Papers Knew of Foley E-Mail but Did Not Publish Stories
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Brian Ross of ABC News said he learned about the e-mail messages in August but was too busy with Hurricane Katrina and the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks to pursue them immediately. None of the organizations seemed to anticipate how big the story would become.
“I never thought it would lead to his resignation,” Mr. Ross said.
When The St. Petersburg Times received its first tip on the e-mail messages in late 2005, the editors decided it was “friendly chit-chat,” with nothing overtly sexual, but nonetheless assigned two reporters to find out more, according to an editor’s note.
The reporters tracked down the teenager, but he refused to let them use his name in a story. They found a second page who had corresponded with Mr. Foley and was willing to let them use his name but said he did not have a problem with the messages, undercutting the premise.
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Mr. Ross said he was surprised by how quickly the congressman’s office confirmed the authenticity of the e-mail messages, first when ABC reported them on Sept. 28, and again a day later when confronted with much more explicit exchanges.
Mr. Ross dismissed suggestions by some Republicans that the news was disseminated as part of a smear campaign against Mr. Foley.
“I hate to give up sources, but to the extent that I know the political parties of any of the people who helped us, it would be the same party,” Mr. Ross said, referring to Republicans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/03/washington/03media.html
See post above...
Let me guess. Somebody leaked it for political gain.
That happens sometimes when Congressmen hit on underage kids.
We need to ask, "What did did the Democrats know, when did they know it and why did they cover for a sexual predator?"
ABC's Ross is under investigation by the FBI for his role in the CIA leaks case.
His phone calls to and from CIA leakers have been collected as evidence in the case.
So this is just sour grapes from Ross.
Ping........once again we're being played by the Dems and their willing accomplices in the media, but the sheeple (read: you know who) will buy it. Are you catching grief at work?
saving
Going a step further. I would be interested in knowing how the "relationship" between Foley and the page actually deepened to the point of the scillatious IM's. It is possible that the DEMS contacted the page and encouraged him in a sort of sting operation - seeing if Foley would respond. And, of course, Foley did respond, to their delight. Then they sat on it till now. Just wondering.
Bump for later read.
Will read this later. Gotta go to work :-(
BTTT.