Pelosi letter SMACKDOWN!

[TacticalPeek]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 01, 2006

CONTACT:
Brendan Daly/Jennifer Crider
202-226-7616
Pelosi Letter to Ethics Committee on Cover Up of the Foley Matter

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following letter sent today to House Ethics Committee Chairman Doc Hastings and Ranking Member Howard L. Berman about the Foley matter. The text of the letter follows:

October 1, 2006

Chairman Doc Hastings
Ranking Member Howard L. Berman
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

Dear Chairman Hastings and Ranking Member Berman:

On Friday, I offered and the House unanimously passed a resolution directing the Ethics Committee to begin an immediate investigation and provide the House with a preliminary report in 10 days concerning allegations about Congressman Mark Foley's highly inappropriate and explicit communications with a former underage Page. The resolution called for an investigation of "when the Republican leadership was notified, and what corrective action was taken once officials learned of any improper activity."

Since that resolution unanimously passed, Republican Leaders have admitted to knowing about Mr. Foley's outrageous behavior for six months to a year, and they chose to cover it up rather than to protect these children.

As the author of the resolution that the House unanimously passed, I am writing to insist that the Ethics Committee act as directed and immediately form the investigative Subcommittee and begin work on the preliminary report in 10 days. Central to the investigation is immediately questioning, under oath, the House Republican Leadership.

It is a nightmare for every child, parent and grandparent to learn that a child is being stalked on the internet by an adult in a position of authority. The fact that Mr. Foley was engaging in this behavior with underage children, that the Republican Leadership knew about it for six months to a year and has characterized the inappropriate behavior as "overly friendly" and "acting as a mentor" and that apparently no action was taken to protect these underage children is abhorrent.

The children, their parents, the public, and our colleagues must be assured that such abhorrent behavior is not tolerated and will never happen again.

Sincerely,

/s/

NANCY PELOSI


Oorah!

:patriot:



http://democraticleader.house.gov/press/releases.cfm?pressReleaseID=1845


http://atrios.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_atrios_archive.html#115972680915611144

[helderheid]

1. "overly friendly"

Mark Foley instant message chats with Congressional page
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The following transcript is from a chat between US Rep. Mark Foley and an unnamed congressional page, aged 16. Foley's screenname for the chat is Maf54; the screenname of the page is redacted.

NOTE: The exchange includes graphic sexual discussion.

Maf54 (7:25:14 PM): hey

Auto response from (7:25:14 PM): scrounging for food...brb

Maf54 (7:25:25 PM): ok

Maf54 (7:25:35 PM): kep scrounging

(7:31:51 PM): boo

Maf54 (7:32:13 PM): bo dude

(7:32:17 PM): lol

(7:32:26 PM): whered ya go this afternoon

Maf54 (7:33:39 PM): i am in pensecola...had to catch a plane

(7:33:47 PM): oh well thats fun

Maf54 (7:34:04 PM): indeed

(7:34:14 PM): what are you doing in pensecola

Maf54 (7:34:21 PM): now in my hotel room

(7:34:39 PM): well ..like why did you go there

Maf54 (7:35:02 PM): for the campaign

(7:35:29 PM): have you officialy announced yt

Maf54 (7:35:45 PM): not yet

(7:36:06 PM): cool cool...

Maf54 (7:37:27 PM): how my favorite young stud doing

(7:37:46 PM): tired and sore

(7:37:52 PM): i didnt no waltzing could make you sore

Maf54 (7:38:04 PM): from what

(7:38:34 PM): what do you mean from what

(7:38:42 PM): from waltzing...im sore from waltzing

Maf54 (7:39:32 PM): tahts good

Maf54 (7:39:32 PM): you need a massage

Maf54 signed off at 7:39:37 PM.


Maf54 signed on at 7:40:35 PM.


(7:40:44 PM): got kicked off?

