[Anti-Bubba182]

Wait a damn minute! If the WP does not know who MD4Bush is, how can they maintain they had authoriztion from that person.

Also, under FR rules, which MD4Bush had to agree to to register, the User agrees to not disclose the account Info.

Registration and User Agreement

"User Account Confidentiality: User agrees to protect user's account and password and not to disclose account information to any third party."

[Anti-Bubba182]

ping

[wagglebee]

I would love to see Jim sue the hell out of the Washington Compost over this!

[Gondring]

Wait a damn minute! If the WP does not know who MD4Bush is, how can they maintain they had authoriztion from that person.

This is just delicious... like chasing the king from check to check, until all moves are gone....Checkmate, WaPo! You've dug your own grave.

[mcg2000]

Exactly! A few of us were discussing this over lunch today.

[Terpfen]

Read the article. WaPo says they had authorization and the account password both obtained by an intermediary.

[expatpat]

They may have to admit they know who MD4Bush is in order to get off the hook legally.

[savedbygrace]

Which means the account user did not have the authority to give such authorization.

So the Post is smack dab in the middle of a conundrum

[conservative in nyc]

My theory: the WaPo's source is MD4Bush's lawyer. A lawyer could give authority on behalf of his or her client. And a lawyer wouldn't have to reveal his client's identity to the newspaper for the newspaper to think they have authority.

Of course, this is just an educated guess. I have no proof.

[DoughtyOne]

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!

[sphinx]

Wait a damn minute! If the WP does not know who MD4Bush is, how can they maintain they had authoriztion from that person.

Because MD4Bush works for the DNC and the DNC's lawyers and/or political director provided the password? Or the MD Democratic State Committee or the O'Malley campaign?

But the investigation will go nowhere. I still want to know about the likely DNC/Kerry campaign connections to last year's forged documents. That's far more important the Dan Rather's scalp, but unless I missed something, it's all been swept under the rug.

[GretchenM]

"If the WP does not know who MD4Bush is, how can they maintain they had authoriztion from that person. Also, under FR rules, which MD4Bush had to agree to to register, the User agrees to not disclose the account Info. Registration and User Agreement "User Account Confidentiality: User agrees to protect user's account and password and not to disclose account information to any third party."

Wish I had the photoshopping stuff to put up a .gif of the WaPo with its newspaper pants down.