Oh, really?
Mark Foley: Congressman who helped push legislation against sexual predators and better/stricter ways to track them. Got busted hitting on underaged, male pages who worked for him and other congressmen in emails and text messages and may have possibly had sex w/ them once they turned of age.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Foley_scandal)
Ted Haggard: Former Evangelical preacher who was a huge presence (was even known to have been a big force behind George W. Bush's re-election and having sway with him). Was known for preaching against homosexuality, among other things, and was later busted for having sex and getting Crystal Meth from a male prostitute/masseur named Mike Jones.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Haggard#Homosexual_sex_and_methamphetamine_drugs_scandal)
Both these stories broke in 2006.
Both men tried to deny it.
Both men "resigned" from their leadership positions.
Both men are now crying about having been sexually abused as children.
(http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpfoley1112pnnov12,0,5473143.story)
(http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNSsiRhqa7bQlrClUE4-XRPgR-kwD94DNB1O0)
We're taking you seriously. Really..
ETA:No one gives a fuck about which puppy Barack Obama picks for "first pet". There is more important shit in the world, cover it.
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(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Foley_scandal)
Ted Haggard: Former Evangelical preacher who was a huge presence (was even known to have been a big force behind George W. Bush's re-election and having sway with him). Was known for preaching against homosexuality, among other things, and was later busted for having sex and getting Crystal Meth from a male prostitute/masseur named Mike Jones.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Haggard#Homosexual_sex_and_methamphetamine_drugs_scandal)
Both these stories broke in 2006.
Both men tried to deny it.
Both men "resigned" from their leadership positions.
Both men are now crying about having been sexually abused as children.
(http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-flpfoley1112pnnov12,0,5473143.story)
(http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iNSsiRhqa7bQlrClUE4-XRPgR-kwD94DNB1O0)
We're taking you seriously. Really..
ETA:No one gives a fuck about which puppy Barack Obama picks for "first pet". There is more important shit in the world, cover it.
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