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     themp Supporter Username: Themp Post Number: 1435 Registered: 12-2001 |
http://blogs.salon.com/0002874/2005/02/08.html | ||
| Joe Citizen Username: Gonets Post Number: 688 Registered: 2-2004 |
Thanks for that themp. It's good to know that our White House is so accessible to regular people. I'm going to start a website today. That should give me enough time to get my White House press credentials by the end of the week, or early next week at the latest. | ||
| themp Supporter Username: Themp Post Number: 1436 Registered: 12-2001 |
He also runs several gay military porn sites! I know conservatives fetishize the military a little, but Hotmilitarystud.com, militaryescorts.com Militaryescortsm4m.com ? Isn't that a lot of "support" for our troops? www.dailykos.com has links. | ||
| themp Supporter Username: Themp Post Number: 1438 Registered: 12-2001 |
http://jeffgannon.com/ | ||
| themp Supporter Username: Themp Post Number: 1439 Registered: 12-2001 |
http://www.louise.house.gov/HoR/Louise/News/Press+Releases+By+Date/2005+Press+Re leases/WH+Briefing+Room+Scandal.htm | ||
| themp Supporter Username: Themp Post Number: 1447 Registered: 12-2001 |
"The situation "begs further investigation," says James Pinkerton, a media critic for Fox News who has worked for two Republican White Houses. "In the six years I worked for Reagan and Bush I, I remember the White House being strict about who got in. It's inconceivable to me that the White House, especially after 9/11, gives credentials to people without doing a background check." " | ||
| Mark Fuhrman Citizen Username: Mfpark Post Number: 1272 Registered: 9-2001  |
About as inconceivable as invading a country on false pretenses, and then having no plan in place for after the immediate invasion is over. This White House is a joke. | ||
| Nohero Citizen Username: Nohero Post Number: 4321 Registered: 10-1999  |
Great letter from our Senator Lautenberg: Link: http://lautenberg.senate.gov/~lautenberg/press/2003/01/2005210903.html Go, Frank, go! | ||
| Robert Livingston Citizen Username: Rob_livingston Post Number: 842 Registered: 7-2004 |
Scott McClellan: "In this day and age, when you have a changing media, it's not an easy issue to decide or try to pick and choose who is a journalist." No ••••, Scott. Yet again, the Bush administration gives the finger to honest answers. If you're a pro-Bush shill, you're a journalist. Bush is elevating propaganda and misinformation into an art form. Future fascist leaders take note of his techniques... | ||
| jonnyt Citizen Username: Jonnyt Post Number: 153 Registered: 6-2001 |
These guys make Goebbels look like an amateur | ||
| cjc Citizen Username: Cjc Post Number: 3117 Registered: 8-2003 |
The only thing "interesting" about this story is that this Gannon/Gurk-whatever is a republican. If he was a democrat, no one would be surprised. Did he graduate college? That's more than Peter Jennings or Brian Williams did. | ||
| tom Citizen Username: Tom Post Number: 3129 Registered: 5-2001 |
I understand that Mssrs. Jennings and Williams work for legitimate news organizations. | ||
| Dr. Winston O'Boogie Citizen Username: Casey Post Number: 1064 Registered: 8-2003  |
actually, the interesting thing about this story is that Scott McClellan, and by extension one would assume Bush, knew this guy's real name (he had to apply for credentials under his real name) and went along with the "Jeff Gannon" charade. Clearly this guy's purpose was to act as an administration shill. If the going got tough, they could always call on "Jeff Gannon" to get the press conference back on RNC message. | ||
| Nohero Citizen Username: Nohero Post Number: 4322 Registered: 10-1999 |
It's a simple question, really. Did the Administration knowingly provide credentials under a fake name to a phony reporter, or are they so incompetent that someone with a fake ID could actually be face-to-face with the President? One or the other, take your pick. | ||
| cjc Citizen Username: Cjc Post Number: 3120 Registered: 8-2003 |
tom is right. Jennings works for ABC News, which si tainted by the hack Terry Moran who's slanted questions are at least as obvious in their partisanship as anything this Gannon guy ever asked then. Did DiCaprio report for ABC News a while back? That journalist Stephanopolous might know. And finally, Todd Easom of CNN has resigned over some Davos comment, but thought it quite right to remain with CNN which did not report some of Saddam's barbarism in order to maintain an office in Iraq. There's a journalist. | ||
| Bobkat Supporter Username: Bobk Post Number: 7575 Registered: 5-2001 |
How many of these people had White House press credentials issued in a false name? Didn't think so. Does the fact that many journalists ask hard questions justify bringing in a ringer with false credentials? Didn't think so. Surprised you didn't bring up Monica as an excuse. | ||
| anon Citizen Username: Anon Post Number: 1657 Registered: 6-2002 |
