Foley Scandal Banquet Fodder
by llipman@coxnews.com | October 4th, 2006The Mark Foley scandal is already joke fodder on the Washington banquet scene.
Last night, at a dinner roasting former CBS anchorman Bob Schieffer to raise money for the Spina Bifida Association, master of ceremonies Mark Shields began the evening with this question: “Do you know how they separate the men from the boys on Capitol Hill? The answer is, they don’t.”
Shields said that until the scandal broke, Foley “had been cruising” for the election.
Former Fed chief Alan Greenspan joked that he was glad to be a roaster “even if I was a last minute replacement for a former congressman from Florida.”
Foley wasn’t the only politician targeted for jokes. Don Imus told Schieffer that if he couldn’t find his car keys he could “get a ride with Patrick Kennedy.” When the crowd groaned, Imus quipped that “it could have been worse,” an unspoken reference to Patrick’s father, Ted Kennedy.
Then, turning his attention to George Allen’s troubles, Imus said “Mel Gibson has called Sen. Allen and said he wants his campaign donation back.”
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October 5th, 2006 at 10:38 am
Did any of Rep. Foley’s sexual solicitation take place in Florida? Does state statute apply? Since, the FBI was informed, was FDLE or the Attorney General’s office notified?
October 5th, 2006 at 4:08 pm
I wonder if people know that our Congress has provided for a full retirement for the “Honorable” Mr. Foley including 90% of his Congressional pay and full benefits including medical and dental coverage for life. And you think they don’t take good care of their own kind? We elect these self-serving hypocrites. Politics have gotten so dirty one has to wonder what will become of this Great Country.
October 6th, 2006 at 3:29 pm
GOP: gay old pediphiles
First Watergate, now tailgate
The Republicans thought it was good news when they heard Foley had entered Rehab. Now they have to worry again when they learned Rehab is the name of a 14 year old Pakistani boy.
October 6th, 2006 at 4:30 pm
I have a feeling Foley isn’t the only gay being overly friendly with (fresh meat) pages, he was just stupid enough to “put pen to paper”.