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Washington Post Now Claims "Authorized" to Access MD4BUSH Account
Saturday, November 5, 2005 | Kristinn

Posted on 11/05/2005 4:36:11 PM PST by kristinn

After yesterday's press conference in front of The Washington Post building in downtown Washington, D.C. that criticized The Post for violating their sourcing guidelines and for accessing a FreeRepublic.com account in possible violation of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, an editor for The Post is now claiming authorization to log-in to the account of MD4BUSH.

Earlier this week, Post Maryland editor R.B. Brenner made statements that reporter Matthew Mosk had logged in to MD4BUSH's account "two or three times" after being given the password by an "intermediary" in order to authenticate private messages sent between MD4BUSH and NCPAC on Free Republic.

Brenner has maintained that The Post does not know who MD4BUSH is.

Brenner is reported to have made the following statement to The Post for their story today about the press conference:

"As part of our reporting, we needed to verify that the chat room postings were authentic. We were authorized to view them, and it was appropriate to do so under the circumstances."

Link to Post article here.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: brownshirtsforkerry; hackshacking; howtostealanelection; leonarddownie; md4bush; mediabias; mosk; ncpac; smearcampaign; trolls; waronerror; whathappenedtooptout; wp; zogbyism
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To: VRWCTexan

Another good catch. That one may be a stretch, but who knows?

I still like the MrEd(itor)1964. :)


221 posted on 11/05/2005 10:40:24 PM PST by shutup_you_idiot
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To: VRWCTexan
"Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a con voy spiracy."
222 posted on 11/05/2005 10:41:21 PM PST by decal (Mother Nature and Real Life are conservatives; the Progs have never figured this out.)
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To: shutup_you_idiot

Me too!! Hope FR has a good case to take them to the cleaners....

Again Chloe as a WaPo hang-out in DC is yet another slim link....


223 posted on 11/05/2005 10:53:43 PM PST by VRWCTexan (History has a long memory - but still repeats itself)
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To: topher
So sorry. I reported abuse on myself and have asked the mods to delete my post. While using a new mail message to do the html for me, I meant to paste in the source code rather that the actual text. I hope this one is formatted better, because there appear to be similarities worth noticing.

I've go it - I'm so stressed by what the Post has done to NCPAC, I can't sleep or think straight. ;-)

 
53 posted on 07/24/2004 7:42:10 AM CDT by MrEd1964 (Mayor Martin O’Malley Sade Baderinwa)
 
 
55 posted on 07/24/2004 5:07:04 PM CDT by demopublican
 
I have heard that from several people. My question is why it has not come out in the news yet?

60 posted on 07/26/2004 9:58:48 AM CDT by baltimore

 
61 posted on 07/26/2004 10:16:45 AM CDT by rbmillerjr
 
 
63 posted on 07/27/2004 4:54:56 PM CDT by Bug10
 

71 posted on 08/13/2004 10:22:18 PM CDT by tskitmir
 

72 posted on 09/02/2004 9:46:21 PM CDT by chloec
 

74 posted on 09/10/2004 9:40:15 PM CDT by superwoman4u2
 

75 posted on 10/08/2004 10:30:19 AM CDT by MD4Bush (Bush must win)
 

92 posted on 07/22/2005 1:42:52 PM CDT by theheadman (There Was No Affair Morons!)

As someone mentioned above, this does sound like the same person posting under numerous screen names. Notice the number of times "I heard" and "I live" are used.

224 posted on 11/05/2005 10:53:55 PM PST by Quilla
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To: kristinn

some quick links:

MD4BUSH User Posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=173184

NCPAC User Posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/user-posts?id=130752


225 posted on 11/05/2005 11:06:02 PM PST by Rain-maker
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Nice post. What, the Washington Post lie? LOL

Well, well, MD4BushGate is going to hit the WP fan smack in the face. Can't wait!


226 posted on 11/05/2005 11:13:30 PM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: nunya bidness; advance_copy; Jim Robinson
Remember the Michelle Lane angle? This may be something or may be nothing.

Michelle Lane was an Ehrlich appointee who was fired from the Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families in June 2004. Four days after the MD4Bush story broke, she sent a threatening e-mail to Governor Ehrlich's office, claiming she'd release information as retaliation for alleged rumors spread by the Ehrlich administration against her. According to press reports, she may have had a romantic relationship with Steffen. Her lawyer, Daniel Clements, denied any romantic relationship. He also denied that she was MD4Bush.

But Michelle Lane was cut out of the picture of Joe Steffen and Governor Ehrlich that was sent to reporters in an e-mail from smitty_1945@yahoo.com. LITERALLY. Very strange.

Jim Robinson had this to say about whether he thought Michelle Lane was MD4Bush:

I don't think this is MD4Bush. We can probably rule out about half of the general population and this lady is one. Course, I would have no idea if they were working in concert. Not saying or even hinting they were, just have no idea. Some reporter mentioned in an article a few weeks ago that certain emails were circulated from mddems.org. Doubt the investigation can go there, but that'd probably be a good place to start if they could. I think it should be obvious to all that MD4Bush was a Democrat politcial operative. A dirty tricks communications specialist so to speak.

But what do we know about her lawyer? Daniel Clements has been described in the Washington Post as "a Baltimore trial lawyer with ties to the Democratic Party". He represents at least three disgruntled former Maryland employees who were fired by the Ehrlich administration. In a 03/28/05 post, FReeper advance_copy said about Clements:

Michelle Lane's lawyer, Daniel Clements is the top Democratic lawyer in Annapolis whose clients included former Governor Parris Glendening. The personal attorney for a former Democratic Governor represents Lane. Who referred Lane to Clements and why did Clements take the case? His fees aren't cheap.

