Inappropriate emails, text messages, rape and cop killing
I think, like all law abiding citizens, that if former Rep. Mark Foley committed any crimes, he should be punished accordingly. I do not think people that didn't know what Rep. Mark Foley did should be held accountable for what they didn't know. This puts me at odds with liberal extremists.
I think, like all law abiding citizens, that rape is as horrible a crime as can be committed . . . short of murder. The Democratic candidate for Governor in the State of Massachusetts, Mr. Deval Patrick, went out of his way to assist a man that bound a 59 year-old woman and then repeatedly raped her over the course of eight hours. Mr. Patrick sought the early release from prison for this particularly brutal rapist. I think people that KNOW what horrible things others have done and then assist them anyway, should be held accountable. This puts me at odds with liberal extremists.
Finally, I think, like all law abiding citizens, that shooting and killing a State Trooper is a pretty horrible crime. The Democratic candidate for Governor in the great State of Massachusetts went out of his way to get the death sentence of a just such a convicted cop killer reduced to life in prison WITH the possibility of parole. He succeeded. Again, I think people that know what horrible things others have done and assist them anyway, should be held accountable. This, too, puts me at odds with liberal extremists.
I can only imagine what the liberal media would do to any Republican that assisted a man that repeatedly raped a woman over the course of eight hours. I mean, look at what the liberal media is doing to Republicans in the wake of the Foley disclosures and Foley didn't even have sex with anyone! As of today, nobody is sure Rep. Foley committed any crimes at all.
Anyway, the letter below is in response to a Ms. Ellen Goodman, the extremely liberal syndicated columnist who appears regularly in the Boston Globe, essay on the depravity of the Republican Party:
Editor,
Is is a shame that the rest of the Country is missing out on the hysterical, yet also sad, political cartoon that played out in Massachusetts this past week.
First, the liberal extremists of Massachusetts, apparently not having their fill of sex during the Clinton years, cannot say "sex scandal" enough when talking about former Rep. Mark Foley's disgusting emails and text messages to US House pages. These extremists are hyperventilating at the prospect of Democrats re-taking the US House of Representatives by making an issue of the Republican House leadership not more aggressively forcing Rep. Foley, who actually didn't have any sex with any House page, to resign when the leadership learned of the Representative's lewd behavior. "Throw the bums out", they insist.
While in the very same breath, the liberal extremists of Massachusetts expect Massachusetts voters to elect a man, Mr. Deval Patrick, that supported the early release of a convicted rapist (that is, Mr. Patrick's boy forced sex on a bound 59 year-old woman - though rape is about power and not sex - for eight hours!). The same extremists expect Massachusetts voters to think it "noble" that Mr. Patrick fought to commute the death sentence of cop killer, Carl Ray Songer . Thanks, in part, to the efforts of Mr. Patrick, the cop killer is now eligible for parole; he's twice been denied, but there's always hope for those on the Left!
Oh, this voter get's it all right: just start laughing when a liberal extremist starts lecturing on values or morals (Courtesy of GOP, voters finally get 'it', October 6, A17). (End of letter.)
I titled my letter, "Courtesy of liberal extremists, voters finally get it".
I think, like all law abiding citizens, that if former Rep. Mark Foley committed any crimes, he should be punished accordingly. I do not think people that didn't know what Rep. Mark Foley did should be held accountable for what they didn't know. This puts me at odds with liberal extremists.
I think, like all law abiding citizens, that rape is as horrible a crime as can be committed . . . short of murder. The Democratic candidate for Governor in the State of Massachusetts, Mr. Deval Patrick, went out of his way to assist a man that bound a 59 year-old woman and then repeatedly raped her over the course of eight hours. Mr. Patrick sought the early release from prison for this particularly brutal rapist. I think people that KNOW what horrible things others have done and then assist them anyway, should be held accountable. This puts me at odds with liberal extremists.
