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- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24This just in: according to ABC the Republican house leadership knew about this 11 months ago and covered it up until now. They also didn't warn pages to be careful around him, and left him on the sexual abuse committee that he was on.
Can it get any more disgusting? - orenthal, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23this should give foley more time to work on his myspace page.
- mwhitney, on 10/12/2007, -4/+21he's not a senator, he's a representative. get it right, it's even in the extended text you provided.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+17No way, I don't believe it, those republicans are honest, hard working, extremely caring individuals that we should all trust with our life and country.
puke. - isage, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13"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."
coit, is that not sexually explicit? - Sunwalker, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14@mwhitney
So how does Digg deal with this type of error? Can mwhitney correct the post? Does the post shoot to the front page with the error? Is this story buried and a new story added?
Here is the headline I would like to see:
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Republican chairman of House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children resigns in child sex scandal.
------------------- - Aidenag, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12Whaaaa? another republican in a sex scandal? say it aint so... i looked up to them for my "Morals" too..... such a shame...
friggin hypocritical conservative movement. - john2kx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Clinton didn't get away with anything.. He was impeached.. For getting a blowjob from an intern.
Foley, on the other hand, is a pedophile.. It's even more shameful since Republicans claim to have a stronger stance on moral values, etc... which hopefully by now everyone knows is *****. - fahrenheitlf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9http://abcnews.go.com/images/WNT/02-02-03b.pdf
Here is a log of a conversation from ABC News. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12I'm a Republican and I have no tolerance for Rep. Foley. Good riddance!
- Nenequesadilla, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Mr. Bill's indiscretion was not with a minor. Nice try though.
- isage, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9A few more details:
http://digg.com/politics/Congressman_Foley_to_teenage_male_page_Do_I_make_you_a_little_horny
coit, do you still feel this is blown out of proportion, or do you want to live in fantasy land? - EntropyMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8That's the dumbest thing I've heard all day. ACLU represents some sick clients, but only when their constitutional rights have been violated, and not the original illegal behavior, if any.
- ewithrow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Here's a link to the aforementioned myspace page:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=43489677
I think the best part is "Children: I don't want kids" - MacGyver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7http://abcnews.go.com/images/WNT/02-02-03b.pdf
PDF of his chat with the teen.
I can't believe this guy was the founder of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children - fatas, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Rofl @ Republikkkans.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Bwahahahahah! Best political digg of all time. So that is what is up with that dumb ass page program. Easy access to underage booty. Wooo hoo.
Oneday those corrupt pervs will have to use email to relay those lame ass documents that they don't even read. - theodicey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7The sickest thing is, the Republican leadership knew about this would-be molester Foley for a year, and they didn't do anything.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060929/ap_on_go_co/congressman_e_mails
House Speaker Denny Hastert is a former a high school wrestling coach (he still talks like one), so he probably thinks this kind of behavior is totally normal. Foley was just helping boys become men, right? - Wamzlee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6This is so unbelievable. I thought what "Duke" Cunningham did was dispicable and a disgrace to the nation...but this takes the cake.
- Wamzlee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5@coit;
What part of him resigning don't you understand? - jstohler, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Ironically, he could be prosecuted under some of the same laws he helped to enact.
- Chompy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5"yep, that would be sweet -- digg should give users 1 chance to edit the headline, and then none after that."
At which point people would start getting stuff dugg to the front page and then replacing the headline with spam. - coit, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6The AIM logs weren't up when I read before... I am amazed at the stupidity of some people... To think this stuff wouldn't get public, wow.
- redcard, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5Oh, I can see him being in that position. After all, I bet being the head of a caucus like that means you have to do LOTS of "research" on the problems facing exploited children. Lots and lots of research.
*reads IM Log*
Apparently with hand lotion. - erikwithaknotac, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Oh man isn't it funny how fast Republicans are losing ground, even before the election?
- captinherb, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Oh come on, we would lose half the comments on Digg.
