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Really, we've just got to do something about banning gay marriage. Before you know it, they'll legalize marrying livestock in San Francisco and other Gemorrahs; where will that leave heterosexual men from our rural areas who might be looking for a good time on a Saturday night?
Outrageous? You ain’t seen nothing yet. Outrage, a documentary that might just as easily have been called Hypocrisy, is about closeted gay members of Congress (and in some cases their staffs) who not only live double lives, but actively promote anti-gay agendas.Really, we've just got to do something about banning gay marriage. Before you... more
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Trace Gallagher, of Fox News' "Live Desk", offered this on-air apology on Thursday afternoon:
"We just want to make a correction to something we put up on the screen during our coverage of the governor's press conference yesterday. We briefly identified Governor Sanford as a Democrat. He is, of course, a Republican and we apologize for getting it wrong."
See that D in the screen shot above?
But it's also worth adding that this is not the first time the network has misidentified a GOPer in the midst of acknowledging misconduct. When former congressman Mark Foley admitted to having problems with alcoholism -- after reports that he had behaved inappropriately with congressional pages -- Fox News also identified him as a Democrat.
Click link for screen shot.Trace Gallagher, of Fox News' "Live Desk", offered this on-air apology... more
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The GOP has a new mantra: if at first you don't succeed, find a scapegoat. If you still don't, find another one. From Michael Steele to George Bush, Republican failures are always somebody else's fault. But they don't really believe that sacrificing these guys will put their party on the road to victory. They just hope you will. But bad news, GOP: it's not them, it's you.The GOP has a new mantra: if at first you don't succeed, find a scapegoat. If you... more
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley isn't expected to face charges after a lengthy investigation into his lurid messages to underage congressional pages, two federal law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case, said the results of a state investigation would be announced Friday.
They said neither state nor federal charges were expected, although an FBI investigation has not been closed yet. Foley resigned in 2006 after being confronted with the e-mails and instant messages he sent to male pages. He has since been under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the FBI. Foley's attorney, David Roth, has acknowledged that Foley sent the messages to the teenagers, but has maintained that the Florida Republican never had inappropriate contact with minors. Roth had no immediate comment on the pending announcement. Shortly after Foley's resignation, Roth announced Foley was gay and had been molested by a priest as a teenage altar boy. Foley also checked himself into an Arizona treatment facility for what his attorneys said was "alcoholism and other behavioral problems." "Mark does not blame the trauma he sustained as a young adolescent for his totally inappropriate e-mails and (instant messages). He continues to offer no excuse whatsoever for his conduct," Roth said at the time. Foley represented parts of Palm Beach County for 12 years. He has kept a low profile since coming out of rehabilitation late last year but has been seen occasionally in the West Palm Beach area. Foley was seen as a shoo-in for re-election in 2006. His resignation received national attention as Democrats were trying to win 15 Republican seats to regain power in the House. Democrat Tim Mahoney won the election after Republicans had just weeks to select a new candidate to replace Foley, whose name remained on the ballot. Then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and other Republican leaders came under fire for their handling of the Foley matter. Hastert had claimed he did not learn of Foley's messages to the teens until the scandal broke. A House ethics committee concluded in December 2006 that Hastert actually had heard about the e-mails months earlier, as had other Republicans, but the panel did not find that anyone broke rules.WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley isn't expected to face... more
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For three years now, Roger's been a feared one-man machine, "outing," he says, nearly three dozen senior political and congressional staffers, White House aides and, most damagingly, Congress members on his blog. On Capitol Hill, a typical phone call from Rogers -- "Are you gay?" he'd ask -- is "a call from Satan himself," says a former high-ranking congressional staffer whose name is on the list.For three years now, Roger's been a feared one-man machine, "outing,"... more
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Video profile of gay blogger Mike Rogers, whose recent outing of Idaho Senator Larry Craig is only the latest in his series of exposés of politicos on the Hill.Video profile of gay blogger Mike Rogers, whose recent outing of Idaho Senator Larry... more
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