2006-10-07 12:59:24 · 19 answers · asked by instructiondoc 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Very GOOD question! There is no difference. Monica was 22, but clearly in the same line of trust as a page. Bill Clinton was a married man. The President! Democrats and the news media were in love with Clinton. Remember the line, "It's the economy, stupid?" Everything went because the economy was good. So Clinton was married. So he did this in the oval office. Let's see, if Bill Clinton was a principal, and did this in his office with a 22 year old female teacher, what would have happened to him? I mention this because I heard someone use this analogy to describe Foley! Bottom line is the news media LOVES Bill Clinton, but HATES George W. Bush and anyone and anything that might be connected to him. That's why the newsmedia and Democrats are clamouring for blood. Add to this that a Democrat member of congress in 1983 admitted he had an affair with an underage page. And he was reelected! Double-standard!
2006-10-07 13:31:23 · answer #1 · answered by Stephen C 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think they both were wrong and I think both should have left office in shame.
The fuss has nothing to do with right or wrong, or foley, or protecting our pages, it has to do with the radical left-wing extremists getting power, it is pure megalomania. Have you read Pelosis manifesto, sounds just like something out of germany or the USSR in the WWII era, real scary. Clinton was impeached by the House for committing perjury, which sends most people to jail for sometime. Clinton worked out a plea bargain and only lost his license to practice law, nice deal if you can get it.
The person who received the emails/IMs was legally an adult at the time as was Lewinsky. Does anyone here know how to google, you should try it, try "age of consent Washington DC"
Unbelieveable.
Wouldn't it be nice if some posters could research some of the stuff they post so they would not look so stupid, I mean come on, does anyone not know what impeachment is?
2006-10-07 13:32:04 · answer #2 · answered by rmagedon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "fuss" has nothing to do with right/wrong or legal/illegal. The media, politicians, and "talking heads" put too much time in discussing, blaming, finger pointing this issue because it is an election year. The aim is no longer to get Foley, it is to use the scandal against other people. It is easier for both parties to focus on this incident than it is for them to work on things that matter to the country like fixing Social Security, Medicare, immigration reform, war, etc...
And NO. I am not saying that what Foley did was not important. What I am saying is that he can be brought to justice without everybody having to have this as the lead story every day, all day. Politicians from both parties, just once, should say, "Foley is a degenerate and deserves to burn in hell." Then they and the media should go on the the real problems facing the USA. To borrow a line from Monty Python, "GET ON WITH IT!"
2006-10-07 13:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A. Monica was 22 years old, which makes her legal.
B. Foley molested a 16 year old boy, and Foley was in charge of sniffing out and stopping child predators. It's now clear that he was trying to lock up all the sickos so that he could have all the young boys to himself.
C. He's a Republican. The party of accountability, anti-gay, definitely anti-pedophile.
What Clinton did was not right. For you to rationalize that it's ok for Foley to do this with young children because Clinton cigar banged a 22 year old consentng adult says alot about you, creep.
2006-10-07 13:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mike Honcho 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
And there was a fuss about Clinton. Foleys is about underage boys. At least Clinton went for a barely above age female.
2006-10-07 13:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Umm...they tried to impeach Clinton for his messing with the intern but besides that Foley was messaging underage young men. At least Monica Lewinsky was over the age of 18
2006-10-07 13:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The difference is that the intern involved with Clinton was not a minor. Also, right or wrong, the intern was the opposite sex. This is especially problematic since Foley is a Republican...the anti-gay, "family" political party.
2006-10-07 13:01:20 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Foley is a Republican and the liberal Media is against him, rather than showing as bright a side as they can, Like they did with Clinton. Foley also went after boys, another hit against his "republican" beliefs.
2006-10-07 13:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by J-Rod on the Radio 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A) There will alwyas be a fuss over these things.
B) This is a Republican, a party against gay rights and marriage commiting a homosexual act.
C) These boys were underage, the actual act was 100% ILLEGAL.
2006-10-07 13:02:19 · answer #9 · answered by locomonohijo 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
What President Clinton did,or didnt do, what that man recieved from that lady was tween consenting adults.It was wrong, but it aint against the law.
That man who was a Congress talker was makeing passes and and getting cyber nekid with young boys, and that is just wrong.
2006-10-07 13:11:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