[kristinn]

More than one reporter I spoke with after the press conference expressed shock at The Post's acknowledged behavior in this matter. There was one, however, who had no problem with what they did. This is a serious matter and it's not going away anytime soon for The Post.

[an amused spectator]

So you're saying that they were logged in? ;-)

[Keith in Iowa]

This is going to get good...

[SteveMcKing]

Did they create the account? This doesn't quite sound like a FR profile, but a leftist stereotype of one:

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"I hate John Kerry and I'm sick of his lies. This is the most important election in history and George bush must win. If not the Islamic Terrorists will win, there will be more attacks on the states."

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True or not, that's not something we typically say here.

[SteveMcKing]

In fact, his or her whole posting history looks "forced". Phoney.

[SeaBiscuit]

How could WAPO be "authorized to view" ??

[Anti-Bubba182]

Wait a damn minute! If the WP does not know who MD4Bush is, how can they maintain they had authoriztion from that person.

Also, under FR rules, which MD4Bush had to agree to to register, the User agrees to not disclose the account Info.

Registration and User Agreement

"User Account Confidentiality: User agrees to protect user's account and password and not to disclose account information to any third party."

[Danae]

Oh! The imaginary "intermediary"!! Silly me! How could I forget the Post' little imaginary "Friends"! Funny how they just brought THAT up....

Do you smell it??? The BS in the ink at the Post??

[an amused spectator]

an editor for The Post is now claiming authorization to log-in to the account of MD4BUSH.

So when are we going to get some proof that the Posties didn't actually make some of the offending posts? Hmmmmmmmmmmm?

[Sir Gawain]

When is FR suing?

[djf]

Amazing. They can beach and wine if someone posts one of their articles, but it's ok for them to sneak in and basically knowingly try to sabotage FR.

Amazing!

[feefee]

ping

[tutstar]

ping a ling....

[Gondring]

Post reporter Matthew Mosk logged onto the site a couple of months later using a password provided by an intermediary who was acting on behalf of MD4BUSH, Brenner said.

Having an "intermediary" means they just must have documentation of the authorization, doesn't it? hehehe...I see the blood in the water, kristinn!

[beandog]

Mr. Beandog, who reads the Post, doesn't quite believe me when I tell him this is going on. He keeps asking me why he hasn't read it anywhere else. I've been trying to tell him for years what liars they are at the Post but he grew up reading it and he still wants to believe it's a good paper. Very frustrating for me. I have to print everything out from here to make him read. I can't believe he thinks the Post is going to write anything about it.

What I can't understand is why hasn't the Washington Times done a story?

[Doctor Raoul]

It's not the crime, it's the Post's cover up...

[Constantine XIII]

ZOT teh POST!!!!!!

[Axhandle]

Have any moderators weighed in on this topic?

[Nomorjer Kinov]

So the Post has admitted that on at least three occasions, Matt Mosk WAS MD4Bush. How can they now claim that he wasn't always MD4Bush if they cannot point to a substitute?

Also, as you know, one doesn't have to be a member to read the posts or to click on a member name to find the posting history. The only advantage to logging on is to read the private FreepMail - which is where MD4Bush received the Steffan musings, or to post.

[Lancey Howard]

"As part of our reporting, we needed to verify that the chat room postings were authentic."

"Chat room"? An editor at the Washington Post thinks that Free Republic is a "chat room"??
I cannot understand how these liberal dinosaur newspapers are still alive.
Yeah, I know they're dying, but not nearly quick enough for me.

[Congressman Billybob]

The WashPost is violating the First Rule of Holes. "When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."

Only two people could have authorized a third party to enter the private Freep mail in this matter -- the holder of the screen name NCPAC, and the holder of the screen name MD4Bush. But the Post has no permission from either of those.

It certainly didn't get permission from NCPAC, and it denies that it knows who MD4Bush.

The Post is building the case against itself, brick by brick.

Congressman Billybob

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