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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (729984)	3/7/2006 9:32:25 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

1. Secret Service Access Control Records which establish that so-called "reporter" "Jeff Gannon" (real name "James Guckert," "working" name "The Bulldog"; yes, we're serious) entered the highest-security building in the world--The White House--on dozens of occasions when there was no journalistic reason for him to be there, because, in short, no press briefing was being held. That's right, a practicing, alias-using gay hooker roaming the halls of the White House, doing God knows what for God knows what reason. Repeatedly. And what's even better, the Secret Service can't locate many of his "in" and "out" times for his hours-long forays into the People's House. Scandal? 2. The Secret Service has also now answered written interrogatories submitted to the agency by Democratic Members of Congress. These answers contain irrefutable proof that Gannon received extraordinary and entirely inexplicable special treatment from members of the Administration in accessing the White House under the dubious--even incredible--circumstances in which he pitched tent there for more than two years as a phony reporter and "professional" Bush Administration propagandist. 3. Top progressive news agencies like Raw Story are already starting to put together some of the pieces of the puzzle in response to this new evidence from the Secret Service. And the picture isn't pretty. Much much more: rense.com

To: jlallen who wrote (729984)	3/7/2006 9:32:56 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

My God, such fun! Seems that our professional male prostitute, phony “news” reporter and keeper of a Forbidden Journal, using a Secret Service day pass, visited the White House 196 times in two years, and spent the night 12 times! That’s right, spent the night 12 times. thetruthseeker.co.uk

To: jlallen who wrote (729984)	3/7/2006 9:34:12 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Why exactly did Jeff Gannon make so many visits to the White House on days when there were no press briefings scheduled? And why are there numerous instances where Secret Service records showed that Gannon checked in but never checked out, and left by a different entry point than the one he came in through? Guckert made more than two dozen excursions to the White House when there were no scheduled briefings. On many of these days, the Press Office held press gaggles aboard Air Force One?which raises questions about what Guckert was doing at the White House. On other days, the president held photo opportunities. On at least fourteen occasions, Secret Service records show either the entry or exit time missing. Generally, the existing entry or exit times correlate with press conferences; on most of these days, the records show that Guckert checked in but was never processed out. In March, 2003, Guckert left the White House twice on days he had never checked in with the Secret Service. Over the next 22 months, Guckert failed to check out with the Service on fourteen days. On several of these visits, Guckert either entered or exited by a different entry/exit point than his usual one. On one of these days, no briefing was held; on another, he checked in twice but failed to check out. theleftcoaster.com

To: jlallen who wrote (729984)	3/7/2006 9:35:26 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Jeff Gannon (whose real name, James Guckert, was uncovered by bloggers in February 2005) is the former "Washington Bureau Chief" for Talon News, a purported online journalistic enterprise created by longtime Texas Republican activist Bobby Eberle. Media Matters for America documented numerous instances in which White House press secretary Scott McClellan turned to Gannon for softball questions, particularly during heated press conferences. In early 2005, after Media Matters and others raised questions about his work, Gannon resigned from Talon News. One week later, the Talon News website was removed from the World Wide Web. Eberle's other online journalistic enterprise, GOPUSA, published articles with Gannon's byline until his resignation. GOPUSA now features news feeds from the Cybercast News Service, an arm of the conservative Media Research Center. After initially taking down his personal website in February 2005 and declining to speak (subscription required) with the media, Gannon re-launched his JeffGannon.com website as a personal weblog and continued to seek out media attention (subscription required). Gannon's first-known article appeared on a right-wing website November 12, 2002. His only journalism-related credential seems to be his graduation from The Leadership Institute Broadcast School of Journalism -- a two-day program run by longtime right-wing activist Morton C. Blackwell -- that appears to be more of a training ground for Republican advocacy in the media than an accredited school of journalism. According to Secret Service records, Gannon was first granted access into the White House on February 25, 2003. He made about 200 visits to the White House over the next two years, including attending the White House press Christmas parties in 2003 and 2004. Gannon was given a "day pass" by the White House each time he attended a press briefing. Typically, day passes are reserved for journalists who do not regularly attend White House press briefings. Gannon's application for a "hard pass" (a permanent press pass) to cover Congress in late 2003 was denied because his organization failed to meet the requirements set forth by the Standing Committee of Correspondents, the independent body of Washington journalists that grants permanent press passes. Approval from the Standing Committee of Correspondents is a prerequisite (subscription required) for a permanent White House press pass. mediamatters.org