Maf54 (7:41:24 PM): must have

(7:41:57 PM): ugh tomorrow i have the first day of lacrosse practice

Maf54 (7:42:27 PM): love to watch that

Maf54 (7:42:33 PM): those great legs running

(7:42:38 PM): haha...they arent great

(7:42:45 PM): thats why we have conditioning

(7:42:56 PM): 2 days running....3 days lifting

(7:43:11 PM): every week

(7:43:14 PM): until the end of march

Maf54 (7:43:27 PM): well dont ruin my mental picture

(7:43:32 PM): oh lol...sorry

Maf54 (7:43:54 PM): nice

Maf54 (7:43:54 PM): youll be way hot then

(7:44:01 PM): haha...hopefully

Maf54 (7:44:22 PM): better be

Maf54 (7:46:01 PM): well I better let you go do oyur thing

(7:46:07 PM): oh ok

(7:46:11 PM): have fun campaigning

(7:46:17 PM): or however you spell it

(7:46:18 PM): lol

(7:46:25 PM): ill see ya in a couple of weeks

Maf54 (7:46:33 PM): did any girl give you a haand job this weekend

(7:46:38 PM): lol no

(7:46:40 PM): im single right now

(7:46:57 PM): my last gf and i broke up a few weeks agi

Maf54 (7:47:11 PM): are you

Maf54 (7:47:11 PM): good so your getting horny

(7:47:29 PM): lol...a bit

Maf54 (7:48:00 PM): did you spank it this weekend yourself

(7:48:04 PM): no

(7:48:16 PM): been too tired and too busy

Maf54 (7:48:33 PM): wow...

Maf54 (7:48:34 PM): i am never to busy haha

(7:48:51 PM): haha

Maf54 (7:50:02 PM): or tired..helps me sleep

(7:50:15 PM): thats true

(7:50:36 PM): havent been having a problem with sleep though.. i just walk in the door and collapse well at least this weekend

Maf54 (7:50:56 PM): i am sure

(7:50:57 PM): i dont do it very often normally though

Maf54 (7:51:11 PM): why not

Maf54 (7:51:22 PM): at your age seems like it would be daily

(7:51:57 PM): not me

(7:52:01 PM): im not a horn dog

(7:52:07 PM): maybe 2 or 3 times a week

Maf54 (7:52:20 PM): thats a good number

Maf54 (7:52:27 PM): in the shower

(7:52:36 PM): actually usually i dont do it in the shower

(7:52:42 PM): just cause i shower in the morning

(7:52:47 PM): and quickly

Maf54 (7:52:50 PM): in the bed

(7:52:59 PM): i get up at 530 and am outta the house by 610

(7:53:03 PM): eh ya

Maf54 (7:53:24 PM): on your back

(7:53:30 PM): no face down

Maf54 (7:53:32 PM): love details

(7:53:34 PM): lol

(7:53:36 PM): i see that

(7:53:37 PM): lol

Maf54 (7:53:39 PM): really

Maf54 (7:53:54 PM): do you really do it face down

(7:54:03 PM): ya

Maf54 (7:54:13 PM): kneeling

(7:54:31 PM): well i dont use my hand...i use the bed itself

Maf54 (7:54:31 PM): where do you unload it

(7:54:36 PM): towel

Maf54 (7:54:43 PM): really

Maf54 (7:55:02 PM): completely naked?

(7:55:12 PM): well ya

Maf54 (7:55:21 PM): very nice

(7:55:24 PM): lol

Maf54 (7:55:51 PM): cute butt bouncing in the air

(7:56:00 PM): haha

(7:56:05 PM): well ive never watched myslef

(7:56:08 PM): but ya i guess

Maf54 (7:56:18 PM): i am sure not

Maf54 (7:56:22 PM): hmmm

Maf54 (7:56:30 PM): great visual

Maf54 (7:56:39 PM): i may try that


(7:56:43 PM): it works

Maf54 (7:56:51 PM): hmm

Maf54 (7:56:57 PM): sound inetersting

Maf54 (7:57:05 PM): i always use lotion and the hand

Maf54 (7:57:10 PM): but who knows

(7:57:24 PM): i dont use lotion...takes too much time to clean up

(7:57:37 PM): with a towel you can just wipe off....and go

Maf54 (7:57:38 PM): lol

Maf54 (7:57:45 PM): where do you throw the towel

(7:57:48 PM): but you cant work it too hard....or its not good

(7:57:51 PM): in the laundry

Maf54 (7:58:16 PM): just kinda slow rubbing

(7:58:23 PM): ya....

