Jeff Gannon: My Pictures Make My Critics "Tingle"

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 12:03pm

The poor Republican p*ss whore is broke and soliciting "contributions" through PayPal.

I'm sure some of the people on this board--on both sides of the political spectrum--would be willing to contribute...if they haven't done so already.

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Editor & Publisher

Gannon's to the Right of Me

The infamous ex-White House reporter James Guckert (a.k.a. Jeff Gannon) fights fire with fire, reactivating his Web site and starting a blog. Among other things, he claims that those "sexy pictures" on the Web, "said to be of me," are leaving many of his critics "tingling."

By Greg Mitchell

NEW YORK (February 24, 2005) -- Ten days ago, James Guckert told E&P he was through talking to the press, and now he won’t shut up. He’s even suggesting that some of his critics are “tingling” from viewing “sexy pictures” of him on the Web.

On Thursday, the once and perhaps future reporter known as Jeff Gannon, appeared on the "Today Show" and reactivated his Web site. It’s called “Jeff Gannon: A Voice of the New Media,” with the tagline, “So feared by the Left it had to take me down.”

Claiming he was “bruised but not broken,” James/Jeff announced: “I’m baaaaaaaack!” He vowed to “battle the Left,” which he accuses of “21st Century McCarthyism” against conservatives. “I’m stronger than before,” he threatened.

But forget about answering any of those charges about his “personal life. ... I won’t be discussing any of that stuff here.”

Just days ago, some wondered if the Gannon scandal would ever warrant the revered suffix “gate.” Now, on the site, he repeatedly refers to “Gannongate” himself.

And James/Jeff also wants your money. He says “recent developments” have left him without an income, and asks for donations (via PayPal) to “keep my voice from going silent.”

When he walked away from the site two weeks ago after his real name and sex-related background were outed by liberal bloggers, Guckert posted a notice announcing that his “voice” had been stilled. But no longer.

Guckert has put up a new column, titled “Fear and Loathing in the Press Room,” which likely is not an homage to the late Hunter Thompson but rather the title of a book he hopes to sell. In fact, in his initial column, he refers to the need to write a book to get the full truth out, so ready or not, here it comes.

He also now has the blog. But why not, since everyone else does? In it he unevenly balances supporting statements from Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, someone from the Biblical Christianity blog, and Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online, with a slam from the Raw Story site. But hey, it’s his blog. He also thanks Howard Kurtz for a "solid piece."

Jim/Jeff also observes that Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, had recently declared this was no time for editors to "swear off alcohol.” Then Guckert adds: "I'm not sure if that is what has been fuelling their coverage for the last 50 years, but it would explain a lot, especially Maureen Dowd."

In his column, Guckert claims that during his two-year tenure as a White House insider, “I developed some good friends there who welcomed the refreshing perspective I brought to the briefings and respected my courage for asking the questions that I did.” He doesn’t name them, which is probably OK with them.

He denounces those who found “sexy pictures” of him on the Web, which inspired “rumors and conspiracy theories.” Forget for a moment that Guckert has now refused, on half a dozen occasions (including three interviews with E&P), to deny his part in the sex-escort trade. Here he says, “Based on some of the emails I’ve received, many of these people were conflicted with hatred for my politics and tingling they experienced while viewing pictures said to be me.”

He also thanks God for his “career as a reporter” and the fact that he was “further blessed to become a White House correspondent.”

Then there’s this gem: “If I had been a liberal reporter with the salacious past now attributed to me, I would be the Grand Marshall of the next Gay Pride Parade as well as a media darling, able to give softball interviews.” Well, he is an expert on softball questions, that’s for sure.

But I have a feeling that if he'd been a liberal reporter, he would have been skewered by Fox News and branded “The Hapless Hooker” by the New York Post, two outlets largely silent about Gannongate so far.

Greg Mitchell ([e-mail]) is the editor of E&P and the author of seven books on politics and history.
Gannon's to the Right of Me

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 1:05pm

http://www.americablog.org/

Gannon launches a blog!
by John in DC - 2/24/2005 04:50:00 PM

UPDATE: Yes, we know this is him because it's the same Web address he was using while working at Talon News, and he answers emails addressed to him at this address. We have other proof as well, this is him. He pulled his site after he resigned. He's now relaunched it, with a vengeance apparently. I can't imagine Karl Rove is very happy right now.

He's out of his mind.

Ok, I'm reading Jeff Gannon's new blog, and it's simply amazing. Some of the best tidbits I've already found:

Jeff says: Immediately the questions about how I got into the briefing room began to be asked. After all, I had 'no journalistic credentials' despite the fact that I had written over 500 articles for Talon News over a two-year period.

John says: Uh, TODAY you've written over 500 articles, supposedly. The day you walked in the door of the White House, how many had you written? Any? Not to mention, you weren't even working for Talon News when you first walked in the White House as a "journalist."

Jeff says: They dug deep for dirt, dredging up things long past and erecting a fantasy world worthy of a Vince Flynn novel.

John says: Things long past? Like currently LIVE solicitations prostitution that we found on the Web, still online today?

Jeff says: What they found is domain names and sexy pictures from which sprung rumors and conspiracy theories.

John says: What we found was an entire Web site on which you were apparently selling yourself as an escort - the site included x-rated photos, including an entire series of you urinating. That site remained live for several months AFTER you had started covering the White House. What we found were 7 other online profiles of you selling yourself as a prostitute for $200 an hour and $1200 a weekend, at least one of which is still live today (others were just taken down a few days ago). Which part of this conspiracy theory isn't true? Of course, we don't know because you were asked for comment before the story even ran and you refused to respond, and you still refuse to respond.

