Democratic Underground - Hastert Knew About Foley in 2005! Has " Kids in Cyberspace" On Site (Pic)

This is ironic--or perhaps not--Dennis Hastert is promoting a "Keeping Kids Safe in Cyberspace" community meeting, yet he KNEW About Foley in 2005, even warning the pages about him!

We have to get this out there!

AMERIBLOG:

House GOP Leadership knew about Foley almost a year ago, let Foley remain in House leadership, let him remain as chair of House sex offender caucus
by John in DC - 9/29/2006 07:06:00 PM

Does House Republican leader Denny Hastert have a soft spot for child sex offenders?

Seems so. Republican House Speaker Denny Hastert has some serious explaining to do, after today's revelations that they knew about ex-Congressman Mark Foley's sexscapades a good year ago, and did nothing.

Whether or not the kid's parents were fine with letting it go, which the story says is the case, why did Republican House Speaker Denny Hastert permit Foley to remain in the House GOP leadership for almost a year after they knew he was having sex talk with minors online, minors he met on the job?

Why did Republican House Speaker Denny Hastert leave Foley as the co-chair of the House body in charge of child sex offenses for a good year after they knew?

Why did Republican House Speaker Denny Hastert permit Foley to stay in the House at all, where he would be around other pages every day all day long?

And just as importantly, why did Republican House Speaker Denny Hastert let Foley lie publicly yesterday about the emails, claiming they were innocent, and simply a dirty attack from the Democrats, when the House leadership knew the real story?

And finally, we find out that the FBI was contacted two months about this story. Was there any follow-up from the Bush FBI? Or did they just let this potential case of child sex offense go by the wayside because it involved a friend of Bush?

From from the SF Chronicle:

The page worked for Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-La., who said Friday that when he learned of the e-mail exchanges 10 to 11 months ago, he called the teen's parents. Alexander told the Ruston Daily Leader, "We also notified the House leadership that there might be a potential problem," a reference to the House's Republican leaders.

Foley was a member of the Republican leadership, serving as a deputy whip. He also was a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.

It's interesting that Republican Speaker Hastert's home page says Mr. Hastert is having a community meeting about "Keeping Kids Safe in Cyberspace." Here's one way: Next time someone tells you one of your friends is soliciting sex with a minor, do something about it.

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/09/house-gop-leadership-knew-about-foley.html

http://www.house.gov/hastert/docs/InternetSafetyFlyer.doc

The transcripts about wood and getting horny and pleasing yourself are here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2260436&mesg_id=2260436

So let me get this straight, the REPUBLICANS let a gay sex offender, who they knew was a gay sex offender, remain as Chairman of their caucus?

Time to tell this to the faithful, my brethren!

These bastards think think they can get away with anything!

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UPDATE: Olbermann just said Foley just passed an internet predator bill in July of this year--which Foley himself could get convicted on!!!!!!!!!

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