Comments on: Mark Foley Is Out Over Salacious Emails http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:59:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Quaker in a Basement http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45394 Quaker in a Basement Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:31:06 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45394 Once again, my old home town--Pensacola--turns up in the news for nefarious reasons. Once again, my old home town–Pensacola–turns up in the news for nefarious reasons.

]]> By: factcheck http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45393 factcheck Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:01:26 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45393 "So, what does that mean, that he wasn't a pedophile then ,but now he is?" It means j was against pedophiles before he was for them. “So, what does that mean, that he wasn’t a pedophile then ,but now he is?”

It means j was against pedophiles before he was for them.

]]> By: Duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45392 Duros62 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:00:12 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45392 <i>... but was basically claiming that that one act alone threw a wrench in the whole Macaca-saying, Noose-in-the-office-hanging, confederate-flag-draping, pigs-head-in-the-black-families-mailbox-putting, nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-saying argument. </i> How dare you, sir? You should be ashamed at the intellectual dishonesty your post reveals. The misinformation and distortion of facts is blatant and inexcusable. It was a <b>deer's</b> head. … but was basically claiming that that one act alone threw a wrench in the whole Macaca-saying, Noose-in-the-office-hanging, confederate-flag-draping, pigs-head-in-the-black-families-mailbox-putting, nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-saying argument.

How dare you, sir? You should be ashamed at the intellectual dishonesty your post reveals. The misinformation and distortion of facts is blatant and inexcusable.

It was a deer’s head.

]]> By: Duros62 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45391 Duros62 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:29:15 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45391 <i>Oliver, this doesn't change the fact that at the time , you had no evidence other than those emails.</i> So, what does that mean, that he wasn't a pedophile then ,but now he is? Come on. Oliver, this doesn’t change the fact that at the time , you had no evidence other than those emails.

So, what does that mean, that he wasn’t a pedophile then ,but now he is?

Come on.

]]> By: Stanley http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45390 Stanley Sat, 30 Sep 2006 01:30:35 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45390 I wonder if Dennis Hastert is going to get slammed over the fact that he, as the leader of the House, knew about Foley's indiscretions for almost a FULL YEAR, yet still allowed him to chair the child sex offender caucus. I guy can hope, can't he? I wonder if Dennis Hastert is going to get slammed over the fact that he, as the leader of the House, knew about Foley’s indiscretions for almost a FULL YEAR, yet still allowed him to chair the child sex offender caucus.

I guy can hope, can’t he?

]]> By: frameone http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45389 frameone Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:13:46 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45389 "Oliver, this doesn't change the fact that at the time , you had no evidence other than those emails." That being said, I doubt that this actually happened. Oh, oops ... “Oliver, this doesn’t change the fact that at the time , you had no evidence other than those emails.”

That being said, I doubt that this actually happened. Oh, oops …

]]> By: Dr. Squid http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45388 Dr. Squid Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:39:05 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45388 Does Jay also agree that certain people should not be subject to wiretapping <a href="http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/09/29/hannity-on-wiretapping-then-and-now/" rel="nofollow">because they are conservative?</a> Hannity believes that. Fits in with the conservative mindset that conservatives are always better because they're such awesome conservatives who would like to remind you how conservative they are. Amazing how people as insecure about themselves as conservatives can go to sleep without crawling under the bed to hide from those nasty rabble who just aren't conservative enough. Does Jay also agree that certain people should not be subject to wiretapping because they are conservative?

Hannity believes that.

Fits in with the conservative mindset that conservatives are always better because they’re such awesome conservatives who would like to remind you how conservative they are.

Amazing how people as insecure about themselves as conservatives can go to sleep without crawling under the bed to hide from those nasty rabble who just aren’t conservative enough.

]]> By: jimmmm http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45387 jimmmm Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:13:38 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45387 Not until you take your head out of your ass, Jay." The operative word is "yet." As in, "Jay is pwned... yet again." Not until you take your head out of your ass, Jay.”

The operative word is “yet.” As in, “Jay is pwned… yet again.”

]]> By: jimmmm http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45386 jimmmm Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:12:08 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45386 Shorter Jay: "...And this investigation won't stop till we find a Democrat who also panders to underage boys." Shorter Jay: “…And this investigation won’t stop till we find a Democrat who also panders to underage boys.”

