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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 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. This source, an ally of Edmund, also adamantly proclaims that the former page is not a homosexual. The prank scenario was confirmed by a second associate of Edmund.
The news come on the heels that former FBI Chief Louis Freeh has been named to investigate the mess.
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This now makes splendid and complete psychological sense. The only thing further necessary is that the page come forth and make that public statement. --And then it will be necessary to clarify the specifics of this as a Democarat dirty trick, who got what when, etcetera; and then it will be necessary to dump on Tony Blankley (and many others) as having been quick-to-judgment, unintelligent, and low life scum (appologies would help); and then just generally to follow the advantage to where ever it will lead. Kudos to Wild Bill of Passionate America for "outing" Jason Edmum, forcing those around him to come clean. The "victim", of course, who is of course, a "children", will have to be dismembered and publicly fed to rats. And it might not hurt to remember that one man is a true victim and has been hugely damaged, Rep. Mark Foley. I know he's suffering. He has honor and shame. --Blankely, do you have any honor?
(PM 2:34)
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 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. This source, an ally of Edmund, also adamantly proclaims that the former page is not a homosexual. The prank scenario was confirmed by a second associate of Edmund.
The news come on the heels that former FBI Chief Louis Freeh has been named to investigate the mess.
........................
This now makes splendid and complete psychological sense. The only thing further necessary is that the page come forth and make that public statement. --And then it will be necessary to clarify the specifics of this as a Democarat dirty trick, who got what when, etcetera; and then it will be necessary to dump on Tony Blankley (and many others) as having been quick-to-judgment, unintelligent, and low life scum (appologies would help); and then just generally to follow the advantage to where ever it will lead. Kudos to Wild Bill of Passionate America for "outing" Jason Edmum, forcing those around him to come clean. The "victim", of course, who is of course, a "children", will have to be dismembered and publicly fed to rats. And it might not hurt to remember that one man is a true victim and has been hugely damaged, Rep. Mark Foley. I know he's suffering. He has honor and shame. --Blankely, do you have any honor?
(PM 2:34)
posted by mouse at 2:12 PM
3 Comments:
davebo,
I don't deny Foley is "guilty". He's homosexual. Homosexuals are guilty of being homosexuals. It's just that I don't want to destroy a man simply because he's a homosexual. What this story proves, if it turns out to be true, is that he is not a predator.
And another matter of immense significance to me is with this story things "fall into place". The "world" suddenly makes moral and psychological sense. I was utterly unable to understand how a man who seemed so decent could be exposed as so corrupt.
Thanks for your comment by-the-way.
Well mouse, three more "pranksters" have come forward now.
""I was seventeen years old and just returned to [my home state] when Foley began to e-mail me, asking if I had ever seen my page roommates naked and how big their penises were," said the page in the 2002 class.
The former page also said Foley told him that if he happened to be in Washington, D.C., he could stay at Foley's home if he "would engage in oral sex" with Foley."
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/three_more_form.html
But I'm curious since you claim Foley is not a sexual predator. Should we shut down the hundreds of FBI, police and other law enforcement officials posing as 14 year old girls on the internet?
Davebo,
Excellent information.
My statement: "This proves he is not a predator", was in reference to the information I had, the one identified participant who it now appears was truly a prankster.
My preference is to believe Foley is a decent man. If I'm proved wrong I'm wrong. The new allegations certainly challenge that preference. I will note one red flag within the story itself: "All three pages described similar instant message and e-mail patterns, with remarkably similar escalations of provocative questions."
There might be more than one explanation for the remarkable similarity.
But the important thing is that I think evidence is now being examined, as to its truthfulness, as to its meaning. This isn't something that interests very many people strictly in reference to Foley (who's universally condemned) but it is necessary to justice. --The big fight of course is the question as to how much this is a setup and exploitation for political purposes, and this is something that could get pretty interesting.
As to shutting down law enforcement targeting predation on the Internet? Of course not, but that seems not directly applicable when the parties know each other.
Pleased with your response.
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