Mark Foley's ... ewwwww Now that the House Ethics committee has finished its investigation of Mark Foley, we can look through the report itself, or at the Exhibit List and discover...Exhibit 13, 104 pages of Maf54's IM conversations (.pdf).

Reading the IMs and the emails is a bit like a train wreck, horrible to watch, but difficult to look away. It's just beyond pathetic to watch Foley attempt to "seduce" the pages while they're doing their best to keep thing at the "lol" level (see page 36 of the pdf for the title quote source). Does anyone know where the IM texts came from? Did Foley IM from his office in the House?
posted by jasper411 on Dec 12, 2006 - 102 comments

Enjoy former Rep. Mark Foley's cinematic debut in the stunning film "Strike Force" (a.k.a. "The Librarians"). via HuffPo
posted by moonbird on Nov 1, 2006 - 22 comments

Congressman accused of sending 'sick' emails to 16 year old boy -- ""Maybe it is just me being paranoid, but seriously. This freaked me out."
posted by ericb on Sep 28, 2006 - 476 comments

One of the more interesting Senate races in 2004 is shaping up in Florida, where everyone but the electorate appears to know that Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Foley is gay. This open secret -- which would help explain how a "dream come true" right-wing politician has a strong gay-rights voting record -- calls into question whether respecting a person's right to "stay in the closet" perpetuates the idea that homosexuality is abnormal. (Via Eschaton).
posted by rcade on May 9, 2003 - 80 comments