Let the spin begin!!!
This will be short (?) because I only have a few things that I want to say in regards to the latest news to come out of
“Foleygate.”
The Republican spin machine is working overtime. What is hilarious is the number of different directions they are
going It’s like watching a mad game of billiards with all of the billiard balls on the table bouncing and ricocheting off
of each other. Let’s take a look at a few things being presented by the Republicans.
Right after Foley’s resignation and admission into an alcoholic rehabilitation his attorney made a public statement
on Foley’s behalf where the former Congressman admitted that he was not only gay, but also abused as a teen in
the Catholic Church.
Now my question is… WHY DO THIS??? Yes, there have been plenty reports asking the question as to why he hasn’
t come out of the closet, and there have also been Foley’s fair share of denials whenever the question was raised.
What I want to know is, why bring this up NOW? Could it be that he’s trying to play the victim card? Could it be that
by pretending he’s a victim of circumstances that he’s trying to play for the public’s sympathy?
When the right-wing media was covering the news, Bill O’Reilly ran a picture
of Foley…At the bottom of the picture it stated that Foley was a Democrat,
not a Republican. Now the argument could be made that this was a simple
mistake. I don’t think so. The odds of a major cable news channel to make
that kind of mistake are pretty remote. Could it be that maybe they want to
confuse the regular viewers of the Bill O’Reilly show and try to make them
think that Foley was a Democrat so that they could try to salvage more
Republican voters? A conspiracy theory??? Perhaps, but certainly not
outside the realm of possibility, especially given the way Bill O’Reilly will
lie about anything and not have any feelings of remorse.
The Republican leadership is on a witch-hunt to determine the source of the news leak. Yes, it was ABC News that
broke the first story, but the neo-cons want to know who knew about this and when. They have been pointing fingers
in so many different directions that it’s a wonder they don’t have them all tied up in a knot. Of course they have their
usual suspects… Democrats, gays, even Clinton. They’ve even gone so far as to say that the page Foley was
instant messaging about masturbation techniques was actually a legal adult and that the Democrats are lying about
his age in an effort to discredit Foley. This is truly despicable in how they are trying to turn the tables on the poor
kid who was the victim here. Of course it doesn’t help them in that at least THREE MORE PAGES have come
forward, each with their own story of how Foley behaved inappropriately with them. So much for trying to make Foley
out to be the victim.
Back to Foley’s admission of being gay and molested, have you noticed how the Evangelical Christian movement
has jumped on this? They are using this as a rallying cry against the evils of homosexuality. “Molestation causes
homosexuality, and homosexuals become molesters and pedophiles!!!” At the same time you have the Republican
leadership proclaiming how great they are in investigating one of their own. Could it be that they are trying to
convince Foley to “fall on his own sword?” By having him take the blame two big areas are covered. First, it again
creates the illusion that the Republican Party is the party of responsibility and morality, just the kind of party America
should want running the government during these difficult days. Second, it allows the Evangelical Christians to again
play the “gay card.” Why not? After all, by having the Evangelicals and the Republicans dangle the issue of same-
sex marriage they were able to scare just enough voters to cast their ballots in favor of the Republican Party. Here
again, they can proclaim how important it is to rid America of gays in any position of influence, that to do so
otherwise invites the threat of corruption for America’s youth. Does the phrase “sacrificial lamb” mean anything???
In the words of Michelangelo Signorile, “DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID!!!” This is the WORST attempt at spin I’ve
ever seen. All anyone needs to do is just follow all the different stories being spun here. One doesn’t even need to
determine how accurate these stories are. Instead just look at the CHAOS that follows in the wake of all of these. So
many of the Republican leadership and their allies are trying to throw so many stones that all they are succeeding in
doing is to HIT EACH OTHER!!! Just there mere fact that there are so many different stories being told from the neo-
cons should be enough for anyone to question any authenticity they might claim to have.
Don’t buy the spin people. The Republican leadership is in a mad scramble. Recognize all of this for what it is, a
mad attempt to cover up more guilt than they want to have exposed.
