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FREEP Postings Cause BIG Trouble For MD Republican Operative
'Prince Of Darkness' Ousted
WASHININGTON, Feb. 9, 2005
(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.
O'Malley, a Democrat, is expected to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2006. That would put him on a political collision course with Republican Ehrlich.
Steffen's activities came to light after the Washington Post obtained copies of his postings on FreeRepublic.com and private e-mails he has written about O'Malley's marriage.
In an interview with the Post, Steffen, 45, acknowledged that he had a reputation for hardball politics.
"They call me the Prince of Darkness," he told the newspaper.
The revelations touched off a round of accusations and denials.
O'Malley said Steffen's activities were part of a "concerted and orchestrated and sustained" effort to smear him.
"I don't think any of us run for office expecting that this sort of hurt will be heaped on our kids or our spouses," O'Malley told the Post.
The governor denied that he knew what Steffen had done, or that there was a GOP whispering campaign targeting the Baltimore mayor.
"Let me tell you, I don't put up with this, and I will not put up with this. Bottom line," Ehrlich said.
O'Malley publicly addressed rumors about his marriage for the first time on Tuesday.
"I have always been faithful to my wife, from our first date to this date," he said.
O'Malley is married to Baltimore Judge Catherine O'Malley. The couple has four small children. He told the Post that the infidelity rumor had been afloat for many months.
On one occasion, O'Malley said, he was told by an aide that people had called a TV station's tip line to say their children had overheard O'Malley's children saying, "Daddy doesn't live with Mommy anymore."
See also:
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/09/politics/main672599.shtml
'Prince Of Darkness' Ousted
WASHININGTON, Feb. 9, 2005
(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.
O'Malley, a Democrat, is expected to seek the Democratic nomination for governor in 2006. That would put him on a political collision course with Republican Ehrlich.
Steffen's activities came to light after the Washington Post obtained copies of his postings on FreeRepublic.com and private e-mails he has written about O'Malley's marriage.
In an interview with the Post, Steffen, 45, acknowledged that he had a reputation for hardball politics.
"They call me the Prince of Darkness," he told the newspaper.
The revelations touched off a round of accusations and denials.
O'Malley said Steffen's activities were part of a "concerted and orchestrated and sustained" effort to smear him.
"I don't think any of us run for office expecting that this sort of hurt will be heaped on our kids or our spouses," O'Malley told the Post.
The governor denied that he knew what Steffen had done, or that there was a GOP whispering campaign targeting the Baltimore mayor.
"Let me tell you, I don't put up with this, and I will not put up with this. Bottom line," Ehrlich said.
O'Malley publicly addressed rumors about his marriage for the first time on Tuesday.
"I have always been faithful to my wife, from our first date to this date," he said.
O'Malley is married to Baltimore Judge Catherine O'Malley. The couple has four small children. He told the Post that the infidelity rumor had been afloat for many months.
On one occasion, O'Malley said, he was told by an aide that people had called a TV station's tip line to say their children had overheard O'Malley's children saying, "Daddy doesn't live with Mommy anymore."
See also:
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/02/09/politics/main672599.shtml
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