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CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY
Drudge Report ^ | 10/5/07 | Drudge

Posted on 10/05/2006 11:50:13 AM PDT by kcvl

Edited on 10/05/2006 1:00:50 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

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

CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY
**World Exclusive**
**Must Credit the DRUDGE REPORT**

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...


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To: LegalEagle61

Amazingly Bill has been more steady and reasonable then some other "conservatives" about this matter.

BTW, those three new pages? Two were 18 and one was 17.

There have no records we know of to back up their claims, only verbal accussations that repeat phrases in no infamous IM's. Copycats? Could be. Especially considering brian Ross didn't even break this on ABC news tonight!

If ABC has a credible scoop why in the hell not break it on their own network, yet no word at all!

ABC has decided it wants to be the CBS of this election cycle, and Ross the new Rather.


2,041 posted on 10/05/2006 3:53:33 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (Kobach: Amnesty is going from an illegal to a legal position, without imposing the original penalty.)
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To: bnelson44
Re: three new pages step forward:

Notice that none of them come forth with their names (although they're all now between 21 and 24,25 years old). ABC claims that the accusations are based on verbal accounts of e-mails (where are the original e-mails? How has this been verified?) One of the men was 17 but his state was not mentioned, which leads me to believe he was of the age of consent in his state. The other mentions that Foley did not directly proposition him until he was over 18.

Again, where's the story here?

2,042 posted on 10/05/2006 3:54:19 PM PDT by valkyrieanne
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To: silentknight

I like people who have priciples, and stick to them, instead of defending a letter after a name. Thanks for speaking up.


2,043 posted on 10/05/2006 3:54:43 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Be careful what you ask for, and even more careful what you demand. Þ)
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To: bnelson44
These people are all adults ~ names please.

Oh, yeah, and depositions taken by the FBI ~ ABC has them?

I think I'll believe that someday but not at the moment.

2,044 posted on 10/05/2006 3:54:44 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: ShandaLear
Your name is on 'the list' now if you meant that in any derogatory way toward Hasert.
2,045 posted on 10/05/2006 3:54:50 PM PDT by processing please hold
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To: bnelson44

Michelle is fast revealing herself as a hack.

It is one thing to be right about border security, but the majority of Americans are right about border security. When she decides *maybe* she's like to remain relevent, she'll stop trying to spin for ABC/DNC.


2,046 posted on 10/05/2006 3:55:41 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (Kobach: Amnesty is going from an illegal to a legal position, without imposing the original penalty.)
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To: letsgonova19087
All those statements are true.

I see, even a perv can't be kind? I believe they were quoting someone who knows him.

Apparently there isn't a legal record of him going after young boys, teens or interns before this outing.

He wasn't hitting on young boys as many on this thread keep saying. He was hitting on teens past the age of consent.

Heck, half the people on this thread can't even figure out what a pedophile is.

All in all I haven't seen anyone say "gee, that Foley, he was such a great guy. We need to keep him around some more." which, is what your post was implying.

2,047 posted on 10/05/2006 3:55:51 PM PDT by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: SolomoninSouthDakota

Thank GOD their will be a FULL investigation by the FBI and another by Louis Freeh!!! I can't WAIT for the Gay DEMOCRAT MAFIA to go to PRISON for election tampering!!! POP THE POCORN!!! This was going to be a COUP! It was NOT A PRANK!!! You don't hire Stephen Jones because of a PRANK!! These gay pages and staff are trying to bring down Republicans on Congress!!


2,048 posted on 10/05/2006 3:56:03 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy ("When Cabals Go Kabooms"....upcoming book on Mary McCarthy's Coup-Plotters.)
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To: Soul Seeker

Oh you know that if ABC had proof positive it would be all over the place by now. They are hoping people will be stupid enough to believe what they say without proof. But guess what, we demand it.


2,049 posted on 10/05/2006 3:56:11 PM PDT by LegalEagle61
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To: processing please hold

Frankly, we are very tired of so called Republican whenever any bs spin comes from the MSM calling for GW, Rummey, Cheney, Rove, Denny and Bush's dogs to resign.

