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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: east1234
Foley was a Congressman hitting on a page, no sympathy here. I assume he's divorced, he's disgraced himself and his kids.

Former Congressman Foley is single and has never been married. He doesn't have any children.
2,381 posted on 10/05/2006 6:28:24 PM PDT by conservative in nyc
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To: TXBubba

ROFLOL!!! Great idea! I have to think about that one -- cherry or picker!


2,382 posted on 10/05/2006 6:28:30 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Go Sooners! George Allen for President in 2008!)
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To: Donald Rumsfeld Fan

LOL!!


2,383 posted on 10/05/2006 6:28:36 PM PDT by Obadiah
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To: Cementjungle

The closest thing I heard was on Scarborough when Buchanan said he wanted a full investigation including investigation of the press and why they sat on this information for months and months.


2,384 posted on 10/05/2006 6:28:42 PM PDT by Texas Songwriter
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To: letsgonova19087

Just keep on posting, and don't let FreeRepublic's resident cranks get to you. Welcome to this site.


2,385 posted on 10/05/2006 6:29:04 PM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: bnelson44
My guess is that someone turned on one of his computers which automatically logged him on to the AIM address.

Well, if that could happen while he's away in rehab, I suppose similar occurrences could have happened in the past, while he was sleeping, passed out drunk, etc., and his "dates" could also have access to his AIM account.

Just another glitch in the whole ABC "investigation."

Not making excuses, just being annoying like Columbo used to do.

2,386 posted on 10/05/2006 6:29:04 PM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: TXBubba
GOODY! I'm now responsible for two, count 'em...TWO new words in the FR Lexicon. :-)
2,387 posted on 10/05/2006 6:29:10 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: TexKat; nopardons
Mike Rogers, the leading gay activist who has been reporting on his blog for over a year about former "Congressman Foley's closeted gay lifestyle, was interviewed last night on Fox News Channel's 6 p.m. broadcast with Brit Hume. Rogers stated that, once the scandal broke, he had added Foley's Maf54 screen name to his buddy list on America Online's Instant Messaging service. Rogers said Foley's screen name popped up as being online for two or three minutes before it was logged off again at 9:21 a.m. Tuesday. That is the same AIM account that Foley allegedly used to have Internet sex with a teen while the House was voting."

This is completely bogus. First of all, LAST NIGHT, Brit Hume was not on special report.

Is this a blog you normally frequent?

2,388 posted on 10/05/2006 6:29:16 PM PDT by A Citizen Reporter ("And you got that little smirk on your face, and you think you're so clever!")
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To: cajungirl

um, pardon my ignorance, but who is CREW?


I was wondering the same thing.


2,389 posted on 10/05/2006 6:29:39 PM PDT by JFC (Conservatives, you are either with us or against us)
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To: cajungirl
Center for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
2,390 posted on 10/05/2006 6:29:42 PM PDT by Kylie_04 (not consuming liquids while posting since 2006)
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To: cajungirl

CREW is a left wing front group: citizens responsible ethics blah blah blah...


2,391 posted on 10/05/2006 6:29:48 PM PDT by JPJones
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To: JFC

Don't be one...you'll now be in a LOT of trouble if you are. ;^)


2,392 posted on 10/05/2006 6:30:09 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: NittanyLion

Odd date to join up for the person you defend. Note their join date. Odd date.


2,393 posted on 10/05/2006 6:31:13 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (God punishes Conservatives by making them argue with fools.)
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To: nopardons

for the record.... I dispise dimocraps.


2,394 posted on 10/05/2006 6:31:34 PM PDT by JFC (Conservatives, you are either with us or against us)
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To: nopardons

Looks like Jones is saying that he is not being paid by Istook which is not surprising because that campaign has little money.


2,395 posted on 10/05/2006 6:31:50 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Go Sooners! George Allen for President in 2008!)
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To: PhiKapMom

He's still saying that he was a minor when this was going on? In MD one is no longer a minor at age 18. Still can't buy beer, but no longer a minor.


2,396 posted on 10/05/2006 6:31:53 PM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
I'd call you perspicacious. :-)

It's an election year...hence a lot of damned disruptors and trolls have joined and will keep joining.

2,397 posted on 10/05/2006 6:32:16 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: kcvl
"Google news" search:

"Results 1 - 10 of about 33 for foley prank. " None of them main stream media.

Orwell had no idea of what could be done by a determined media.

2,398 posted on 10/05/2006 6:32:48 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: jrooney

Tamperomg with evidence? Well, well, well!


2,399 posted on 10/05/2006 6:32:52 PM PDT by Miss Marple (Lord, please look over Mozart Lover's and Jemian's sons and keep them strong.)
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To: NittanyLion

Haha thanks...I'm pretty thick skinned.

Go PSU.


2,400 posted on 10/05/2006 6:33:00 PM PDT by letsgonova19087
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