Posted on 12/14/2005 5:13:35 PM PST by conservative in nyc
The WBAL-TV 11 News I-Team has uncovered new information surrounding the mysterious Web user known as MD4Bush.
In private e-mail exchanges, MD4Bush coaxed Joe Steffen, a former aide to Gov. Bob Ehrlich, into discussing rumors about Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley's personal life on the conservative Web site, FreeRepublic.com.
The 11 News I-Team has uncovered e-mail addresses used to register the MD4Bush account on the Free Republic Web site. The 11 News I-Team does not know who opened the MD4Bush account.
According to a source familiar with the MD4Bush postings, the e-mail address used in October 2004 to open the MD4Bush account is: ryanrock2004@yahoo.com.
Sources said that e-mail address was later changed to rodoherty@mddems.org, then changed for a third time to brianwaverly@yahoo.com. That third e-mail address remains as the address registered on the Free Republic account, which remains open.
Free Republic Web founder Jim Robinson refused to publicly disclose the electronic trail of MD4Bush; however, he authorized a statement weeks ago, as follows:
"Free Republic has evidence that an mddems.org e-mail address is associated with the MD4Bush account. This is not just coincidence," Free Republic spokeswoman Kristinn Taylor said.
According to Free Republic, anyone who has the password to the MD4Bush account could change the e-mail registration address at any time. It is not known how many people may have had access to that password.
MD4Bush used e-mails to coax former gubernatorial aide Joe Steffen into discussing rumors on a conservative Web site about the personal life of Baltimore's mayor. The e-mail address information obtained does not shed light on the actual users of the MD4Bush account, nor does it reveal whether someone attached the Ryan O'Doherty e-mail address to the account without his knowledge.
(Excerpt) Read more at thewbalchannel.com ...
Why would anyone do that? Steffen was a GOP operative that they wanted to get. I don't see any possible advantage to "frame" O'Doherty, though I would not be surprised if he claimed that.
The use of the first mail drop shows an intent to hide his identity. The use of the regular email was most likely laziness or possibly because he forgot the password to the maildrop or, more stupidly, used the FR password for the mail drop and wanted to delete it.
Yes..I was just wondering if this info helps tighten the noose in any way.
Since none of the MSM are interested (it doesn't fit their profile), and law enforcement isn't interested, it's beginning to look like this character is going to skate.
Thank you sooo much, conservative in nyc, for staying on top of this and posting updates. Yes, ever since the last big headline, I've been wondering where's the boot landing next!. MDDEMS... Hmph.
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Excellent interview you gave to Neil Cavuto. Points you made eleven months ago regarding upcoming Iraqi elections, the lack of positive new media coverage and failure of the Bush administration to effectively communicate our successes in Iraq are as true today as when you gave the interview (the day before the Bush second inauguration).
MD shenanigans ping to you, nunya...
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Excellent interview you gave to Neil Cavuto. Points you made eleven months ago...Ooops!
I forgot to identify that clip as an OLD video of kristinn on TV...
The date's on the screen capture. No need to identify further. It's just that I noted that the things he noted in the interview, excepting the inaugural protests, were eerily the same as if the interview were given tonight.
Ok, this raises the issue of how they got this information. It implies that someone is wadeing thru FR's logs does it not?
I didn't know you wore skirts? ;-)
Looks like our educated guess was right on target. Now let's see if the WaPo can take the heat. It just keeps getting better and better.
"I imagine it's going to come as quite a surprise to Kristinn that he's actually a woman."
If Kristinn is a woman it's going to surprise a lot of people....
This sure popped out at me. If JimRob/FR is not divulging info re: the electronic trail of MD4BUSH ... who is the source familiar with MD4BUSH's postings who gave the media the email addresses?
"Ok, this raises the issue of how they got this information. It implies that someone is wadeing thru FR's logs does it not?"
Well the adress was posted more than a month ago on Freep so a google search would have done it.
"From: Ryan O’Doherty rodoherty@mddems.org
Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2005 6:11PM
To:
Subject: BIG Story"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1514291/posts
Histrionics taken to an art form. That's what the left is best at.
I just sent a short message to both of those email accounts. They appear to be active since my message wasn't rejected.
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