Personally, I think that there many electronic Brownshirts on FR posing as outraged Republicans trying to keep some of us from voting each election.

Rush has been all over this since Friday, pointing out this may be the only way the rats can win elections is to make certain Republicans mad to sit out the election.

I have my severe doubts about re being a Republican if they have wanted Denny's head in less than a week, and then the rest of the Republican party before the week was even over.

This stinks and smells like the Plame mess, the constant fire Rummy, impeach Cheney and GW bs we see and read on this site.


2,050 posted on 10/05/2006 3:56:12 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: muawiyah
You and I know it's IMPOSSIBLE to ban gays from anything even if you know they are gays.

Laws can only really regulate "behavior", not "state of being", or "belief".

I understand. But nowhere in the US is gay behavior illegal, as long as it involves those over the age of consent and is not forcible (due to the Lawrence US Supreme Court decision.)

2,051 posted on 10/05/2006 3:56:38 PM PDT by valkyrieanne
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To: LA Woman3

I remember that part, but I thought I read not too long ago an article that quoted Flynt in which Flynt said he never had any evidence, it was a bluff.


2,052 posted on 10/05/2006 3:56:40 PM PDT by Ellesu
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To: Suzy Quzy

Can you imagine what they will try to pull in the next PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION????

We better be prepared.


2,053 posted on 10/05/2006 3:57:08 PM PDT by bonfire
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To: ShandaLear

The spelling police. *rolls eyes*


2,054 posted on 10/05/2006 3:57:33 PM PDT by processing please hold
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To: Soul Seeker
"BTW, those three new pages? Two were 18 and one was 17.

There have no records we know of to back up their claims, only verbal accusations that repeat phrases in no infamous IM's. Copycats?"

Thanks for that post! You saved me the trouble of reading another thread.  My eyes were starting to hurt :) 

2,055 posted on 10/05/2006 3:57:36 PM PDT by 1035rep
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To: avacado
The IM's were from the 18yr old. The "overtly" friendly e-mails where the parents complained were to a 16yr. old boy.
Go back to the original story and don't let the Kool Aide blur your thoughts. The original story involved the overtly friendly e-mails prompting the boys parents to complain. The IM's came after the initial report. But, how can you defend the actions of a 52 yr old gay congressman sending sexual IM's to an 18 yr old. Just because the 18 yr. old was a consenting adult I expect more from our elected officials and even more from a Republican!
2,056 posted on 10/05/2006 3:58:30 PM PDT by martinidon (Bush won sKerry lost and Soro's is out millions for nothing!)
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To: LegalEagle61

All the MSM will slowly turn to telling the factual truths so as they don't look like they all protected the bold face liars at ABC with their own lies.


2,057 posted on 10/05/2006 3:58:35 PM PDT by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: letsgonova19087
listening to Mr. "nopardons"



Just what gives you the idea little girl that everyone here is a Mr? Maybe you'd be better off practicing the old saying "Children should be seen and not heard" before you put your foot in your mouth again.
2,058 posted on 10/05/2006 3:58:48 PM PDT by AmeriBrit (By a miracle we lived through 'Eight Clinton Years of Living Hell'....NO MORE CLINTON'S...EVER!)
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To: CharlesWayneCT
Well, I'm waiting for ABC to note they have other, less-lurid IMs from OTHER pages so the story is still accurate.

Ask, and you shall receive:

EXCLUSIVE: Three More Former Pages Come Forward (ABC News - Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz & Maddy Sauer)

Three more former congressional pages have come forward to reveal what they call "sexual approaches" over the Internet from ex-Congressman Mark Foley.
2,059 posted on 10/05/2006 3:59:26 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: bonfire

Exactly--that is why we need to expose the dims now, so people can see their unscrupulous tactics and how it is actually THEY who are power hungry and will stop at nothing to get it. They have no plan, they have no morals or values, as Ann Coulter says, they are GODLESS and as the Pres says, the party of cut and run.


2,060 posted on 10/05/2006 3:59:50 PM PDT by LegalEagle61
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