Rep. Slaughter Calls on President Bush to Explain Emerging White House Briefing Room Scandal

http://www.louise.house.gov/HoR/Louise/News/Press+Releases+By+Date/2005+Press+Releases/WH+Briefing+Room+Scandal.htm ^

[lysie]

Yeah, but, she has creshills.

[JesseJane]

Source?

[AmishDude]

Well done. Thank your source for his/her trouble.

[JesseJane]

Huh???

[Lazamataz]

I'm currently investigating troll activity here at free republic. The following member tops my list of suspicious freepers: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/my/profile?user=3224501/showfile

I think it's funny. :o)

[AmishDude]

You are naughty!

[lysie]

Mo, I think that anyone who clicks that will get their own profile page. I clicked it and got mine. Scared me for a moment. :-)

[JesseJane]

I clicked it and it worked fine... ???? :)

[lysie]

Oh...you know it. LOL

[Kleon]

I think you know why, Mo1....

Seriously, it's a joke. I'll change it if it makes people paranoid.

[Mo1]

Seems Kleon is calling me a troll

It's on his/her profile page

[mewzilla]

Yeah, so did I, and about had an MI. I'm not a troll, honest!

[JesseJane]

Sheese... now I have to reupholster my chair.

[Mo1]

Seriously, it's a joke. I'll change it if it makes people paranoid.

My apologies then

Considering the attacks going on FR lately .. I'm not is a very humorist mood

[All4mykids]

I assure you I am not a troll. I am assuming you think this because I am new. Thanks for the nice welcome.

[AmishDude]

Note that the members of DailyKos have to lie about who they are. If they actually got on and proclaimed their bias, this would not be an issue.

[Kleon]

Source?

I found that info here:

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/search/article_display.jsp?schema=&vnu_content_id=1000787908

Gannon's credibility was first called into question last spring by The Standing Committee of Correspondents, a group of congressional reporters who oversee press credential distribution on Capitol Hill. Julie Davis, a reporter at The Sun of Baltimore and a member of that committee, said Gannon approached the group in April 2004 seeking a Capitol Hill credential for Talon News, but he was refused. "We asked for evidence that they were an independent news organization," Davis told E&P. "That they were not connected to a political organization, and they could not provide that, so we denied them their credential." She also said Talon News could not prove it carried paid advertising or paid circulation, two other criteria for approval. Because Talon did not receive a congressional press credential, it was unable to obtain a White House "hard pass," the permanent press credential that allows White House reporters regular access, Davis said. Instead, she said, Gannon has had to get a daily press credential, which is much easier to get but must be issued each day. The White House Press Office has not responded to several requests for information on Gannon's credential status or why he is given daily press passes.

[Peach]

Mo1 - why did my homepage come up on that link?

[Dane]

LOL! Ole helen almost spit out those "credentials" in those mad diatribes posed as questions to Ari Fleischer and Scott McClellan.