- LabThug, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6"So how does Digg deal with this type of error? "
I believe we're supposed to mark the story as inaccurate....shudder. - Area51mafia, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Hmm. I think we all should have seen this coming. Take a look at his picture:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/photos/uncategorized/mark_foley_nr_1.jpg
If that's not the face of a pedophile, I don't know what is, and Maddox should be shot in the groin for lying to us all. - SirCharge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"A spokesman for Foley, the chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children"
That is just so incredibly disturbing. I guess in some extraordinarily disturbing way I understand why he would want to be a part of that caucus, but, damn. I hope they find some way to jail the bastard. - galore, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Wow. Earlier today I wrote that as a rule you should NEVER believe a politician who campaigns on moral values.
And now it turns out that this Republican representative from Florida, who was the chairman of the house caucus on missing and exploited children is a pedophile !!!
And he sponsored this:
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 [FL-16] (introduced 7/10/2006)
And then HE HIMSELF exploits underage buys with sex talk on the net.
UNBELIEVABLE.
But it gets better:
The GOP house leadership KNEW about this for almost a year. And didn't do anything about this.
Man, I am sorry, but how can you people keep voting for those wolves in sheep clothing. Are you republican voters so blind? It is mind boggling. Torture. Suspension of habeas corpus. Pedophilia. Hatred.
MORAL VALUES. MY ASS.
But gay people destroy the fabric of our society. Right. You conservative idiots are beyond hope.
If you vote for those awful people, you aren't any better than them. Shame on all of you. Especially you stupid voters who believe your minister or priest who is a shill for those family value perverting Republicans.
For juicy details see http://www.americablog.com - galael, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4>>I can't believe this guy was the founder of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children
You do what you know best. - dkm201, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Good idea -- quick, change the subject!
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Now if we could just figure out who was letting the gay right winger journalist into the White House press briefings.
Hey, is Karl Rove married? Wouldn't that be totally hilarious? Don't ask, don't tell, Karl. ROFL! - deesnutz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@ mwhitney
The point is that he's a REPUBLICAN Congressman.
Yep, let's just add it to the ever growing list ...
Let's see ...
CIA Leakers
Criminal Indictments
Criminal Convictions
Federal Investigations
Race Denial and Racist Slurs
Sexually Explicit Messages to Minors
What happened to the party that claimed they had all them "morals". hahahahaha
All politicians are corrupt. But I'd take a Democrat over a Republican, any day! - steinbeckgirl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3alteal- are you really that ignorant? I'm a Democrat and if he was one we wouldn't forgive him!! The page was underage for christ sake! You think we're pedophiles too? How dare you compare Clinton to this. How dare you assume to know how we think. What you mean is that maybe that's how you think and the only way to express it is by pointing fingers at another party you don't know ***** about. Then again your party has stooped to all time lows lately.
- galore, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4"I'm by no means defending this dude, but his political affiliation has nothing to do with his behavior."
Oh yes. It does. Because the Republicans gave him cover. The leadership knew that he was a pedophile. And they always campaign on moral values while having none. - rm999, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Better yet - users should be able to submit alternative headlines and people should be able to "digg" those headlines both before and after it gets to the front page.
Fark did something similar with alternate headlines (although I think it failed on there because people were voting for less edgy/funny headlines, which would actually be a good thing on digg)
The headline and summary are just as important as the actual article. This problem needs to be fixed. - paulvcarter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Gannon..reports....you decide.
- womber, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3furiousmonk
I think he was actually referring to the word "Congressman" which would mean he is a member of the House of Representatives. Even though the Senate is the other chamber of "Congress" their members are referred to as "Senators".
But since you were so smart to know that the "R" stands for Repulsive, sorry I mean Republican you already know that. - TheKillDoctor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Don't forget the tissues!
- PopcornDave, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Hopefully he will be to the fullest extent of the law.
