The Foot Behind The Talon

[FreepFryer]

From a post at the Raconteur:
http://www.leadpencil.net/blog/archives/000234.html

Finding The Foot Behind The Talon

Much is being made of the 'resignation' of Jeff Gannon, a faux-journalist suspected of being a conservative shill in the White House press briefing room and now also believed to have some ties to lifestyles that don't jibe with the party lines.

But what about Talon News? According to whois records, talonnews.com is owned by Endeavor Media Group in Houston TX -- a company with a PO Box and a fake phone number listing. When checking on endeavormediagroup.com in whois, the same info comes up -- but endeavormediagroup.com is a Forbidden domain. Also, googling "endeavor media group" gets you nothing. It's like this company doesn't exist.

And it didn't -- until Monday.

Endeavor Media Group, LLC (39068802O)
[e-mail]
P.O. Box 891354
Houston, TX 77289
US
Phone: [phone]

Record expires on 07-Feb-2008
Record created on 07-Feb-2005
Database last updated on 07-Feb-2005

So what's the deal? Talon News changed ownership right around the time the Jeff Gannon controversy was about to boil over.

But wait, there's more.

Talon News' "#1 client" GOPUSA.com, is also, as of Monday, owned by Endeavor.

Domain Name: GOPUSA.COM Administrative Contact , Technical Contact : Endeavor Media Group, LLC (39068802O) [e-mail] P.O. Box 891354 Houston, TX 77289 US Phone: [phone] Record expires on 27-Sep-2007 Record created on 27-Sep-1999 Database last updated on 07-Feb-2005

How to get to the bottom of this? How about checking out the other site Talon seems buddy-buddy with, MensNewsDaily.com. They don't seem to be a part of the Endeavor/Jeff Gannon media empire, but they presumably have at least corresponded with someone pulling the strings.

Posted by Georgy on the Raconteur at February 9, 2005 12:19 PM

[Angry Girl]

1. Nice post! Thanks! n/t

[AnnInLa]

2. Interesting....wondering if Kos et al are looking into this?

Have you sent it to him/them?

[AlCzervik]

3. Doens't Bobbby erbele? owner of gopusa.com own talon?

[Atman]

5. Yes.

Erbele's "statement" about Gannon is on the Talon web site.

[AlCzervik]

6. it's just a big old circle jerk thats turning into a clusterfuck.

[autorank]

12. Aptly stated!!!

[Sterling]

4. Wow they seem obsessed with 9-11.

They seemed to have devoted a lot of their energy to "debunking" some of the more outlandish 9-11 theries while doing little to address the real oddities of that event.

The 9-11 stuff really bothers the RWers. They know Bush was in on it and they can't stand it.

[nashville_brook]

8. this really bugs me, b/c i think t

they (so Fruedianly) focus on stuff they are involved in.

here's a rant on that:
what if GAY PORN and The White House become co-related

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3083497

[FreedomAngel82]

10. Definietly a dead give away right there

If THEY'RE working on it for so much of their time it must mean something. Why else would they? I know why other people do, of course, but why republicans who believe Bush is some sort of savior?

[FreepFryer]

7. Kick potatoes (n/t)

[nashville_brook]

9. i really love how this nails a change in behavior that can be

associated with current events.

wheeeeeeeeeee!

[kentuck]

11. Roger Ailes ?

Sounds like something he may be involved with. It's criminal and appears to be in the "cover-up" stage.