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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: vrwcagent0498
"If that's true....

KARL ROVE, YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!"


441 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:41 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: Semi Civil Servant
The dopes at CBS on top of the hour radio news are still milking this fraud. Wait until they find out their cow is a bull.

Speaking of Cee BS...

I was incensed the other day when CBS News Radio pointed out that the "Conservative" Washington Times was calling for Hastert to step down. They NEVER would have referred to the NYT or Post as a "Liberal" newspaper, even though we all it.

Biased bastards...

442 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:42 PM PDT by Kieri (A Grafted Branch (Rom. 11))
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To: JFC

Drudge is gay?


443 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:42 PM PDT by RichRepublican (Some days you're the windshield--some days you're the bug.)
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To: Yaelle

Can IMs be verified ? Don't think they get archived anywhere or even offer the option of so doing.


444 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:42 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: Welike ike

I hope but I've seen too many times the MSM circling the wagons.


445 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:46 PM PDT by tobyhill (The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
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To: OldFriend

You are so right!

They have whipped this into a frenzy and outed GOP gays; let them reap what they sowed.


446 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:49 PM PDT by Howlin (Release the Joe Wilson Niger Report!!!!)
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To: vrwcagent0498

Exactly. See my post #431.


447 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:51 PM PDT by Lurking in Kansas (Nothing witty here… move on.)
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To: kcvl
Nothing "just happens" to get in the hands of enemy political operatives.
448 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:52 PM PDT by veronica (NEW LITERARY AND ARTS JOURNAL offers free advertising for writers, bloggers, artists. FRmail me...)
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To: Howlin

"Somebody's going to hell."

Sadly, it's probably more like an entire political Party and an eighth--and I don't mean the entire GOP....

Prayers up for America!


449 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:53 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: WoofDog123; Lurking Libertarian

And people who think this doesn't serious hurt the Democrat attack machine are kidding themselves. People get so fixated on what the Junk media is doing they forget we got our OWN media now. This is not going away. The Bloggs and Talk Radio, who talk to as many people if not more then the Junk Media, are going to drive this JUST like they did the Bush National Guard fraud.


450 posted on 10/05/2006 12:13:57 PM PDT by MNJohnnie (Say Leftists. How many Nazis did killing Nazis in WW2 create? or Samurai? or Fascists?)
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To: oceanview

And I don't care about this story until it includes the names of the operatives.


451 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:09 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: SE Mom
"Which is (putting on my flame-proof suit) a cruel trick to play on anyone, straight OR gay."

I'll take the flames with you..... :^)

OTOH, if the latest Drudge account turns out to have some truth and Edmund was just toying with Foley, but Foley did actually write the IMs, then I have zero sympathy for Foley who was just trying to score some 18 Y.O. gay butt..... OTOH, I'd still say that's a cruel thing to do to anyone, even someone you despise......
453 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:18 PM PDT by Enchante (There are 3 kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and the Drive-By Media)
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To: kcvl

well, well, well


454 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:21 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (What I do (sin) is proof of what I am (sinful).)
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To: builder

I smell it too.


455 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:29 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CharlesWayneCT
I'm sorry. Maybe the lurid ones were fake, but there has to be a reason Foley resigned.

Who knows, maybe the logs were doctored up to appear lurid. Lots of possibilities.

456 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:34 PM PDT by BigSkyFreeper (Karl Rove you magnificent bastard!)
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To: kcvl; NeoCaveman

Prank gone wrong........... I tend to doubt that.


457 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:34 PM PDT by beyond the sea ( The Shadow of Your Smile --- Anthony Dominick Benedetto)
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To: RichRepublican

who cares! Drudge is saving our as*ses here, and now people are worried that he might be gay? WHO CARES!


458 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:34 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: JFC

I doubt Drudge is gay. Drudge is rumored to be gay by a whacko moonbat group that thinks everyone is gay.

I had read that Drudge and Ann Coulter date.

Who knows, but really who cares. Today I love Drudge.


459 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:36 PM PDT by Republican Red ("There’s God, then there’s the president and then there’s my father.”- 6 yr old Jack Roberts)
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To: areafiftyone

Somebody here surely will. :-)


460 posted on 10/05/2006 12:14:36 PM PDT by Howlin (Release the Joe Wilson Niger Report!!!!)
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