Loose "Gannon": White House Reporter Admits He Used Fake Name

Editor and Publisher ^ | 02/10/05 | Joe Strupp and Greg Mitchell

[amutr22]

I do not feel the need to defend this guy either, but my question is do you feel the need to defend Bush on this? I do, and am looking for info on whether Bush was aware of this guy as a "plant" as the libs are posting all over the place. Any thoughts?

[cyncooper]

Another intriguing issue is his involvement, along with better known Robert Novak, Judith Miller and others, in the Valerie Plame/CIA episode. His name turned up on a list of reporters targeted for questioning by the federal prosecutor in the case. Froomkin of the The Washington Post wrote last spring that "the reason Gannon is on the list is most likely an attempt to find out who gave him a secret memo that he mentioned in an interview he had with Plame's husband, former ambassador and administration critic Joseph Wilson."

Gannon and a whole host of other reporters have been subpoenaed to that grand jury.

The article by Gannon asking Wilson about this memo was published on October 28, 2003.

Before that, The WSJ published this article on October 17, 2003 describing the memo.

Two months later on December 26, 2003 a WaPo article written by Mike Allen and Dana Milbank writes about the memo business but does not cite the WSJ article, just Talon News (though they refer to "conservative news outlets").

[eyespysomething]

Alas, I have mislead also. eyespyeverything, not just something

[cyncooper]

Washington reporter Helen Kennedy wrote: "A conservative ringer who was given a press pass to the White House and lobbed softball questions at President Bush

I believe the record will show that Gannon asked precisely one question of President Bush.

He has attended many WH press briefings by Scott McClellan and has asked a few questions, but only one question of President Bush.

[Stentor]

What's this all have to do with Eason Jordan and Linda Fasulo? (;>)

[Nataku X]

Many hosting services get their biggest clientele from porn. A Wal-Mart clerk will have to ring up condoms for a single person, is that a sin also?

[King Prout]

well, now!

it seems that the MSM has decided that the private lives of reporters are newsworthy and fair game for investigation.

hrmn...

this could wind up being Ra^ther amusing.

[RicocheT]

It's a hoot the MSM is outing this Gannon guy as part of their hysteria over him. Wasn't the MSM telling us a few years ago one's personal sex life wasn't relevant?

[HenryLeeII]

"If [Gannon] was walking around the White House with a pass that had a different name on it than his real name, that's pretty remarkable."

Yes, that would be, especially considering that reporters don't just walk around the W.H., but rather are shepherded into and out of the briefing room by government employees with Secret Service agents nearby. The name of the news organization is probably checked out more than the individual reporter's name. Does the W.H. really care which reporter the S.F. Chronicle or NPR sends on a particular day?

And why does this require more MSM attention than Rathergate, the false missing explosives story the week before the election, or the N.Y. Times covering for the Soviets during the '30s while millions were being starved to death?

[Lazamataz]

It's a hoot the MSM is outing this Gannon guy as part of their hysteria over him. Wasn't the MSM telling us a few years ago one's personal sex life wasn't relevant?

Please understand: Personal lives are only irrelevant if you are a liberal.

[Petronski]

"Despite the ruse..."




Has anyone verified that Gannon lied to the White House?

What is Helen Thomas' legal name?

Wolf Blitzer's?

[Howlin]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1340085/posts?page=52#52

[DCPatriot]

Well isn't Rather's real name "Kenneth"
..., as in "What's the frequency, "___________"? ;^)

[cyncooper]

Gannon should've known that when the President called on him during the last press conference, skipping over members of the MSM, he painted a big target on his back.

Well, that makes it sound like President Bush skipped over member of the MSM to let Gannon ask a question. That is not what happened.

The MSM media asked plenty of questions.

President Holds Press Conference

[eyespysomething]

I was looking on either the dkos website or the mydd website last night when I was digging around, and they have the photos side by side. I think it is him. They have lots of info on him. It was very uncomfortable reading it, but they were very thorough in their research. I checked some of the info out, and they were right about it.

I hate it. I think he's been less than truthful with talonnews, and FR, and its come back to bite him. I hate it. I feel bad for him, and I feel bad for his family.

Oh well, time to stop fretting over it. Its not like FR had a hand in any of this.

[TigersEye]

They never like it when it applies to them....

I seem to remember that they said it was against the rules when Sick Willy reigned. A private, personal matter. Not relevant. Mean spirited! Bigoted, even.

They will retort that "you (evil Republicans) set the rules!" Oh well, no sense arguing who made up the rules. They (stupid liberals) have clearly accepted them as de facto reality. Let's play ball!!!

[churchillbuff]

the reporter's real name is indeed James D. Guckert. """

And you blame him for using a fake name?

[MamaLucci]

"...Gannon said yesterday that he had applied for the background check and White House daily passes under the name on his driver's license, not his ''professional name." He asserted he got no special consideration"

I sure hope that that is case.

[marty60]

Or Rathergate for that matter. They think they can fight in the workld of the internet. As Dums have found out, they are jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Time to start indepth research on ALL MSM reporters that have covered up for the Dums.

[Howlin]

Oh, Kos.......and we all know how honest HE is:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1320604/posts