Foley Scandal a Disaster for GOP
Republican strategists said yesterday that public revulsion over the sexually graphic online conversations between Congressman Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and former House pages could compound the party's problems enough to tip the House to the Democrats in November - and could jeopardize the party's hold on the Senate as well.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/100306K.shtml
Why Capitol Pages Fear Retaliation
Robert Parry writes: "In a very perverse way, the story of the emails and the pages does represent one of the fundamental lessons of working in today's one-party Washington: Whether in politics, intelligence or journalism, avoid doing or saying anything that offends powerful Republicans." Parry goes on to say that pages "recognize that divulging what Foley did to them could kill their hopes for future careers in politics."
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/100306M.shtml
From Foley To Homophobia
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/10/04/from_foley_to_homophobia.php
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/100306K.shtml
Why Capitol Pages Fear Retaliation
Robert Parry writes: "In a very perverse way, the story of the emails and the pages does represent one of the fundamental lessons of working in today's one-party Washington: Whether in politics, intelligence or journalism, avoid doing or saying anything that offends powerful Republicans." Parry goes on to say that pages "recognize that divulging what Foley did to them could kill their hopes for future careers in politics."
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/100306M.shtml
From Foley To Homophobia
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/10/04/from_foley_to_homophobia.php
rudkla - 3. Okt, 22:04
