If the Baltimore Sun newspaper talk forums carried the rumor before FR, that would certainly show that FR did not originate it.
It was on the Sun forum section ever since Norris was being investigated and kept getting thrown out whenever a new thread started up.
You are correct - it's been on the Balto. Sun talk forum for about 2 years. BTW, you don't need to register just to read and I encourage all to go there and read the threads. There are the usual left wackos - but lots of confirmations about how long the story has been around.
As I wrote on another post - ATTENTION LURKING MSM: READ THE BALTO. SUN TALK FORUMS FOR ACCURATE INFORMATION OF THE O'MALLEY SCANDAL - THIS IS NOT, REPEAT NOT A NEW STORY THAT SHOWED UP ON FREEREPUBLIC.