by the House but acquitted (found not guilty) by the Senate. Since he was not proved guilty, he is innocent. Don't want anything ever spewed out of you about Clinton.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 10:53 AM
FREMDFIRMA
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 10:57 AM
SOUPCATCHER
Quote: excerpted from http://www.wnymedia.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2133&Itemid=37 Buffalo, NY - Republican Tom Reynolds rented out a daycare facility today as he surrounded himself with kids and families, using them as protection from tough questions about specifics into the Foley messages. ...
Quote: excerpted from video at http://buffalogeek.wnymedia.net/archives/822 Reporter: Congressman, do you mind asking the children to leave the room so we can have a frank discussion of this, because it's an adult topic. It just doesn't seem appropriate to me. Reynolds: I'll take your questions, but I'm not going to ask any of my supporters to leave.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 11:09 AM
Quote:Originally posted by SignyM: I'm just waiting for "It was the kid's fault". I'm sure it won't be long in coming (so to speak).
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:08 PM
PIRATEJENNY
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:13 PM
Quote:One further addendum. There has been no evidence that Rep. Foley is a pedophile (that I am aware of). A pedophile is attracted to pre-pubescent children. A 16 year old boy, surely, would have hit puberty. There is another word for those who are attracted to post-pubescent teens, but I can't think of it...
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:17 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SignyM: I'm just waiting for "It was the kid's fault". I'm sure it won't be long in coming (so to speak). And in the meantime, rumor is that someone tried to bribe ABC not to go public with this story. Waiting to see what happens to that.Bush even defended Hastert , today!! --------------------------------- Reality sucks. Especially when it contradicts our cherished ideas.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 1:35 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: PJ, a little math lesson real quick. And this'll let you know why I am less than fond of NCMEC. Count how many missing kids in the USA, count em, just the reported ones, even. Think of the physical VOLUME that so many people would take up, even. Then go count how many kids go into the social services system, via neglect, abandonment or in rare case outright lame excuses. Then go count how many come OUT. So, what happens ? Where the hell are they ? They're not in foster care, not placed, not adoped and not in custody... they just... no longer officially exist. Not only that, but Boys Town is not the only feeder system, there's plenty more, many associated with Catholic Charities. If I can spot these anomolies, so can NCMEC, and thus, they "know", and the lack of action in that direction, that silence, condemns them more than any words I could say. -Frem
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:00 PM
Quote:The guy certainly seems like a louse and likes 'em real young, but calling him a child molester might be a little over the top... .
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:16 PM
Quote:I call bullshit. They knew, they know. The whole poisonous little atmosphere up on the hill is rife with this crap on both sides of the fence, even the most cursory investigation will leave any sensible person heaving into an airsick back in under an hour - I *guarantee* it.
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 2:35 PM
Quote:Originally posted by piratejenny: can someone tell me which news outlet broke this story 1rst , because I find it starnge that a main-stream newpaper or media outlet would do.!! so I would like to see whats behind that!!
Tuesday, October 3, 2006 7:26 PM
PIRATENEWS
John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!
Quote:Originally posted by piratejenny: Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: PJ, a little math lesson real quick. And this'll let you know why I am less than fond of NCMEC. Count how many missing kids in the USA, count em, just the reported ones, even. Think of the physical VOLUME that so many people would take up, even. Then go count how many kids go into the social services system, via neglect, abandonment or in rare case outright lame excuses. Then go count how many come OUT. So, what happens ? Where the hell are they ? They're not in foster care, not placed, not adoped and not in custody... they just... no longer officially exist. Not only that, but Boys Town is not the only feeder system, there's plenty more, many associated with Catholic Charities. If I can spot these anomolies, so can NCMEC, and thus, they "know", and the lack of action in that direction, that silence, condemns them more than any words I could say. -Frem This is a mystery while I'm sure some of the children that are missing can be blamed on parent abuductions that doesn't account for half of children who go missing and are never heard from,..so this question begs to be asked, if 2,000-3,000 children go missing in the U.S everyday,what is happening to them?...whats going on.? http://www.southernrescue.org/info/Missing.html http://www.operationlookout.org/lookoutmag/Missing_Children_Data.htm http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/fs100202.htm
