Re: How ABC News help out a Congressional page

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 10/5/06, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
> Dunno.
>
> This doesn't sound like much of a "prank" to me:
>
> [snip]
>
> "Three More Former Pages Accuse Foley of Online Sexual Approaches"
>
> Three more former congressional pages have come forward to reveal what
> they call "sexual approaches" over the Internet from former Congressman
> Mark Foley.
>
> The pages served in the classes of 1998, 2000 and 2002. They
> independently approached ABC News after the Foley resignation through
> the Brian Ross & the Investigative Team's tip line on ABCNews.com. None
> wanted their names used because of the sensitive nature of the
> communications.
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/10/three_more_form.html
>
> - ferg
>
>
> -- "Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com> wrote:
>
> whether this is true or not is irrelevant imo
>
> I am sure the prank wouldnt have worked without the patsy being a
> massive pedo
>
> -JP
>
> On 10/5/06, Richard M. Smith <rms () bsf-llc com> wrote:
> > >>> Though I have no love for the blogger for outing the kid.
> >
> > The plot thickens according to Drudge:
> >
> > http://www.drudgereport.com/page.htm
> >
> > 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 news come on the heels that Edmund has hired former Timothy McVeigh
> > attorney, Stephen Jones.
> >
> > Developing...


The daily show covered fox news's reporting on this issue, not only
did they "accidentally" post Foley as being "D, FL" on the splash
screen, but one of the anchors also brought up the fact that a
democrat molested a page in 1983, as well as tried to claim lewensky
was 19.

the lie machine is in full swing, and it will be interesting to see
how much of the true face of current politics and politicians will be
revealed in their attempts to deny, quell, or lessen the effects of
this "pedogate"

-JP

daily show rocks because they use the fox news clips as proof.
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