thinkprogress.org — Sean Hannity devoted a large part of his show to the Foley scandal. But rather than discuss Foley’s behavior and the possible cover-up by the House leadership, Hannity focused on the timing of the release of Foley’s inappropriate emails and IMs, and wondered if they were “held back to maximize the political impact before an election.”
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Hannity is ignoring the fact that Bin Laden mysteriously seems to "show up" right around election time.
andersonkmarieOct 4, 2006
Yes, and it has also lowered because Bush has opened some of our reserves in attempts to put a nice strain on Chavez. If there is any coincidence in lowered prices, it is due to the rash comments made by the Venezuelan President.
victorpOct 4, 2006
So they knew about it months ago, wouldn't you hold onto that information too to maximize the impact it would have to help you? They may have strategized the timing of the release but really just better planning.
mudanieOct 4, 2006
Your comment is unfounded. You talk about FOX being all spin...yet thinkprogress is a down the middle non spin website. Thinkprogress knows you don't listen to Hannity, so you will just take what they say as truth.
benhockingOct 4, 2006
A lot of Republicans like to point out that Lewinsky wasn't about the affair, but the lie under oath.Well, this is partly about the affair (and don't pretend like there wasn't a physical aspect to this relationship - "I miss you from san diego"), but it's also about the cover-up by Hastert et al. With all the allegations flying around about Democrats possibly knowing about this earlier (even though Republicans have admitted to keeping it from the one Democrat on the page committee), it's clear that Republicans DID know about this earlier. And, seriously, if the Democrats knew about this in '03 (as Rush and Hannity like to imply), then why not run someone against Foley in '04 and release it then - when it'd also end up damaging the Bush campaign by association?!?
4thandschlongOct 5, 2006
One can only hope!!! Regardless of political affiliation, it should be important to see the man brought to justice!!!
benhockingOct 5, 2006
I think you're getting a little paranoid about this "convenience". Regardless of the which issue is more important, if this issue results in the Republicans losing the House in November, then by January/February perhaps HR6166 can be effectively repealed.The reality is that this issue is far more damaging to Republicans than HR6166 because the average American can easily understand it. Habeas corpus? Sounds foreign to me. I don't think it makes a very effective smokescreen.
drakaanOct 10, 2006
groundrush:Please understand that I don't mean to diminish the disgusting nature of the crime. Minors are being exploited, and that's just wrong. However, other crimes are taking place. War crimes. People are dying in an unjust war. Waiting a few months to blow the whistle on a congressional perv with a case of teh ghey just isn't that bad when it just might affect a regime change so we can begin to restore our system of government (or try, anyway. Bush and his goons have f**ked it up nicely.) What's worse: a page getting grabassed and reading some dirty IM's, or a GI that's just a year older getting mangled by a roadside bomb thanks to Bush's lies?I'd have to vote for a page getting "grabassed" being worse. A 16-year old can't give consent or enter into service in our all-volunteer military. Most of the (few) GI's that are just a year older are going off to face the possibility of losing life and limb because they think it's worth it, as opposed to the page who probably was thinking of nothing more than a summer job in government.It's not the same, and (as we all know) two wrongs don't make a right. You can't fix a problem by allowing a new problem to fester, and doing so with the justification that it's okay to allow one bad thing to happen to maybe possibly correct another bad thing (which not everyone agrees on, or else there wouldn't be a need for argument) is actively making things worse.I think that ignoring the fact that *somebody*...and I am specifically removing any hint of political party-ness here...*somebody* should have blown the goddamn whistle on the sick bastard a year ago. If it's good NOW for regime change, proactivity should have onlly added to the allure. Let's not even get into the discussion about whether one politician's sexual behavior reflects on the behavior of the rest. I just don't think it's true, regardless of the political affiliation of the deviant in question.I'm tired of talking about rationalizing the lateness of this being uncovered. I want to know why we didn't know sooner, and I want to know who all of the people were that looked the other way.