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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: TXBubba

Well then it appears Foley did nothing wrong.


1,121 posted on 10/05/2006 1:00:38 PM PDT by trumandogz
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To: IamConservative

What makes you think all gays support gay marriage? That's a leap. Doesn't make them hypocrits either. A lot of gays do not buy into the vocal gay agenda.


1,122 posted on 10/05/2006 1:00:40 PM PDT by Blogger
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To: BrynS728
You mean, does the district "go both ways"? ;P

I laughed so hard I think I pulled a muscle

1,123 posted on 10/05/2006 1:00:45 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Say Leftists. How many Nazis did killing Nazis in WW2 create? or Samurai? or Fascists?)
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To: .cnI redruM

I am not taking up for Foley in the least, however, there is ZERO evidence that he sodomized ANYONE, let alone an intern. Geez!


1,124 posted on 10/05/2006 1:00:52 PM PDT by top 2 toe red (To the enemy in Iraq..."Don't bet on American politics forcing my hand!" President Bush)
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To: OldFriend
I have one question about ABC also. Did they know the identify of the page? If they did, (and since a blogger on the internet could find him, I assume ABC could find him) did they call him?

If this story has any credibility then I assume that Jordan would have told them this was all a prank. If ABC knew this, and didn't report that part of it, then I do think (not that there was any question) they did this to benefits the Dems only. I would think this would have been a major part of the story, because if it's true Foley was not harming innocent children (although he is totally wrong to have responded in the first place)

1,125 posted on 10/05/2006 1:00:58 PM PDT by codercpc
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To: Kleon

Sorry, bub, we've read them, and we're also aware of the guy's birthdate and the timestamps. We're also aware of what would be considered illegal. Keep trying though.


1,126 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:03 PM PDT by NinoFan
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To: Kleon

The screen shot of his bio shows he was 21 in Mar 2006. That means he turned 18 no later than Mar 2003. Are there any IMs claiming "I'm only 17" after that date?


1,127 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:05 PM PDT by Gideon7
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To: martinidon

He was 18


1,128 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:06 PM PDT by JIM O
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To: kcvl

From DU
poli speak (979 posts) Thu Oct-05-06 03:17 PM
Original message
NEEDTO HIT BACK HARD, but still say focused on larger issues
Yesterday I heard one of the authors of The Way to Win talk about the R political apparatus' strategy to attack and attack, where it's not expected. We have to respond fast, hard, strong, and united that the Foley thing was leaked by D's and D sympathizers (ABC News?), that D's are deluded, that it's more important to protect our children agst Osama than child predators.

How out of touch can these people get, how uncaring, how disloyal to their oaths?


1,129 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:17 PM PDT by Paine's Ghost
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To: Howlin; All

If you can stand it


Cavuto will be interviewing George Soros shortly on FOX..


1,130 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:21 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: kcvl

Hey, I wonder if Katie (the perky one) Couric will report this tonight on the C-BS evening news?/Sarc.


1,131 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:30 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: SE Mom
According to the post I pinged you to- ABC is about to come out and refute Drudge....

LOL! Like both Dan Rather and cybersex orgasms, ABC is now *Fake but Accurate*!

1,132 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:35 PM PDT by small voice in the wilderness (The dems. can't have a fool-proof plan. There would be no one left in their base.)
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To: anymouse

good questions - I lean toward Foley having been duped, but other scenarios are certainly possible.


1,133 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:36 PM PDT by NoBullZone (Attempting to dispel ... bull*hit)
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To: processing please hold
The dims...pushing gay marriage, supporting homosexuality being taught in our schools, all that crap, and they're the ones that was crucifying him. I wonder if a lot of gay people are going to remember what the dims really think of them now that they've been exposed.

Rule 1 of Liberalism: Facts, logic, and consistency are irrelevant.

Anyone with any sense of decency has already left the Democrat party. All that is left is a myriad of left-wing wackos who are bound together by one thing: their hatred of Republicans.

1,134 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:36 PM PDT by Samwise (All that is needed for evil to triumph is that good men do nothing.)
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To: whirleygirl

As far as I know, 3 pages and Edmund was the oldest one.


1,135 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:39 PM PDT by neutrality
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To: newconhere
"My fear is the first rumor will be instilled in the psychy [sic] of the folk and new info to filter out the truth will be useless."

(bzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. zap)

1,136 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:42 PM PDT by StAnDeliver
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To: SE Mom

ConAgra up 0.32 (1.30%) today ;)


1,137 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:43 PM PDT by whatexit
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To: brazzaville

His responses were genuine to the prankster.

He fell for it and was humiliated for being a first class buffoon who let his sexual fetish control his life.

(just like a addict who buys drugs from police, or a "john" who solicits and cop posing undercover as a prostitute for a sting operation)

Now the question is WHICH DEMOCRATS HAD THESE INSTANT MESSAGES.


PS.






The truth DOES set you free.


1,138 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:55 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Howlin
This is what I was trying to tell everyone last night when I said the RATS story was falling apart.

I still don't buy the "just a prank" crap, the RATS are deep behind this!
1,139 posted on 10/05/2006 1:01:58 PM PDT by Beagle8U (I agree with the Demonrats.....All Queers must be removed from Congress! ( Its for the children))
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To: FOXFANVOX
The instant messages in question apparently started appearing just after a group called "CREW" was formed in early April 2003... this is the group which has been involved in the Delay case, suits against Cheney & Rumsfeld I think, and in a number of other attempts at undermining various congressmen.

I notice it's a group which popped up early in this effort aimed at Foley as well.

1,140 posted on 10/05/2006 1:02:02 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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