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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...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brianrossmustresign; cornholegate; demoratstrashamerica; dirtydemorats; divideandconquer; foley; foleygate; hgtvchat; jordanedmund; jumpedthesnark; magnificentbastard; omg; pagingdanrather; pelosi; pelosiugly; rove; rovestrikesagain; ruhrohraggy; rymb; stephenjones; uhoh
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To: martinidon

You are buying into their bs.


741 posted on 10/05/2006 12:31:54 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (There's a dwindling market for Marxist Homosexual Lunatic wet dreams posing as journalism)
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To: Lurking Libertarian
So why did he resign, instead of denying it?

As far as I know, he never acknowledged the IMs. Maybe you can enlighten me? I believe he just said the hell with it. Your RAT crap is enough to make anyone tired. Why don't the RATS try to do something useful. Whoops, forgot, the RAT brain is frozen to crap only.

742 posted on 10/05/2006 12:31:55 PM PDT by Logical me (Oh, well!!!)
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To: Ellesu

I remember him walking out during the impeachment vote. He didnt have to do what he did. It was intimidation and bribery.


743 posted on 10/05/2006 12:31:55 PM PDT by newconhere (bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. zap)
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To: kcvl

R-O-V-E


744 posted on 10/05/2006 12:31:55 PM PDT by Paraclete
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To: JFC

They don't seem to be around right now.........LOL.


745 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:02 PM PDT by Howlin (Release the Joe Wilson Niger Report!!!!)
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To: MNJohnnie
If true, the follow up to this is now DOA and they have to go back to the drawing board.

The dems plans all have the same look of being drawn with a crayon. :)

746 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:02 PM PDT by Conservative4Ever
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To: rampage8
He's also a terrible speller. This was the wanker who caused all this trouble?

Regards, Ivan

747 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:08 PM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: massgopguy
"Tonight on ABC News, Hey, how about that DOW?"

LOL!!!

748 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:09 PM PDT by beyond the sea ( The Shadow of Your Smile --- Anthony Dominick Benedetto)
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To: Cold Heat

Being rleased now because Foley quit paying....


749 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:15 PM PDT by kjam22
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To: mass55th

Yeah, this will be much more interesting if the Dems hatched the plot to bait Foley, and then use it against the Republicans.


750 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:15 PM PDT by My2Cents (A pirate's life for me.)
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To: Paine's Ghost

makes sense but what a waste of taxpayer $$ to have that kind of activity going on and what sort of character do those pages really display?


751 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:16 PM PDT by righteousindignation
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To: rampage8

Wow! WAY TO ROCK MY WORLD!!

bloggie bloggie...

to quote:

Interesting - he calls himself a "political whore" on his myspace profile...

General Politics (If you haven't figured out that I'm a political whore yet), working out, Snowboarding, the beach, Lacrosse, having a cold brew, all different forms of Ballroom dance, Polynesian dance, sitting on my ass and watching tv, making fun of stupid people and fat/stupid people at the gym.

Music Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Yellowcard, Sublime, Three Plus, Kapena, Fiji, Sudden Rush, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pepper, Fall Out Boy, IZ

Movies Crash, Shrek, Fight Club, 25th Hour, Snatch, The Godfather 1-3, The Butterfly Effect, Top Gun, Pi, The Shawshank Redemption, Blow, Risky Business, Wedding Crashers, Memento

Television The West Wing, That 70's show, Law & Order SVU and CI, CSI

Books Catcher in the Rye, The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, Any Billy Collins Poetry, The Things They Carried, A Yellow Raft in Blue River, The Lord of the Rings
Heroes Ed Pascua and Jon Ling - I want to be as big as them...


752 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:17 PM PDT by dandelion
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To: soccer8

Heck, I'm going to need some bon bons and popcorn for this story! LMAO!!


753 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:22 PM PDT by Halls (Jesus is my Savior!)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

He did it.

It was a set up but he did it.


754 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:36 PM PDT by PurpleMan
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To: The G Man; GarySpFc; sergey1973
I knew I should have copyrighted that! LOL!

Hey, I'm just making my contribution for a diversified readership. See post #642

755 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:38 PM PDT by Centurion2000 ("Be polite and courteous, but have a plan to KILL everybody you meet.")
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To: CFC__VRWC
I really hate to comment much on this since there are so few facts established, but in my mind there's a lot more here than just a "prank." As Diddle E. Squat pointed out, this "prank" story only came out after Edmund had retained a high-priced, big-gun attorney. I think this Edmund kid may be looking at some serious legal trouble. I'm thinking of the blackmail variety.

We don't have a lot of facts to go on, do we? This whole story is breaking so fast and with so many different angles its become political origami.

What really needs to be explored and exposed is the timeline of this mess. Foley is GONE -- history -- and he should be. But what the media is probably doing now is gearing up for a big, fast shift if this story is true. They'll go straight from "Foley exposed by IMs" to "homphobic former page plotted to out longstanding gay congressman."

ABC and the liberal press is going to spin this, and hard. We'd all better be prepared to go from shock (here and now) to serious outrage.

I'm hoping this will damage the dems big time as well as the press, but hope springs eternal in spite of reality.

756 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:45 PM PDT by Kieri (A Grafted Branch (Rom. 11))
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To: NoBullZone
I have no problem with that - I was just trying to make my opinion clear that even if Jordan initiated it, Foley's conduct was disgraceful and he should resign. But he IS a human being.

Yeah, we can agree on that. :)

757 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:45 PM PDT by MaestroLC ("Let him who wants peace prepare for war."--Vegetius, A.D. Fourth Century)
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To: Political Junkie Too

" This changes the entire character of the story.
It was the homophobic Pages that were preying on Foley, not Foley preying on the Pages."

Is that a hate crime ?


758 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:46 PM PDT by Wild Irish Rogue
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To: Lijahsbubbe
I don't get it.....

"Never Mind"

759 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:48 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cll

The parents were for the kid that had the emails. The IM's are from a different page who now says it was a prank. Guess he might not be so arrogant today! :)


760 posted on 10/05/2006 12:32:52 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Go Sooners! George Allen for President in 2008!)
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