CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY

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[kcvl]

>XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU OCT 5 2006 2:53:48 ET XXXXX

CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY
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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...

[msnimje]

google loraditchm

I found his email (either current or past) AND he posts on the Jedi Council Forum --- I am NOT kidding.

[Liberty Valance]

85,000 page views? Amazing.

Come to the Fort Worth Fair and Rodeo!.

[sageb1]

"AND he posts on the Jedi Council Forum "

What is that?

[Political Junkie Too]

a lof of us do our "best" work when we're loopy!

Settling in for another late night, are you?

-PJ

[msnimje]

What is that?

A Star Wars Website

[sageb1]

What I found was gay porn on live journal.

[msnimje]

What I found was gay porn on live journal.

For what? The Jedi Council?

[sageb1]

the_bathhouse - Community Info
... lickitnow , link76 , lnb1956 , loraditchm , lotuswhisper , louisc , lovingthislife , lsanderson , luv2suk , luvislikeoxygen , luvrentboy , machinarex ...
www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=the_bathhouse&mode=full - 55k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

[sageb1]

No. For loraditchm. See my last post.

[msnimje]

Wow, amazing what trails people leave behind on the Internets.

[sageb1]

I would say "loraditchm" is probably not a common screenname, wouldn't you?

[msnimje]

I would say "loraditchm" is probably not a common screenname, wouldn't you?

I guess not. I hope nothing bad happens to this young man because of that. He may have nothing to do with this and I fear for all the youngsters that are going to get swept into this whirlpool.

[sageb1]

So, what do y'all think? Is Matthew Loraditch (loraditchm), former Congressional page, being completely honest? the_bathhouse - Community Info ... lickitnow , link76 , lnb1956 , loraditchm , lotuswhisper , louisc , lovingthislife , lsanderson , luv2suk , luvislikeoxygen , luvrentboy , machinarex ... www.livejournal.com/userinfo.bml?user=the_bathhouse&mode=full - 55k - Supplemental Result - Cached - Similar pages

[sageb1]

Drawn into it? I'm not so sure he wan't part of it.

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:n4ATztISHuQJ:tech.tailrank.com/posts/river%3Fpage%3D6+Matthew+Loraditch&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4

House Pages Were Warned To Stay Away From Rep. Foley

reality-basededucator.blogspot.com
Found 1 hour ago

I kid you not. The Blotter has the story: A Republican staff member warned congressional pages five years ago to watch out for Congressman Mark Foley, according to a former page. Matthew Loraditch, a page in the 2001-2002 class, told ABC News he and other pages were warned about Foley by a supervisor in the House Clerk's office. ...

[msnimje]

Drawn into it? I'm not so sure he wan't part of it.

Apparently the fact that Foley had a hankering for pages is one of the worst kept secrets in Washington, DC.

This statement seems perfectly reasonable and true.

[piasa]

In the fall of 2005, as soon as Congressman Alexander became aware of the e-mails received by our son, he called us. He explained that his office had been made aware of these e-mails by our son and that while he thought the e-mails were overly friendly, he did not think, nor did we think, that they were offensive enough to warrant an investigation. "

[msnimje]

He is a real Republican by the way. I have seen several places where he defends the Bush Administration against ridiculous claims by Democrats.

I seriously doubt he has any political motives here.

[sageb1]

"This statement seems perfectly reasonable and true."

Yes. But if this other guy is/was running a gay porn site, then is he innocent or perhaps involved?

[sageb1]

Ok. I'll take your word for it.

[msnimje]

You have no proof of that.