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...
Sean Hannity just said Pelosi doesn't want Louis Freeh to investigate.
Was it on the opening page of my MSN window? No! Not a mention. "Just Hastert accepts blame, refuses to resign, ex-congressman crossed an ethical line, did he cross a legal line?" *%@#!!
We need to buy STOCK in Orville Redenbacher.....before the market closes today ;)
We don't even know--and never have-- that the IMs were authentic.The kids could have cut and pasted stuff and faxed it around as aa joke.
Where is this from (source?)
Maybe because the "prank" may turn out not to be a prank...
Wow!
Sorry my friends.. this segment of the story will be ignored by the MSM and they will continue to act as if this did not happen. The damage is done and the election will reflect the lies that have taken up residence in an ill-informed, not-interested-in-the-details electorate.
"you're going to see a sharp surge by the GOP as people conclude the Dems are untrustworthy in ANYTHING."
Drudge has it up on the right side of his page.
I have seen the kids's photos online.....I really doubt he is gay. He seemed rather happy holding onto the girls.
Oh.My.Goodness!
The dimwits are not even good at Dirty Tricks anymore
Could it be that all their emphasis on organic, natural, untechnocrat BS makes them less than up-to-the minute in the internet world? The Rathergate clowns sure were over their heads so maybe the current caper is a case in point. Remember, in their perfect world we would all be using carrier pigeons to communicate and wiping our a***s with leaves...
I wouldn't know, but here's M-W Online's definition:
Main Entry: goad
Function: transitive verb
1 : to incite or rouse as if with a goad
2 : to drive (as cattle) with a goad
"Speaking of "Brian Ross". Did anyone notice his body language on O'Reiley last night once Bill brought up the George Soros conspiracy theory? He went blank and his Adam's apple kept bobbing until fade-out. I think he just didn't want people thinking along these lines, ala Dan Rather."
I noticed that too. He looked like he bit into an apple and saw the other half of the worm, and like he wasn't convinced of the integrity of his story......
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