Newsweek: Gannon's Enemies List (Gannon Considering suing bloggers)

[truthpusher]

self edited to link original post on this story

This has already been posted in another forum - here's the link:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1610179

[goodboy]

1. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! (nt)

[Pachamama]

19. Are we sure that Guckert is a TOP? Is he even sure? Me thinks the poor

boy is asking to become a bottom.... :eyes:

[hector459]

39. Bring it on!!! Frivolous law suits and all! That's exactly what we need

some swearing under oath. It will all eventually come out!!!

[Seabiscuit]

47. Yo, Mr. Gannon/Guckert: Truth is an absolute defense to a charge of libel

Mr. Brock should take Al Franken's approach to FOX/O'Liely - PLEASE, PLEASE SUE ME!!!

[thinkingwoman]

2. David Brock should tell him to...

Bring. It. On.

[biscotti]

52. Oh yes

that's what I was thinking. Oh, what a can of worms that would open. Could be fun!

[thinkingwoman]

58. It's almost too good to imagine

depositions...wowie.

[SHRED]

3. What an idiot

Do it Guckert!
Let the games begin!!!

[truth2power]

24. Thanks for that link to the hemp site, Shred. Bookmarked that.

[SHRED]

26. Glad you like

Such a simple answer to so many problems.

[ender]

4. bring it on.

come on bulldog, bring the pain!

discovery for this oughtta be a barrel full of monkeys.

[cornermouse]

5. Sounds like a nuisance lawsuit to me...

[libbygurl]

10. Ha, ha! How about tort reform, Guckert? Cry baby. nt

[leftchick]

6. attacking the messengers...

typical repuke. The facts remain the same Jim/jeff... you are not a fucking journalist and never should have been anywhere near the potus**. Now tell us just HOW that happened? That would ne newsworthy.

[truthpusher]

11. That is the cutest f'ing puppy I have ever seen... n/t

[leftchick]

44. she is a Weimaraner....

and they are indeed they cutest puppies ever. I owned a weimie for 13 years until she died 2 years ago. I still miss my sweet Brookie. :(

More weimies...





http://www.jamesmellick.com/Puppies03mom,dad.jpg

[ElectroPrincess]

55. They are beautiful puppers :-) ... "The Gray Ghosts"

Edited for GraMmar: GrEy for Tea (Earl?) GrAy for color. lol

[sickinohio]

17. Well - maybe the potus * wanted Gannon/Guckert

as "near" as he could get him???

:smoke: :puke: :freak: :shrug:

[nodictators]

32. His book could start a new genre in publishing:

Suck and Tell books!

[Jon8503]

7. Hey Gannon's Right Wing Pukes Won't Support Such a Nuisance

lawsuit.

[Ravy]

8. Would be a nice precedence for Plame suing him and Novak.(n/t)

[Pithy Cherub]

9. Please let him keep speaking on the record...

Fan those flames "reporter of all reporters" and make it ANOTHER dare to Blogdom.

Learning from a mistake usually involves not repeating it...:eyes:

[truthisfreedom]

12. the man is unhinged.

either that, or he's being set up for an insanity plea.

[justiceischeap]

13. Possibly a scare tactic

To keep all these "lower-level" bloggers to stop digging? Sounds as such to me. However, how do you sue for information that was in the public domain, that he himself put out there? If he should sue anyone, it should be himself cause when it comes down to it, he brought this on himself.

[Pachamama]

14. Sue for what? Revealing his real name? That he's a whore which is

ILLEGAL? :eyes:

[GoldenOldie]

31. What is it that we don't know about Guckert and his connections???

Everyone knows he is a whore for the Whitehouse, that he runs a porn site, he is not a journalist, etc., but just who is paying and supporting his life style. Why not more info on his connections to the Texas/Whitehouse Mafia ie., Bobby Eberle and the Swiftboat Liars?

[Lorien]

35. He put it out there for everyone to find

he OWNED those websites! What a pathetic hypocritical crybaby!

