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...
No, this is not our Oct Surprise. This doesn't help us other then the fact it derails the Democrat Noise Train. They put time and effort to setting this attack up. If true, the follow up to this is now DOA and they have to go back to the drawing board.
I doubt they left a solid direct trail, so back tracing it will be interesting.
Why should he rephrase it? Sounds "spot on" to me.
Brian Ross needs a big oak tree and a rope.
definitely need to invest in Hanes and Fruit of the Loom. Their sales are skyrocketing today."
Damn that was a funny one.
Of course, I think you can't invest in those...they are all owned by the Chinese, or some other foreigners.....
NOnetheless, that was a damn funny post.
Must be scaring those pages silly when they found out Freeh is going to investigate. They truth will come out now even more.
"I set Foley up by egging him into cyber-sex while I recorded it all and passed it around to people I knew would use it for a political dirty trick. Now that the FBI is involved they will see all the IMs, not just the ones i cherry-picked for release, and will see I am the one who initiated it, so my lawyer advised me to use the "prank gone wrong" excuse."
ROFLMAO........I just LOVE this explanation!
"Tonight on ABC News, Hey, how about that DOW?"
Maybe. But only if the MSM makes it this. Not sure they will. What are the odds?
You're at it again. The page was legal age and not a "boy" when they had cybersex. Keep up the campaign though.
Heads will roll and the republicans will be the better for it all. Hastert hung tough and did the right thing.
-PJ
LOL...Post of the day!
Because, obviously, Foley didn't know it was a prank.
He was essentially entrapped, though it looks like not with the intention harming Foley politically. But that's how it has turned out. And so, he may be in a fair amount of trouble.
Firewall bookmark.
What I think is funny is that I don't think the Dems involved realized it was a prank either.
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That goes for the slack journalist Brian Ross and ABC News. These guys didn't even try to investigate this. Just enough to make Republicans look bad. Mom, somebody's in trouble...
I wonder what he means by the word "goaded?"
Does that mean that they forced Foley against his will to type such messages?
"What is it about us FReepers and spelling?"
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"Apparently, somebody once posted that there was something "hugh" and "series."
It got picked up.
It's all fun and games until somebody gets a beeber stuned."
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yes, and all your spelling are belong to us!!!!!!!!!!!
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