Wednesday - October 04, 2006

Smoke And Mirrors

Let me see if I’ve got this straight, OK? (1) There are only 34 days left until the November elections. (2) The Democrats have nothing to offer voters on Iraq, the economy, health care, education or social security - except criticism of Republicans. (3) President Bush’s poll numbers are climbing. (4) Bill Clinton just had to go and make an ass of himself on national TV, embaressing the whole Democratic party. Does that about cover it?

So .... why are we sudddenly told about a Republican congressman pedophile that Democrats and Republicans knew about for the last ten months? Why does Bob Woodward suddenly have a new book out that slams the Bush administration? Why are the usual suspects on the Looney Left suddenly so quiet (Dean, Kerry, Kennedy, Pelosi, Murtha, most of Hollywood)? Why are we suddenly told that Condaleeza Rice was briefed by the CIA about Bin Laden only months before 9/11?

Hello? Am I the only one paying attention here? In case you haven’t noticed, we’re getting bamboozled by the Democrats again! They’re up to their same old dirty tricks. No message, no plan, no alternative so ... distract the voters with smoke and mirrors. They pulled this same s**t before, remember? Go back to 2004 and the release of “Fahrenheit 911” and “Rathergate” right before the election. Are you starting to get a clue yet?

Mark Foley is a creep and deserves to have his ass kicked (and he will) but the timing is what bothers me ... and it should you too. Why do we have to go through this same crap every time there is a major election? While Republican candidates talk about issues like security, the economy, education, health care, and other things we ordinary people are concerned about, the Democrats ignore the issues and suddenly expose scandals and hire journalists and other media figureheads to stir up the public with trash-talk and sleaze?

America, if you buy into this crap for even one second then you’ll get exactly the kind of useless, hypocritical, underhanded, devious politicians you deserve. You and I are being hoodwinked by a gang of Liberal losers who have no plan other than to regain power.

Don’t believe it? Then ask one of them to define his or her plan for fighting terrorism, or reducing our dependence on foreign oil, or creating more jobs, or reducing health care costs. The only answer you’ll get is a blank stare ... right before they point over your shoulder and yell, “LOOK! There goes another GOPervert!”

On November 7th, you will have a choice. You can either be a complete idiot and swallow all this crap or you can prove to the Donks that you’re not as stupid as they think you are. I’ve already made my choice ... and it doesn’t include being stupid in any way, shape or form ....

_{Mike Lester - The Rome News-Tribune (Georgia)}

Did Democrats Page Mark Foley?
_{(INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY) - Mon Oct 2, 7:00 PM ET}

Scandal: Right after Mark Foley was revealed to have had inappropriate e-mail conversations with a 16-year-old page, he resigned and checked into rehab. Now, what did Democrats know, and when did they know it? Yes, you read that right: the Democrats. It’s of course clear that Foley, a Republican representative from Florida, resigned for good cause. We don’t defend him or his inexcusable behavior—good riddance.

But it didn’t take long at all after Foley’s resignation for the Democrats to call for an investigation of the entire Republican leadership in the House, charging that GOP stalwarts knew early on that Foley, as they like to say in the rehab business, had a “problem.” Democrats have begun losing their once-significant lead in the polls, and a mere five weeks remain until the midterm elections. Is this scandal the Democrats’ own “October Surprise,” meant to throw the GOP into a tailspin shortly before the vote?

Recent polls show Democrats aren’t doing very well on several key issues. What better way than a good, old-fashioned sex scandal to get people’s minds off such things as the importance of winning the war in Iraq, our ongoing vulnerability to terrorist attack and the necessity of keeping the Bush economic boom going? As it is, Republicans deny knowing about the explicit text messages that Foley sent to a 16-year-old congressional page back in 2003. In repudiating Foley, House Speaker Dennis Hastert called the messages “vile and repulsive.”

