Posted on 10/04/2006 8:39:44 PM PDT by PhiKapMom
A former U.S. House page working on the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Rep. Ernest Istook may be a part of the scandal involving former Congressman Mark Foley, The Oklahoman has learned.
The former page, a Californian named Jordan Edmund, on Wednesday hired Enid attorney Stephen Jones to represent him, the attorney confirmed.
Jones would not say exactly why he was hired, but did say, “I understand the FBI and the House Ethics committee have an interest in the matter ... the allegations concerning Congressman Foley which have surfaced.”
Foley, a Republican from Florida, resigned abruptly on Friday after it was learned that he exchanged sexually explicit e-mails with former pages. The FBI is investigating.
Istook’s campaign manager, Chip Englander, who is also from California, declined comment Wednesday to an Oklahoman reporter.
However, Englander gave The Oklahoman a statement that was attributed to Istook.
The statement says, “The sad and sick behavior of Mark Foley was a total surprise to me when it was revealed. Law enforcement is doing its job, and I support that effort. Now we should all support and protect the victims, and they should not be hounded by the press.
“It was a complete surprise to learn this morning that one victim may be someone I know. Each one of the victims deserves their privacy. To every reporter I request, please have the decency to avoid making things worse for the victims, and just leave them alone. This happened years ago when the victims were minors.”
Reached at his home, Istook referred to the prepared statement.
Edmund’s name surfaced on Internet “blogs” that linked him to the instant message address used in communications with Foley.
One blogger got the instant message address from the Web site of ABC News, which has obtained the instant messages sent between Foley and a former page.
In the sequence of messages identified by the blogger, Foley tells the person to “strip down and get relaxed.”
It is not clear whether Foley’s other instant messages, including one in which he apparently conducted “instant message” sex with a person, were all to the same person.
Asked why Edmund needed an attorney, Jones said, “You read the blogs. You know why he needs an attorney.”
Jones, who represented Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh in his murder trial in Denver, confirmed Edmund was a U.S. House page.
“I’ve been retained in the last several hours,” Jones said. “I’m still reviewing matters.”
Jones said the two met Wednesday in Oklahoma City.
Edmund had an Internet page on the popular MySpace Web site.
On that page, he identified himself as being 21 years old and said he had been attending college at the University of California at Berkeley. He said he was going to Oklahoma to be deputy campaign manager for Istook’s gubernatorial effort, the Web site stated.
Edmund registered to vote in Oklahoma in March, records show.
The House Ethics Committee is scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting this morning about the Foley matter.
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, one of the 10 members of the committee, flew back to Washington on Wednesday for what he called an “emergency meeting.”
He said the committee today would not hear from witnesses but would set the parameters of the investigation.
Contributing: Staff Writers Joe Wertz, Bryan Dean, Jennifer Mock and Ryan McNeill
Copyright 2006
Ummmm, no, we know what Foley is. What we are exploring here are other facts of the matter. Perhaps to someone not used to dealing with more than one issue at a time, it could be confusing. If thats the case for you, I suggest you stop reading this thread, back away from the computer, and put the mouse down. A good nights sleep should do you some good.
That would make sense. No wonder he needs a lawyer.
What doesn't make sense is why he went to work for Istook.
Tinfoil firmly in place, copy of Machiavelli's The Prince firmly esconced under my arm, I say it again:
Sabotage?
LOL!!! From now on, our Women's Group is going to have our own survey so we don't get caught again giving money to someone that isn't conservative. If candidates don't like our Women's Club being conservative, they can always join the other one that is moderate.
If it is sabotage, it is working perfectly!
Istook is the Congressman that kept Bill Clinton from getting his fancy office in NYC and he had to settle for Harlem.
There's only one hit on any search engine for Tyson Vivyan [another page who came forward on the Nancy Grace show tonight], which is odd in and of itself, for a former Congressional page. The one hit seems completely innocuous, until you look around the site a bit. It's a high score page for blackjack, at a bar in Atlanta, from 2004. The bar, Burkhart's Pub, is a gay bar.
http://www.misslaurensblackjack.com/burkharts.htm
He may have blackmailed Fordham with the IMs to get the job.
Well goh-oh-lly, Sergeant Carter!
Shazam!
That would make sense because why would a Congressman running for Governor hire a 21-year old deputy campaign manager who is not even from Oklahoma? There is definitely more to this story!
Tyson was on O'Reilly LAST NIGHT, also.....hmmmmm.
"LOL!!! From now on, our Women's Group is going to have our own survey so we don't get caught again giving money to someone that isn't conservative. If candidates don't like our Women's Club being conservative, they can always join the other one that is moderate."
And THAT to me is what a "big tent" is supposed to be about.
I'm getting dizzy. Rehab must feel safe and comfortable about now:')
"line starts behind me, FRiend."
That's ok, I'll have to admire from afar. My S/O would definately not approve.
Good read -- must bookmark for later viewing.
Oh sure, be magnanimous...
This is so damm funny, I bet even the Clintons are laughing about this tonight. Its like watching a Gay soap opera!
We need Nancy Pelosi to come out and blast the FBI for picking on gay men. That would be perfect!!!!!
http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/Features/UncommonLives/120804.html
The story is from 2004 and details the life of one of Foley's aides<>b>...uneventful story, but you'll notice near the bottom that her previous job was working in the office of Ernest Istook, who just happens to be the guy whom our e-mail friend is working for. Do you think that's a coincidence?
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