So you've probably heard about former Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL), who recently stepped down from his seat in the House because of some improper emails and instant messages sent to a congressional page.
Well, of course, to some right-leaning people of the media, it must the the fault of the Democrats. I mean, after all, you can't blame the party in power for things that go wrong, it has to be the big, bad, scary, boogey-man Democrats who don't control any level of government.
Some people, including Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (also, a Republican) have suggested that the emails were leaked by Democrats because of the upcoming election. You may have also heard the phrase "October Surprise" more than once in regards to the timing of the scandal.
According to a CNN report by Dana Bash, Hastert "stepped up a charge that he has been making in the past couple of days that Democrats were behind the timing of all this. He said that his opponents, funded by George Soros, even aligned with Bill Clinton, held on to this to make a bigger splash right before the election."
Here's the problem: The Hill, which is "The Newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress," reported just the opposite.
The Hill published an article by Alexander Bolton titled, "Longtime Republican was source of e-mails."
The article states, "The source who in July gave news media Rep. Mark Foley’s (R-Fla.) suspect e-mails to a former House page says the documents came to him from a House GOP aide.
"That aide has been a registered Republican since becoming eligible to vote, said the source, who showed The Hill public records supporting his claim."
Can too much power held by one political party lead to corruption and a subsequent implosion? I guess we'll see next month.
more info:
The Hill: "Longtime Republican was source of e-mails"
Media Matters: CNN's Bash repeated Hastert's conspiracy theory about Foley emails; ignored report that a "longtime Republican" gave emails to media
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