Posted on 02/10/2005 4:03:00 PM PST by Dane
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BLITZER: And Jeff Gannon is joining us now for an exclusive television interview, his first TV interview since leaving his job.
Jeff, thanks very much for joining us.
Should I call you Jeff or James?
GANNON: Please call me Jeff Gannon.
BLITZER: So what -- explain the discrepancy. Your real name is James D. Guckert.
GANNON: Yes. Well, it's pronounced Guckert.
BLITZER: Guckert.
GANNON: It's a professional name. I used it because Jeff Gannon is easier to pronounce and easier to remember.
BLITZER: But you haven't legally changed it?
GANNON: No.
BLITZER: So your driver's license still has Guckert?
GANNON: Absolutely.
BLITZER: So, when you went into the White House and you showed your driver's license, it was under the name Guckert.
GANNON: Absolutely.
BLITZER: And so you just did this because it was easier to pronounce, presumably.
If you didn't do anything wrong, why did you resign?
GANNON: Well, since I asked my question, people that disagree with me have harassed and threatened not only myself, but my family. And I believe that leaving my post would bring that to an end.
BLITZER: When you say they harassed your family, what was going on?
GANNON: Well, the -- on -- I've been receiving threats. People have been stalking me in my neighborhood, have followed me to church, followed me down the street. And then there are phone calls and hate mail that I've gotten over the Internet...
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ping.
# 18
You would think that a writer using a fake name writing real stories is preferable to a writer using his real name and writing fake stories. Or maybe that is just me.
Thanks!
Well, I'm no legal eagle, but it was libel it was pretty dang close. Too dang close for anyone who purports to be a reputable journalist.
was=wasn't
Hmmm. All very interesting. Throws a much different spin on everything. Under these circumstances, I don't think he should have resigned. I was on the other side earlier.
The left may end up with egg on their face again .. Jeff Gannon could end up with a very high profile position in the new media and the dems will rue the day they messed with him. Thank GOD they never learn.
GOD has very clearly said, "No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that rises up against you is condemned already".
Thanks for posting this.
Thanks; I listened to both the Wolf Blitzer interview and the Brit rundown on the matter.
Hey, it seems like Jeff Gannon is a FReeper. If that's correct, can't we help in some way?
Bump
Just checked the www.armstrongzuniga.com
The site showed a server error.
That was the site that is the company which is set up with dailykos owner, Zuniga.
In the brief history section, as I have posted in recent past, it showed what was exposed in the news recently. That Zuniga and his partner were on the Dean Payroll.
Somebody go over there and check to see if the site is down.
ALSO- It seems Kurtz is gonna have to disclose that his key source is a Dean coordinating type
AND A DNC FUNDRAISER-
From the website-
http://www.dailykos.com/
DNC donations
by kos
Thu Feb 10th, 2005 at 11:26:15 PST
I'm getting lots of questions about donations to the DNC after Dean is officially promoted.
I was going to use this site's ePatriots account to do a fundraiser, but it would be better to make this a blogosphere-wide effort. So we've created an ActBlue page and we'll ask bloggers to promote it heavily starting Sunday afternoon.
The ePatriots tool is nice if we're seeking individual fundraising kudos. But all of us progressive bloggers are in this thing together, and we'll fundraise for our DNC together.
Stay tuned.
gotta wonder if this violates any campaign finance laws.
How did that site represent itself.
Did Dean violate any finance laws IF they did this in the past.
Thanks for the info- I haven't had a chance ( and may not- time's short this week ) to investigate some of the stuff I have read here about Kos, but he/it looks shady.
The very least we can do is Courtesy Ping! him to these threads where we are defending him...
"JOURNALISMJOBS.COM: Where did you get your start in journalism? "
"BLITZER: My first job was working for Reuters News Agency in 1972. I was a very junior reporter in the Tel Aviv bureau. I had just received a master's degree in international relations when I heard about the Reuters program to train young journalists. To my amazement, I was accepted. That was my first job ever in journalism. I didn't have any college experience in journalism. I never took a course. I sort of fell into it and realized, I like this. It was a challenge learning to type. I self-taught myself how to touch type. I was blessed with some excellent senior journalists who trained me patiently and taught me the basic skills of being a reporter. "
I am thrilled Jeff is getting on radio and TV..
Just listened to Larry Elder.
Boy, that's an understatement. Democrat.com has the following language in an anti-Gannon petition on their site:
which raises the possibility he was bringing male prostitutes into the White House or other institutions of our government.
Oh my God Im shocked...he was a small time reporter with a day pass for a CONSERVATIVE WEB SITE!!! Whats next????
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