Wilson/ Foley Connection

[SAXMAR]

On NPR this morning I heard that Republican New Mexico Congresswoman Heather Wilson is or was on the Congressional Page committee. According to NPR she invited Foley to speak at a Farewell dinner for Page's. She is notoriously self righteous. If anyone can help find more info on Wilson's Page Committee involvement and work please post it here or email it to me. If we could establish that she was one of the committee members who knew about Foley and did nothing it would be very helpful.

New Mexico State Attorney General Miranda is running against Wilson. This is a close race and Wilson/Foley info could help Miranda win. Miranda is supported by Governor Richardson and is the kind of person we want in the House.

Time wounds all heels!

[WiltedFlowerChild]

1. Don't you mean Patricia Madrid?

Madrid, not Miranda. Last week's Albuquerque Journal had an article that claimed that Heather Wilson took $8000.00 from the Foley donation to the Republican Congressional Committee PAC. Madrid is right on top of this one with a new commercial that makes protecting our children an issue.

[SAXMAR]

2. Madrid not Miranda, Thank You

Thank You for the correction. I heard the story on NPR this morning. Is there any indication that Wilson may have known about Foley's indiscetion with Pages and kept it quiet?

[WiltedFlowerChild]

4. What local blogs are saying...

According to a news release on Rep. Heather Wilson‚s official website, she was appointed in May of 2001 to the House Page Board, the organization that oversees the U.S. House of Representatives‚ page program in which several teenaged boys were participating when disgraced Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) made inappropriate sexual advances toward them.

ABC Nightly News on Sunday reported that as early as 2001, when Wilson was named to the House Page Board, pages were being warned about Foley's inappropriate behavior.

“We have another case of Heather Wilson refusing to stand up and ask the tough questions,” said Heather Brewer, spokeswoman for Attorney General Patricia Madrid, Wilson's opponent. "In 2001, when Heather Wilson was named to the House Page Board, pages were already being warned about the inappropriate conduct of Rep. Mark Foley. But Heather Wilson did nothing to protect teenage boys from this sexual predator. Voters have a right to know: As a member of the House Page Board, why did Heather Wilson choose to do nothing to protect teenage boys from her colleague, Mark Foley?"

http://newmexicomatters.blogs.com/newmexicomatters/2006/10/wilson_had_over.html

[UTUSN]

3. Polite request: Could you put the given-name with "WILSON", please?

Around here "WILSON" don't mean Woodrow. It means Joe. I about had an episode.

[crikkett]

5. kick

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