Foley's harassment of Repub kids shows a consciousness of guilt

Surely he crossed paths with Dem pages, but he sought cover for his perversion by pursuing Republican kids believing that his party would look the other way. He was right about that. This behavior shows a consciousness of guilt and premeditation, not alcohol-driven impulse.

I can hear the spin now: Only Republican boys were handsome enough.

Pedophiles select victims who can be easily controlled.

A Dem page would be more likely to reveal Foley's perversity. Republican pages would look
to Republican representatives to give them jobs, job recommendations and other favors. Republican
representatives have power over Republican pages. If the Republican page wants a future in Republican politics, he's not going to rock the boat or tell on a fellow Republican--especially if the problem appears to be widely known, but ignored.

Also--Foley's lawyer adamantly insisted that Foley was NOT A PEDOPHILE. Then, the lawyer trots out and reveals that Foley was a victim of sexual abuse as a young man. Excuse me---but victims of sexual abuse who act out ARE engaging in pedophile behavior. It's widely known that most sexual offenders were abused as children. You don't need a PhD in psychology to connect the dots here.

Foley's sexual acting out is typical pedophile behavior from victims who have not processed the trauma of their own abuse. That's the entire formula of a sex offender.

Are we really supposed to believe that--Foley was sexually abuse as a child--and that his graphic, sexual come ons with an adolescent page---are totally unrelated to pedophilia or just the haphazard product of a few-too-many martinis?

The lawyer should AT LEAST try to be intellectually consistent. A newborn mole can see the glaring hypocrisy.

it looks like he's covering every possible base and hunkering down for an onslaught of criminal charges.

If his past-abuse story is fiction (I believe it probably is) it will crumble under further investigation.

...because he has engaged in textbook "un-recovered survivor of sexual abuse" behavior.

What Foley did, is exactly what an un-recovered-sexual-abuse-survivor-turned-pedophile does.

Exactly.

A common theme with pedophiles---when they're caught, they whip up copious amounts of
pity-party drama that rival most Oscar-winning performances. I've seen this time and
time again, as I've listened to the stories of met hundreds of survivors of sexual abuse,
through support groups.

Most of the time, we're crying in these support groups. However, there is always laughter through
tears when a survivor talks about the aftermath of confronting an abuser. It's chilling,
and outrageous, how they ALL follow the same playbook. Loads of drama. Heaps of very
public pity displays, as the perp strategically centers himself into the spotlight. It's
all about him. Pity him. Feel sorry for him. He's the victim, you know. Foley is following the perp handbook--to the letter.

Notice that Foley's attorney said nothing about the victim? He kept trotting out to the
microphone--to reveal more sorrow-inducing sound bytes about Foley! "Foley wants you all
to know that he's an alchoholic...now he wants to share that he's gay....ok, now he wants you to know that he was molested as a child." Typical. SO typical.

After confronting my otherwise-introverted abuser--he dramatically flew into high-drama mode. He called EVERYONE crying and denying the abuse. He openly sniffled and paced the floors--during family gatherings--mumbling to himself, "She's trying to ruin my life...I'll never have a life...my life is over." He also arranged a family meeting with a priest (who was also my former high-school principal) to lambaste me and reveal how dysfunctional and sick I was. He cried. He even prayed for my soul. He created such drama and mayhem for weeks just because I quietly asked for an apology.

Trust me, Foley's engaging in typical victim-turned pedophile behavior. Unfortunately, his behavior also demonstrates that he has no remorse and that he's probably a sociopath. I'm sure we'll see more pity-party theatrics from him.

He's not done with us yet.

and teaching me about a subject I fortunately haven't encountered myself.

:)