Foley Scandal or Setup
Del Williams
October 10, 2006
At what level of social status is it acceptable to approach little boys for sex? Apparently it is the political level.
The Washington Post reported that for over 6 years some colleagues knew of Foley’s tendency towards pages. So, while this group was slamming Priests, they were covering up for one of their own. The “Good old boys” network is alive and well.
Before I become too harsh, let’s look at what we know so far in a reasonable, calm, fashion. I might even put away some of the sarcasm that is really evident.
There were some overly friendly emails to a 16 year old former page. The e-mails are nothing sexual, the teenager did not nor have his parents made an issue of them. So who is?
Then we have a curious former page who claims to have kept instant messages since 2003. I am sorry, but that seems far fetched. Heck, does anyone even keep the same phone that long? How did he print them out? Is Foley being hung out to dry or am I just being too suspicious about the motives in this case.
I think this is nothing but a case of Monica Lewinsky revisited. Loose lips sink ships. Had she kept her mouth shut and cleaned the dress nothing would have happened to Clinton, but she wanted her bragging rights. I think this page was bragging that he was friends with the Congressman, someone got jealous, and off we go into investigations.
There has not been any proof that Foley DID anything beyond ask him how he was, etc. I find it far fetched that the instant messages are genuine.
Now, having said what I said let me go to the heart of the issue. Grown men do not need to be fraternizing with kids. It is sad that men cannot talk to girls or boys without it being considered sexual, but it is the world we live in. Kind of like, I would not want my teens around a “perky” female teacher. It just seems that grown folks do not understand the concept of boundaries. Children are not for sex, sex talk, feeling up, groping, hiring to kill spouses, treated like spouses, etc. Ok, I have moved to anger.
People if you cannot have a relationship with adults your own age, that is an issue for the therapist, but children are not to become your source. It is inappropriate. Now, if the parents knew of some instant messages that were inappropriate then they have issues too. I would not care how powerful I thought someone was. If they were hurting my child or exposing him to things that I felt was inappropriate, then I would open my mouth to whomever.
This is why I am flipping back and forth. I find something odd about this case. It is coming too easy after what some say has been six years worth of inappropriateness. Now, if we find money for a cover up then I might be more inclined to join the bandwagon, but right now, the facts do not support this. I also find the timing to be strange. It just happened right before elections with an important seat that Republicans needed.
My other issue with this is someone claiming to have saved instant messages over 3 years. This is like Monica Lewinsky saving the blue dress. So, who is behind this scandal? Is it the Democrats, political opponents, pages, or a bunch of lies? We will have to wait to find that out.
The Washington Post reported that for over 6 years some colleagues knew of Foley’s tendency towards pages. So, while this group was slamming Priests, they were covering up for one of their own. The “Good old boys” network is alive and well.
Before I become too harsh, let’s look at what we know so far in a reasonable, calm, fashion. I might even put away some of the sarcasm that is really evident.
There were some overly friendly emails to a 16 year old former page. The e-mails are nothing sexual, the teenager did not nor have his parents made an issue of them. So who is?
Then we have a curious former page who claims to have kept instant messages since 2003. I am sorry, but that seems far fetched. Heck, does anyone even keep the same phone that long? How did he print them out? Is Foley being hung out to dry or am I just being too suspicious about the motives in this case.
I think this is nothing but a case of Monica Lewinsky revisited. Loose lips sink ships. Had she kept her mouth shut and cleaned the dress nothing would have happened to Clinton, but she wanted her bragging rights. I think this page was bragging that he was friends with the Congressman, someone got jealous, and off we go into investigations.
There has not been any proof that Foley DID anything beyond ask him how he was, etc. I find it far fetched that the instant messages are genuine.
Now, having said what I said let me go to the heart of the issue. Grown men do not need to be fraternizing with kids. It is sad that men cannot talk to girls or boys without it being considered sexual, but it is the world we live in. Kind of like, I would not want my teens around a “perky” female teacher. It just seems that grown folks do not understand the concept of boundaries. Children are not for sex, sex talk, feeling up, groping, hiring to kill spouses, treated like spouses, etc. Ok, I have moved to anger.
People if you cannot have a relationship with adults your own age, that is an issue for the therapist, but children are not to become your source. It is inappropriate. Now, if the parents knew of some instant messages that were inappropriate then they have issues too. I would not care how powerful I thought someone was. If they were hurting my child or exposing him to things that I felt was inappropriate, then I would open my mouth to whomever.
This is why I am flipping back and forth. I find something odd about this case. It is coming too easy after what some say has been six years worth of inappropriateness. Now, if we find money for a cover up then I might be more inclined to join the bandwagon, but right now, the facts do not support this. I also find the timing to be strange. It just happened right before elections with an important seat that Republicans needed.
My other issue with this is someone claiming to have saved instant messages over 3 years. This is like Monica Lewinsky saving the blue dress. So, who is behind this scandal? Is it the Democrats, political opponents, pages, or a bunch of lies? We will have to wait to find that out.
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