Posted on 10/03/2006 9:28:02 AM PDT by DocFarmer
Foley, Pirro, Allen - Political Set-Ups? Written by Doc Farmer Tuesday, October 03, 2006
File this article under "Things That Make You Go Hmmm...."
First of all, let me make my meaning plain -- Former House Representative Mark Foley is a bastard. He's a scumbag. He's a sleazy pervert. He's a disgrace. I don't care if he laid a finger on any congressional pages or not. His Instant Messages were disgusting, and he had no business using his position of power to "flirt" with underage boys (or girls, if he were so inclined).
I do, however, have to ask this question. Why did the revelations take so long to be released? And why, particularly, now?
Apparently, these interchanges between Foley and a certain unnamed youth happened a long while back. At first, I heard only about the e-mail messages. I looked at them, and was singularly unimpressed. It wasn't lewd, lascivious, or perverted as far as I could determine. A few were a bit odd, but that was it.
Then I read the IMs. These were sickening. But they raised questions in my mind. How many people keep IM records? What systems actually record them? Why would anybody want to record them?
Well, the fact is somebody did. The Instant Messages were apparently written as long as three years ago! Yet nothing was done about this for many months. Until five weeks before an election. And on a Friday afternoon, just in time for plenty of analysis by all the "talking heads" political programs. Suddenly, all of the sordid details were immediately available for the world. At that point, Foley resigned. While he was right to do so (probably the only decent thing that jerk did), I have to wonder at the appearance of manufactured serendipity.
Oh, and you may also have heard about Jeanine Pirro. She was running for a Senate seat against the Hildebeast, but that didn't last very long. So, she started going after a state seat instead of federal -- Attorney General of New York State, if I'm not mistaken. However, she has an Achilles Heel in her past and present -- in the form of her husband. Apparently, he's a jerk and a jailbird and a philanderer. So, she has a quiet chat with Bernie Kerik (who used to work for Rudy Giuliani), to ask about whether she should bug her own personal property to see if hubby's been doing the mattress mambo with someone other than her. Suddenly, there is a great hue and cry over her asking such questions while taking no action. Nobody seems to be concerned that the conversation between her and Kerik was bugged, though. Nor do they seem to be asking why they were being bugged.
And then there's George Allen, who is running for another Senate seat. Suddenly, his opponent is bringing up claims of racism and Allen's use of the "N" word in the past. Allen's been in plenty of elections prior to this most recent run. No word, no hint of racism has ever appeared prior to this. Oh, and by the way, I don't see the term "macaca" as racist. If Allen wanted to be racist, he would have called that jerk with the camera "Apu Nahasapeemapetilon." Assuming he was a fan of "The Simpsons," and assuming that he could pronounce it, of course.
All of these things have happened within a couple of weeks.
By the way, Allen's opponent, James Webb, allegedly yelled the "N" word at folks in San Diego in his earlier years, until he and his fellow buddies were caught one time and had seven kinds of crap beaten out of them by a group of men who were the target of their racist tirade. Nobody seems to be asking the same questions of Webb that they are of Allen.
Now, I'm not heavily into conspiracy theory. Nevertheless, I do have to wonder about such a flush of "coincidence." All coming in a very close time frame. All having to do with items which we are NOT yet sure are crimes, if at all (and yes, as disgusting as Foley's actions are, we are not sure if any LAWS were broken yet -- although if his actions weren't illegal, they bloody well should have been!)
And one other coincidence. All of them were rep/con/tairs (Republicans for our friends in Rio Linda).
Political sleaze is nothing new, of course. Nevertheless, the impression being put forward in the MSM is that ONLY the rep/con/tairs are capable of it. All at the same time, I might add -- very closely tied to the upcoming election.
While Foley resigned, and rightly so, there are many lib/dem/soc/commies who have committed illicit and illegal acts (or have been accused of same) and continue along with their political lives as if almost nothing has changed. The first modern "intern" scandal, the Congressional Page scandal of 1983, was committed by Gerry Studds (D- Massachusetts) and Daniel Crane (R-Illinois).
Gerry Studds didn't apologize, and didn't repent his actual acts of sexual intercourse with an underage male page. Nevertheless, he kept his seat (even after turning his back on the Congress while their bill of censure was read), and was re-elected several times. Crane apologized for having sexual intercourse with an underage female page, and was voted out the next year.
Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) was paying a male prostitute/boyfriend out of his own pocket (which, by the way, was filled by the pay that you and I provided via our taxes), and the boyfriend/prostitute was running a brothel out of Frank's basement. Barney is still in office.
William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) had about $100 grand stuffed in his freezer. He is currently under investigation for a number of crimes, but the most he's had to "suffer" is the removal from a House committee. Jefferson is still in office.
Patrick Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) got messed up on booze and pills and rammed into a security cordon with his car. He denied it, lied about it, and then decided to "get help" with an addiction problem and dodged the political bullet. Kennedy is still in office.
Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia) violated House security, refused three calls for her to stop, and then SLUGGED A COP! She cried "racism" and did not offer an actual apology for her actions -- just how her actions were "interpreted." McKinney is still in office (although, thankfully, her constituency have voted her out in the primary earlier this year).
The lib/dem/soc/commies have been trying EVERYTHING possible to oust their rep/con/tair opponents. They've lied, they've misdirected, and they've even aided and abetted the release of classified documents in a time of war.
It would not surprise me one whit if these "revelations" were part of an overall coordinated lib/dem/soc/commie campaign to smear their opponents in order for them to regain power. They can't seem to regain power with honest debate. They can't seem to regain power with honest elections, from photo-ID'd voters with American citizenship. So, dig up the dirt and start shoveling the shit. And start demanding investigations of the House rep/con/tair leadership with a "what did they know and when did they know it" point of view. I wonder if they're mixing the tar and plucking the feathers in anticipation.
