GOP tried to cover-up worst of Foley story

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Howie Kurtz reports in the Washington Post that Foley's former chief of staff tried to work out a deal with ABC to cover up the worst of the Foley scandal from the public.

More from Howie (you'll need to click and scroll down)
On Friday afternoon, a strategist for Rep. Mark Foley tried to cut a deal with ABC's Brian Ross.

The correspondent, who had dozens of instant messages that Foley sent to teenage House pages, had asked to interview the Florida Republican. Foley's former chief of staff said the congressman was quitting and that Ross could have that information exclusively if he agreed not to publish the raw, sexually explicit messages.

"I said we're not making any deals," Ross recalls.

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/10/gop-tried-to-cover-up-worst-of-foley.html

Foley's Showdown With ABC
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100587.html

[NVMojo]

1. hmmm, you mean ABC -Pathway asshats did the right thing??

[maddezmom]

2. K&R...Cover up, lie, cover up

Good on you Ross!

[Virginia Dare]

3. ABC News acting like Jekyl and Hyde of late...

first the 9/11 Clinton hatchet job, now taking down the GOP Congressinal leadership?

[burythehatchet]

5. Its really not, if you think about it

The propoganda decisions are made at the ownership/board level. However, stories like this are a result of an individual's or small group's effort.

[w4rma]

7. Exactly. The propaganda comes down from the top. But stories like this

come from the bottom.

[Garbo 2004]

6. ABC news division not the same as the ABC entertainment division that

produced the film. ABC news has Richard Clarke as a national security consultant. The entertainment division/film makers didn't even talk to Richard Clarke when they made the film.

[hippiechick]

9. I have a feeling the GOP is throwing Foley under the bus ...

... to take attention OFF the Woodward book.

Just my :tinfoilhat: hard at work.

[Sequoia]

11. At least it's not made of tin foil!

With two (shockers) you get egg roll. (Actually, I have no idea what that means!?

[SaveOurDemocracy]

4. Despicable GOP pigs

All they were worried about was the upcoming election!!!

[NNN0LHI]

8. Which only means of course we never will see the worst of it n/t

[Tarheel_Dem]

10. I think we will, if there's a real investigation..........

big "IF".

[Imagevision]

12. Work out a deal with ABC to cover up, what more needs to be known?!!

Massive cover-up!!

[DearAbby]

13. abc is owned by DISNEY

What if it got out that DISNEY...fun place for kids, HELD A STORY TO PROTECT A PEDOPHILE....OF COURSE THEY RAN THE STORY...it would be suicide not too.