[ausiedownunderground]

15. Time for George Soros to show his "Real" credentials!!

If Soros and his organization are for real then its its time for them to stand up and defend real "Liberal" democracy. Jesus, George we'll tell you when to "Drop" any currency you want when its absolutely critical!!! But we might not! You might think your organization is better!
Anyway you have to save these people at "Media Matters" whether you like it or not!!! Gannon is potentialy going to be "Huge"! These people are doing your organization's work for you on the cheap! You had better "save" them, because the "liberal" blogger machine can do a job on you!!!!!

[Frances]

16. Didn't Gannon attend at least 1 White House Christmas party?

There was no mention of this fact in the article. And there was no mention of the websites where Gannon advertised his services as a prostitute. Why would a GOPUSA reporter advertise his services with pictures of himself in his underwerar and dog tags around his neck?

[truthisfreedom]

20. part of gannon's defense during the CNN interview was to claim that his

"private life" was being invaded. in reality, his career was being examined! the man was an escort (c'mon, people, an escort is not always a whore... and what he does on his free time is his business). the truth is, though, anyone's career is fair game for examination once (s)he's in the public light.

[Lorien]

36. Yes, an escort who shows nude photos IS always a whore!

my roommate in college (a woman) was an escort. I've learned a little more about that profession than I wanted to. It's illegal and requires advertising, so it's not part of anyone's "personal life".

[Redstone]

45. Uh, an escort who also trades sex for money

is a prostitute. Which is illegal, whether anyone thinks it should be or not.

Redstone

[hyphenate]

18. This phony deserves every bit of the

"love" he is getting. What a fucking dick. I hope this means that the media has finally grown a backbone. but I sincerely doubt it.

If it's true, by the end of this administration, every voting member of the American populace will know how heinous this group of powermongers is.

Of course, there is a part of the population that is always going to vote for pukes simply because they are too ignorant, too imbecilic or too bullheaded to do otherwise, but it could definitely be a defining moment for the citizenry to see the damage perpetrated on our country by these assholes.

More important in my mind is to see what state the country is going to be in by 2008: the continual dumbing down of the people will likely end with the result that another country, most likely either
Germany or Japan, will be the newest emerging #1 world leader.
Strange that one of the WWII axis powers, after the Allied forces defeated them 60 years ago, could likely be the one that ultimately ends up in the premiere position of world power. Once again, too, it will be the hubris of a small group which will bring us down to the bowels of hell.

[ausiedownunderground]

27. No, the bet is "Super Power" status to CHINA!!

China is the new "super power" whether you like it or not. They have 1.4 billion people who are starting to learn about Capitalism!! In America you have 290 million who are "sick" of capitalism! But if your not then "MEET" China!!!LOL

[Mark E. Smith]

21. Stay In The Light, Jeffy!

Looks like the multi-faceted and narcissistic Mr. "Gannon" loves the attention.

What do you think the odds are that in a few weeks he'll have some interesting revelations to share that will insure he continues to get this level of attention?

After all, the events swirling about his life right now do suggest that a career change might be required. Can't image any reactionary organizations are going to be willing to continue bankrolling a guy with his kinds of sexual associations.

[truth2power]

22. Bwahaha...that'll keep the story in the news. Free publicity. n/t

[Botany]

23. Please do......

...... I am begging you.

Idiot!

[DesEtoiles]

25. Cry baby

[localroger]

28. Classic pathological liar behavior

Jeffy is acting exactly like a pathological liar who's been caught out. He doesn't seem to have any idea what he's caught up in because he REALLY has no idea what he's caught up in. The lies have always worked for him in the past, and he's always been able to wiggle out of whatever trouble might have come his way. The last person I knew who was like this in RL ended up in jail. She seemed to think it was perfectly reasonable to blackmail a local businessman and expect him to give her $100,000 at a local McD's. When the FBI met her instead she was like, what's the problem? To this day she maintains her innocence even though she was nailed solid on tape and even told her babysitter she was going out to pick up $100K. I agree that if Jeffy keeps making trouble for his friends in high places they will shut him up somehow. He has no idea what the stakes are, it's just another game to him and he has no concept that it's a game he can lose.

[kskiska]

29. If he sues, won't he have to subject himself to questioning

by the defendants' lawyers? Then even more dirt will come out.

