Republican leadership could have stopped a sex predator but chose not to
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/washington/01foley.html
G.O.P. Leaders Knew in Late ’05 of E-Mail
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 — Top House Republicans knew for months about e-mail traffic between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter secret and allowed Mr. Foley to remain head of a Congressional caucus on children’s issues, Republican lawmakers said Saturday.
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"Anyone who was involved in the chain of information should come forward and tell when they were told, what they were told and what they did with the information when they got it," said Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York. Mr. King called it a "dark day" for Congress and said, "We need a full investigation."
Representative Christopher Shays, Republican of Connecticut, said any leader who had been aware of Mr. Foley's behavior and failed to take action should step down. "If they knew or should have known the extent of this problem, they should not serve in leadership," Mr. Shays said.
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I don't understand why this isn't a huge full blown scandal yet. The big wigs in the Republican party knew this man was a sexual predator but choose to do nothing but give him a a warning. Just a warning not even a slap on the wrist. WTF guys?
It is very obvious to me that the GOP cares much more about its self than the youth of this nation. We must work as hard as we can to get this party out of power. We have no choice. How far could this have gone? If the Republican leadership knew he was really raping kids would they have stopped it? We don't know the answer to that question. But what we do knew is that they didn't say anything while they knew he was committing these unspeakable acts.
Caleb
G.O.P. Leaders Knew in Late ’05 of E-Mail
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 — Top House Republicans knew for months about e-mail traffic between Representative Mark Foley and a former teenage page, but kept the matter secret and allowed Mr. Foley to remain head of a Congressional caucus on children’s issues, Republican lawmakers said Saturday.
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"Anyone who was involved in the chain of information should come forward and tell when they were told, what they were told and what they did with the information when they got it," said Representative Peter T. King, Republican of New York. Mr. King called it a "dark day" for Congress and said, "We need a full investigation."
Representative Christopher Shays, Republican of Connecticut, said any leader who had been aware of Mr. Foley's behavior and failed to take action should step down. "If they knew or should have known the extent of this problem, they should not serve in leadership," Mr. Shays said.
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I don't understand why this isn't a huge full blown scandal yet. The big wigs in the Republican party knew this man was a sexual predator but choose to do nothing but give him a a warning. Just a warning not even a slap on the wrist. WTF guys?
It is very obvious to me that the GOP cares much more about its self than the youth of this nation. We must work as hard as we can to get this party out of power. We have no choice. How far could this have gone? If the Republican leadership knew he was really raping kids would they have stopped it? We don't know the answer to that question. But what we do knew is that they didn't say anything while they knew he was committing these unspeakable acts.
Caleb
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