Congressman Mark Foley

Fox News Host Brit Hume's comments about Congressman Mark Foley seems to be sparking some debate. Is it a fair comparison...Foley to Clinton? Regardless, its always interesting to compare converage and spin on the different news networks. Hume's quote seems very in line with the standard Fox News bias. But, you decide... "It is very serious misbehavior on the part of Congressman Foley , whether it stems from arrogance or just weakness of the human flesh is another question. It's probably worth noting that there's a difference between the two parties on these issues. Inappropriate behavior towards subordinates didn't cost Gerry Studds his Democratic ... Read Full Story

Florida Congressman Mark Foley has resigned from Congress amid charges and allegations that he had inappropriate e-mail contacts with a former teenage page in the House of Representatives. So what’s the real deal? What’s really going on? You can read the mainline press, and watch television, but you’ll never get to the real story that way. You have to ferret it out for yourself, and that’s what we have done. We have talked with the movers and the shakers, to learn what’s really happening. First off, no one has a right to violate the sanctity of a teenager’s world. In our country young people ... Read Full Story

I've received several e-mails in the last few days regarding Mark Foley, most contain a rant about Republican's culture of perversion or we will all burn in hell, yet something has struck me as very interesting in this entire ordeal. (Besides the fact I'm receiving e-mails about Foley when I have yet to write about him.) The fact is, there are a lot of sick perverts in the world, and if the accusations against Foley are true (and by all appearances, they are) then he ranks among the sickest. The question is, knowing there are perverts and criminals about- in DC we'll probably see ... Read Full Story

I've received several e-mails in the last few days regarding Mark Foley, most contain a rant about Republican's culture of perversion or we will all burn in hell, yet something has struck me as very interesting in this entire ordeal. (Besides the fact I'm receiving e-mails about Foley when I have yet to write about him.) The fact is, there are a lot of sick perverts in the world, and if the accusations against Foley are true (and by all appearances, they are) then he ranks among the sickest. The question is, knowing there are perverts and criminals about- in DC we'll probably see ... Read Full Story

Representative Mark Foley's sex scandal continues to drag the GOP into more and more negative press. House Republican leadership is trying to explain what they knew, when they knew it, and why they didn't do more about it. Linked from http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=9907 --- The impact of the widely reported scandal involving former Representative Mark Foley continues to grow. The scandal not only involves House Republican leadership, and what they knew and when they knew it, but it may also involve the executive branch. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) sent a letter to the Inspector General of the Department of Justice requesting an ... Read Full Story

Breaking on Drudge .. ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD Wed Oct 04 2006 20:32:06 ET A posting on ABCNEWS.COM of an unredacted instant message sessions between Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page has exposed the identity of the now 21 year-old accuser. The website PASSIONATE AMERICA detailed the startling exposure late Wednesday. ABCNEWS said in a statement: "We go to great lengths to prevent the names of alleged sex crime victims from being revealed. On Friday there was a very brief technical glitch on our site which was overridden immediately. ... Read Full Story

Breaking on Drudge .. ABC ONLINE GLITCH LEADS TO IDENTITY OF FOLEY ACCUSER FEATURED IM EXCHANGE WAS WITH 18 YEAR OLD Wed Oct 04 2006 20:32:06 ET A posting on ABCNEWS.COM of an unredacted instant message sessions between Rep. Mark Foley and a former congressional page has exposed the identity of the now 21 year-old accuser. The website PASSIONATE AMERICA detailed the startling exposure late Wednesday. ABCNEWS said in a statement: "We go to great lengths to prevent the names of alleged sex crime victims from being revealed. On Friday there was a very brief technical glitch on our site which was overridden immediately. ... Read Full Story

~~~~ Today we went to our friends, Marty and Melinda’s, house for dinner and then Dawnell went to a function with them at their daughters high school. I brought the boys home and now get to fight with them to get them both ready for bed. Oh what fun! ~~~~ CAPTURED A pedophile suspect who became the subject of an international manhunt this week after an appeal from Interpol has been detained in the United States. Wayne Nelson Corliss , 58, was arrested at his apartment in Union City, New Jersey, about midnight Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, Interpol said in ... Read Full Story

Dennis Hastert testified to the ethics committee this week about what he did or didn't know about Mark Foley's explicit emails and behavior.  Hastert has said that he first learned about Mark Foley 's inappropriate IMs and emails last month when the story became public and Foley resigned.  But Reynolds says that he learned of Foley's inappropriate e-mails last spring and discussed the matter with Hastert.  Of course, Hastert says he doesn't recall that conversation. Majority Leader John Boehner said he and Hastert discussed Foley's problems last spring.  Of course, Hastert says he doesn't recall that conversation either. Hmm... Read Full Story

Mark Foley plans to name the priest who allegedly abused him as a boy.  However, he will not press criminal charges because of thestatute of limitations.  "Mark Foley is intending to work with the Archdiocese of Miami and Greater West Palm Beach for the purpose of revealing the name of the particular priest who is involved so the archdiocese can then deal appropriately with the issue," said Gerald Richman, one of Foley's attorneys. Mark Foley was involved in a congressional sex scandal last month and resigned from his post.  He later stated that he was abused by a clergyman when he was a boy. Read Full Story