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...
That's one mighty high horse you've got yourself up on.
I haven't read a single post from a Freeper saying anything remotely like they have no problem with homos recruiting our young people.
How does this news make Foley look better?
So where is the "prank?"
Who said he wasn't a perv! I'm glad the Democrat's plan is backfiring.
Remember back when Freepers looked down on homosexuals that "recruit" "questioning" young people?
Those were the good ol' days...
He is a PREDATOR.
Don't slander Elvis. That's not cool.
Foley resigned because he was shown to be a predator.
Yeah, he never went after real 16 year old boys. (/sarcasm)
Cite the code, give me a link to a statute, give me a link to a news story that lists a charge...
I'm not saying it doesn't exist, I just would like to see a concrete example of a statute or a news article documenting a case that demonstrates stands2reason's assertion that it "it only matters how old the perp THINKS..."
This is nothing to cheer about, and Foley is not a victim.
No one should feel sorry for the perv.
Foley thought the kid was 16.
You think that's a "private matter"?
It's groupthink.
If it was a Dem, the guy would be tied to the virtual stake here.
Haven't the HypocRats been telling us for 20 years we should feel sorry for Fooley? After all he was born that way and it wasn't his fault. The pretzel they have to turn into.
Pray for W and Our Troops
They are picked up when they arrange the meeting with the "child."
I'm not sure what they charge these guys with, but I've never heard any Freepers complaining about those "set-ups".
Does it matter?
Who here is saying they "like" him, or don't think he should have resigned?
Legal or illegal IS the point, when you have the Democrats screaming for the Speaker's head on a platter because he covered up 'child abuse.' Nothing illegal means the major Democrat talking point disappears - because suddenly the Democrats look like gay bashers, picking on adult men for consensual sexual conduct. Which they support.
There were no "children" in this story to meet. Foley knew the ages of the men he was communicating with. He didn't think they were twelve year olds.
Come on, what about the posts about "poor Foley" that blame the pages?
You miss those?
Have you missed the cheers on this thread? I see nothing to cheer about.
There is no reason to think this "set-up" makes everything better.
I for one am glad he was caught out. We don't need scumbags in Congress.
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