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 ^

[cyncooper]

While my spaghetti boils I'm popping in and just reading your post and this caught my eye:

Slaughter also claimed that according to the Washington Post, Gannon was "the only person known to have access to a CIA secret document about the case of Valerie Plame" and claimed "this shows to me that this is a man who has extraordinary good White House credentials".

I don't have to time to find a link for you and the thread but let me summarize: Jeff Gannon got an interview with Joe Wilson in the fall of 2003 and asked him about a purported CIA memo that documented that Plame (Wilson's bride) recommended him for the Niger trip, contrary to Wilson's denials. Wilson claimed no knowledge of such a memo and at any rate, continued to deny the assertion.

Gannon posted on FR (to my memory) that his sources were NOT this administration, and the end of the story is that the 9/11 Commission got that unclassified document and it was exactly as had been described to Gannon. I am not sure if the memo was always unclassified or if it was declassified for the committee, but my memory is it was called "unclassified" meaning it was only "secret" because of rogue CIA personnel who were pushing their anti-Bush agenda.

Time to eat...I hope my appetite perks up because this is making me sick, especially after witnessing smarm personified by Olbermann.

[Miss Marple]

No doubt about it. I bet CNN and MSNBC televise the press briefing, too.

Dana Milbank has hated President Bush since he was elected. I would love to see him exposed for the lying, smarmy worm that he is.

If we are lucky, this will be yet another example of the President's enemies overreaching.

[dogbyte12]

The Post knows that the White House doesn't trust Milbank. Probably why he isn't the WH correspondant anymore.

[A Citizen Reporter]

Milbank! (Doing my best Seinfeld voice a la "Newman!")

LOL! And isn't that exactly the way that four-eyed twerp strikes you!

Yes, let's screen all of the press with WH "credentials". Can't be too careful, these days.

[conservative in nyc]

Those questioning Jeff Gannon's use of a pseudonym need to remember that this was common during the 18th and 19th centuries. The Federalist Papers were published under the name "Publius", not Alexander Hamilton, James Madison or John Jay. And the best-known political reporter of the 1800s, Samuel Clemens, reported under the name "Mark Twain".

I'm sure not every member of the 21st Century media is using their real name, either. For example, Geraldo Rivera's given birth name is Gerald Riviera. And female reporters often keep their maiden name for professional reasons even after they get married.

[JesseJane]

I hope they play that question over and over and over and over and over. Compared to the *BUSH ARE YOU GOING TO APOLOGIZE* jackalfest we have all become accustomed to, Gannon asked the best question in a long long time. Relevant and pithy.. No need to become pithed off now ith there?

[Miss Marple]

I say Scott should announce the new rules tomorrow. "Everyone turn in your passes until you have submitted these forms to the FBI."

HA! That would really send them over the edge.

[JesseJane]

:) And BTW, speaking of full disclosure, how about the 180 from Kerry, where's that?

[patriot_wes]

"Well - that is the difference between Republicans and Democrats. We have to pay the media to get our message across. The dems don't - the media recites their talking points for free."

Where is the complaint about the politically leftist NPR and PBS - the government has paid them for years to be liberal mouthpieces.

[Alia]

DB -- it is clear to me that if Slaughter is attempting to link this to Armstrong/Gallagher, it's an "overreach" in order to to bury the Eason Davos story. Which tells me, Dems are overreaching and because they are aware their loose ends on the Gannon "scandal" are begining to glow like radioactive screaming meemies. So yes, focusing on those loose ends is a good thing.

The thing is, Slaughter won't get a hand slapping and nor will her abetting bloggers.

But the average Joe, watching the news, is able to see clearly how much the left/dems despise the average Joe. That only the elite and liberally-credentialed shall be able to report "facts".

The so-called facts on Jeff Gannon absolutely shriek with flimsy inuendo but not facts.

Meanwhile, Hillary, reknown person of innuendo and death by innuendo is concurrently vaunted is an "honest person"? Can you say: "delete, on her past record" and "pay attention only to her "now" record". Thing is, both Dodd and Franks are on record confirming the Eason Davos comment. And Eason is employed, directly, by WHOM? Which organization? And Eason is a "credentialed" journalist?

So, analysis of President Bush's plan to revamp social security should only be covered by "elite, credentialed journalists". Same ole Dem playbook game plan.. Why... according to their views.. none of us here in freepland should even be discussing any of these issues because we aren't... "credentialed" or "sufficiently.. low-brow".

[Raycpa]

I am sure we can both agree the American people have the right to expect that journalists who question their President everyday are experienced, independent, and perhaps most importantly, unbiased in their approach.

And we have the right to expect the good fairy to wave her wand and turn a pumpkin into a Caddy.

[Willie Green]

While the 23 schools in the Penn State system award diplomas, the system itself does not
Say what?

Well the word "System" makes his educational background kind of vague.
It's difficult to tell if he actually got his degree from one of the many campuses and colleges that are directly affiliated with Penn State, or if he merely attended one of the other Pennsylvania State funded universities, which would include schools like Pitt, Temple, Bloomsburg, California, Cheyney, Clarion, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Indiana, Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, etc. in ADDITION to Penn State.

As a Penn State alumnus myself, I AM curious as to which school/university/campus he actually attended. And am annoyed that he is being so vague in clarifying the information.

[Peach]

This person's claim that the matter could become Bush's Watergate is so funny I've hurt myself laughing.

There is certainly no moral indignation that Howard Dean, their new chairman, paid people to set up web sites, etc. He didn't have volunteers working for him. He had paid workers.

[devolve]

MSM was caught flatfooted in Campaign 2004 by SwiftVets, O'Neil; FR, LDot; LGF; Drudge; NewsMax; talk radio

Add in email lists with links to FR and all of the above

"Big Money" for elections and ads has now been blown away

The left and MSM have only seen the tinest tip of the iceberg





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[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[potlatch]

Wow, it looks so cute and he does look like he is saying 'that'!!

He's made the 'big time' now, out on the internet!

[Stultis]

Now here's a powerful politician, singling out a particular reporter, dishing dirt, trying to block the reporter's access, trying to get his credentials pulled, and she thinks someone else is undermining the independence of the press, and what's more has the chutzpah to view herself as a champion thereof?

Can you imagine the shrieks of outrage and calls for censure if a Republican pulled this stunt, even targeting a hack and a loon like Helen Thomas? Oh, my Lord, the 'Rats (and the MSM) would go ballistic.

[backhoe]

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[devolve]

I couldn't resist using him there.

[devolve]

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