Despite this, the immediate take by Democrats and much of the mainstream media was that this was a classic example of Republican hypocrisy—talking “morals” and “values” while all the time shielding a child predator. But it was nothing of the kind.

If anything, the episode reveals the Democrats’ hypocrisy about their own behavior. The fact that Foley resigned virtually within minutes of being told that ABC News had copies of his salacious e-mails and text messages indicates he at least felt shame for his actions. Can the same be said for Democrats?

Sadly, it doesn’t seem so. How else can you explain the following? In 1983, then-Democratic Rep. Gerry Studds of Massachusetts was caught in a similar situation. In his case, Studds had sex with a male teenage page - something Foley hasn’t been charged with. Did Studds express contrition? Resign? Quite the contrary. He rejected Congress’ censure of him and continued to represent his district until his retirement in 1996.

In 1989, Rep. Barney Frank (news, bio, voting record), also of Massachusetts, admitted he’d lived with Steve Gobie, a male prostitute who ran a gay sex-for-hire ring out of Frank’s apartment. Frank, it was later discovered, used his position to fix 33 parking tickets for Gobie. What happened to Frank? The House voted 408-18 to reprimand him—a slap on the wrist. Today he’s an honored Democratic member of Congress, much in demand as a speaker and “conscience of the party.”

In 2001, President Clinton, who had his own intern problem, commuted the prison sentence of Illinois Rep. Mel Reynolds, who had sex with a 16-year-old campaign volunteer and pressured her to lie about it. (Reynolds also was convicted of campaign spending violations.)

You get the idea. Democrats not only seem OK with the kind of behavior for which Foley is charged, but also they protect and excuse it. Only when it’s a Republican do they proclaim themselves shocked—shocked!—when it comes to light. We have a lot more questions about this whole affair.

The timing of the revelations, as we noted, couldn’t be more propitious for the Democrats. Turns out both the Democrats and several newspapers seem to have known about Foley’s problem as far back as November, according to research by several enterprising blogs.

Why didn’t they come forward then? Who dredged up these e-mails—and why did they hold them until now? This reeks of political trickery. We’re glad Foley’s gone. He betrayed Congress, his party and the trust of the 33 pages who serve in Congress, and their parents. He behaved immorally, and we won’t be surprised at new revelations. That said, if this scandal is the Democrats’ answer to their problems at the polls, it’s pretty pathetic. It shows a base contempt for the voters.

Posted by The Skipper     on 10/04/2006 at 03:00 AM   
Filed Under: • Democrats-Liberals-Moonbat Leftists •  
• Comments (7) • Trackbacks(0)  Permalink •  

DISCLAIMER

THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE HOSTS OF THIS SITE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS.

Not that very many people ever read this far down, but this blog was the creation of Allan Kelly and his friend Vilmar. Vilmar moved on to his own blog some time ago, and Allan ran this place alone until his sudden and unexpected death partway through 2006. We all miss him. A lot. Even though he is gone this site will always still be more than a little bit his. We who are left to carry on the BMEWS tradition owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we hope to be able to pay that back by following his last advice to us all:

1. Keep a firm grasp of Right and Wrong
2. Stay involved with government on every level and don't let those bastards get away with a thing
3. Use every legal means to defend yourself in the event of real internal trouble, and, most importantly:
4. Keep talking to each other, whether here or elsewhere

It's been a long strange trip without you Skipper, but thanks for pointing us in the right direction and giving us a swift kick in the behind to get us going. Keep lookin' down on us, will ya? Thanks.

THE INFORMATION AND OTHER CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALL PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AMERICAN COURTS. IF ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS CONSTRUED AS BEING CONTRARY TO THE LAWS APPLICABLE IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, THEN THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ACCESSED BY PERSONS FROM THAT COUNTRY AND ANY PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH LAWS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO USE OUR SERVICES UNLESS THEY CAN SATISFY US THAT SUCH USE WOULD BE LAWFUL.

Copyright © 2004-2015 Domain Owner