CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY

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[kcvl]

>XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU OCT 5 2006 2:53:48 ET XXXXX

CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY
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According to two people close to former congressional page Jordan Edmund, the now famous lurid AOL Instant Message exchanges that led to the resignation of Mark Foley were part of an online prank that by mistake got into the hands of enemy political operatives, the DRUDGE REPORT can reveal.

According to one Oklahoma source who knows the former page very well, Edmund, a conservative Republican, goaded an unwitting Foley to type embarrassing comments that were then shared with a small group of young Hill politicos. The prank went awry when the saved IM sessions got into the hands of political operatives favorable to Democrats.

The primary source, an ally of Edmund, adamantly proclaims that the former page is not a homosexual. The prank scenario was confirmed by a second associate of Edmund. Both are fearful that their political careers will be affected if they are publicly brought into the matter.

The prank scenario only applies to the Edmund IM sessions and does not necessarily apply to any other exchanges between the former congressman and others.

The news come on the heels that Edmund has hired former Timothy McVeigh attorney, Stephen Jones.

Developing...

[Republican Red]

FREE REPUBLIC CALLS FOR BRIAN ROSS TO RESIGN IN DISGRACE...... CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO ABC'S ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE ELECTION

I'll go one step further.

ABC News President should resign for allowing this kind of journalism to happen under his watch.

What did he know and when did he know it?

[muawiyah]

I don't believe we know with certainty how old the kid was at the time. Remember, you have to be 16 to GET INTO the page program. Presume the kid's there a year or so, he could have been 18 by the the time he returned to Lawzianna.

[MaestroLC]

These Dems are sick. They think conservatives are homophobes. They are WRONG!

But worse, Dems are acting like gay bashers! Dems are vile people.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Foley and Drier were outted because they not only were gay, but that they worked against the gay agenda.

[metesky]

The primary source, an ally of Edmund, adamantly proclaims that the former page is not a homosexual.

Right...

It's an old story kid. Steal a car when you're young and nobody calls you a car thief when you're fifty, but _ _ _ _ one _ _ _ _ and for the rest of your life they call ya a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _! Tough lesson, joker.

[tobyhill]

Just spoke to my congressman's office and was told that they are aware of the pages age at the time and the claim it was a prank. The person I spoke to stated that October Surprises go both ways so keep an eye open in the near future and also watch for the MSM's and Democrat's reactions.

[reformedliberal]

If you guys are keeping a list, will you FReepmail me a copy? I can have busy weeks where I am lucky to surf the headlines, let alone post.

I can have my suspicions, but a lot of times there are very early signups and active acounts.

[martinidon]

Floridians don't pick committee positions, offices, etc.

At the very least they should not have supported this guy for reelection.

I don't care if this was a prank or Foley was set up by the dimocrats. Anyone who would protect this dirt bag Pedophile by claiming the 16 yr old was age of consent or this is the dimocrats fault for holding this information is just as much a part of the problem.
As a Republican I have zero tolerance for the behavior Foley exhibited and if Hasert did not take strong action on this he needs to go!

[Texas Songwriter]

If you were Pelosi or Dean and knew the world was coming down on you what would you do? You would try to divert attention from yourself. The next thing they will do is unload all the crap they have, say a list of homosexual congressmen and staffers. Dump all of it. The thought process being, it may occupy the media until election time. They are now desparate.

[madison10]

You feel bad for a pedophile?? Because even if he didn't *do the deed*, he was gearing up for an encounter with this page. He'd already invited either this page or another to his hotel room (according to one of the transcripts). And I don't care if the page was of legal age or not; he was still a teenager. Would you like your 18-year-old teenager to be having sex with a 52 year old man?

Where's the pedophile? Find him. Where was the kid? Find him, too. A 18-year-old is considered an adult male OR female. I wouldn't like it, but them's the breaks.

[letsgonova19087]

That's unfortunate that you feel that way. I cannot speak for anyone but myself, but I have zero...*ZERO* tolerance for perverts or pedophiles. If you think that is a DUesque statement, I just don't know what to say.

[areafiftyone]

Foley and Drier were outted because they not only were gay, but that they worked against the gay agenda

BINGO!!! They also were in the closet which made the Gay's even madder!

[jveritas]

Excellent.

[jackv]

Yes, suddenly to go mum til the "facts" come in.


Oh man! And Soros on ....

ugh!! Might as well be watching CNN

[kcvl]

HASTERT APOLOGIZES BUT REFUSES TO RESIGN...

Does not appoint former FBI chief Louis Freeh to investigate the page program -- as widely reported --because of objections from Democrats... Developing...

[muawiyah]

Actually, different kid. Remember, two things: IMs and emails. So far the emails are Foley to an unnamed kid. The IMs were solicited by an 18 year old as part of a prank being played on a Congressional alcoholic.

[valkyrieanne]

They got coal in their Fitzmas stocking, but dreams die hard. They want that pony so bad, they can smell the manure.

LOL - almost spewed granola on my keyboard!

[MineralMan]

"and so what do you think about the Dems that used this bait to paint the entire GOP as Pedophile protectors.."

I'd guess that will backfire on them.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Pelosi Should Resign, Immediately!

[lone star annie]

When I was 18, I could have gotten any old 52 lech to write something on an IM. I used to have old men hit on me all the time and I would just blow them off.