Have I missed something? Isn't the real story that someone had access to the White House under a false name and identity? If so, why couldn't a terrorist have pulled off the same thing? | ||
| yabbadabbadoo Citizen Username: Yabbadabbadoo Post Number: 193 Registered: 11-2003  |
This is not just a case of partisan bickering. February 10, 2005 Mr. Patrick J. Fitzgerald United States Attorney US Attorney's Office 219 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 5000 Chicago, IL 60656 Dear Mr. Fitzgerald: We write to ask that you investigate the leak of a classified Central Intelligence Agency memo containing the identity of undercover agent Valerie Plame to James D. Guckert, a member of the White House press corps. It appears that the White House was so focused on smearing the reputation of Ambassador Joseph Wilson, that it knowingly leaked his wife's identity to a Republican activist posing as a journalist. James D. Guckert, who operated under the false name "Jeff Gannon," and may have engaged in criminal activity, had been attending press events at the White House for up to three years. Mr. Guckert reportedly received an internal and classified CIA memo that revealed the identity of Ambassador Joseph Wilson's wife. Because of the extremely sensitive nature of this leak, and its relation to the investigation you are conducting, we believe that you as special counsel are the most appropriate person to conduct the inquiry. Under Department of Justice regulations, a special counsel should investigate when (1) a "criminal investigation of a person or matter is warranted," (2) the investigation "by a United States Attorney Office or litigating Division of the Department of Justice would present a conflict of interest for the Department," and (3) "it would be in the public interest to appoint an outside Special Counsel to assume responsibility for the matter."1 In the present case all three factors have been met. As has been long discussed, revealing the identity of an undercover agent violates myriad laws. Whoever in the Administration gave Mr. Guckert the memo risked Ms. Plame's very life and must be punished to the full extent of the law. There is a clear conflict of interest in the Administration investigating Mr. Guckert's role in this crime. Mr. Guckert and the White House press operation work together closely to forward the President's policies. First, Mr. Guckert would not be considered a bona fide journalist by his peers in the press corps, as most of his claims to legitimacy have already been discredited. Access to the President and his press corps is highly competitive, and many seasoned journalists have not had the honor of attending the events or enjoying the access Mr. Guckert has. That a person of these dubious qualifications was given such close contact to the President, perhaps in violation of standard security procedures, demonstrates the Administration's affinity for and bias towards Mr. Guckert. Second, Mr. Guckert's questions clearly reiterated the White House's policy, and simply asked for concurrence. Finally, Mr. Guckert's "articles," published by a news front for GOPUSA, track White House talking points word for word. Clearly, Mr. Guckert returned the White House's favor by advancing the President's policies with gusto. With such a close relationship between Mr. Guckert and the White House, the conflict of an administration-led investigation is all too apparent. Finally, the public interest has been thwarted far too long over the leak of Ms. Plame's identity. It has been over a year and a half since Robert Novak published Plame's identity and we are no closer to finding who in the Administration illegally leaked her status as an undercover agent. Having a special counsel immediately follow up this lead is necessary to ensure that those who risk their lives for our country to gather intelligence are fully protected. We look forward to hearing whether you will be following up on this new information, or if you have, what progress you have made. Sincerely, Louise Slaughter Ranking Member, Committee on Rules John Conyers, Jr. Ranking Member, Committee on Judiciary | ||
| notehead Supporter Username: Notehead Post Number: 2035 Registered: 5-2001  |
Cjc - you don't think this is a serious issue? Are you such a fan of the administration that, rather than admit this looks like a serious snafu, you try to distract by maligning other individuals? Over and over, Bushies use assumptions about how Democrats would feel if the situation were different as some kind of -- what? Defense? If the guy was a raging lefty, he still should have proper credentials for "hard pass" access, obviously. More to the point, if the guy leaned leftward, he would never have gotten such access in the first place without them. | ||
| Strawberry Alarm Clock Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 4491 Registered: 10-2001 |
Who gives a ••••. Is this all the libs have? This is nothing compared to Dan Rather... Libs, stupid and pointless. |
