[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic]
In any case, there is widespread agreement not to allow the Democrats to get away with this and not to let “the socialist” take Foley’s seat.
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Who, this guy?
[QUOTE=Left Hand of Dorkness]
If it’s a Pubbie scandal, what better way to clarify that than by highlighting Democrats’ innocence in the scandal?
Daniel
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Because it would be fucking stupid to the point of insanity for the Dems to get the focus pointed away from the Republicans on this, that’s why.
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton]
Who, this guy?
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Yeah, he’s the one. I didn’t know he was a Socialist either, but if the Freepers call him that, it must be true.
[QUOTE=elucidator]
I can only hope you were wearing a condom. Two or three, just to be safe.
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Over your head, at that.
Are they are at the point yet of calling Foley *honorable * for immediately resigning, unlike that power-addicted scum Clinton?
He *did * deal with it. Just not quite long enough, by a few weeks. Or did you think “deal with it” actually meant “get rid of a fellow Republican”?
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan]
Got a cite for that, ETF? Not that I doubt they’d say something that stupid, I just want to see it for myself.
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Naw, I pulled it out of my ass based on history. 
[QUOTE=Evil Captor]
Technically you are correct, but I strongly suspect that in common usage “pedophilia” has become a term that means, “sexual attraction to underage persons” whatever age that person might be.
So, to be technically accurate:
Gay Ephebephobia: IOKIYAR
but frankly, I don’t think most people would know what “ephebephobia” is. If you want to communicate clearly to non-Dopers it should read “Gay Pedophilia: It’s OK If You’re A Republican!”
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You mean “ephebephilia,” right?
I guess ephebephobia would refer to people who can’t stand those damn kids today with their long hair and their rock and roll music.
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic]
I guess ephebephobia would refer to people who can’t stand those damn kids today with their long hair and their rock and roll music.
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You can talk and talk till your face is blue!
Kids!
But they still just do what they want to do!
Why can’t they be like we were,
Perfect in every way?
What’s the matter with kids today?
And, just to give 'Luci something to work from:
Get off my lawn! All of you!
[QUOTE=Evil Captor]
Get off my lawn! All of you!
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Hey, if there’s grass on the field…
“Following these allegations, House Republicans began to come forward with disturbing stories about Rep. Foley’s penchant for viewing underage pornographic films with the volume off, while creating his own sound effects with common household items.”
I wonder what motivated the St. Pete Times to sit on the story for so long. (The link Equipoise provided doesn’t seem to work for me.) They always seemed to me to be a fairly decent paper, by central Florida standards anyway, which admittedly isn’t saying much.
[QUOTE=Terrifel]
“Following these allegations, House Republicans began to come forward with disturbing stories about Rep. Foley’s penchant for viewing underage pornographic films with the volume off, while creating his own sound effects with common household items.”
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
(Or have I been whooshed again?)
[QUOTE=Rilchiam]
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
(Or have I been whooshed again?)
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[Jerry Lee Lewis]
Whole lotta whooshin’ goin’ on.
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[QUOTE=Rilchiam]
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
(Or have I been whooshed again?)
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Sorry about that… I guess it was a fairly obscure joke.
Yes, I hoped that’s what you were getting at. Luckily I checked myself before simply posting “Whaaaaaaaaat?”
Ah, cool. While we’re on the subject, did you know that you can create an extremely convincing “Whaaaaaaat?” sound using only a pair of nylons, a fresh carrot, and an underage Congressional page?
Right now, it looks like the Democratic candidate has a reasonable chance of winning the seat, although originally it looked like Foley would win decisively. The House Republican leadership should have dealt with this when it first arose, so they could get another candidate out there. Instead they sat on it until it leaked this close to the election. (I also wonder whether he did anything other than send inappropriate emails and IMs.)
[QUOTE=featherlou]
If they were good, solid citizens, they would be leading good, solid lives, not mucking about in politics. In my humble opinion, of course.
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Thanks, I appreciate that. (And here I thought I was mucking about in politics because I was a good solid citizen, or at least trying to be one.)
[QUOTE=matt_mcl]
Thanks, I appreciate that. (And here I thought I was mucking about in politics because I was a good solid citizen, or at least trying to be one.)
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Well, how do you know you’re a horse unless you see zebras, know what I mean?
Does anyone have the scoop on how it is that this long-brewing scandal happened to leak right now? Did the page in question talk?