Aide to Gov of MD resigned after admitting to posting rumors on FR

[merh]

And of course - freepers react!

Prince Of Darkness' Ousted (CBS news smears Free republic)
CBSnews ^ | 2/9/05 | CBSnews

Posted on 02/09/2005 7:29:16 AM PST by minus_273

(CBS) A longtime aide to Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich has resigned after admitting that he spread rumors on the Internet about the marriage of Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley.

Joseph Steffen acknowledged that he was the author of postings on FreeRepublic.com, a conservative Web site, that suggested O'Malley was cheating on his wife.

"The governor had no idea. I don't even think he knows where the Web site is. If anyone is guilty, it is me. There was no outside influence," Steffen told the Baltimore Sun.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339430/posts

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. Glad to see Freerepublic getting notoriety,

[Shopaholic]

2. Ah--but the media is all outraged that the "liberal bloggers"

forced Gannon out of his White House "propagandist" job.

[tridim]

3. "The governor had no idea."

"I don't even think he knows where the Web site is. If anyone is guilty, it is me. There was no outside influence,"

..He said with a gun to his temple.

[Goldeneye]

4. I didn't know Elizabeth Edwards was spreading rumors about

republicans here!!!?

"Of course no in depth digging into DU posts will be done, and little will be made of the apparent admitted connection between Elizabeth Edwards, Democrat Underground, and the hate-filled rantings at that web site.

Some of the MSM probably post over there."


I've only seen one of her posts, and all I remember is the quote about the reign of witchess...I think it was a Jefferson quote. Those poor freeps are grasping at straws.

[merh]

9. Don't you remember, there was that post and the one or two that

thanked us for the support we gave her and her husband during the campaign and her subsequent illness. She is so diabolical, their must have been hidden messages in her posts and I missed them! :freak: <<sarcasm>>

[sundancekid]

5. yup, he is the self-proclaimed prince of f&^(ing darkness, all right!

steffen admits to putrid behavior and the freepers are whining about cbs ... talk about a rectal-cranial inversion!

[merh]

6. According to this thread, his computer was seized by investigators

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=3080996

[quiet.american]

7. Can't believe they refer to FR as "conservative." Are they kidding! n/t

[ET Awful]

8. Boy, those poor Freepers are just havin' a bad day aren't they ?

First little Jeffrey goes down in flames, now this.

What a shame. . . . :evilgrin:

[merh]

10. Is that the Tombstoning of 2 freepers in the public forum?

[merh]

11. kick