Gannon Update II
CNN runs with
the story. It's funny how left-wing bloggers can get their stories into the media rapidly, whereas the Eason Jordan story is still slowly bubbling out.
James Guckert, who reported from the White House for the Talon News Service under the name "Jeff Gannon," announced he was quitting the business "in consideration of the welfare of me and my family."
Okay, so it looks like there are some questions to be answered by the White House in terms of how this guy got press credentials under an assumed name.
A good deal of the column is devoted to the softballs that Gannon/Guckert supposedly lobbed towards the administration; no mention is made of the fact that he just balanced out Helen Thomas. The CNN column does not go into the gay issue, or the websites, or the supposed "treason" charges that the lefties are tossing around.
John Hawkins took a peek over at DU and found out that
the moonbats are on the wing, suggesting that President Bush will have Gannon killed.
The Chicago Tribune
covers the story as well, with an oblique reference to some of the more salacious details:
Jeff Gannon, who had been writing for the Web sites Talon News and GOPUSA, is actually James Dale Guckert, 47, and has been linked to online domain addresses with sexually provocative names. He has been under scrutiny since he asked Bush how he could work with Senate Democratic leaders "who seem to have divorced themselves from reality." The information about Gannon was posted on liberal sites including Daily Kos and Atrios.
Hat Tip:
Kitty Litter