(7:58:32 PM): or youll rub yourslef raw

Maf54 (7:58:37 PM): well I have aa totally stiff wood now

(7:58:40 PM): cause the towell isnt very soft

Maf54 (7:58:44 PM): i bet..taht would hurt

(7:58:50 PM): but you cn find something softer than a towell i guess

Maf54 (7:58:59 PM): but it must feel great spirting on the towel

(7:59:06 PM): ya

Maf54 (7:59:29 PM): wow

Maf54 (7:59:48 PM): is your little guy limp...or growing

(7:59:54 PM): eh growing

Maf54 (8:00:00 PM): hmm

Maf54 (8:00:12 PM): so you got a stiff one now

(8:00:19 PM): not that fast

(8:00:20 PM): hey

(8:00:32 PM): so you have a fetich

Maf54 (8:00:32 PM): hey what

(8:00:40 PM): fetish**

Maf54 (8:00:43 PM): like

Maf54 (8:00:53 PM): i like steamroom

Maf54 (8:01:04 PM): whats yours

(8:01:09 PM): its kinda weird

(8:01:14 PM): lol

Maf54 (8:01:21 PM): i am hard as a rock..so tell me when your reaches rock

(8:01:23 PM): i have a cast fetish

Maf54 (8:01:27 PM): well tell me

Maf54 (8:01:32 PM): cast

(8:01:44 PM): ya like...plaster cast

Maf54 (8:01:49 PM): ok..so what happens

Maf54 (8:01:58 PM): how does that turn you in

(8:02:02 PM): i dont know

(8:02:04 PM): it just does

(8:02:08 PM): ive never had one

(8:02:16 PM): but people that have them turn me on

(8:02:27 PM): and if i had one it would probably turn me on

(8:02:29 PM): beats me

(8:02:32 PM): its kinda weird

(8:02:50 PM): but along with that i like the whole catholic girl look....thats our schools uniform

Maf54 (8:03:02 PM): ha thats wild

(8:03:14 PM): ya but now im hard

Maf54 (8:03:32 PM): me 2

Maf54 (8:03:42 PM): cast got you going

Maf54 (8:03:47 PM): what you wearing

(8:04:04 PM): normal clothes

(8:04:09 PM): tshirt and shorts

Maf54 (8:04:17 PM): um so a big buldge

(8:04:35 PM): ya

Maf54 (8:04:45 PM): um

Maf54 (8:04:58 PM): love to slip them off of you

(8:05:08 PM): haha

Maf54 (8:05:53 PM): and gram the one eyed snake

Maf54 (8:06:13 PM): grab

(8:06:53 PM): not tonight...dont get to excited

Maf54 (8:07:12 PM): well your hard

(8:07:45 PM): that is true

Maf54 (8:08:03 PM): and a little horny

(8:08:11 PM): and also tru

Maf54 (8:08:31 PM): get a ruler and measure it for me

(8:08:38 PM): ive already told you that

Maf54 (8:08:47 PM): tell me again

(8:08:49 PM): 7 and 1/2

Maf54 (8:09:04 PM): ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Maf54 (8:09:08 PM): beautiful

(8:09:38 PM): lol

Maf54 (8:09:44 PM): thats a great size

(8:10:00 PM): thank you

Maf54 (8:10:22 PM): still stiff

(8:10:28 PM): ya

Maf54 (8:10:40 PM): take it out

(8:10:54 PM): brb...my mom is yelling

Maf54 (8:11:06 PM): ok

(8:14:02 PM): back

Maf54 (8:14:37 PM): cool hope se didnt see any thing

(8:14:54 PM): no no

(8:14:59 PM): she is computer dumb though

(8:15:01 PM): it makes me so mad

Maf54 (8:15:04 PM): good

Maf54 (8:15:08 PM): haha

Maf54 (8:15:11PM): why

(8:15:23 PM): cause she cant do anything

Maf54 (8:15:31 PM): oh well

(8:15:41 PM): she couldnt figure out how to download a file from an email and open it

Maf54 (8:15:53 PM): haha

(8:16:14 PM): and she only does it like a million times a day

(8:16:16 PM): oh well

(8:16:18 PM): whatever

(8:16:53 PM): well i better go finish my hw...i just found out from a friend that i have to finish reading and notating a book for AP english

Maf54 (8:17:31 PM): i put on my robe and wizard hat

Maf54 signed off at 8:17:43 PM.