By the way, have you noticed how quickly the "Clinton Loses His Temper" story has died, since Foley's illicit story has surfaced? Despite the fact that it was proven that Clinton lied in that interview? Indeed, according to Oliver North, Clinton actually violated the law by targeting an assassination of bin Laden while three Presidential Orders were in place which prohibited such actions. No word yet on whether anyone is demanding an investigation. I'm not holding my breath.
No matter what the timing, Foley's actions were disgusting and, very hopefully, illegal -- I say hopefully, because I'd like to see anybody who abuses their power in this fashion to be thrown in jail for a very long time.
Even so, I have to seriously question the circumstances under which this and other politically-motivated stories have found the light of day. Or more accurately, the spotlight of a very slanted lib/dem/soc/commie-oriented Mainstream Media.
Like I said, "Things That Make You Go Hmmm...."
About the Writer: Doc Farmer is a writer and humorist who is also a moderator on ChronWatch's Forum. He formerly lived in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but now resides in the Midwest. Doc receives e-mail at docfarmer9999@yahoo.co.uk.
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add the Woodward book to the pile...
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Next question?
Have the DIMS even come out and said what Foley has done was wrong? Or have they just played the political game of demanding resignations?
Vote.com's got a related poll going on right now -
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712848/posts
Pass it around!
It isn't going to help the Democrats.
I'm curious as to why the Rats or whoever had the IMs didn't unleash them before the 2004 elections. Surely the 2004 elections were of greater importance than this year's mid-terms.
you could easily set up the dems the same way, just find a word that is really offensive but vague for example macaca, they go to a democrat rally and introduce yourself claiming that the vague insult is your last name for example macaca, tape yourself being address by the democrat as that last name macaca, get the lamestream media to cooperate by running the video over and over, instant scandal...
Yes, I think so. This is a carefully planned and orchestrated strategy. It reminds me a lot of the Clinton War Room. This is a Clinton job. Remember, the pair wants back into the White House in two years.
I believe that this would have something to do with federal communications laws.
The dimwits can NO longer win elections therefore they do this kind of garbage.
I think you're right-those two will stop at nothing to get their power back.
The Democrats cannot win elections based on substance.
Gee, and all I've been hearing in the news is the concern over Karl Rove's "October Surprise"...
Here's a really simple question: Who saves Instant Messages?
Every IM program I've ever used allows the option of saving chat logs. They're quite useful if you hate taking notes during a "conversation", but want to go back and reference the "conversation" later, such as getting directions, recipes, etc.
The point is: Who would IM with pornographic discussion and save them? Unless it was to use them against the other person?
Foley's homosexuality was known. Could the pages have been contacted by someone to keep track of their IM messages with the congressman? I don't think it takes a tinfoil hat to imagine that happening. There's lots of intrinsic intrigue in DC anyway.
Mine sure doesn't! If I want to save an IM I have with my folks, I have to cut 'n paste to a text file. Manually.
This column could have answered its own questions in ten words or less:
1) it's election time
2) double standard
3) doh!
Some of us don't even know how.
Yes. These are political set-ups. It's an election season, and it completely normal for the Democrats to do anything and everything to win.
Exactly! This is a setup from the beginning, dating back several years. Foley is guilty, and did the right thing by stepping down. Those who illegally copied his emails or Instant Messages without his consent should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law for illegal wiretapping.
I am thinking it may be even more sleezy. Let's say the DEMS get the name of one of the pages involved in the less damaging email contacts from Foley. They convince him to contact Foley again and try to get him to get more "personal". Then they can easily track what is going on in the IM's.
I find it hard to believe that no one has realized that Foley was obviously set up by Allen to take the heat off of himself. It’s quite a cunning plan.
Not if they were the other party, I assume?
Kids do. These pages would certainly have known how to save them.
You can set any of the IM programs to keep an IM log, many businesses require it if IM is used for company matters. Also, I believe that, like emails, they can be had via subpeona of the ISP or whomever maintains the IM systems server (i.e. AOL, Yahoo, etc).
Lots of people do. I have done it to save a conversation I want/need to remember. Our various offices at work use IM as a communications tool, and I often paste information into a document if I need to hang onto it.
The point is that it's very easy to do and people should bear that in mind when IM'ing.
I think we all know it can be done. What I am saying is: what would motivate ANYONE to save such IMs (pornographic or incriminating) unless they had a specific agenda?
I think we all know the answer.
FOOL! It is all engineered by Rove, to take the focus away from the "quagmire" in Iraq! Can't you see it, the connections are as plain as day!
In other news, Alcoa stocks just went up 2 points :-)
Wow! No stinking wonder they see up as down and down as up!
You're probably right. It's way too cunning of a plan for Allen to dream up. :)
Wow! I've finally hit the big time! DU is interested in hating ME!
I'd like to thank all the little people who made this possible - Clinton, Kerry, Pelosi, Kennedy...
Wonder if he had a secret FBI file?
Don't all politicians? I mean, they have to be investigated for the ability to review classified documents, don't they?
Well, with Foley we know it wasn't cunning linguists that set him up.
A teenager sure would.
They were convinced that the French Poodle was going to lead them into the promised land of eternal DemocRatic dominance. They never expected to lose so they many not have thought this was necessary. Plus, it runs risk of backfiring on them should some DemocRats get sucked in as well. By the way, have we heard from Bawney Fwank yet?
Darth, Rush said today that the Democrats know the Foley scandal will be dead by Friday, so they will post another scandal Friday night to make the Sunday morning shows.
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