Tuesday, October 03, 2006

3-Layer Outrage, Simmered

1) A man accused of inappropriate attention to teenagers is allowed to continue without reprimand.

Yesterday I heard that no one had done so because they felt it was a delicate balance between "accusing" him of being gay and accusing him of inappropriate communication.

2) This man is declares he has a drinking problem.

Fine, drink away. But claim your repsonsibility. There are a lot of alchoholics out there who do NOT cross sexual boundries with teenagers. Teenagers, by the way, who work for him. That would be another boundry, would it no?

3) Every news report to which I have listened or read, including the liberal press, has repeated this story as though pages were only young men.

Yes, Rep. Foley, most likely gay, only approached the male population.

I'd like someone to ask the girl pages how often they'd been inappropriatly approached.

This is not a gay issue.
This is not an alcoholic's issue.
This is INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, simmering in a culture of power and prestige.

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