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* Mark Foley instant message chats with Congressional page from ABC News
* Mark Foley instant message chats with Congressional page by PageOneQ

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[KharmaTrain]

8. Those IMs Supposedly Weren't Revealed Until Friday

Supposedly all that Alexander, Reynolds and/or Hastert saw were the IMs we did on Thursday night when this scandal broke. Those were the ones about asking for a picture and asking how old he was. That was enough to creep many of us out, but the spin (if they can ever keep their stories straight) is that they didn't see the real nasty stuff.

That said, we still don't know if this was the only complaint against Foley. My bets are we're going to see others come forward in the days ahead and also learn about Mr. Foley's "secret world"...there's a ton of kindling out there for this story to blaze all week.

I hope Nancy sticks to her guns and calls for immediate Ethic committee hearings...dragging all the principals back to Washington, putting them under oath and having them testify in front of the cameras. We won't need to spend another dime on campaign advertising.

Cheers...

[Sydnie]

16. i put on my robe and wizard hat

what the hell does that even mean? :shrug:

[toadzilla]

17. havent you heard?

:dunce: <---wizard hat


all the cool kids are doing it

[Sparkly]

22. Welcome to DU, toadzilla!!

We must be neighbors! :hi:

[Kazak]

24. Ugh, I think I'm ill now...

:puke:

[babylonsister]

2. Recommend! Wow! 10 days,

"Central to the investigation is immediately questioning, under oath, the House Republican Leadership."

Smackdown indeed!

[cynatnite]

3. "child is being stalked"

Repuke leadership knew this was going on and didn't do a damn thing. :grr:

[LunaC]

7. "stalking" is key here

Suspicions of possible pedophilia can be countered with the "mentoring" spin but stalking is something Foley can't easily refute. Pelosi was shrewd in her choice of words (for once, a Dem framing the debate) and cornering the Pugs for slaughter.

[Imagevision]

14. "stalking" is key here? - Then "Cover-Up" is super key here

[Imagevision]

4. Breaking: Pelosi just asked for those in question testify UNDER OATH

All those who knew all about Foley emails and messages must testify under oath, no surprise here, how else can you do it to expose cover-up?!!

[Hepburn]

5. K&R!

Way to go, Nancy!!

:applause:

[glitch]

6. Good from Pelosi. This needs hammering:

The republican leadership covered up for a pedophile allowing him to continue to prey.

By covering him the republican leadership implicates every other republican in Congress.
If he were the only offender, why would they need to cover for him?
If they were really protectors of family why would they want to?

[malaise]

9. Nancy needs to point out the $100,000

for Tom Reynolds. Who else got money to keep quiet?

[troubleinwinter]

12. $100,000 HUSH MONEY.

[malaise]

13. Someone needs to screensave this page

http://query.nictusa.com/cgi-bin/com_rcvd/2005_C00075820

sp.

[keepCAblue]

25. Feeney paid NRCC $100K also...perhaps his payment was for cover-up too

Tom Feeney (R-FL) is also shown in this FEC report to have "contributed" $100K to the NRCC, just like Foley. Could Feeney's "contribution" also have been hush money, just as Foley's $100K "contribution" is alleged to have been? According to lots of sources, Feeney has plenty to hide, and an NRCC cover-up may well be what has kept Feeney in office, as well as out of jail. From the Brad Blog:

FEENEY WATCH: Tom Feeney (R-FL) Named 'Most Corrupt Member of Congress' for Second Year Running!
DC Ethics Watchdog Group Names Florida Congressman Once Again in its Second Annual List of Congressional Rapscallions!