Among threatening letters the Governor received on behalf of Michelle Lane was one from Gilbert Genn. Genn is a former Democratic Delegate from Montgomery County. Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan is expected to challenge Martin O'Malley for the party nomination in 2006. O'Malley is the subject of the MD4Bush/NCPAC private FReepmail exchanges that got published in the Washington Post. Duncan could only gain from the spread of O'Malley rumors, particularly if Joe Steffen (NCPAC) got blamed for it.


Some Links to FR Michelle Lane Threads:
TU employee, Ehrlich clash over job renewal (MD4Bush/NCPAC) (Towsend University Towerlight)
Ehrlich Alleges 'Blackmail' By Former State Employee (Possible identity of MD4Bush Revealed?) (Washington Post/Matthew Mosk)
Md. Foster Care Draws Scrutiny (NCPAC/MD4Bush)(Washington Post/Matthew Mosk)

FR Keyword: MichelleLane
227 posted on 11/05/2005 11:14:39 PM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: nunya bidness
And from this WBAL-TV article:

Lane's attorney [Clements] said she never discussed the rumors with the O'Malley administration, or who may have been spreading them. He said she merely tipped off the mayor's camp about Steffen's role as a political operative.
228 posted on 11/05/2005 11:23:38 PM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: Quilla

Thanks for putting all that together. I'd wondered how NCPAC's RL identity became known.


229 posted on 11/05/2005 11:33:29 PM PST by Titan Magroyne (Wet Burqa Contest Winner)
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To: Titan Magroyne
You're quite welcome. This article states:

In those postings, MD4BUSH coaxed Steffen into revealing his role in spreading rumors about Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, now a Democratic candidate for governor.

This just irks me to no end. MD4BUSH is far more guilty of spreading rumors than NCPAC. We generally only see the private freepmails written by NCPAC that were published on FR by MD4BUSH. Here are the freepmails authored by MD4BUSH.

230 posted on 11/05/2005 11:45:08 PM PST by Quilla
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To: kristinn

What was their so called reason for needing to access that account. I haven't been in on this from the beginning and was wondering that if they had no interest in it why did they take such interest in it? Thanks, Dagny


231 posted on 11/05/2005 11:50:49 PM PST by Dagny Taggart
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To: conservative in nyc

Yes, but if WaPo doesn't know who MD4BUSH is, how do they know their intermediary was MD4BUSH's lawyer? Attorney for an unknown person?


232 posted on 11/05/2005 11:58:26 PM PST by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: conservative in nyc
Here's my take on Michelle Lane. She worked closely with Steffen and he revealed to her his participation here and may have encouraged her to do so as well. Nothing wrong with that. But when she became disgruntled she used what she could to try to get a piece of the Ehrlich administration but all she had was Steffen.

It's conceivable that she outed Steffen to O'Doherty and he took it from there under MD4Bush. This falls in line with the charges against the governor for firings. Something she was familiar with having worked with Steffen and ultimately the only possible transgression of the Governor if proven.

Spreading rumors just doesn't have the legs like a full-blown committee as we've seen.

233 posted on 11/06/2005 12:04:48 AM PST by nunya bidness
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To: advance_copy
Yes, but if WaPo doesn't know who MD4BUSH is, how do they know their intermediary was MD4BUSH's lawyer? Attorney for an unknown person?

I really don't have an answer that. Perhaps they asked the lawyer to have MD4Bush do something. Or maybe they just took it on blind faith. Especially if the lawyer was well known.
234 posted on 11/06/2005 12:13:37 AM PST by conservative in nyc
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To: Gabz; NCPAC
Robert Ehrlich is the Governor - Joseph Steffen is the out of work former staffer.

LOL - a little bird has informed me that Steffen (aka NCPAC) is considering a run for Governor!!

hey Joe - if true, do us all a favour and break the news here!!

235 posted on 11/06/2005 12:51:55 AM PST by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: shutup_you_idiot
Man. That's a lot of views.

obviously, since this story broke, that thread has had a lot of attention - I've personally re-read it at least three times......

236 posted on 11/06/2005 12:59:38 AM PST by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: An.American.Expatriate

Joseph Steffen, right, also says he might run against Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. next year, as a candidate for the Libertarian Party.

Photo Credit: Wmar-tv2 Via Associated Press

That's just what Matthew Mosk is reporting in this Nov. 1, 2005 WaPo article.

237 posted on 11/06/2005 1:08:34 AM PST by Quilla
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To: expatpat

Certainly the whole "Who leaked Ms. Plame's name" is no mystery. The press knows,they just won't disclose. They tried to get Rove but couldn't smear his name.


238 posted on 11/06/2005 1:30:21 AM PST by weegee (To understand the left is to rationalize how abortion can be a birthright.)
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To: kristinn

I'm not in the local region, but I've been trying to follow this. If I'm off base please let me know, but..

Has anyone brought up the suspicion that MD4BUSH was in fact a Washington Post reporter?


239 posted on 11/06/2005 1:43:39 AM PST by dannyboy72 (How long will you hold onto the rope when Liberals pull us off the cliff?)
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To: dannyboy72
Yes, several times on this very thread.

What I find so curious (and confusing) is the six day old thread in Breaking News entitled MD4BUSH Identified! In that thread, Ryan O'Doherty, Communications Director of the Maryland Democrat Party is said to be MD4Bush. With all the continued speculation on this thread as to who MD4BUSH really is, it's possible that theory has been debunked.

Maybe someone can clear that up for me. Thanks.

240 posted on 11/06/2005 2:35:32 AM PST by Quilla
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