****ing Republican s***bags suck major moose cock. Strongly worded letter
to
follow (h/t to Atrios).
Unclaimed Territory - by Glenn Greenwald: Mark Foley and the unmasked
Republican Party
In need of moral absolution and sup****t from a respected and admired
figure who possesses moral authority among Hastert's morally upstanding
Republican base, to whom does Hastert turn? A priest or respected
reverend?
An older wise political statesman with a reputation for integrity and
dignity? No, there is only one person with sufficient moral credibility
among the increasingly uncomfortable moralistic Republican base who can
give
Hastert the blessing he needs:
Rush Limbaugh.
And so that is where Hastert went in order to obtain the Decree that He
Did Nothing Wrong.
As much as I tried -- and, trust me, I really tried -- I couldn't
expunge
this picture from my mind yesterday because, in all its visceral
hideousness, it really illustrates what I think is the principal reason
why
this Foley scandal is resonating so strongly. This is the real face of the
ruling Republican party, and it has been unmasked -- violently -- by the
exposure of Mark Foley and his allies who protected and harbored him.
If the term "moral degenerate" has any validity and can be fairly
applied
to anyone, there are few people who merit that term more than Rush
Limbaugh.
He is the living and breathing embodiment of moral degeneracy, with his
countless overlapping ***ual affairs, his series of shattered, dissolved
marriages, his hedonistic and illegal drug abuse, his jaunts, with
fistfulls
of Viagra (but no wife), to an impoverished Latin American island renowned
for its easy access to underage female prostitutes.
Yet that is who Hastert chose as the High Priest of the Values Voters to
whom he made his pilgrimage and from whom he received his benediction. The
difference between Rush Limbaugh and Mark Foley, to the extent there is
one,
is one of hedonistic tastes, not moral level. Rush Limbaugh isn't just
tolerated within the party that stands for religious piety and moral
strength. He is a leader of it, arguably the leader of its most righteous
wing. Is it really all that surprising that a political movement that has
chosen a moral degenerate like Rush Limbaugh as one of its most revered
and
morally respected leaders is not all that bothered by -- and therefore
actively harbors -- the Mark Foleys of the world?
The individuals who never tire of making public displays of how
concerned
they are with our moral fabric -- the Kathryn Jean Lopezs of the world who
find Bill Clinton's *** life such a cause for condemnation and who
publicly
crusade to have John Kerry shunned by good Catholics because of how
immoral
he is and interrupt such crusades only in order to coo with giddy love and
profound respect for Rush Limbaugh -- are well aware that their party is
filled to the rim with sleazy, corrupt hedonists with as bloated and
piggish
a sense of entitlement as can be imagined. But as long as they help keep
the
party in power, they are not just tolerated but embraced. That dynamic is
a
core operating principle of the Bush-led Republican Party, and it is why
Mark Foley was able to rise within it despite its being an "open secret"
in
Wa****ngton GOP power circles -- a very open secret -- exactly what he was.
STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
SMITH-POMEROY-FOLEY CHILD OBSCENITY AND ****OGRAPHY PREVENTION ACT
"I am pleased that the House of Representatives passed the Child
Obscenity and ****ography Prevention Act, a bill that will strengthen the
ability of law enforcement to protect children from abuse and
exploitation.
I urge the Senate to bring this im****tant legislation to the floor as soon
as possible.
"I want to thank Chairman Sensenbrenner for guiding this im****tant
legislation through the Judiciary Commitee (sic), and Congressmen Lamar
Smith, Mark Foley, and Earl Pomeroy for their leader****p on this bill.
They
have worked tirelessly to protect the health and safety of children.
"The Department of Justice remains solid in its commitment to
identify,
investigate, and prosecute those who ***ually exploit children. I look
forward to working with Congress to see to it that this legislation
becomes
law, so that we may continue in our efforts to eliminate child ****ography
and prosecute offenders."
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/10/mark-foley-and-unmasked-republican.html
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