Lautenberg Requests All Documents From White House (Jeff Gannon)

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Relating to Discredited Journalist" James D. Guckert, A.K.A. Jeff Gannon

"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."
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/~lautenberg/press/2003/01/2005210903.html

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1. Here's the entire letter

"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

[SnowGoose]

2. This whole thing is starting to feel like a third rate burglary...

one that I'm a wee bit too young to remember.

As others have stated, I hope this isn't a brilliantly-orchestrated diversion from something else.

[PleadTheFirst]

3. That's my Senator. :)

Dont piss off a Jersey Liberal!

Go get 'em, Frank! :evilgrin:

[PurityOfEssence]

4. Triumph of the Swill

The word "propaganda" just has such a nice ring to it, doesn't it? This is nothing short of systemmatic fraud to bully and mislead the public.

It was disgusting to watch Blitzer softball it with this "Gannon", and true to form for a weasel, Mr. Shill boo-hooed about how he was being followed and harrassed. Why those nasty lefties even followed him to church. He kept whimpering about how his family had been shadowed and threatened, too, fully intending to evoke images of poor scared children. To his credit, though, Wolfie did ask him who his family was, and the answer was "my mother, my sister and her husband".

Go Frank! He's not up for election in '06, either...

[Laura PourMeADrink]

5. FRANK Rocks !!!