The interesting thing is that, according to a quick google search, the age of consent in Wash DC is 16. His lawyer may try an end run to say he should be tried in DC, but since the AOC is 16, then he didn't do anything wrong.
Bottom line is that probably nothing much is going to happen before the election, and a few weeks after, nobody's going to remember this scumbag. Anybody remember Gary Condit or Barney Frank? - OriginalLucid1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What a slimeball. I am happy to see he quickly resigned. Some politicians wouldn't. Maybe he can get the help he needs. If such people can be helped.
- johnnyrocket, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1
Foley was a Representative, from the House of Representatives. NOT A Senator.
Both Senators and Representatives are Congressman (or Congresswomen.) because the House and Senate are part of the Congress.
Re Wiki:
Representatives use the prefix "The Honorable" before their names. A member of the House is commonly referred to as a "Congressman" or "Congresswoman." Although the Senate also forms a part of Congress, these terms are generally not applied to Senators. The term "Representative" is also used to refer to a member of the House, although this term is less frequently used. Among academics and journalists, the term "Member of Congress" (MC) is gaining popularity in reference to members of both houses, with "Representative" replacing "Congressman."
But Now this guy should simply be referred to as The Dishonorable Pedophile Foley. (FL) - isage, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Digg has no system to correct a headline :( I wish Digg would allow corrections from the original author or based on a vote system.
- mwhitney, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4yep, that would be sweet -- digg should give users 1 chance to edit the headline, and then none after that.
@isage: not a problem, sorry to be a little testy about it! i'm a dc resident, so i'm enveloped in political nuances 24/7...thanks for the story though. - Eleo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why does it seem like I'm always reading or hearing or watching stuff about the same people who claim to despise this stuff engaging in it.
The older I get, the less the world makes sense to me. Is this what happens to everyone? - littlebylittle, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yahoo Article Today:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060930/ap_on_go_co/congressman_e_mails_38
"ABC News reported Friday that Foley also engaged in a series of sexually explicit instant messages with current and former pages, all male. In one message, ABC said, Foley wrote to one page, "Do I make you a little horny?" In another message, Foley wrote, "You in your boxers, too? ... Well, strip down and get relaxed." Foley, as chairman of the Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, had introduced legislation in July to protect children from exploitation by adults over the Internet. He also sponsored other legislation designed to protect minors from abuse and neglect."
WTF!?! THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN'S CAUCUS!?! A Republican Gay Pedophile!?!
And Fox News coverage of it last night, low-key and calling it a terrible tragedy. If this had been a Democrat they would have been burning him at the stake for the next 6 months on Fox News. Calling for a Kenneth Starr type of investigation and the like. They should be doing that now, but they won’t. He’s Republican.
Think this kind of thing is uncommon? It's time to bring this up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_King - goffy59, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You know its hard to beleive that a ***** rep said that *****. That kid was douche bag too.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3Lessee now.
Ted Kennedy leaves a woman to die at the bottom of a tidal basin -- and he's still in Congress.
Barney Frank fixes traffic tickets for his lover, who is running a gay prostitution business out of Frank's apartment -- and he's still in Congress.
Robert Byrd, the only KKK Kleagle in the Senate, uses the "n" word on Fox news and is still on Congress.
A drunken Chris Dodd and Ted Kennedy wrestle a waitress to the floor in La Brasserie and make a "waitress sandwich" -- still in Congress.
Patrick Leahy leaks classified information about a covert U.S. operation to overthrow the government of Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi, causing the operation to be canceled -- still in Congress.
Joe Biden steals passages from a speech by British Labor party leader Neil Kinnock, plagiarizes work during his law school years, exaggerates of his academic record at a New Hampshire campaign event and pilfers quotations from past Democratic politicians -- still in Congress.
And Mark Foley is outed as a pedophile wannabe (the only perversion liberal politicians haven't tried to legalize) and he resigns immediately.
See the difference between the Democrat and the Republican party?
Democrats really ARE the party of tolerance! -
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