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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-12-08 11:19 AM
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Holy fuck, Foley is back!
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Edited on Wed Nov-12-08 11:21 AM by originalpckelly
Foley breaks silence on sex scandal

Foley insists he did nothing illegal and never had sexual contact with teens, just inappropriate Internet conversations. Investigations by the FBI and Florida authorities ended without criminal charges.

And while he concedes his behavior was "extraordinarily stupid," he remains somewhat unwilling to accept full public scorn.

These were 17-year-olds, just months from being men, he insists.

"There was never anywhere in those conversations where someone said, 'Stop,' or 'I'm not enjoying this,' or 'This is inappropriate' ... but again, I'm the adult here, I'm the congressman," Foley said. "The fact is I allowed it to happen. That's where my responsibility lies."

Foley had built a national reputation as an advocate for tougher penalties against child sexual predators. As co-chairman of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, he helped craft a law to protect children on the Internet."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27677750/


Foley was so smart, he managed to fool John Walsh. Let's make this very clear, Foley broke the law. He was a middle-aged man having explicit internet conversations with young men who were not experienced enough to look out for themselves. They were minors.

Here's Foley and Walsh on AMW talking about a sexual predator law.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BKR4cTmAg

Will someone please nail that little worm to the wall? Why hasn't he been prosecuted?
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