October 05, 2006

Hm.

I'm with Brendan Loy and Glenn Reynolds: the "prank" interpretation of the Foley scandal doesn't really explain everything. And if it were pure prank—that is, Foley was in on it, and just screwing around—would he have resigned?

Unless, of course, the whole thing is part of the egregious habit Democratic bigots have of outing gay Republicans.

Posted by: Attila Girl at 11:56 AM | Comments (1) | Add Comment
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1 Republican or Democrat has nothing to do with it. It's about abuse of power, which is what draws so many into politics in the first place. Hypocrisy reigns supreme, as always, and the stink of it from Foley's office is nothing new. A couple years back he got on a right-repub-Christian rant about nudist colonies in Florida: to-wit, those that allowed teens. In every case discussed, the teens went there strictly by choice, after careful consideration and discussion with their parents, many of whom were also nudists. They had wonderfully thoughtful and insightful comments for reporters on the difference between nudist life and sex, and on honest and open relationships with people, and how hiding behind clothes seems to make it easier, not harder, to be sexually manipulative. They universally reported their experiences as very positive ones, where they learned far more about respecting others than they'd ever understood before. Foley? He wanted a big investigation of these family nudist colonies. Apparently it fit in with his crusade about how he should learn all about how grownups want to sexually abuse kids...so he could, uh...STOP it.

Posted by: k at October 05, 2006 03:56 PM (ESTJx)

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