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...
Us. Power.
Wow...over 1000 replies on this thread. In my opinion.....wait...hey!..Hey!...you macacas shut up out there!I gotta go.
Unlike many around here. I don't let a story consume my life to the point where I "lose it". Went to Wal-Mart the other day, saw my grandmother in the Dementia Care Unit, digging a 5 foot by 5 foot hole for my 65 foot radio tower, and various odd jobs around the house.
Telling a 17 year-old to strip down and get releaxed and asking him if he's horny is not explicit? I don't think a lot of you are actually reading these IMs.
bookmarking
Phi, they overreached, and the GOP and Rove will now focus on destroying Pelosi.
They set her up, knowing that the DEMS would never approve Freeh. Evil Genius
I can understand why, but step back from the ledge. Have faith in the Democrats overplaying this - they always do, ala the Wellstone Funerally; in fact, they are already in the process of doing just that. We'll prevail in this one, too.
Ah, OK, in that case, I over-reacted. Sorry.
Of course, CBS was the one who responded to Rather.....but you get the idea...it will take several stories before ABC responds this time.
I read through the blog that broke the page's identity, and there was one character encountered during the investigation that was really nervous about what was going on. He was the former page that runs the page alumni website. If this was an e-prank ("e-prank"--you heard it here first!!), then this nerd (the website admin) is the kind of guy that would make it happen.
The "child" is a man, old enough at the time to be fighting for you over in Iraq.
You can copy and save this to a private site....but I don't personally know how to do that. Webmaster talent out there anyone?
Reduced it? Dang. How bad was it before?
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...
My jaw dropped.
Notice his occupation: "political operative"
No story, eh? Do you think Foley should still be in the House?
That's a homo for you...shep needs to find another job else where...
Let's put it this way: At this point there is no conclusive evidence that he didn't.
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