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Lautenberg Requests All Doc From White House Relating to James D. Guckert, A.K.A. Jeff Gannon
Lautenberg ^ | 2/10/05

Posted on 02/10/2005 1:36:52 PM PST by areafiftyone

WASHINGTON, DC -- In light of yet another scandal involving the Bush administration's manipulation of the media, United States Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today requested from White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan all the documents relating to the press credentials of James. D. Guckert, a.k.a. "Jeff Gannon"; the "journalist" now famous for being the White House correspondent for his softball questioning of President Bush and various Administration spokespeople.

"I am writing to request that you immediately release documents to my office relating to the White House press credentials of James D. Guckert, a.k.a. "Jeff Gannon." Specifically, I am seeking documentation related to the question of which name Mr. Guckert/Gannon used when applying for credentials, and which name was on the official White House press credentials he received," wrote Lautenberg.

"As you may know, Mr. Guckert/Gannon was denied a Congressional press pass because he could not show that he wrote for a valid news organization. Given the fact that he was denied Congressional credentials, I seek your explanation of how Mr. Guckert/Gannon passed muster for White House press credentials," Lautenberg wrote.

Senator Lautenberg has been the Senate leader in exposing the Bush administration's propaganda efforts.

February 10, 2005

Scott McClellan Press Secretary The White House Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. McClellan,

I am writing to request that you immediately release documents to my office relating to the White House press credentials of James D. Guckert, a.k.a. "Jeff Gannon." Specifically, I am seeking documentation related to the question of which name Mr. Guckert/Gannon used when applying for credentials, and which name was on the official White House press credentials he received. Additionally, I am seeking documents indicating whether Mr. Guckert/Gannon received a "hard pass" or daily passes from your office. Despite your assertions to the contrary, at least one White House reporter has revealed that Mr. Guckert/Gannon appeared to have "hard pass" credentials.

As you may know, Mr. Guckert/Gannon was denied a Congressional press pass because he could not show that he wrote for a valid news organization. Given the fact that he was denied Congressional credentials, I seek your explanation of how Mr. Guckert/Gannon passed muster for White House press credentials.

I have led the effort in the Senate to investigate a number of instances of troubling propaganda efforts by the Administration. The Government Accountability Office has agreed to my requests to investigate various attempts at media manipulation: fake television news stories touting both the new Medicare law and the "No Child Left Behind" education program; a study rating individual journalists on their "favorability" to Republican education policies; and the payment to journalist Armstrong Williams.

Since the Armstrong Williams controversy became public, Administration payments to two other journalists, Maggie Gallagher and Michael McManus, have come to light. Given the backdrop of these scandals, coupled with Mr. Guckert/Gannon's role in recent White House press briefings and press conferences, it is understandable that the circumstances of Mr. Guckert/Gannon's credentialing have raised suspicion.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely, Frank R. Lautenberg


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To: gidget7

Chicken Noodle Network. CNN


21 posted on 02/10/2005 1:43:50 PM PST by areafiftyone (The Democrat's Mind: The Hamster's dead but the wheel's still spinning!)
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To: JesseJane

I'll tune in. In fact, I put CNN on just now to be ready and they're talking Charles and Camilla. Ack, back to GH until 3pm my time.


22 posted on 02/10/2005 1:44:17 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: areafiftyone

hahahaha Good luck, Senator. I don't think you have any oversight in this matter. Is there such a thing in the Constitution. What a bunch of nonsense!


23 posted on 02/10/2005 1:44:27 PM PST by petitfour
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To: EllaMinnow

Don't know if you're following this Gannon story, but in case you are, suppposedly he'll be on CNN at 5pm (or during that program sometime) eastern.


24 posted on 02/10/2005 1:45:22 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: Petronski

I realize that. =0)
They make that obvious on a daily basis. Same crap blahblahblah. Same cadavers blahblahblah.


25 posted on 02/10/2005 1:45:35 PM PST by highlandbreeze
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To: areafiftyone

This is the best they've got? The president will keep rolling along making a safer world with his historic policies. Let them concentrate on this stuff.


26 posted on 02/10/2005 1:45:35 PM PST by doug from upland (I would trust Stevie Wonder to give me a ride before I'd trust Ted Kennedy)
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To: areafiftyone
Mr. Guckert/Gannon was denied a Congressional press pass because he could not show that he wrote for a valid news organization

Wait... if that's the criteria, how do folks from CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, and CNN get into the press rooms?

27 posted on 02/10/2005 1:45:40 PM PST by Jokelahoma (Animal testing is a bad idea. They get all nervous and give wrong answers.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter

I don't think they ever did.


29 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:00 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: highlandbreeze
It's a coordinated attack against conservative voices, and those perceived to be anti-gay marriage. Quite a bit of documentation of that in this thread:

The Talons of Intimidation- Jeff Gannon's saga http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1340085/posts

Tony Blankley is also in David Brocks crosshairs.

30 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:05 PM PST by JesseJane (KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
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To: frogjerk
The cadaver is alive!

That's debatable. Why you say?

It's only a letter. There are a heck of allot of dead democrats that still vote, don't they? :-)

31 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:07 PM PST by b4its2late (Warning: Dates in Calendar are closer than they appear.)
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To: areafiftyone
Dear Senator Lautenburg,

STFU

Love,
George

32 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:09 PM PST by digger48
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To: highlandbreeze; Howlin; Miss Marple
This is getting ridiculous. All because he asked a soft question?

No .. they are using Gannon in attempt to attack the President

This BS is just unbelievable

This is the second Dem on the Hill to write a letter

This smells on so many levels that it ain't funny

33 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:32 PM PST by Mo1 (Question to Liberals .. When did supporting and defending Freedom become a bad thing??)
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To: cyncooper

YW!


34 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:35 PM PST by JesseJane (KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
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To: gidget7

I don't really know. I know he posted on them because they called him one of the top ten conservative idiots and he said sorry I didn't make #1 or something to that effect. Jeeze the DUers are a pathetic bunch aren't they?


35 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:49 PM PST by areafiftyone (The Democrat's Mind: The Hamster's dead but the wheel's still spinning!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Thank you for this site.

From the bottom of my heart.


36 posted on 02/10/2005 1:46:53 PM PST by cyncooper
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To: areafiftyone

Can anybody say "fishing expedition"?


37 posted on 02/10/2005 1:47:02 PM PST by pankot
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To: gidget7

CNN I think... :)


38 posted on 02/10/2005 1:47:12 PM PST by JesseJane (KERRY: I have had conversations with leaders, yes, recently.That's not your business, it's mine.)
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To: JesseJane
It's a coordinated attack against conservative voices, and those perceived to be anti-gay marriage.

BINGO!

39 posted on 02/10/2005 1:47:16 PM PST by Mo1 (Question to Liberals .. When did supporting and defending Freedom become a bad thing??)
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To: Petronski

Thomas Jefferson kept a newspaperman on the State Department payroll, who performed no work at the State Dept. He then published editorials favorable to Jefferson and which also attacked Alexander Hamilton.

I am still waiting to hear some sort of condemnation of this conduct on the part of Jefferson.


40 posted on 02/10/2005 1:47:17 PM PST by ambrose (...)
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