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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...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: brianrossmustresign; cornholegate; demoratstrashamerica; dirtydemorats; divideandconquer; foley; foleygate; hgtvchat; jordanedmund; jumpedthesnark; magnificentbastard; omg; pagingdanrather; pelosi; pelosiugly; rove; rovestrikesagain; ruhrohraggy; rymb; stephenjones; uhoh
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To: Shethink13
Could be. But someone signed on as Maf54 a couple of days ago and Foley's been in rehab. I'm not sure he'd have computer access given the circumstances.
261 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:34 PM PDT by jennyjenny
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To: veronica
The punk pages should be prosecuted.

For what crime?

262 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:34 PM PDT by Sloth ('It Takes A Village' is problematic when you're raising your child in Sodom.)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

Somebody's going to hell.


263 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:34 PM PDT by Howlin (Release the Joe Wilson Niger Report!!!!)
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To: veronica

That is why Edmund has gotten the criminal defense attorney that defended McVey.


264 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:38 PM PDT by jrooney ( Hold your cards close.)
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To: The G Man

ABC News just swallowed it whole

Benburch is envious..


265 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:48 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
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To: Uncledave

Even an unfounded accusation by a minor about these kinds of offenses is enough for many to give up and run away, because the press is against uyou, and in these ki9nds of accusations, everyone believes the victim, no matter what, and in a sense, you are guilty until proven innocent, and no one believes your denials.

I understand why he quit. Even if this came out before he quity, his name would be Mudd no matter what.


266 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:52 PM PDT by LachlanMinnesota
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To: Mad Dawgg
MUST RESIST SURFING TO DU

Come back from the edge...or at least take a shower before posting to FR!

267 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:53 PM PDT by batter ("Never let the enemy pick the battle site." - Gen. George S. Patton)
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To: Mo1

That's because this would kill their fantasy about the GOP going down!


268 posted on 10/05/2006 12:04:56 PM PDT by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers - Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason)
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To: Mo1
Reports on the net are this kid was blackmailing Foley and others .. which is why he had to hire a defense attorney

If true, it would certainly (as another Freeper put it) shoot the tires right out from under the drive-by "mainstream" (sic) media.

269 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:01 PM PDT by Prime Choice (True Conservatives don't vote for Liberals just because they have an 'R' by their name.)
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To: CAWats

Like nobody knew THAT lol!


270 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:05 PM PDT by mom4kittys (If velvet could sing, it would sound like Josh Groban)
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To: kcvl

Something smelled about this ALLLLLLL along..........


271 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:06 PM PDT by soozla ("It is God's job to judge the terrorists....it is our job to arrange the meeting" - U.S. Marines)
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To: Political Junkie Too

sounds right


272 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:08 PM PDT by italianquaker (Democrats and media can't win elections at least they can win their phony polls.)
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To: Mad Dawgg; All

What are they saying at DU?

I bet they are exploding!


273 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:19 PM PDT by kalee
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To: zook

I agree with you. Not a one of them has reported that the IMs occured with the kid when he was 18 as was discovered yesterday. The idiot who does the local news on KFI in L.A. and who is clearly a raving Dem. hasn't said a word about the kid being 18 and continues to report "What did Hastert know and when did he know it?" It's only going to be through sheer excertion by Fox reporters, commentators and bloggers that there will be any hope of forcing this into the news media's template on this.


274 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:23 PM PDT by MikeA (Foley has resigned. Bin Laden is not. That is what 's at stake in this election, not some pervert.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
MUST RESIST SURFING TO DU

Ha! You still have time to watch the implosion...they are still stuck on:

2 More Republican Members About To Get Swept Up In This Foley Thing?


275 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:27 PM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: Howlin

The story does not say the im's are fake, but that Jordan goaded him into sending them. The MSM and rats will use the same logic as with Bush's National Guard records, fake but true.


276 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:35 PM PDT by milwguy
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To: kcvl

THIS IS POSITIVELY ROVIAN!!


277 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:36 PM PDT by rockthecasbah (Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church.)
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To: Prime Choice

Simple - because he was outed. Foley's role in this is not in question. What is in question now, however, are the ethics and motives of those who outed him.


278 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:38 PM PDT by Uncledave
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To: Lurking Libertarian
So why did he resign, instead of denying it?

Because he's a homo who has been trying to seduce these college kids for as long as he has been in a position of authority. He probably can't even remember all the inappropriate things he's done much less the criminal ones. It's just my speculation though.

And it should be remembered that these "kids" aren't exactly innocent. They are like the ones that used to go to Hollywood years ago to try to screw their way into the movies. They all have dreams of political careers.

279 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:42 PM PDT by Protagoras (Billy only tried to kill Bin Laden, he actually succeeded with Ron Brown and Vince Foster.)
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To: kcvl

You'd think the Dems/MSM would have learned by now to not take the alternative media on with a scam this big after Rather.


280 posted on 10/05/2006 12:05:44 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (Kobach: Amnesty is going from an illegal to a legal position, without imposing the original penalty.)
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