O'Malley Blames GOP Plot For Rumors (MD GOVERNOR'S AID FIRED FOR FREE REPUBLIC POSTS)

Washington Post ^ | 2/9/05 | Matthew Mosk

[crushkerry]

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley yesterday accused agents of Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration of spreading false rumors that he had an extramarital affair, and Ehrlich responded hours later by dismissing a longtime employee.

The mayor, a Democrat considering a bid for governor in 2006, said he believes that the widespread and persistent rumors were part of a "concerted and orchestrated and sustained" effort and called on the Republican governor to apologize to his wife and children. "I don't think any of us run for office expecting that this sort of hurt will be heaped on our kids or our spouses," O'Malley said.

Ehrlich said an apology was premature and denied any personal involvement in spreading the rumor. He then asked for and received the resignation of Joseph Steffen, a longtime aide working in state government. Steffen confirmed yesterday that he had discussed the rumor on a popular conservative Web site and in private e-mails, which were given to The Washington Post.

[Nataku X]

DU stalkers tracked down every one of Buckhead's posts and pieced together every little information they could find to determine his identity. Beyond Buckhead, I expect that there are a contingent of moonbats who spend all day trying to oust Freepers and other posters on right wing blogs to get them fired, etc.

[blogblogginaway]

Sade Baderinwa was covering flooding in New Jersey last summer when she was hit by a car that fled. It is rumored that O'Malley was behind it.





Former Baltimore TV Anchor Hit & Run Victim Saturday, July 24, 2004 - WBAL Radio Police have found a car believed to be the hit and run vehicle that sent a former Baltimore tv anchor to the hospital in northern New Jersey late Friday night. A search continues for the driver who did not stop after hitting WABC-TV New York anchor-reporter Sade Baderinwa on a flooded street in Hackensack. 1010 WINS radio reporter Terry Sheridan was there and told WBAL News that a car went around police barriers and hit the tv reporter as she was working to get the stories of flood victims. Sheridan tells us that Baderinwa was thrown about 10 feet into flood waters. A member of her tv crew and some neighborhood residents chased the car for a time but could not catch up to it. Another WABC crew member and a resident comforted the injured reporter and she was conscious when an ambulance arrived within four minutes, according to Sheridan. Late word Saturday afternoon is that Baderinwa's condition had been stabilized at a hospital in New Jersey. Until last year, Sade Baderinwa was a morning and noon anchor at Baltimore's WBAL-TV, owned by a company related to the one that owns WBAL radio. Baderinwa is a native of Baltimore and an alumnus of the University of Maryland. http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:ZKzt2gIV2ToJ:wbal.com/stories/anmviewer.asp%3Fa%3D21000%26print%3Dyes+Sade+Baderinwa+car+new+jersey&hl=en http://www.cntyseat.com/Vol1Issue24Aug12004/Flood%20Waters%20All%20Around%20Town.htm


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[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Liberals suck.

[ClintonBeGone]

Why did you do it, then?

One sign of someone with class is they don't do what you just did in asking that question after someone has admitted to wrong doing.

For all we know, he didn't do it, but is willing to take the fall. In politics, that's old school and very honorable.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

So you are admitting that what you did was wrong?

What was it in his post that led you to this conclusion? It sounded to me like he is just a stand-up guy, who wasn't going to let another man be blamed for something he didn't do.

[stainlessbanner]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339150/posts?page=46#46

get off my porch

[NicknamedBob]

"It's been one wild ride, FRiends."

It's not over yet. The MD Democratic Party is going to go all out to unseat Governor Ehlich in his bid for re-election.

They will leave no stone unturned in their quest. Fortunately, the quality of their prime candidate, hizzoner prissonified, is the best weapon in our camp at the moment.

[EternalVigilance]

Good luck...

[Mo1]

If I recall from reading the loon site with regard to Buckhead .. they went searching his past posts .. one of them mention something about his career .. from there they went on a witch hunt to finf him

How exactly they found him .. I'm not sure .. but they were searching

[NCPAC]

If I were to hide, that would only hurt a Governor I've known and admired for a long time. You live by the sword, you die by the sword - and the Governor wasn't the one living by the sword.

As for your other post asking why I posted certain things on FR if I knew they were wrong, please read my FR post which is quoted in the Washington Post. I never started the rumor. I was commenting on a rumor that had been out there. However, given the volatility of the situation - and knowing the blowback potential on the Governor - I opted out rather than letting him bleed further at the hands of O'Malley. By commenting on/propagating a story already out there, I was inadvertantly opening up the Governor as a target. That was a mistake, one for which I am willing to take full blame and consequence.

[ClintonBeGone]

Sade Baderinwa was covering flooding in New Jersey last summer when she was hit by a car that fled. It is rumored that O'Malley was behind it.

Didn't O'Malley drive Tom Capano's getaway boat? :)

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Curses. Now I'll have to stop posting from the Batcave.

[TheDon]

Several of Steffen's co-workers said in interviews that he parachuted into agencies, set up an office with a statue of the grim reaper on his desk and began assembling lists of people who should be fired.

True? If so, quite funny.

[BillF]

Interesting question, how did the Post figure out who this FReeper is? (And they apparently figured it out without him posting his name.)

Speaking of tracing people down, hope that you still have the steel-belted turtlenecks.

[onyx]

ROTFLOL!

[NCPAC]

Thank you for the kind words. I do what I can.

[conservative in nyc]

Just how do they find out who is behind the screen names???

It's not that hard. As the post screen says, loose lips sink ships.

There's this thing called Google. It allows anyone who wants to research your posts here and other places to piece together who you are. Once narrowed down (by geographical region, types of interests, etc.), it's not too difficult to come up with a profile. And if you've slipped up and posted too much personal information, it's not that difficult to turn the profile into a name.

The DUmmies were trying to "out" Buckhead shortly after he posted the famous Rathergate post. It didn't take long for them to figure out he was a lawyer from the Atlanta area. They narrowed down the suspects to a few politically connected lawyers and guessed correctly. (I think someone posted a picture of an Atlanta-area FReeper gathering to make it easier to identify him). If the DUmmies can do it, it's not rocket science. We know the lamestream media lurks here. And they are (theoretically) better at research than most DUmmies.

Loose lips sink ships.

[AVNevis]

Thank you.

To the people who were chastising me for asking him those questions:

FreeRepublic is supposed to be a news site. That means that we are all journalists. As a 'journalist', to have the person who is at the center of this fairly large story and not ask him those questions because I like him would be irresponsible. OK?

By the way, I stand with you, NCPAC

[CindyDawg]

I guess it's time for a new freeper name, huh? :') I'm not sure what to make of this. I don't care for rumor threads but it wasn't yours. IMO, it shows character to be here tonight and stand up for your Gov though. Scary about your private e-mails. Take care.