]]> By: Jay http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45385 Jay Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:11:48 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45385 Jimmmmm, want to take your foot out of your mouth now? Jimmmmm, want to take your foot out of your mouth now?

]]> By: Jay http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45384 Jay Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:10:38 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45384 Oliver, this doesn't change the fact that <i>at the time</i> , you had no evidence other than those emails. You then tried to claim <i>you didn't</i> accuse him of being a pedophile. But now you're doing a, "See? I was right!" act. You can't have it both ways. So I wouldn't go pounding my chest too much if I were you. That being said, <b>now</b> there is proof and he should have resigned and there should be a full investigation into his actions, including a criminal investigation to determine if he broke any laws. Oliver, this doesn’t change the fact that at the time , you had no evidence other than those emails. You then tried to claim you didn’t accuse him of being a pedophile. But now you’re doing a, “See? I was right!” act. You can’t have it both ways.

So I wouldn’t go pounding my chest too much if I were you.

That being said, now there is proof and he should have resigned and there should be a full investigation into his actions, including a criminal investigation to determine if he broke any laws.

]]> By: jimmmm http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45383 jimmmm Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:10:09 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45383 Has pedophile enabler Jay Caruso come by to apologize yet? Yeah, that's what I thought. Has pedophile enabler Jay Caruso come by to apologize yet?

Yeah, that’s what I thought.

]]> By: Rheinhard http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45382 Rheinhard Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:06:27 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45382 But wait, I thought this kind of thing was only bad if the perpetrator was a Democrat? But wait, I thought this kind of thing was only bad if the perpetrator was a Democrat?

]]> By: MJB http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45381 MJB Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:05:55 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45381 Who will the right trot out as a balancing example on the left? I'm going with Paula Poundstone, that influential public servant, she. Who will the right trot out as a balancing example on the left? I’m going with Paula Poundstone, that influential public servant, she.

]]> By: Rex Mundane http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45380 Rex Mundane Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:01:54 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45380 I also recall Jay saying something to the effect of George "Macaca" Allen wasnt a racist because he had sponsored some bill or other that said racism was bad, I dont know which and cant be bothered to check, but was basically claiming that that one act alone threw a wrench in the whole Macaca-saying, Noose-in-the-office-hanging, confederate-flag-draping, pigs-head-in-the-black-families-mailbox-putting, nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-saying argument. How does this relate to Rep Foley? Well lets go back two months. <blockquote><a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:h.r.05749:" rel="nofollow"> H.R.5749 Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 7/10/2006)</a></blockquote> Hm... one could almost make the argument that, for political purposes, he proposed legislation that actually went contrary to his lifestyle just to seem like a better person to the voting public... but then to make that argument, one would clearly be sonking to "new lows", right Jay? I also recall Jay saying something to the effect of George “Macaca” Allen wasnt a racist because he had sponsored some bill or other that said racism was bad, I dont know which and cant be bothered to check, but was basically claiming that that one act alone threw a wrench in the whole Macaca-saying, Noose-in-the-office-hanging, confederate-flag-draping, pigs-head-in-the-black-families-mailbox-putting, nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-nigger-saying argument.
How does this relate to Rep Foley? Well lets go back two months.


H.R.5749
Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Foley, Mark [FL-16] (introduced 7/10/2006)

Hm… one could almost make the argument that, for political purposes, he proposed legislation that actually went contrary to his lifestyle just to seem like a better person to the voting public… but then to make that argument, one would clearly be sonking to “new lows”, right Jay?

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45379 Oliver Willis Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:00:53 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45379 It seems to happen a lot on your side. It seems to happen a lot on your side.

]]> By: Dugger http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45378 Dugger Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:56:28 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45378 I hate it when it happens to our side. I hate it when it happens to our side.

]]> By: factcheck http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45377 factcheck Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:29:10 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45377 <a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html</a></a> Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts. That's Republican family values for you. http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/foley_resigns_o.html

Hours earlier, ABC News had read excerpts of instant messages provided by former pages who said the congressman, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual organs and acts.

That’s Republican family values for you.

]]> By: Rheinhard http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/09/29/mark-foley-is-out-over-salacious-emails/#comment-45376 Rheinhard Fri, 29 Sep 2006 20:19:56 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=2788#comment-45376 Well Ollie, you may be right, but do you have to be so darn... shrill? Well Ollie, you may be right, but do you have to be so darn… shrill?

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