they would also have been accused of gay bashing!

[madmusic]

That's it! No wonder they didn't do anything:

WALLACE: But during all those months they left Foley in the House Republican leadership. They left him as the head of the congressional caucus dealing with exploited children. No second thoughts about that?

GINGRICH: Well, you could have second thoughts about it, but I think had they overly aggressively reacted to the initial round, they would also have been accused of gay bashing. I mean, the original notes had no sexual innuendo and the parents did not want any action taken.

WALLACE: How would it have been gay bashing?

GINGRICH: Because it was a male-male relationship. And they had no -- there was no proof, there was nothing that I know of in that initial round that would have led you to say in a normal circumstance that this is a predatory person.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200610010003?src=newsbox-www.crooksandliars.com

[LeftCoast]

1. Apparently the age difference didn't bother them...

:shrug:

[Erika]

2. This has been going on for many years

and Newt knows it.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

3. When in doubt......

...imply the "PC police" would have had your head on a platter.

[skids]

4. Because we all know...

...that being accused of gay-bashing by a bunch of groups the Republicans shit on daily is something that could really hurt a Republican. Yeah right. I'm sure they were quaking in their boots.

[wiley]

5. Major Concern of Republicans?

Gaybashing? That's the stupidest crap Gingrich has ever said. He shouldn't be talking about anything related to ethics or morality, anyway. With past problems with the page system, they just tried to shove it under the rug? Wrong. Lie. They would have cut off a Democrat's hands and gouged his eyes out if he looked at a departing page.

[donco6]

6. Who on earth would have called that gay bashing?

That is a total red herring.

[nam78_two]

7. I was unfortunate enough to see that too....

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[madmusic]

8. My heard hurts too.

He's a brick wall. I hate him.

[kentuck]

9. Right....they would not want to be accused of "gay-bashing"...

Huh-uh....not the Republicans.