Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Foley plays the Oprah Card

Foley Was Sexually Abused as a Youth by Clergyman, Lawyer Says



Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Former Representative Mark Foley, who resigned in disgrace last week after internet sexual exchanges with underage boys surfaced, was sexually abused as a teenager by a clergyman, said his lawyer David Roth.

Foley, a Florida Republican, yesterday checked into a substance abuse clinic, blaming his lapse of judgment on alcohol (emphasis ours). He resigned Sept. 29 from Congress after ABC questioned him about sexually explicit internet messages with underage congressional pages.

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No one could ever accuse us of keeping company with Carrie Nation, yet, somehow, we've managed to avoid this sort of "lapse of judgment".

A MAN in Foley's position admits to his culpability, bows his head in shame and spends the rest of his life making amends.

A pussy "goes Oprah" in front of the whole world in an attempt to deflect blame.

Foley is about as much of a "man" as Jim McGreevey.