Since the page "Republican" scandal hit the papers isn't it fair to give equal time to the Democrats?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061114/ap_on_re_us/sd_page_scandal

Wonder if the damnocrats will sweep this under the rug?

Answer 1

Absolutely! Here's a few others.

Top 10 Democratic Sex Scandals in Congress
10. Sen. Daniel Inouye. The 82-year-old Hawaii Democrat was accused in the 1990s by numerous women of sexual harassment. Democrats cast doubt on the allegations and the Senate Ethics Committee dropped its investigation.
9. Former Rep. Gus Savage. The Illinois Democrat was accused of fondling a Peace Corps volunteer in 1989 while on a trip to Africa. The House Ethics Committee decided against disciplinary action in 1990.
8. Rep. Barney Frank. The outspoken Massachusetts Democrat hired a male prostitute who ran a prostitution service from Frank’s residence in the 1980s. Only two Democrats in the House of Representatives voted to censure him in 1990.
7. Former Sen. Brock Adams. The late Washington Democrat was forced to stop campaigning after numerous accusations of drugging, assault and rape, the first surfacing in 1988.
6. Former Rep. Fred Richmond. This New York Democrat was arrested in 1978 for soliciting sex from a 16-year-old. He remained in Congress and won re-election—before eventually resigning in 1982 after pleading guilty to tax evasion and drug possession.
5. Former Rep. John Young. The late Texas Democrat increased the salary of a staffer after she gave in to his sexual advances. The congressman won re-election in 1976 but lost two years later.
4. Former Rep. Wayne Hays. The late Ohio Democrat hired an unqualified secretary reportedly for sexual acts. Although he resigned from Congress, the Democratic House leadership stalled in removing him from the Administration Committee in 1976.
3. Former Rep. Gerry Studds. He was censured for sexual relationship with underage male page in 1983. Massachusetts voters returned him to office for six more terms.
2. Former Rep. Mel Reynolds. The Illinois Democrat was convicted of 12 counts of sexual assault with a 16-year-old. President Bill Clinton pardoned him before leaving office.
1. Sen. Teddy Kennedy. The liberal Massachusetts senator testified in defense of nephew accused of rape, invoking his family history to win over the jury in 1991.


Notice how most of these guys get re-elected and rewarded?

Answer 2

Why would you give them equal time now ? They are not on the pedestal, It is the Republicans who are on the scandal hit papers. Why do you always have to work so hard to turn it all around? You need to spend more time worrying about what has happened over the last six years. It will all come out in the wash. The Democrats are good at cleaning up the debre of dirty laundry.

Answer 3

One big DIFFERENCE in this scandal...

The page is 18 YEARS OLD
CONSIDERED AN ADULT

FOLEY HAD THE HOTS FOR
16-17 YEAR OLDS
CONSIDERED STILL KIDS...

Are the Repugliscums still trying
to sweep Foley under the rug...
Hey...when is the wonder boy
going to get out of his fake rehab?

Answer 4

So a S.D. state senator caught with an 18 year old page (age of consent, by the way) is the same as a US congressman chasing after underage pages? What's the weather like in your world?

Answer 5

This was a SOUTH DAKOTA ISSUE. THIS WAS NOT A NATIONAL ISSUE. I'm sure the people of South Dakota are repulsed and angry over this...But if you are not of that state, it's not your business...The National issue of a national Congressman affects us all, because he was involved in the development of a protection of children program and at the sane time a child abuser. He was an evil in my government, the US Congress...if he had been a Democrat in my state government, I would have been incensed...IT DIDN'T MAKE HEADLINES FOR LONG NATIONALLY AS IT DID FOR THE REPUBLICANS BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS WERE NATIONAL POLITICAL FIGURES

Answer 6

They'll probably make him a hero - have you heard of Gerry Studds? He is a former Democratic Congressman who got an under-age male page drunk and had sex with him. When Studds died, he was hailed in our oh-so-fair press as being "the first openly gay member of congress". Well, yes, that's technically true - but the only reason he was the first openly gay member of congress is that he got busted for having sex with the under-aged page!!! Funny how that was totally ignored during the Foley disaster, huh? Hypocrites!!

Answer 7

what number corrupt Democrats can dance on a head of a pin... oops, I recommend what number corrupt Democrats could nicely be chosen for cupboard posts. Obama is so used to the corrupt Chicago Political device. that's politics as prevalent for him.

Answer 8

I know less about my own sex life than I do about Clinton's, I do know for sure mine isn't on the web nor have I ever been asked to talk about it on TV. We had eight years, of 24/7 Clinton and now you want more?
In regard to Dems getting reelected, you might want to consider Newt, now on wife three, having dumped his first by giving her divorce papers while she was coming out of surgery for a hysterectomy. She has been supported by her church for a while now. BTW she was his teacher. Nice guy. He also cheated on #2 while he was pontificating on Clinton's flaws. Now there is Giuliani, filed for exploring options for his presidential run, a divorced Catholic, he threw his wife out of the official City of New York mayoral residency, Gracie Mansion, so his girlfriend could move in. Nasty, nasty, divorce ensued. He has some very dirty hands there. Truth is maybe politics calls to a type of person who thinks he/she is above the rules of common sense behavior. Lord knows, they don't display a lot of common sense in any other sphere, And that goes for both parties.

Answer 9

The Republicans had the power and the scandal sticks to them. When the Democrates are in power and are abusive of the power the scandal will stick to them. Lets pretend that there were no scandals involving Democrates in living memory.

Answer 10

Democrats do "nothing wrong." They are "morally challenged."
Does anyone see how people are blind to things? He gets elected, Foley gets out for just "IM" emails.
Is anyone old enough to remember Representative Studds from Massachutsetts? He was caught having sex with an underaged boy, yet the people in that state re-elected him five times. He died, and "his husband" was asking for death benefits.
Democrats have little morality and decency. All they care about is power.