RAWSTORY: Secret Service responds on Gannon inquiry, says ‘no deviation’..

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http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=161

Secret Service responds on Gannon inquiry, says ‘no deviation’ from ‘proper procedures’

Secret Service says Gannon approved appropriately

By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor

The Secret Service has responded to a request from House Democrats to investigate the approval of discredited White House correspondent ‘Jeff Gannon’ and says there was “no deviation” from “proper procedures,” RAW STORY can reveal.

The Service, which responded in a letter to Rep. John Conyers and Rep. Louise Slaughter on Monday, asserts that Gannon was approved appropriately.

“Please be advised that our Office of Protective Operations has looked into this matter and has determined that there was no deviation from Secret Service standards and procedures as your letter suggests,” wrote Secret Service Deputy Assistant Director Conrad A. Everett. “Mr. Guckert provided the Secret Service with his legal name, rather than his ‘pen name,’ and was assessed using the same criteria applied to all individuals seeking access to White House briefings.

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Rep. Slaughter, in a statement to be included with the Secret Service letter shortly, thanked the Service for their response but said it only raised more questions.



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[Warpy]

1. Let's see:

A gay prostitute who cared enough about hiding his activity to assume a pseudonym gets approved to enter the inner circle in the White House? Isn't that why these folks keep screaming about gays in government? That they are a BLACKMAIL RISK?

Nah, I don't buy it.

Hey Gannon! Who's ya Daddy?

[bullimiami]

2. right. they knew exactly who and what he was and so did the wh.

so why dont they stop lying about it and admit they were rigging the news conferences.

[understandinglife]

3. Now that's what I'd call a truly lame cover-up attempt. From the quotes...

....of Conyers and Slaughter, they clearly see it as lame.

No lid big enough to cover this one.

Peace.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Lame, indeed!

[dbonds]

5. Actually that is good news.

It means Gannon(sic) did not deceive them. So the blame must be with the WH.