...The CREW list, which includes both Republicans and Democrats (though mostly Republicans), singles out Feeney for his years-long record of corruption, obfuscation, ethics violations and broken rules in accepting lobbyist and foreign-agent paid travel, holidays and more!

While we know that Feeney has already been accused by computer programmer Clint Curtis of asking him to create vote-rigging software back in 2000 and other skullduggery (Curtis has given sworn video-taped congressional testimony and has passed a lie-detector test in regard to those charges,) CREW continues to track some of Feeney's greatest Congressional Corruption Hits, from golf in Scotland with Abramoff to trips bought and paid for by foreign-agents.

More at http://www.bradblog.com/?p=3501

[keepCAblue]

26. Foley "contributed" $100K in other years, too

NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 11/14/2003 15000.00 24990203661
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 08/26/2004 200000.00 24962412537
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 07/27/2006 100000.00 26960337184
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 09/10/1997 5000.00 98032720061
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 05/08/1998 5000.00 98033371360
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 09/09/1998 100000.00 98033711957
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 10/27/1999 15000.00 20035204017
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 10/29/2000 50000.00 20036541813
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 01/04/2002 15000.00 22990637627
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE 10/11/2002 20000.00 22992353298

[Imagevision]

10. Pelosi just called for Rep. Tom Reynolds to testify under oath

($100,000) also all who were aware of Foley's email/message to White House pages.

[Monkeyman]

11. Hastert needs to be there too

[The Wizard]

20. Don't forget

Boner or Boehner or what ever he calls himself. Some people are just dicks.

[sandnsea]

15. That's perfect to start

I hope she ramps it up to include words like preying on children and sexual abuse and child abuse and sexual harrassment, and legal requirements to report abuse - and begins referring to the federal statutes in question. Every time I think about some perv doing this to one of my kids, I just get furious. Rat bastards.

[sce56]

18. Grand Old Pedophiles! Absolutely nothing new here!

Look at how this has played out over the years back to jacking off in coffins at the Skull & Bones Tomb. Nothing at all new here it is Standard Operating Procedure for the Grand Old Pedophiles Party!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2855921&mesg_id=2855921

The theory is they use this to blackmail important people like legislators and other prominent leaders to go their way in voting controlling the military etc etc.

Got Fascism Yet?

[angryxyouth]

19. Why doesn't this just go directly to the police.

There are obvious crimes that have been committed.

[AtLiberty]

21. LOL -- Dream on, Nancy

"...immediately questioning, under oath, the House Republican Leadership."

Five weeks before the most significant elections of our times?

[Felix Mala]

23. It might be time for a federal congressional Republican sex pred d-base:

Washington, DC – Today, the federal government issued its first Republican Sexual Predator list. All Republicans elected to congress are required by law to register as sex offenders prior to the start of their terms to save time down the road. Residents may then check the database to see if a registered Republican lives near them. If you think you may have a sexual predator living near you, look for these warning signs: 1) Constant, obsessive talk about God and the need for prayer in school (As long as there are sexual predators in congress, there will always be prayer in school); 2) love of guns – don’t step between a Republican and his game; 3) Lust for making war on people who have skin darker than their own; and 4) Slavish devotion to idiot presidents. If you discover a Republican living near you whom you suspect has not registered as a sexual predator, don’t bother notifying seemingly responsible parties such as the House Republican leadership. You might also have to seek out several law enforcement agencies until you find one that gives a damn.

[L0oniX]

27. Hugs and love to Nancy Pelosi for jumping on this.

[woodsgirl]

28. Thanks

sce56 for posting the old Washington Times edition of
pedophiles in office during the Ragean years. It is so
connected. Herbert Hoover dressing up like a woman for fun.
Several years ago. WMR,buzz around DC ,Karl Rove has taken
over where Hoover left off.Where is Jeff Gannon in the mix and
his overnight stays at the WH. KKKarl didn't live at the
WH.The Hague , the Hague..it's past time. for all the kids who
have had their lives ruined. And that goes for the good people
who voted for the detainee bill, because that's what they are
doing now. Calling it torture but in actuality it is twisted
homo erotica.