Reason to Vote #1: The hot chick on the other side of your AIM conversation might be a Republican congressman.

Originally published on Music for America.



The Republican Party continued it’s trend of poor decisions come home to roost this weekend, this time in the form of FL Rep Mark Foley, who chose to step down after being caught having sexually suggestive conversations over AIM with a 16-year-old intern.

Some IM transcripts:

Maf54 (Foley): ok..i better go vote..did you know you would have this effect on me

Teen: lol I guessed

Teen: ya go vote…I don't want to keep you from doing our job

Maf54: can I have a good kiss goodnight

Teen: :-*

Teen: (kiss)

FYI - IM kisses goodnight between congressmen and interns is not customary. While this message seems kinda cute when taken out of context, the reality behind Foley’s predatory seduction of a kid less than half his age is certainly anything but. The scandal has caused intense scrutiny of House Majority Leader Dennis Hastert, who apparently knew about Foley’s disturbing habits as early as 2001, and in spite of this knowledge appointed Foley chairman of the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children (HCMEC). Yeah... that’s pretty bad.

Local Florida news affiliates followed Hastert’s lead when they came into possession of copies of the IMs but refused to run the story.

Hastert may be asked to step down. Foley already has. And though these two guys have basically taken themselves out of the equation for us, there’s hundreds more seats and governing losers that deserve the boot.

Because of this, I’d like to point out 4 things:

1. Registration deadlines in many states start as soon as Oct. 7th.
   
2. You can register with MFA by clicking right here.
   
3. You can send registration reminder texts to your friends by clicking here. I’d recommend doing that right now.
   
4. There’s a handful more ways you can get even more involved in the ’06 elections right here.
   

The unrelenting ticker of bad news, starting with Hurricane Katrina and continuing every day since, has shifted popular favor away from the Republicans. Change is in the air, and the narrative in the media is that young voters are going to be the difference makers.

Let's keep that trend going. Your participation in the system is meaningful. Please don’t ever forget that. And don’t forget to block this guy:

Maf54: do you really do it face down

Teen: ya

Maf54: kneeling

Teen: well i dont use my hand...i use the bed itself

Maf54: where do you unload it

Teen: towel

Maf54: really

Maf54: completely naked?

Teen: well ya

Maf54: very nice

Teen: lol

Maf54: cute butt bouncing in the air

FYI - Never mind congress... this one's not even customary in prison.