Battlefield Foley
Gay sex with children, underage drinking, gross e-mails and IMs, Congress, the Republicans, Macaca, rehab ... you were probably thinking there was no possible way this story could get better. Oh ye of little faith, how about a heaping helping of Scientology ?
First, our trusty Scientology Investigator sent us this detail:
Foley sent his "Gone to Detox Mansion" fax from Clearwater, Florida. Are there any rehab joints there that aren't run by Scientology? Remember, that's the same cult that says they can 'cure' homosexuality ....
Let's investigate, after the jump.
Clearwater is known as the town Scientology built ... or at least the town Scientology almost completely redeveloped. Clearwater is also home to Narconon, L. Ron Hubbard's homemade rehab program.
And it turns out Foley was no stranger in Clearwater.
At a 2003 Scientology meeting, Foley gave a speech and was photographed happily accepting "leatherbound copies of Dianetics and The Way to Happiness."
In 1999, Foley joined three other Scientology-friendly politicians in condemning Germany for outlawing Scientology -- German law is very strict about cults, because of previous problems.
The Clearwater Scientologists also held a fund-raiser for Foley's aborted Senate run; he dropped out after the gay thing was mentioned.
And on Friday, the Creative Loafing blog in Tampa reported that Foley attended a Scientology gala in Los Angeles five years ago.
Memories of Mark Foley [Creative Loafing]
CLEARWATER BUSINESS ASSOCIATION HOSTS FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN [Church of Scientology]
-- KEN LAYNE