New York Times does a REAL article on "Gannon"; no sex distraction BS

[LynnTheDem]

Two Democrats in Congress are pressing for investigations into how a Washington reporter who used a pseudonym managed to gain access to the White House and had access to classified documents that named Valerie Plame as a C.I.A. operative.

The Democrats, Representatives John Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Louise M. Slaughter from Rochester, wrote yesterday to Patrick Fitzgerald, the independent prosecutor appointed in the Plame case, seeking an investigation into how the reporter, James D. Guckert, who used the name Jeff Gannon, had access to classified documents that revealed the identity of Ms. Plame.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/politics/11gannon.html?

As Kos says, Talon News existed a mere couple of days before "Gannon" was given White House press creds. A few months later, he was receiving classified CIA documents and getting to ask questions while other reporters get shut out or outright excluded.

http://www.dailykos.com

And THAT is the REAL story, Dear US Steno-Media.

[Bluebear]

1. "To imply he has no connection to the White House is just not credible."

Best line from the article.

[Quakerfriend]

2. I think the press may be starting turn on their keepers

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. Oh, man, they always save the best for the last:

'Karl Frisch, a spokesman for Ms. Slaughter, said: "This is a guy who could not get credentialed by the House or the Senate press galleries, and yet managed to get into the White House and question the president" and have access to a top-secret document.

He added: "To imply he has no connection to the White House is just not credible."'

[ultraist]

4. This is on the front page

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3091806&mesg_id=3091806