Thanks Dane... I had missed it.
I thought he did very well.
I hadn't heard he resigned. Damn. And this is because he dared to ask a "friendly" question at the W's press conference, or did I miss something?
BLITZER: Because one of the things, as you know, that were said is that you had some sexually explicit Web sites that you were working on. I don't understand what that is, but maybe you could explain that.So many lies by liberals.GANNON: Well, several years ago, before I came to Washington, I had registered various domain names for a private client. I was doing Web site development. Those sites were never hosted. There's -- nothing ever went up on them. And the client went on to do something else.
There's been so much about me on the Internet that people have, you know, made assumptions about. And I just can't -- I don't even know them all and I can't address them all here.
It seems that when a conservative speaks out, the false accusations will come fast and furious.
Brit Hume just covered the Gannon story and did a very nice job of straightening out some of the misinformation.
Basically, How dare you, a Conservative, crashing the White House Press Corps, a 100% LIBERAL organization.
The HORROR a Conservative trying to ask questions at a press conference.
Wolfe Blitzer and CNN spiraling down the drain of news HASBEENS!
If somebody had accused me publicly of being into gay porn and running websites, you better believe I wouldn't just drop out of site to "spare my family." I'd go public with proof of my innocence immediately.
Brit Hune and his panel talked about the issue this evening.
It seems that the folks at dailykos, the others, and Howard Kurtz may have jumped the gun...and misrepresented a huge portion of this story. And in a sense, slandered a man.
It seems that Gannon, or whatever his name may be, did not run any porn sited.
One of the panel members stated that they are finding out, now, that Gannon once worked for a software company and registered the domain names for somebody else.
THEY also pointed out that this seems to be, in large part, liberals going after a conservative reporter.
FURTHERMORE- the pointed out how people like Helen Thomas who is a columnist, not a reporter....and people like The New Republic can get press passes.
It will be interesting to see if Howard Kurtz will correct some of his misreporting of this stuff. Same with Olberman.
STILL WAITING FOR KURTZ TO DISCLOSE THAT A MAJOR SOURCE FOR HIS STORY WAS ON THE HOWARD DEAN PAYROLL.
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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.
"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. "
Oh my God Im shocked...he was a small time reporter with a day pass for a CONSERVATIVE WEB SITE!!! Whats next????
The rest:
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.
And it's been very troubling. And when it went toward my family, then I said that I needed to put an end to it.
BLITZER: And when you say your family, could you be a little bit more...
GANNON: Well, I mean -- I mean my -- when my mother and my brother and his wife received telephone calls that -- you know, that contained threats and all kinds of terrible things being said about me, it's very disturbing. And that's way over the line. And I needed to put that to an end.
BLITZER: Because one of the things, as you know, that were said is that you had some sexually explicit Web sites that you were working on. I don't understand what that is, but maybe you could explain that.
GANNON: Well, several years ago, before I came to Washington, I had registered various domain names for a private client. I was doing Web site development. Those sites were never hosted. There's -- nothing ever went up on them. And the client went on to do something else.
There's been so much about me on the Internet that people have, you know, made assumptions about. And I just can't -- I don't even know them all and I can't address them all here.
BLITZER: I was going to say, were you there in the White House briefing room on a daily basis to try to change the subject, if you will, send softball questions to Scott McClellan, the press secretary? Or were you there as a real journalist trying to get the story?
GANNON: Well, Talon News is a legitimate conservative online news service. And my questions are things that my readers, 700,000 daily subscribed readers, want the answer to. And those are my questions.
I created the questions. Nobody fed questions to me. Scott McClellan certainly never knew what was coming. He knows -- he certainly knows...
(CROSSTALK)
BLITZER: Because you wore your politics on your sleeve. Everyone knew you were very conservative.
GANNON: Absolutely.
BLITZER: Why did you not get credentials, real credentials, from Capitol Hill from the U.S. Congress?
GANNON: Well, I made an attempt to do that originally when I was going to be covering Washington for Talon News. Our business -- Talon News' business model didn't fit the criteria of the Senate Press Gallery. And while we've been trying to comply, I couldn't stop doing the news. So I went on the basis of a daily pass. And that's -- it's all under the procedures that the White House has established for that.
BLITZER: What's the connection between GOPUSA, the political Web site, and the Talon News Service? It's owned by the same wealthy Texas Republican.
GANNON: I wouldn't say wealthy. I don't know that to be true or not. But...
BLITZER: Bobby Eberle.
GANNON: Bobby Eberle.
But it's common ownership. That's all. Talon News is a separate, independent news division. I work for Talon News. I write articles for Talon News. And that's it.
BLITZER: So what are you going to do now?
GANNON: Well, there's -- you know, God closes doors and opens windows. And I believe this is going to be a good opportunity for me, even though it's been painful. And I'm going -- I believe that there's a silver lining out there.
BLITZER: Do you have something already in the works?
GANNON: I've had some people call and make inquiries to see if I had any interest in certain positions.
BLITZER: Jeff Gannon, thanks very much.
GANNON: Thank you, Wolf.
BLITZER: Mark, thanks very much for joining us. Should I call you Mark or Samual?
Twain: Please call me Mark Twain.
BLITZER: So what -- explain the discrepancy. Your real name is Samual Clemens.
Twain: Yes. Well, it's pronounced Clemens.
BLITZER: Clemens.
Twain: It's a professional name. After a short military career I went the territory of Nevada and tried my hand in prospecting, which I found was not my cup of tea. I then became a reporter and was quickly moved up to editor of the Virginia City, Nev., Enterprise, this is when I began using Pseudonym "Mark Twain".
BLITZER: But you haven't legally changed it?
Twain: No.
BLITZER: So your passport still has Clemens?
Twain: Absolutely.
BLITZER: So, when you went anywhere and you showed your passport, it was under the name Clemens.
Twain: Absolutely.
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