Report: Foley story was 'supposed to drop just before election'

[kpete]

Report: Foley story was 'supposed to drop just before election'

RAW STORY
Published: Tuesday October 10, 2006



A story appearing in the American Spectator claims that news of then-Congressman Mark Foley's (R-FL) inappropriate communication with pages was supposed to be released by Democratic "party operatives" at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington or American Family Voices just ten days prior to the election.

Saved by Foley
By The Prowler
Published 10/10/2006 12:08:15 AM


One of the stories going around Democrat Party circles is that party operatives like Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and American Family Voices weren't quite ready for primetime with the opposition research materials they had gathered for the 2006 election cycle.

According to one political consultant with ties to the DNC and other party organizations, "I'm hearing the Foley story wasn't supposed to drop until about ten days out of the election. It was supposed the coup de grace, not the first shot."

So why the rush? According to another DNC operative: bad polling numbers across the country. "Bush's national security speeches were getting traction beyond the base, gas prices were dropping, economic outlook surveys were positive. We were seeing bad Democratic numbers in Missouri, Michigan, Washington, Arizona, Florida Pennsylvania, even parts of New York," says the operative. "A month before, we were looking at launching an offensive against Republicans who according to polling barely held a five-seat majority if the election were to be held at the end of August. That was doable for Democrats from September 1 to November 7. But by mid-September, Republicans were back to having held seats for a 15-seat majority. In the Senate, it looked like a wash. We held seats in Florida, Nebraska, picked up seats in Pennsylvania, but that that was about it. They were holding in Missouri and possibly within reach of Maryland and Washington. We were looking at a disaster in the making."

So how to remedy? "You pull out the bright shiny things that distract the average American voter away from the issues we all know they care about -- national security, anti-terrorism -- and focus on the ugly: Foley and Iraq."

more at:
http://www.spectator.org/util/print.asp?art_id=10469
via:http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Report_Foley_story_was_supposed_to_1010.html

[smoogatz]

1. Well, if you can't believe the American Expectorater--

who the fuck CAN you believe? I mean, all those unnamed "democratic operatives" MUST be telling the truth, right? RIGHT??!!???

[bryant69]

13. That was more or less my response - consider the fucking source

The American Spectator isn't the worst conservativism has to offer, but it's pretty damn close.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[The Magistrate]

2. Not A Bad Plan, Ma'am

It would cheer me immensely to believe it were true....

"Very well, then, death it is: but first, The Aristocrats!"

[grizmaster]

3. Already posted, already debunked

here ya go

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2362375

[Oleladylib]

4. I don't believe any Democratic Party Operatives had this

in mind at all..Repubs blew the guy in..and things weren't really looking all the rosy for Bush, the economy etc..

[KoKo]

19. Donna Brazille is leaking .............. n/t

[mitchtv]

21. Leaking what?

I'm afraid to guess

[Jim__]

5. "According to one political consultant with ties to the DNC ..."

According to one political consultant with ties to the DNC and other party organizations, "I'm hearing the Foley story wasn't supposed to drop until about ten days out of the election. It was supposed the coup de grace, not the first shot."

Do they have anything more substantial than that to back this up? According to one political consultant ... I'm hearing ...

It doesn't sound very convincing.

[Virginia Dare]

8. Dicky Morris strikes again?...n/t

[elehhhhna]

15. or serpenthead carville...

[KoKo]

20. Donna and Dickey, joined at the hip.....

disgusting.

[grizmaster]

10. it's not convincing, AND it contradicts reality

CREW had already given the evidence to the FBI in July. How is it that they'd be "holding back a surprise" when they've already spilled the beans?

The story is complete BS

the CREW info here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2362375

[frylock]

6. to be delivered by bin laden in a videotaped presentation

[CatWoman]

12. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

:rofl:

Fat Osama or Skinny Osama?

:rofl:

[stopbush]

7. Ho-hum. The sky is falling; Jesus is returning; we're in the end times.

Wake me when they come up with something new.

[liberalnurse]

9. This is the first story from

"Raw Story" in which I am truly disappointed in their choice to link and post.....Very disappointed indeed......

Where is their rebuttal editorial????????????

[grizmaster]

11. story contradicts what CREW actually did

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2362375

[Garbo 2004]

18. Perhaps you missed what I thought was a RS hit piece on Media Matters?

I found Byrne's article rather odd. Why take what appears to be a shot at Media Matters, making it out to be a front site for Hillary? MM provides a good service. http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Senator_Clinton_made_personal_phone_calls_0927.html

Sorry for going OT in this thread but speaking of "disappointing" RS articles....

[yodermon]

14. The very first line gives it away:

"One of the stories going around Democrat Party circles..."
:eyes: :eyes: :puke:

Why RawStory printed this tripe is beyond me.

[longship]

16. Dear Arserica Expectorant

The Foley scandal *was* broken just before the election... by GOP operatives. Furthermore, if this whole business hadn't been covered up for *years* by the GOP Congressional leadership, it would have been resolved now and would *not* be a election issue.

I'm sorry guys, this is a GOP problem, not a Democratic one.

[warrens]

17. BS...you don't drop bombshells JUST before an election

You have to give the press time to develop the story. They won't print it unless there's time to tell both sides. It gives your opponent time to stall and scream you can't print this shit just before the election. Remember Bush and TANG and Bush and drunk driving?

[Jack Rabbit]

22. That's the American Spectator

What are reliable sources saying?

[Ksec]

23. Coo Coo.....Coo Coo

Its a giant Left Wing conspiracy.

[seabeyond]

24. crew "dropped" it middle of summer. emails out a year ago

this is total bullshit. someone gave it to abc in august......

total bullshit story