Quote: "If I were one of these sickos I would be nervous with America's Most Wanted on my back." -Congressman Mark Foley, co-chair of the Committee on Missing and Exploited Children, America's Most Wanted, VIDEO: "It's vile. It's more sad than anything else, to see someone with such potential throw it all down the drain because of a sexual addiction." -Congressman Mark Foley, homosexual pedophile cybersex serviced during Congressional votes, regarding Monica Lowenski servicing Bill Clinton Blythe in the White House "Mark Foley wants you to know he is a gay man. Mark voluntarily entered a substance abuse and mental health facility, and he will be there at least 30 days. This decision was Mark's, as was his decision to resign from the United States House of Representatives. Between the ages of 13 and 15, he was molested by a clergyman." -David Roth, attorney for Mark Foley www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/03/foley.scandal/index.html "Do I make you a little horny?" -Congressman Mark Foley, cybersex email to Congressional page www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2303322 Propaganda Brainwash Formula 101
Quote: "You'll pay any tax increase I tell you to pay! You can afford it!" -Victor Ashe, mayor, Knoxville city council meeting
Quote: Now since the Congressional Page Program is actually a semi-private High School -- and the Congress selects a committee to oversee it (electors selecting a board of education actually) -- I think the legality is that they, Senators and Congresspersons, are all Mandated Reporters. If a school counselor didn't report in timely fashion, engaged in preliminary investigation, destroyed evidence and all -- it is a felony and loss of profession license. Congress is the Board of Education for the Page School. They, or at least the ones who knew were Mandated Reporters. If a Bishop doesn't now immediatly report suspicion -- he is in very deep trouble. And they know. The Irony of CNN's picking up the Foley story the other day was at the time their crawl was running news that the LA Archdiocese was in the final throes of negotiations on its settlement, and it was costing 60 Million Dollars. http://coffeehouse.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2006/sep/30/hastert_may_be_guilty_of_criminal_conspiracy
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 1:08 AM
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 4:02 AM
HERO
Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: PN isn't too far off, on this one, it's way weirder than you know, and the strangeness has only just begun.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 5:20 AM
FELLOWTRAVELER
Quote:Originally posted by piratejenny: Quote:The guy certainly seems like a louse and likes 'em real young, but calling him a child molester might be a little over the top... . so you think calling him a pedophile is over the top..really..seriously..I'm so thourghly disgusted right now I don't know what to say.. but ummm thanks for the honesty I guess!!its disturbingly great to know how people really feel
Quote:"There are going to be some issues here in the gray area," Lanning said. "You may find this behavior repulsive, offensive or immoral. Whether it's a violation of law will be based on a precise reading of the law." Investigators could consider federal obscenity laws, experts said, but the law prohibiting disseminating obscene material to children applies only to those under 16.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 6:52 PM
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 7:03 PM
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 7:04 PM
Quote:Originally posted by piratenews: Quote:Originally posted by piratejenny: Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: PJ, a little math lesson real quick. And this'll let you know why I am less than fond of NCMEC. Count how many missing kids in the USA, count em, just the reported ones, even. Think of the physical VOLUME that so many people would take up, even. Then go count how many kids go into the social services system, via neglect, abandonment or in rare case outright lame excuses. Then go count how many come OUT. So, what happens ? Where the hell are they ? They're not in foster care, not placed, not adoped and not in custody... they just... no longer officially exist. Not only that, but Boys Town is not the only feeder system, there's plenty more, many associated with Catholic Charities. If I can spot these anomolies, so can NCMEC, and thus, they "know", and the lack of action in that direction, that silence, condemns them more than any words I could say. -Frem
Quote:Originally posted by piratejenny: Quote:Originally posted by Fremdfirma: PJ, a little math lesson real quick. And this'll let you know why I am less than fond of NCMEC. Count how many missing kids in the USA, count em, just the reported ones, even. Think of the physical VOLUME that so many people would take up, even. Then go count how many kids go into the social services system, via neglect, abandonment or in rare case outright lame excuses. Then go count how many come OUT. So, what happens ? Where the hell are they ? They're not in foster care, not placed, not adoped and not in custody... they just... no longer officially exist. Not only that, but Boys Town is not the only feeder system, there's plenty more, many associated with Catholic Charities. If I can spot these anomolies, so can NCMEC, and thus, they "know", and the lack of action in that direction, that silence, condemns them more than any words I could say. -Frem
Wednesday, October 4, 2006 7:35 PM
Quote:Originally posted by SignyM: Let's see... Bill Bennet and his gambling problem. "Duke" Cunningham and his bribery problem (in jail). Ney and the casino kickbacks (going to jail). Tom and Bernadette Noe and Ohio Governor Taft, who between them "managed" about 7% of the Worker's Compensation Fund into their own pockets. Tom Delay- indicted for conspircay to evade election laws Biil Frist- under investigation for insider trading "Scooter" Libby- indicted Abramoff- director of conservative think tank Public Policy Research and religious-right organization Toward Tradition, pled guilty to several counts of criminal fraud- Freed to testify about a casino-related murder. I'm sure many more indictments will come out of this. Hager- FDA advisor on Women's Reporductive Health- repeatedly raped and beat his wife I'm of the impression that most Republicans are dyed in the wool hypocrites. Reality sucks. Especially when it contradicts our cherished ideas.
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