Was money exchanged for silence from the pages, ala Jacko?

[Philosoraptor]

Have republicans paid for silence from the parents of the pages in question in the foley follies? Are they being bought off to keep quiet?

If we could establish this, which is only speculation, wouldn't that be the nail in foley's coffin? And the coffin's of about a dozen other republicans?

[Bluebear]

1. re: "nail in Foley's coffin"

He is done. As far as I am concerned his sordid role in this is over. It's now in the cover-up. What did the GOP keep quiet and overlook just to keep power.

As for Foley, he has bigger legal problems to face.

[SeattleGirl]

2. Not necessarily.

They may not have known about it until recently. My youngest brother was molested by his "big brother", and we knew nothing about it for years. It's because of the shame that accompanies this kind of thing, where the victim often feels it is their fault, and thus keeps silent about it.

I don't know, of course, when the parents knew about it, but I do know that victims do often stay silent for a long time.

[Wilber_Stool]

3. These kids are republicans after all.

If you wanted a job with the republican party what would you rather have, a degree in Pol. Sci. from Yale or a couple of dozen naughty emails from a sitting senator?

[Philosoraptor]

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