Why does it take a SEX scandal to bring down a politician?

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by bj229r

(And THIS guy actually boinked a minor)

No actually he didn't.

The age of consent in DC is 17, not 18. He had a consentual relationship and he owned up to it. No he didn't apologize for it. He and Republican Congressman Crane were both censured at the same time for inappropriate sexual relationships with pages. Studds occurred in 1973, Crane in 1980. One was re-elected, one wasn't.

[bj229r]

Originally posted by midnight Target
No actually he didn't.

The age of consent in DC is 17, not 18. He had a consentual relationship and he owned up to it. No he didn't apologize for it. He and Republican Congressman Crane were both censured at the same time for inappropriate sexual relationships with pages. Studds occurred in 1973, Crane in 1980. One was re-elected, one wasn't.

Ah, so pounditating a junior in high school in the 'exit' point is ok, I had no idea

[midnight Target]

Who said it was OK? You said he "Boinked" a minor. Neither he nor Crane legally "boinked" a minor. Both had inappropriate relationships. Both were censured. Basically rendering you without a point... boink.

[bj229r]

Originally posted by midnight Target
Who said it was OK? You said he "Boinked" a minor. Neither he nor Crane legally "boinked" a minor. Both had inappropriate relationships. Both were censured. Basically rendering you without a point... boink.

Again, you are doing verbal gymnastics trying  to defend a middle-aged man(hehe, who died at the age of...69...) having a sexual relationship with a high-schooler, (unapologetically so ) while lambasting a man (who promptly resigned when found out) who talked dirty to a kid who was (apparently) a legal adult at the time

Anyone know if foley gonna get his pension?

[lukster]

When the democrats start voting independent I'll consider it, not until. My vote will always be cast against a liberal/democrat/progressive/socialist.

Originally posted by x0847Marine
He was a democlone (and trailer trash), bought and paid for by the team via massive corporate donations.  

Independents are growing.  44 percent of those aged 18 - 29 ID themselves as Independents, but the clones have the election boards infested with hack loyalists, in 1 case they conspired to illegally kept an Independent off the ballots to protect their grip on power. A federal judge chastised them publicly and forced them to include another opinion in the mix.

True American values right there huh? using their power to censor those they think are a threat...its the democrat / republican way. We are people fed up with politics as usual and want to end BS like this, which scares the clones to death..

http://www.independentnation.org/rise_of_independents.htm


"..The growing independence of voters, after all, has been proven by the votes in every Presidential election since my childhood—and the tendency, frankly, is on the increase."
—Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940

"..self-identified moderates rising from a bare plurality of 36 percent in 1980 to 50 percent in 1998 and 2000.."

"..only 14 percent of the electorate said they always supported the candidates of a single party."

[lukster]

Originally posted by midnight Target
No actually he didn't.

The age of consent in DC is 17, not 18. He had a consentual relationship and he owned up to it. No he didn't apologize for it. He and Republican Congressman Crane were both censured at the same time for inappropriate sexual relationships with pages. Studds occurred in 1973, Crane in 1980. One was re-elected, one wasn't.

Actually the age of consent is 16 in D.C.. So what's the difference between Studds and Foley again?

http://teenadvice.about.com/library/weekly/qanda/blageofconsentchart.htm

[bj229r]

Originally posted by lukster
Actually the age of consent is 16 in D.C.. So what's the difference between Studds and Foley again?

http://teenadvice.about.com/library/weekly/qanda/blageofconsentchart.htm

Difference is Studds is a hero:huh

[Eagler]

Originally posted by midnight Target
Who said it was OK? You said he "Boinked" a minor. Neither he nor Crane legally "boinked" a minor. Both had inappropriate relationships. Both were censured. Basically rendering you without a point... boink.

.. the typical liberal thought process here in action folks ...

[lazs2]

yep... if there is no chance a democrat will get in then I will vote libertarian.

There is no other independant that I can think of ever voting for... as a rule they are all flaming socialists even worse than democrats.

lazs

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by lukster
Actually the age of consent is 16 in D.C.. So what's the difference between Studds and Foley again?

http://teenadvice.about.com/library/weekly/qanda/blageofconsentchart.htm

Same as the difference between Foley and Crane.. nothing. Except that Foley was heading the committe to protect children. That is a little ironic dontcha think?

BTW.. Crane didn't resign either, he was just not re-elected.

[storch]

"when in doubt, vote republican" an intelligent dude.  so there you have it.

[Suave]

"Sex?? I like sex!
-Homer Jay Simpson.

[Red Tail 444]

Originally posted by Mace2004
Looks more like a list Midnight but I don't think I'd call Kennedy a murderer.  He probably would have gotten off with manslaughter.  Byrd may or may not still be a racist but could you see a Republican surviving more than a few days after having been found out to have been a member of the KKK?

wasn't David Duke in the KKK

I believe that a stark difference between the two parties is that historically democrats have been the ones to challenge authority, while the power brokers, republicans, have been the authority. Democrats rarely follow one leader, and work within to topple whoever is in power, in one degree or another, while still going at the throats of their opposing party leadership.

republicans, show greater soloidarity, and generally exercise less free will than their liberal counterparts.

One party is run more like a collection of different opinons, squabbling within and at the opposition, the other like a military organization. Anyone who follows lock-step in line, with either party, is probably incapable of forming their own opinions anyway.

Like far too many posters here.

/shrug