Congressman says Foley scandal page threatened

[Poiuyt]

Congressman Rodney Alexander (R-LA) has told CNN that one page who received sexually-explicit instant messages from Representative Mark Foley (R-FL) has been threatened.

Alexander sponsored the page in question.

Developing...

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Congressman_says_Foley_scandal_page_threatened_1003.html

[Kittycat]

1. And so it begins.

[Mortos]

2. Threatened by whom?

[tridim]

7. I think it's safe to say that the threat came from a Republican

It's probably the higher ups, but it easily could be all these Repug idiots that are calling in to CSPAN. My jaw is on the floor listening to their excuses.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

28. whoa - if anyone else knew or was involved w/the threats this is explosive

anyone involved is a goner.....

[IChing]

3. Why Capitol Pages Fear Retaliation

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2291277&mesg_id=2291277

[ProgressiveEconomist]

22. I fear Alexandeer's former page may become another Frank Wills,

the night watchman who belw the whistle on the Watergate burglars. He never again held a job even as good as night watchman, because of the chain of events his alert actions set in motion.

Just think of the TRILLIONS of dollars corporations and wealthy Republicans are counting on a Republican-controlled Congress to send their way, in looted FICA revenues and in looking the other way from corporate greed. The Louisiana kid may turn out to be a real party-pooper.

[cspanlovr]

4. Good Lord!

[Hav]

5. .

Must be freepers. Didn't they also publish some names?
Always blaming the victim...the party of personal responsibility.

[lyonn]

6. Obviously the kids will be the losers.

Men 50 years old deserve what punishment they receive for leading these "children" in a perverted direction. And all this happens on Capitol Hill?

Absolute power corrupts absolutely!

[CountAllVotes]

8. this is likely why the parents of the boy didn't care to pursue this

they had no choice. They knew their boy would be a target! :grr:

:kick:

[Bitwit1234]

9. Typical Con Action

Isn't it typical that when someone says something about a republican the horde descends on them. They send letters, they threaten, they rant and rave.

In California, a man sent a letter to bush and cheney which was of a threatening nature. In a couple of days they had found the guy and the investigation started. Tha Quick.

Now, in the case of the antrax letters with the threats that had killed people six years almost ago, nothing has been found. Oh did I mention all the letters were sent to dems/libs. And nothing has been done about the letter sent from California to Keith Olberman with fake anthrax. The FBI has no 'LEADS'....damn I guess you have to be a republican to get justice.

[Supersedeas]

10. Freepers for justice and all that is godly

[berni_mccoy]

11. WHY HAVEN'T FOLE ET AL BEEN ARRESTED YET?!?!?!?!

[LonelyLRLiberal]

12. Some are saying the age of consent is 16

age of consent depends on state law - however, there's a question whether federal laws on solicititation of minors via internet may apply. Good question - we'll see.

[AndyTiedye]

18. Foley Might be Prosecuted Under the Law He Sponsored

[LonelyLRLiberal]

25. That would be poetic justice, huh? eom

[berni_mccoy]

20. In FL, DC and VA, it is 18.

There is no doubt he broke the law.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

26. Glad to know it's 18 for his acts. He's in trouble,

and deservedly so. Not only is the age difference important, the abuse of power and position is also disgusting.

[Poiuyt]

23. The age of consent for internet sexual predators is 18 regardless of the

state

[LonelyLRLiberal]

27. Excellent!

and guess what, in his position on the committee, Foley knew it!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

29. It's 18 in Florida - He's a Florida resident & he was e-mailing in Florida

at least for SOME of the e-mails.

[dkofos]

13. Kind of late for that don't you think

Never underestimate the stupidity of republcons

[WePurrsevere]

14. Did I miss where they released the name of the MINOR (Page)? How would

they know if it wasn't unless it was an "insider" threat?

[Recursion]

15. Page appointments are a matter of public record

Anyone who wished to could examine the Congressional Record or the Congressional Bulletin and find out whom Rep. Alexander has appointed as a page over the past few years. I haven't, because I figure the kid deserves some privacy, but one could do it if one were so inclined.

[WePurrsevere]

16. TY. So basically enough info came out that it was easy to figure out. who.

n/t

[Pachamama]

17. Now they are THREATENING OUR CHILDREN?????

These people are seriously dangerous....

Whoa...its getting scary....

[ProgressiveEconomist]

19. IMO Alexander (R-LA-05) needs to RESIGN immediately, rather than

try to shield his political career by further exploiting the whistleblower Page. Sure, Alexander warned that boy's parents about Foley. But what about the parents of the other 71 teens a year that go through the House Page program? He did NOTHING for them. This brings to mind the Parable of the Shepherd in the Bible.

Donate to Alexander's Democratic opponent at http://www.hearnforcongress.com

[Horse with no Name]

21. The same group of thugs that threaten ANYONE

who doesn't toe the party line.
Think Keith Olbermann--last week.
Threats are their standard operating practice.
Which, no doubt, is how they keep the votes the need to pass their unlawful legislation.

[Garbo 2004]

24. Alexander had *two* former pages hit on by Foley? Or is this more

conflating of pages/incidents? The 2005 emails weren't sexually explicit and the kid ended contact after Foley asked for a pic. Was one of the recipients of the explict IM's indeed also a former Alexander page?

I recall someone here saying that in other places on the net the 2005 page's identity, info were being posted by posters who blamed him for Foley's fall. But he didn't receive the IM's. And it appears that he wasn't the one sending the "over friendly" (creepy) emails to the media for the last 11 months.