CLAIM: FILTHY FOLEY ONLINE MESSAGES WERE PAGE PRANK GONE AWRY

Drudge Report ^ | 10/5/07 | Drudge

[Pondman88]

Elvis was a lucky man, too bad he wasted away.

[Alberta's Child]

I didn't hear anything about the IMs until after Foley had announced his resignation. None of that hit the news until later in the day.

That's a very important point, if only to illustrate the difference between how Republicans and Democrats deal with this kind of story. Foley resigned from Congress before most of us even knew why he resigned.

[Paraclete]

Watching Rove play the media and democrats like a fiddle is like listening to Stravinsky.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

First, the Dems are blocking an investigation by Freeh. Why? What are they afraid of?

Second, what are names of the party operatives that got these IMs?

Third, what did Nancy Pelosi know and when did she know it?

[gov_bean_ counter]

Dems/MSM messed up royally when they decided to make this about Hastert as well as Foley.

[Fresh Wind]

I wouldn't trust anyone who wears a black shirt with a light colored tie.

[kjam22]

If she didn't like Loui.... Hastert should recommend Ken Starr to investigate it.

[TXBubba]

This story is happening so fast, that I need to ask a question - was the former page trying to shake down Foley or did he make a false statement to the FBI already?

I suspect the page hired the lawyer after he realized what deep do do he was in because of the prank. After all, if you and your buddies played a prank years ago you might be rather surprised when your target loses his job over it later.

[JRochelle]

I heard it on MSNBC.

Nancy said NO!

[TASMANIANRED]

No wonder he hired a lawyer.

[PhiKapMom]

Knowing the kid I wouldn't describe him as conservative. Opportunist yes, conservative no!

[John Lenin]

[Stajack]

THIS is why pajama media discovery of identity of Jordan Edmund yesterday was HUGE - - - and why little Jordan hired himself high-powered criminal defense counsel

Bingo. Long live the Pajamahedin (US :-)

[Howlin]

Check out my new tagline.

[SE Mom]

I can't keep up.

Can you keep up?

And STILL.....FOX reports nothing on this.

What IS interesting is that Shep hasn't mentioned this in at least 25 mins.

Wasn't it it just YESTERDAY that it was All Foley All The Time?

[JFC]

WE need to call

ABC
NBC
MSNBC
FNC
CNN

Tell them we want equal time on the truth on this story. NO DELAY!

[Zack Attack]

And if this was a prank among pages that got in the wrong hands, then did whoever reported this know it was not innocent kids being being used by some sex predator?

If so, did they intentionally mislead, wanting people to think so?

[thingumbob]

True, but the way they hate Bush (and seem to be hoping to gain a government leadership post so they can impeach Bush like Billy Bubba was) makes me think they love the taste of cold revenge....served up at any election or not.

[PatriotCJC]

I e-mailed the Drudge Exclusive a few times to abc. I hope they get the hint. All should e-mail Drudge's exclusive to them.