Finally, I think, like all law abiding citizens, that shooting and killing a State Trooper is a pretty horrible crime. The Democratic candidate for Governor in the great State of Massachusetts went out of his way to get the death sentence of a just such a convicted cop killer reduced to life in prison WITH the possibility of parole. He succeeded. Again, I think people that know what horrible things others have done and assist them anyway, should be held accountable. This, too, puts me at odds with liberal extremists.
I can only imagine what the liberal media would do to any Republican that assisted a man that repeatedly raped a woman over the course of eight hours. I mean, look at what the liberal media is doing to Republicans in the wake of the Foley disclosures and Foley didn't even have sex with anyone! As of today, nobody is sure Rep. Foley committed any crimes at all.
Anyway, the letter below is in response to a Ms. Ellen Goodman, the extremely liberal syndicated columnist who appears regularly in the Boston Globe, essay on the depravity of the Republican Party:
Editor,
Is is a shame that the rest of the Country is missing out on the hysterical, yet also sad, political cartoon that played out in Massachusetts this past week.
First, the liberal extremists of Massachusetts, apparently not having their fill of sex during the Clinton years, cannot say "sex scandal" enough when talking about former Rep. Mark Foley's disgusting emails and text messages to US House pages. These extremists are hyperventilating at the prospect of Democrats re-taking the US House of Representatives by making an issue of the Republican House leadership not more aggressively forcing Rep. Foley, who actually didn't have any sex with any House page, to resign when the leadership learned of the Representative's lewd behavior. "Throw the bums out", they insist.
While in the very same breath, the liberal extremists of Massachusetts expect Massachusetts voters to elect a man, Mr. Deval Patrick, that supported the early release of a convicted rapist (that is, Mr. Patrick's boy forced sex on a bound 59 year-old woman - though rape is about power and not sex - for eight hours!). The same extremists expect Massachusetts voters to think it "noble" that Mr. Patrick fought to commute the death sentence of cop killer, Carl Ray Songer . Thanks, in part, to the efforts of Mr. Patrick, the cop killer is now eligible for parole; he's twice been denied, but there's always hope for those on the Left!
Oh, this voter get's it all right: just start laughing when a liberal extremist starts lecturing on values or morals (Courtesy of GOP, voters finally get 'it', October 6, A17). (End of letter.)
I titled my letter, "Courtesy of liberal extremists, voters finally get it".
posted by Zack at 3:41 PM
8 Comments:
In what way did candidate Patrick do the things you accuse him of (I'm not from MA and not knowledgable about the race there). If it was as a lawyer, then your comparisons are flawed.
Sorry, but you're "stretching" here- Parallels are non-existent.
Conscience,
In neither case was Mr. Deval Patrick a member of the defense team. I'm only slightly offended that you could think for even a second that I would not recognize defense counsel as legit. Just slightly more offended that you reduced the thought to writing. U.S citizens, especially the criminals, are entitled to protections under our Constitution (yes, this is a gratuitous shot at those that think terrorists at Gitmo are entitled to the same).
newsjunkie,
I completely welcome your participation in this space and I will engage you in tons of "conversation" here. But, in order to understand me, you have to accept that I'm writing to the publishers of the Boston Globe. Nobody there thinks it's a stretch to oust members of Congress because they didn't do more to stop a lewd guy from being lewd. As we all know, the Democrats in Massachusetts thought nothing of re-electing a Representative that actually HAD sex with a 17 year-old page. His caucus gave him standing ovations on his return to the House chamber. The feigned outrage on the Left absolutely deserves my letter. Well, if they are offended by Foley, then shouldn't they be down-right bowled over by Patrick? LeGeur raped the woman for 8 hours! Is there a role for assistance for such an animal that's not defense counsel? Sure, I'll concede there is. However, in my opinion, anyone provding such assistance should not be Governor of Massachusetts.