This will be short (?) because I only have a few things that I want to say in regards to the latest news to come out of
“Foleygate.”
The Republican spin machine is working overtime. What is hilarious is the number of different directions they are
going It’s like watching a mad game of billiards with all of the billiard balls on the table bouncing and ricocheting off
of each other. Let’s take a look at a few things being presented by the Republicans.
Right after Foley’s resignation and admission into an alcoholic rehabilitation his attorney made a public statement
on Foley’s behalf where the former Congressman admitted that he was not only gay, but also abused as a teen in
the Catholic Church.
Now my question is… WHY DO THIS??? Yes, there have been plenty reports asking the question as to why he hasn’
t come out of the closet, and there have also been Foley’s fair share of denials whenever the question was raised.
What I want to know is, why bring this up NOW? Could it be that he’s trying to play the victim card? Could it be that
by pretending he’s a victim of circumstances that he’s trying to play for the public’s sympathy?
When the right-wing media was covering the news, Bill O’Reilly ran a picture
of Foley…At the bottom of the picture it stated that Foley was a Democrat,
not a Republican. Now the argument could be made that this was a simple
mistake. I don’t think so. The odds of a major cable news channel to make
that kind of mistake are pretty remote. Could it be that maybe they want to
confuse the regular viewers of the Bill O’Reilly show and try to make them
think that Foley was a Democrat so that they could try to salvage more
Republican voters? A conspiracy theory??? Perhaps, but certainly not
outside the realm of possibility, especially given the way Bill O’Reilly will
lie about anything and not have any feelings of remorse.
The Republican leadership is on a witch-hunt to determine the source of the news leak. Yes, it was ABC News that
broke the first story, but the neo-cons want to know who knew about this and when. They have been pointing fingers
in so many different directions that it’s a wonder they don’t have them all tied up in a knot. Of course they have their
usual suspects… Democrats, gays, even Clinton. They’ve even gone so far as to say that the page Foley was
instant messaging about masturbation techniques was actually a legal adult and that the Democrats are lying about
his age in an effort to discredit Foley. This is truly despicable in how they are trying to turn the tables on the poor
kid who was the victim here. Of course it doesn’t help them in that at least THREE MORE PAGES have come
forward, each with their own story of how Foley behaved inappropriately with them. So much for trying to make Foley
out to be the victim.
Back to Foley’s admission of being gay and molested, have you noticed how the Evangelical Christian movement
has jumped on this? They are using this as a rallying cry against the evils of homosexuality. “Molestation causes
homosexuality, and homosexuals become molesters and pedophiles!!!” At the same time you have the Republican
leadership proclaiming how great they are in investigating one of their own. Could it be that they are trying to
convince Foley to “fall on his own sword?” By having him take the blame two big areas are covered. First, it again
creates the illusion that the Republican Party is the party of responsibility and morality, just the kind of party America
should want running the government during these difficult days. Second, it allows the Evangelical Christians to again
play the “gay card.” Why not? After all, by having the Evangelicals and the Republicans dangle the issue of same-
sex marriage they were able to scare just enough voters to cast their ballots in favor of the Republican Party. Here
again, they can proclaim how important it is to rid America of gays in any position of influence, that to do so
otherwise invites the threat of corruption for America’s youth. Does the phrase “sacrificial lamb” mean anything???
In the words of Michelangelo Signorile, “DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID!!!” This is the WORST attempt at spin I’ve
ever seen. All anyone needs to do is just follow all the different stories being spun here. One doesn’t even need to
determine how accurate these stories are. Instead just look at the CHAOS that follows in the wake of all of these. So
many of the Republican leadership and their allies are trying to throw so many stones that all they are succeeding in
doing is to HIT EACH OTHER!!! Just there mere fact that there are so many different stories being told from the neo-
cons should be enough for anyone to question any authenticity they might claim to have.
Don’t buy the spin people. The Republican leadership is in a mad scramble. Recognize all of this for what it is, a
mad attempt to cover up more guilt than they want to have exposed.
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