Jeff says: If I had been a liberal reporter with the salacious past now attributed to me, I would be the Grand Marshall of the next Gay Pride Parade as well as a media darling, able to give softball interviews.

John says: If you were a liberal reporter you'd have been run out of town by FOX News, the Washington Times, and every single Republican in Congress, and the president would be up for impeachment. If you were a liberal reporter you wouldn't work for, and aid and abet, people who hate you and who want to deny your very humanity.

Jeff says: But because I am a conservative, they continue to try to smear me with allegations of behavior that they otherwise would vigorously defend.

John says: No, Jeff, we wouldn't defend a gay hooker who was writing articles defending Rick Santorum's comments equating gays with man-dog sex, and we wouldn't defend a gay hooker who wrote for a news service that recently referred to Matthew Shepard horrible murder as a "so-called 'hate crime,'" in a clear effort to diminish that horrendous crime.

Jeff says: This is not to say that I have not made mistakes in the past. Like all of us have at one time or another, I made poor choices and exercised bad judgment. But I believe in a forgiving God who changed my life. It was through that renewal that I went on to have a career as a reporter and further blessed to become a White House correspondent.

John says: Really? So, since you now found God and imply that you're born-again, then we can assume that it is NOT you who is currently selling those male prostitution Web addresses, including militaryescortsM4M.com, on Afternic for $7500 a pop?

Jeff says: The Left is [sic] always celebrates about second chances, except when it comes to conservatives. The only exception to that rule is when a conservative goes over to the dark side, like David Brock did.

John says: I know David Brock. David Brock is my friend. You are no David Brock. David came clean with and about his past. David came clean with the fact that he worked for, and abetted, people who hated who he was, what he was. Have you?

Jeff says: These people may have exposed some of my human failings but they have also revealed their own hypocrisy.

John says: What failings? You just denied them.

Posted: 2/25/05 at 1:28pm

Two exquisite pieces of work, gentlemen! Bravo! It's amazing how persistant the "It's OK if it's a REPUBLICAN" belief seems to be.

I think right now (Since the Democrats can't launch a congressional investigation how this happened) the goal has to be to keep this outrage alive until the Freedom of Information Requests that have been filed to find out WHO approved Mr. Gannon's daily pass are answered.

I do feel bad for Mr. "Gannon" in one respect: He is an awful person, but I can't really blame him for this. If I were in his shoes I certainly would have taken this job and asked every question I could. The real criminal is whoever put him in that position-- and the clock is ticking...who will it be? Karl Rove? The Press Secretary? A low level functionary? And will they be able to withstand the scandal?

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 1:41pm

Well, if I'm being honest on a purely physical level, ignoring how disgusting this guy is and what a hypocrite he is, I gotta admit: some of those shots DId make me sit up and take notice.

But not the ones featuring urination. Ew, ew, a thousand times ew.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 1:45pm

One thing seems clear: Whoever in the White House approved Gannon KNEW he was a male escort. The tracks were not at all hidden; the security check could not have been so lax.

The question is: was Gannon's connection to a known semi-closeted gay man in the White House or an as-yet-still-closeted married man, say like Rove or (gasp!) Bush himself?

Gannon's pictures don't make me tingle (or tinkle!), but the prospect of a gay sex scandal bringing down an administration that cynically manipulated the gay card--that makes me tingle with schaudenfraude!

Stranger things have happened in in previous presidents' 2nd terms...

Updated On: 2/25/05 at 01:45 PM

[CurtainUp2]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 2:00pm

I'm pissed (pun intended) that I haven't had the opportunity to "tingle". For the life of me I can't find any links to those damn pictures.

Updated On: 2/25/05 at 02:00 PM

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 2:02pm

Further, I also read Gannon's new blog, and methinks he's getting off on the fact that some guys are "tingling" out there over him.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 2:02pm

Check your PMs in a minute

And don't say I never did anything for ya.

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 2:03pm

The White House's relationship with James Guckert is an outrage on a growing heap of outrage. If nothing else, it highlights once again the administration's continued attempts to control the media and spread propaganda.

The fact that Guckert may have been involved in the Valerie Plame scandal as well makes it that much worse.

Please call for a full investigation into the Guckert scandal.

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

[CurtainUp2]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 2:08pm

I'll love ya forever, PJ!

As for the photos... I'm not tingling, but I am experiencing a little nausea.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 3:23pm

It's so through-the-looking-glass that a man would pose for naked pictures standing at attention and then he'd turn around and gay-bait others for having the desired response.

So what if we did tingle, Jim? YOU'RE the naked piss whore.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 3:48pm

When asked to respond, the mainstream media was quoted as saying, "Jeff who?? Who cares! Paris Hilton got computer hacked!!"

Posted: 2/25/05 at 9:10pm

Bill Maher weighs in:

http://homepage.mac.com/njenson/movies/billmaher021805gannon.html

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/25/05 at 11:58pm

Thank you, DG! That was great fun!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 2:19am

Ohhhhh. (sigh) good times. good times.

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 2:42am

YIKES!

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 2:48am

I just saw the pictures AND read Ann Coulter's desperate attempt to curb this controversy and spin it on those evil liberals.

I just can't stop giggling!

[CurtainUp2]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 3:01am

But jrb, the real question is, did they make you "tingle"?

Updated On: 2/26/05 at 03:01 AM

[jrb_actor]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 6:18am

No, but they made me have to "tinkle"!

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 6:47am

God bless Bill Maher.

And Robin Williams.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 2/26/05 at 1:30pm

in case you missed it in the other thread