Mark Foley : Republican Florida Sixteenth District. Resigned after trying to solicit sex from male congressional pages via an instantmessenger program. The conversations included his asking a sixteen-year-old "stud" whether his penis was erect and requesting that he take out and measure his penis. The cover-up involved Republican House Majority Leader John Boehner.
Karl Rove,Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, called Evangelicals 'nuts', 'ridiculous' and 'out of control' but considered them politically invaluable.
“National Christian leaders received hugs and smiles in person at the White House -and then were dismissed behind their backs and described as ‘ridiculous,’ ‘out of control,’ and just plain ‘goofy,’”
White House political affairs director Ken Mehlman knowingly participated in a scheme to use the office, and taxpayer funds, to mount ostensibly “nonpartisan” events that were, in reality, designed with the intent stealing religious voters.
2006-10-24
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Be a good American and pull the lever for all the Democrat candidates.
2006-10-24 08:43:58
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answered by Preacher 6
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People in glass houses...I take it you've never heard of Gerry Studds?
Studds was first elected in 1972 and represented Cape Cod and the Islands, New Bedford, and the South Shore for 12 Congressional terms. He retired from Congress in 1997.
In 1983, Studds acknowledged his homosexuality after the page revealed he'd had a relationship with Studds a decade earlier, when the page was 17. Studds was censured for sexual misconduct by the House, then went home to his constituents to answer questions in a series of public meetings and interviews with the press.
Studds defended the relationship as a consensual relationship with a young adult. The page later appeared publicly with Studds in support of him. The scandal recently resurfaced when former Republican Rep. Mark Foley resigned after exchanging sexually explicit instant messages with a page. Republicans accused Democrats of hypocrisy for savaging Foley, but saying little about Studds at that time.
Hara said Studds was never ashamed of the relationship with the page.
"This young man knew what he was doing," Hara said. "He was at (Studds') side."
Need more? How about this.....
Liberals Reflect Fondly On A Dead Rapist, Gerry Studds (D-MA)
by Oak Leaf on 10-15-06 @ 11:50 am Filed under News
Yesterday, CNN had a glowing headline on the death of “former U.S. Representative” Gerry Studds with the headline“First openly gay person elected to Congress.”
Today, Google News, has 426 plus “fond memories” including “Gerry Studds; Gay Pioneer in Congress” by the Washington Post where they call rape “sexual misconduct” or National Public Radio with “Rep. Studds, a Congressional Pioneer, Dead at 69.”
Remember, unlike disgusting Foley who simply sent “lewd” instant messages, Studds “plied the 17-year-old boy with alcohol before initiating sex and unsuccessfully solicited sex from two other male pages.”
And don't even cry about explotation for votes. The Dems have ensured their voter base by...oh, forget it.
2006-10-24 17:42:36
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answered by Jadis 6
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There are a few other issues out there that you should be thinking about when you vote, like national security, strength of the economy, reduction of the national debt, etc. But if there's only room in your mind for one issue, and you're going to base your vote on that, I thank God that you only have one vote!!
2006-10-24 16:04:58
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answered by Pete 4
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You should vote Republican, that way you can sleep at night knowing that your safe. I understand your concerns, but I do not see anything out there other than the Republican party to keep the fight on terrorist going and to keep the economy going strong.
2006-10-24 15:53:32
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answered by loser 4
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Lets try an intelligent question without the first grader mentality of the name calling..,maybe if you do that Johnny will get an ice cream after school.
2006-10-24 15:45:09
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answered by halfbright 5
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Vote republican.
2006-10-24 15:43:20
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answered by Anonymous
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No you should vote Democrat. The party of perverted pedophiles who are for the exploitation of minorites as a permanent underclass.
2006-10-24 15:44:48
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answered by MEL T 7
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vote either way
because the moral here is that accidents happen to these poor senators
but we need to move on, and not blame them for what they've done
their just doing their jobs to protect us
2006-10-24 15:58:44
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answered by aaronj2004 2
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Yes, you should vote Republican. It sounds like you would fit in just fine!
2006-10-24 15:59:06
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answered by Mutt 7
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sure ...vote republican because even after all you mentioned they are still the best choice....hte dems are a little too scary right now.
2006-10-24 15:49:58
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answered by Anonymous
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