Sorry that my question, and admitted ignorance, offended you, but you didn't answer my question. I am not a reader of the Boston Globe, do not know the story, and have no idea what Patrick did to help the criminals (alleged criminals? don't know if they've been convicted, though I assume they have) that you mention.
Conscience,
I think I got most of the facts in my post:
Benjamin LaGuer bound a 59 year-old woman and then raped her repeatedly for 8 hours. DNA evidence confirmed he was the rapist. He was convicted and was serving some kind of really long sentence. Too long for Mr. Patrick's liking. As a friend of Mr. LaGuer, Mr. Patrick tried to use his influence to get Mr. LaGuer an early release from prison. The Boston Globe printed a letter today from a self-proclaimed Republican that was "dismayed" that some think Mr. Patrick's devotion to our Constitution should disqualify him as Governor of this great State. Uh, idiot, letter-writer, nobody is saying that. To every action, there are consequences. President Bush made the United States safer, liberated a Country and now females are being educated along side of boys in Iraq and he's paying a price for it. People, as far as our Constitution guarantees are surely free to make up their own mind on what criteria they consider when electing a public official. Mr. Patrick fought for the early release of a violent rapist and as far as this voter is concerned, Mr. Patrick will pay a price for it (of course, Mr. Patrick's desire to educate illegal aliens on my dime probably would have cost him my vote anyway).
Carl Ray Songer gut shot a Florida State Trooper 5 times! He was convicted and sentenced to death. A death sentenced signed-off by liberal governor Bob Graham. The sentence apparently was too harsh for Mr. Patrick, then with the NAACP. He fought on Mr. Songer's behalf to reduce the sentence to life with the possibility of parole. Mr. Patrick prevailed. The entire criminal justice system should be so thrilled.
I think Mr. LaGuer is black and Mr. Songer is white so there is no evidence that Mr. Patrick is a racist, selecting the animals he helps simply based on the color of their skin.
At the risk of beating a dead horse, you still haven't answered the question.
You say that "Mr. Patrick tried to use his influence to get Mr. LaGuer an early release from prison." How, and in what capacity did he do so? Although not part of my earlier question, what is Patrick's argument for why he did so?
Likewise, you say "He fought on Mr. Songer's behalf to reduce the sentence to life with the possibility of parole." If he wasn't Songer's lawyer, again, how and in what capacity? Also, what was his argument as to why?
I apologize in advance for my ignorance of the issue.
Consceience,
In Benjamin LaGuer's case, Mr. Patrick was nothing more than a former Deputy Attorney General, Civil Rights Division (recess appointment) writing personal letters to the Parole Board. Mr. Patrick was attesting to Mr. LaGuer's character and making a plea for early release.
In Mr. Songer's case, as an attorney for the NAACP, he took up the appeal of the death sentence. I don't know if Mr. Patrick was paid for his services. He won't release his tax records so very little is know about this guy that wants us to elect him Governor.
Now, having the information, how is this important to you or even relevant? Please make the case for how all of this is irrelevant to the election of our Governor as the liberal extremist cannot make the argument. Here in Massachusetts, they are comparing Mr. Patrick to John Adams (defender of the British captain responsible for the Boston Massacre). I believe the Cpatain's name was Prescott, but I read that section of David McCullough's "John Adams" some time ago so I could be wrong. Yes, Deval Patrick is John Adams.
It's important to me because it reflects whether he was assisting the accused/convicted criminals as their lawyer/advocate, or was going out of his way to assist them for some other reason. If it is the former, then he was acting in a role that goes to the heart of our constitutional system, and although I myself would never want to be a criminal defense lawyer because I couldn't live with myself if I succeeded in freeing a criminal of charges who then went out and committed a crime against someone else, I don't criticize people who do that work because (assuming they use legitimate tactics) I think they perform an important societal function. If it was some other capacity, and Mr. Patrick was choosing to assist a convict, then depending on his reasons and motives for doing so, I very well might criticize him for that conduct.
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