Journalists asked about mayor buzz [O'Malley, Democrat sleaze, MD4Bush]

Washington Times ^ | February 20, 2005 | AP

[Jim Robinson]

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Jervis S. Finney, chief counsel to Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., has questioned two journalists about "MD4BUSH," an anonymous contributor to a Web site that posted rumors about Mayor Martin O'Malley.

Mr. Finney said he was asking the questions as part of his investigation into the activities of Joseph Steffen, an aide to the governor who was fired Feb. 8 for his involvement in spreading rumors about Mr. O'Malley's personal life, the Baltimore Sun reported.

~snip~

In a Feb. 16 letter to Sun reporter Michael Dresser, Mr. Finney cited a federal appeals court panel's decision last week that undercut reporters' right to shield their sources. In a letter to Sun columnist Michael Olesker, Mr. Finney wondered "whether you are in fact 'MD4BUSH.' "

~snip~

Mr. Olesker and Mr. Dresser said they had no knowledge of MD4BUSH.

"Of course I'm not that guy," Mr. Olesker said. "It's not me, and I have no idea who it is."

Said Mr. Dresser: "I am not MD4BUSH, and I would not care to speculate who MD4BUSH might be."

~snip~

Mr. Olesker and Mr. Dresser appear to be the only ones to have received written questions last week as part of the investigation.

Mr. Finney said that he "verbally" asked other media members about MD4BUSH and intends to follow up in written form. He said the decision to question the press is part of his effort to conduct a thorough investigation into the spreading of the rumors about the mayor.

"I am trying to seek information that is relevant to the governor, whether a state employee or official might be MD4BUSH," he said.

[leadhead]

Anybody have a .gif of a cat eating the canary? Might be handy for posting at the right moment.

[dirtboy]

I think it is a fact of life on FR that with the "Free" comes posers, disrupters,fantasizers, no-lifers

If you're gonna talk about me you could at least ping me into the thread, dammit! :^)

[exnavy]

That would be the obvious, I'm just considering the possibilities.

[HighWheeler]

"Are there any reporters locally with the initials M. D.?

Uh, MD is for Maryland. 4 Bush ... you get the picture.

How about Matthew Mosk and David Snyder, the Washington Post staff writers?

[dirtboy]

In all seriousness in regards to your comments, that is a significant factor on the internet - figuring out what is wheat so you don't end up eating a chaff sandwich. I see the internet awareness of the left at roughly where we were 7-8 years ago - they are currently in their conspiracy-under-every-rock stage, and are lapping up liberal conspiracy theories left and right, whether they make a lick of sense or not. And they want, no, they DEMAND! an impeachment for Bush just like us right-wing nuts got for Clinton, and they are gonna throw conspiracies at the White House until one of them finally sticks.

What they are not doing, fortunately, is looking at how to use all this effectively. They are howling over taking down Jeff Gannon. Meanwhile, we've got far bigger fish in our creel.

[dirtboy]

How about Matthew Mosk and David Snyder, the Washington Post staff writers?

I doubt anyone creating a bogus troll screen name would deliberately put meaning into it. MD4BUSH IMO is a typical troll screen name, like conservatives4bush or realamericanconservative or pubbiemomwithaclue - it is meant to try and fool freepers that the poster is a pubbie.

[exnavy]

A couple of possibles there.

[Iowa Granny]

marking for reference

[dirtboy]

See my post #25 - I think we need to stick with Occam's razor. And there is no need to speculate, given that JimRob is sitting on his logs and grinnin' away, holding a sign saying "PLEASE subpeona me!!!"

I have a feeling that MD4BUSH is gonna be going from Deep Throat to Sore Throat soon enough.

[geedee]

You rascally FReepers are always screwing up the idiotic, liberal MSM . . . ahhh, but I TRI-peat myself . . . agenda by basing your arguments on facts.

That's not only unfair, it's unprecedented!

LOL. No wonder the whole world trembles in our presence.

[Grampa Dave]

"do I hear the sound of a nutshell getting ready to crack in this case?"

Actually, there is a massive "nutcracking preparation" sound that is coming from the Maryland and DC Area. It seems to be emitting from Rat headquarters and certain mediot quarters.

[Grampa Dave]

One of the dinos below needs a Compost label.

[mewzilla]

The Dems will never learn.

Bwah hah hah hah hah....

[MeekOneGOP]

Okay, then. I'll change the CNN one to the Washington Post or Wash. Post .....

[Grampa Dave]

The rats up and down their pyramid and their mediots in the MSM don't realize their world of lying and creating phoney news stopped being believable this past election.

So they arragantly continue to do what worked for them in the past, and it blows up and covers them with their own fecal matter.

[Stultis]

and it blows up and covers them with their own fecal matter

Yep, they're in a sh*t storm without umbrellas.

[MeekOneGOP]

One of the dinos below needs a Compost label.

Here you go!

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent!

[Grampa Dave]

One gets the feeling that the barometer is rapidly dropping and a severe storm front is headed to the DC and Maryland area. The storm will target the liars, moles and fecal tossings in this current mess.

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks. :^D