 Foley should run as a Dem, read this |
| Foley should run as a Dem, read this |
 Oct 14 2006, 08:18 AM
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So I was reading this article here ( http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/14...s.ap/index.html ) about the first openly gay congressman to die...and check this part out:
QUOTE Studds, a liberal Democrat who spent more than 20 years in Congress, was censured by the House in the 1980s for having sex with a 17-year-old male page. He was re-elected for several more terms. WTF?! --------------------  |
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Oct 14 2006, 08:35 AM
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QUOTE (jonathan83 @ Oct 14 2006, 09:18 AM)  So I was reading this article here ( http://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/14...s.ap/index.html ) about the first openly gay congressman to die...and check this part out: WTF?! Sigh... the media memory hole again. 1) Foley was not forced to resign either. He did so voluntarily. The House leadership has said they played no role in the decision. Foley could have very easily been re-elected as well. 2) That same year, a Republican was also caught and censured for having sex with a 17 year old intern. He was not forced to resign or expelled either. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610100018 This post has been edited by pebkac: Oct 14 2006, 08:35 AM -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Oct 14 2006, 09:03 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 2,558 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Seoul, South Korea Member No.: 28 |
QUOTE (pebkac @ Oct 14 2006, 08:35 AM) 1) Foley was not forced to resign either. He did so voluntarily. The House leadership has said they played no role in the decision. Foley could have very easily been re-elected as well. They played no role in the decision...but vowed to expel anyone from Congress withholding any information about the case if he didn't resign?? If he didn't resign you KNOW he'd be out. No way he would've been re-elected man. Especially as a Rep. -------------------- |
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Oct 14 2006, 11:29 AM
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From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
QUOTE (jonathan83 @ Oct 14 2006, 10:03 AM) They played no role in the decision...but vowed to expel anyone from Congress withholding any information about the case if he didn't resign?? If he didn't resign you KNOW he'd be out. No way he would've been re-elected man. Especially as a Rep. Of course. Imagine what would happen if Hastert were to say "We intend to do absolutely nothing about the Foley scandal." -------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM) Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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jonathan83 Foley should run as a Dem Oct 14 2006, 08:18 AM
Dr. Gonzo MALE page boy? wtf Oct 14 2006, 02:58 PM
pebkac QUOTE (Dr. Gonzo @ Oct 14 2006, 03:58 PM)... Oct 14 2006, 03:09 PM
Spectatrix QUOTE (pebkac @ Oct 14 2006, 03:09 PM) Si... Oct 14 2006, 03:12 PM Dr. Gonzo QUOTE (Dr. Gonzo @ Oct 14 2006, 03:58 PM)... Oct 14 2006, 04:39 PM pebkac You and your logic. Oct 14 2006, 03:15 PM Spectatrix I know, ain't I awful?
New sig, btw. Oct 14 2006, 03:24 PM chook male or female, noone in that position should ever... Oct 15 2006, 05:32 PM |
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