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Originally Posted by Rekna
Now Foley is claiming that he was molested by clergy when he was young. This does not excuse his behavior. Why does he keep making excuses? Just fess up that you were wrong, that you are sick, and let it be. An apology should never contain an excuse.
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I love how the GOP talk about how the Dems whine and how if an actor goes on Oprah and cries he is forgiven. They consider this a weakness and claim people need to take personal responsibility.
Hmmmmmmm like Foley is right now? I'm an addict...... I was molested.... others in congress and my own party knew but they didn't do anything to stop me...... blah blah blah......
Earlier I posted how I could understand the psyche of the wrong doing and addiction. I can, it's my profession. But when someone who for years preached self responsibility and control, then gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar and tries to do what he claimed we needed less of........
Other GOP who have shown they refuse personal responsibility and that they refuse to accept they broke laws:
Let's see, with Limbaugh it was "a political witch hunt", yet he himself said all addicts should be shipped off to their own island and were worthless. When the ACLU (whom he fried every chance he got) offered to help him, he took it.
Limbaugh spends hours upon hours hitting Clinton about being unfaithful, then gets a divorce because he has a hottie on the side..... Gingrich had to leave political office because he cheated on his wife..... But with Clinton and everyone else it is a vile unresponsible, act that shows we are a moralless society.
O'Reilly gets sued for sexual harrassment..... boohoo they are picking on me.... I'm innocent but Fox News and I will pay millions to shut the lady up before anymore details get out.
Sounds to me like the GOP has not only accepted the Religious Right's platforms and prejudices but their leaders have learnt and are taking lessons on scandals from the Religious Rights leaders.
All Hail Jim and Tammy Faye, Raise a toast to Jimmy Swaggert and Pat Robertson..... for you taught Foley, Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Gingrich, Ney, and so on how to skirt scandals and make it look like it is all someone else's fault, while telling everyone else they need to take responsibility for their actions.