Outside the Beltway

Foley Had Gay Internet Sex with Teen During House Vote

James Joyner · Tuesday, October 3, 2006 · 6 comments

ABC’s Brian Ross, who is to Mark Foley what Greta Van Susteren is to Natalee Holloway, has now uncovered more disturbing IM’s from the former Florida Congressman.

I’ll spare you lengthy excerpts. In it we learn two things, though: At least one of the teens seemed to enjoy Foley’s attention. And Foley’s spelling skills are less than superb.

FILED UNDER: Blogosphere, Congress, LGBTQ Issues, Florida, Mark Foley, Natalee Holloway

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James Joyner is Professor and Department Head of Security Studies at Marine Corps University's Command and Staff College and a nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer and Desert Storm vet. Views expressed here are his own. Follow James on Twitter @DrJJoyner.

Comments

Steve Verdon says:

Tuesday, 3 October 2006 at 16:02

And Foley wanted one teen to come over and have drinks with him.
Anderson says:

Tuesday, 3 October 2006 at 16:12

Hey, JJ, *you* try spelling under those conditions .. uh, on second thought, *don’t* try, okay?

Hey, Steve: from the LA Times review of Woodward’s latest:

During a meeting in the Oval Office, according to Woodward, Bush personally thanked [Saudi Prince] Bandar because the Saudis had flooded the world oil market and kept prices down in the run-up to the 2004 general election.

Thought you’d like to know!
Fersboo says:

Tuesday, 3 October 2006 at 16:24

according to Woodward

Ah, the paragon of Truth.
Anderson says:

Tuesday, 3 October 2006 at 17:00

“According to Woodward” would indeed be amusing slang for “but who the hell knows, really.”
legion says:

Tuesday, 3 October 2006 at 17:24

Yeeegh…. Creepy as all hell and still looking to get worse.

I’ll be little black raincloud, and start taking bets on how long until Foley’s found in his office with a gun in his mouth.
Doug Mataconis says:

Tuesday, 3 October 2006 at 17:50

Bob Woodward….the only person other than a Catholic Priest capable of getting deathbed confessions.