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...
hehe
I think this one's pretty much played out. Time for the next story. Perhaps next week we'll have another "Osama's dead" rumor or something.
Now about a page shared it with a friend who happened to be a Democrat?
Rogers: Disgraced Ex-Congressman Foley Caught Logging Online Tuesday While Supposedly in Alcohol Rehab
10/4/2006 6:30:00 AM
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Good point, altho I think I read somewhere he IMed from his home computer, not his office computer. Not sure about that tho.
Sorry, but dictionary dot com has this for Congressman...
A man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/congressman
she didn't "hear it" - she entered his screen name into AIM and it told her when that subscriber logs in.
Absolutely not true.
OMG!! I was AFRAID Cavuto would bend over for Soros. Really I watch almost NO Fox shows.....waaaaaay too many liberals and wussies!!
My guess is that someone turned on one of his computers which automatically logged him on to the AIM address.
You can get a lot of this story at the front page of The Oklahoman at http://www.oklahoman.com -- here is the latest story and it also has Istook's press conference:
Ex-page willing to cooperate
By Nolan Clay
Staff Writer
A former page is willing to talk about former Congressman Mark Foley with the FBI and any House committee that investigates the allegations, his attorney said today.
Jordan Edmund, 21, has been working on the gubernatorial campaign of Congressman Ernest Istook. Edmund on Wednesday hired Enid attorney Stephen Jones.
"Jordan was a minor when the alleged events described in the media occurred," Jones said. "He retained me ... to guide and assist him through a difficult investigative and media onslaught because he thought I might be able to help him. Jordan has authorized me to say that if he has any relevant information on the matters involving Congressman Foley he will voluntarily present it to any appropriate official authority."
Jones has experience with high-profile cases. He defended Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
Jones confirmed he has been in contact with the FBI and that Edmund has left Oklahoma. He said he is not being paid by the Istook campaign.
"I have to finish my chicken and dumplings for supper."
One of my favorite dinners. My Grandmother made the world's best, my wife the second best and my mother and her older sister tied for third. I have gotten pretty good at it in the crock pots.
On my Weber tonight: Barbeque chicken with fast baked potatoes (4 minutes in the micro wave, split and coated with olive oil, salt and pepper, fresh pepper and mushroom shiskibobs. With a 4 inch white peach halved and grilled with olive oil and cinammon and sugar, and fresh lettuce salad with fresh heirlom tomatoes and basil snipped a minute before going on the tomatoes.
Jones just said in an article I read at The Oklahoman (http://www.oklahoman.com) that former page has left Oklahoma and that he is not being paid by Istook.
Riiiiight.
MY OPINION...
That, and $1.25 will buy you a cup of coffee.
I'm so damn sick of some of you screaming troll. It's ALWAYS your last line of defense.
How many of our leaders do you want to kick down and or kick out at the plan of the Democrats??
They're destroying them selves without any help form the voters.
Yeah, I'm sending naughty emails and IM to pages. Yeah, I'm taking money on the side. Yeah, I'm making under the table deals that sells out the party till it gets to the point you can't tell one corrupt politician from another. Direct you hostility where it belongs, our elected officials. Or, kiss my ass, either one I don't care. Grow up.
No one said it was OK..It just isn't illegal! Gee..Keep up with the difference between what are facts and what are emotions or feelings!
There was no ..EVIDENCE... of this kind of sexual internet talk with FORMER pages before LAST FRIDAY known to the Republican leadership in order to have him resign!
Foley is creepy and I would not wish him in the Congress or having contact with my teenage son..He makes me sick but I try to keep my facts and my feelings straight about this matter..
No. Would you help McCain?
If my posts weren't any good, I wouldn't have lasted on FR this long.
Go get your mommy to pay for several tutors...you need them. I'm not going to help you for free.
Your reading comprehension skills stink; as does your abject lack of logical thought process.
How old are you? Come on, fess up...12?
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