[LinuxInsurgent]

30. in the words of your Bush worship...

BRING IT ON.

We got your naked gay prostitute pictures, biatch...who do you think the Judge is going to listen to?

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[justiceischeap]

34. Just posted this over at my blog

http://www.thecorrection.org/blog3/archives/2005/02/jeff_gannon_thr_1.php

According to the February 28 issue of Newsweek, Jeff Gannon, is contemplating suing "liberal interest groups, bloggers and others for a "political assassination" that drove him from his job as a reporter for a conservative news outfit called Talon News." What The Correction would like to know is how you sue someone for telling the truth over information found in the public domain? It wasn't Media Matters or Americablog who originally posted your services as a male escort and it wasn't Media Matters or Americablog that lied about having posted images to a porn site. It seems if he does indeed sue, it would be one of those frivolous lawsuits the right is so against.

I'd imagine many people would say, "Bring it on, James." Discovery is a bitch and you would most likely have more of your "private" life on display, including, information regarding your client list for your escort services and your source for the Plame information.

Ultimately, The Correction sees this more as a scare tactic to get bloggers to step back from their further investigation into Mr. Guckert's liason's. As folks in the blogosphere have been saying, there is more to this than just a sex scandal and Mr. Guckert's cry of foul only cements this ascertation.

[truthisfreedom]

37. investigating a "journalist"'s most recent career has nothing to do with

invasion of privacy...

but, on the other hand, getting into the public eye has its plusses. for example, gannon is quite a hoot as the object of Bill Maher's affections:

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

[Rex]

38. Republicans are crybabies!

Weak little cowardly snotnose traitors!

[merh]

40. Do you think it is self preservation that compels him to keep

his story public and sue the bloggers? Does this make it harder to make him disappear? :shrug:



http://www.washblade.com/2005/2-18/news/national/reporter.cfm

[Karenina]

46. The more PUBLIC he is

the l-o-n-g-e-r his life span. Mebbe.

[sadiesworld]

41. Gannon under oath?!

:bounce:

[Yosie]

42. Truth is an absolute defense and Gannon is a "Public Figure"

1. In defamation - "Truth Is An Absolute Defense"

2. He is a "public figure" - and therefore would have to show actual malice - Sullivan v. New York Times.

The wet dreams of a loud mouth GOP bully.

[Marthe48]

43. Howard Kurtz on CNN this morning --

"--why isn't the Gannon story being covered in the media? Do you think its because the major outlets shy away from sex stories?" that's almost a verbatim quote --and proof that he has to have his head up his ass -- did he forget the salacious and unrelenting coverage of Clinton/Lewinsky the last several years? And do you notice that for some reason, the media isn't saying much about that lately, guess they don't want to remind us of their previous vigilance.

[Canuckistanian]

48. C'mon Guckert! Let's rock n' roll!

If you think you've had your "personal" life probed before, just wait until the trial! Let's find out ALLLLLLLL about you!

[lebkuchen]

49. Quick! Drape Bush in the flag & maybe this media nightmare will go away!

"Unguarded," like hell.

[mitchtv]

51. "Terra alert!" ring-ding ding

Booooo WMDs watch out

[Lori Price CLG]

50. Guckert: Sue me, maggot.

Cheers,

Lori R. Price
Gen. Mgr., Citizens for Legitimate Government
http://www.legitgov.org/

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[lebkuchen]

53. All of Europe stands with you, Lori.

The Continent can't wait until the intestinal parasites, aka anyone affiliated with the WH, credentialed, clothed or otherwise, are unceremoniously sent packing back to the otherside of the pond.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rotling/show/

[Lori Price CLG]

56. Too bad I can't say what I feel; I would be arrested...

Suffice to say, I have my own list of names --who I'd like to see sitting in Guantanamo Bay. :)

Lori R. Price
Gen. Mgr., Citizens for Legitimate Government
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[lebkuchen]

57. Most of whom you are thinking would still be in prison

if George HW Bush hadn't pardoned them.

[Dr Fate]

54. Frivolous lawsuits? I thought the GOP/media opposed those!!!

n/t