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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (38343)	2/25/2005 11:32:34 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

They are being outed. Watch for them … and please report them to me personally. A new breed of freedom fighters is emerging. Freedom is living without coercion from religious authority, political authority, or social authority … all of which are corrupt. They appear to be in contention but in reality are thoughtlessly striving to be one another. If you have lost it, reclaim it; as it can not be taken from you by an external force but only bound to you by your own accord. Begin by dispersing the phantasm of code speak interlaced by the corrupt authorities and their gatekeepers ... and insist upon real, tangible, and meaningful discourse.

To: PartyTime who wrote (38343)	2/25/2005 12:25:37 PM
From: geode00	Respond to of 173976

Talon News site closes to re-evaluate operations The negative online traffic and publicity made it difficult to work, publicist says By JUSTIN GEST Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle Washington Bureau Bobby Eberle, the owner of Talon News, has disconnected his phone amid a wave of negative attention. WASHINGTON - The Texas-based online news site at the center of a White House media controversy has temporarily shut down because its founder "can only take so much of a beating" over the page's political slant, the site's publicist said Thursday. It's the latest step that Talon News owner and Pearland resident Bobby Eberle has taken to distance himself from James Guckert, the former Talon News Washington correspondent accused of being used by the Bush administration to spread conservative propaganda. Guckert, whose pen name was Jeff Gannon, has since left Talon News, and the Web site address now features a short message explaining that it is undergoing a redesign and will operate again soon. "In order to better serve those readers across the country who enjoy Talon News content and look forward to receiving it each day, we feel compelled to re-evaluate operations in order to provide the highest quality, most professional product possible," it read. Negative response Eberle's phone has been disconnected, but his publicist, Jennifer Ohman, said that the large number of Web visitors attracted by the controversy "were not the kind of hits we were looking for. The attention by and large was negative. If anything, it seemed to fuel the fire." Media Matters, a liberal watchdog group based in Washington, D.C, unmasked Guckert after he asked President Bush about working with Democrats who were "divorced from reality." Since then, bloggers have linked Guckert to gay porn Web sites and prostitution. Naked photos of Guckert have been widely circulated on the Web. "They probably found it difficult to go on without Jeff Gannon who seemed to be the backbone of their editorial operation," said Media Matters' director David Brock. "To the extent that Talon News was a vehicle for a fair amount of misinformation, it's probably a good development." Eberle has maintained that Talon News was a "straight news site," despite flashing advertisements for conservative causes and publications that reproduce its content. It also featured prominent links to GOPUSA.com, a conservative site also run by Eberle. "By having a separate news company, I take great pains to deliver the facts," Eberle said in a recent interview. Quick controversy Ohman said Eberle was unaware of Guckert's background, and did not plan to fire him when the controversy erupted. "It happened too fast," she said. "It seemed like the story was being perpetuated by the left-wing blogger types at first. We knew about the softball question, but I can't say it got to the point when Bobby wanted to (fire Gannon). "How could you know? How much research did the New York Times do on their reporters when they ended up with Jason Blair?" Until the Talon News site reopens, Ohman said she would direct devoted readers seeking dependable information to the Drudge Report. ========== LOL. Dependable information from Drudge? Is it any wonder. Drudge is gay, is in love with Lush Limpbott who is also likely gay as well. Why won't Republicans simply come out of the closet and stop hating themselves so much? They are a truly sad, self-hating bunch of profiteers.