Ehrlich: MD4BUSH Identity Known "Shortly"

Wbal Radio ^ | November 12, 2005 | Staff

[Anti-Bubba182]

Governor Ehrlich is speaking out on the identity of MD4BUSH.

The governor says the identity of the web poster will be known shortly, and the identity will confirm what he believes, MD4BUSH is a Democratic operative.

"If this thing does turn out ultimately, and we're going to find out fairly shortly that it's a set up by major Democratic operatives connected to one or more campaign, how interesting is that going to be," Ehrlich told WBAL's Stateline........."

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[NotJustAnotherPrettyFace]

Thanks for the ping. I was out for much of the time - we ended up buying a newer, faster computer - all the better for FReeping, right? ;-)

[Brilliant]

I doubt that he used his real name when he signed up. He probably used Karl Rove's name.

[petercooper]

thanks for the cliff notes version!

[DBrow]

I wonder why all the delay.

What's being cooked up? Takes time to plan a media campaign and get several news outlets primed with what to say- my bet as to why the identity is not immediately available.

[shetlan]

"Watching and waiting. It'll be quite a moment..."

ttt

[DurtySanches]

May be a fake name but i'm sure they got his IP address which should lead to a physical address?

[Grampa Dave]

"MD4BUSH, the very reason journalists and reporters and news outlets should not have exemptions from testifying if they have information of a crime.
The 4th estate cannot have blanket protection from testifying as this has given them the power to invent the news: ala Bush National guard made up documents and
CBS news and according to the cbs producer Mary Mapes the same standards used in the guard story were used over and over again in the past years..one wonders how many lies were reported as facts to us by good ol walter Kronkite and pals??"

Apparently Clinton behind the scene tried to get a free pass for any of his journalists to be able say or print anything without any consequences.

Re your last sentence re Uncle Walter and his pals lying to us: I wonder if the MSM has ever told us the truth going back to when they helped Roosevelt to get elected.

[djfox1]

The one aspect of this story I still don't understand - how did MD4Bush, who certainly does appear now to be a democrat "plant," know that Steffens was NCPAC? Was Steffen's nick or posts on FR public knowledge?

[Fester Chugabrew]

So what if fabrications are presented as news? We want to be entertained, don't we?

[Southack]

"The one aspect of this story I still don't understand - how did MD4Bush, who certainly does appear now to be a democrat "plant," know that Steffens was NCPAC? Was Steffen's nick or posts on FR public knowledge?"

No, it's the other way around.

MD4Bush was targetting Steffen at his work, and someone there used Steffen's computer (while he was away) to see where he'd been surfing. That's how MD4Bush knew to come to Free Republic to bait Steffen.

[djfox1]

I'm still a little confused - MD4Bush was able to plant someone inside Steffen's office? And when Steffan wasn't around, this person broke into Steffen's computer and relayed what he found back to MD4Bush? Do we know who this person that broke into Steffen's computer is?

[bimbo]

It looks to me like O'Malley instigated the whole thing to get the rumors of his infidelity out in the open, show that they are untrue, and blame the dirty trick on Ehrlich.