Rep. Slaughter to Bush: "STOP THE STONEWALLING" on Gannon!

[Bluebear]

For Immediate Release
February 17, 2005


Rep. Slaughter Demands Answer:

Why was Jeff Gannon in the White House Before Talon News Even Existed?

Slaughter to White House - "Stop the Stonewalling!"


Washington, DC - During the February 10 White House briefing, Press Secretary Scott McClellan stated that Jeff Gannon, "...like anyone else, showed that he was representing a news organization that published regularly" in order to receive his day pass to press briefings. It has been confirmed that Jeff Gannon was in the White House briefing room, actively participating in these briefings, as early as February 28, 2003 a full month before Talon News even existed.

Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY-28), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules, who has lead the call for answers in this matter, today called on the White House to explain their relationship with the discredited "reporter" once and for all.

"It has been a week since I wrote President Bush seeking answers in this matter. I have not yet received a reply. With each new revelation it becomes more and more clear that the relationship between the White House and Jeff Gannon was anything but typical," said Slaughter. "It is time for this Administration to stop the stonewalling and come clean with the American people," she added.

http://www.louise.house.gov/HoR/Louise/News/Press+Releases+By+Date/2005+Press+Releases/Rep.+Slaughter+Demands+Answer.htm

[dxdem]

1. Hard talk from Dean,

hard talk from Slaughter. I like it.

[cthrumatrix]

30. this is where Dean can "call out" the corrupt corporate media cartel (CMC)

[proud2BlibKansan]

48. I'm going to see Dean Friday night

I can't wait to hear him talk about this!

[chelsea0011]

2. Let me hear you say, "AMEN

:grr:

[gademocrat7]

5. AMEN!

[Bluebear]

7. Amen and welcome to DU gademocrat7!

[oldtime dfl_er]

3. That's what we want to hear

Hold these fockers accountable!


www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[fertilizeonarbusto]

4. Smell

the blood on the water...

[cthrumatrix]

6. call her and support her inquiry ...same for Dean

[Bluebear]

13. 202-225-3615

I called her as a grateful American and asked her to keep up this fight.

[RobertSeattle]

8. Bush: Stonewall Yak-Son

[Us vs Them]

9. THIS is my party.

Oh yeah.

[Bluebear]

15. You got that right!!!

Louise is my rep.

She's not, but she is :)

[laheina]

19. She's the Boxer of the House!

Maybe she'll be getting flowers next. :D

We need more like them!!

[Bluebear]

20. I'm in for some flowers!

Definitely, the women are leading the way when it comes to showing cajones. Or something like that!

[laheina]

29. Chicks rock! nt

[Bluebear]

31. Well good thing they do.

My gender ain't doin' a thang in Congress. I do claim Howard Dean though :)

[EVDebs]

10. Start talking about Operation Mockingbird and military PsyOps

and watch out, they'll immediately drop a log !

[Vinca]

11. I'm retracting my post of yesterday that this story is sinking into

oblivion. All of a sudden it's everywhere. Yippee!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

32. Don't take this personally

But, I'm glad you were wrong. ;)

[geniph]

12. The wall is showing signs of a breach

Time for an escalade. Get out the siege ladders, boys and girls - once more into the breach and LET'S GET THOSE BASTARDS!

[Bluebear]

21. Siege ladders, ooh!

Tally ho!

[McCamy Taylor]

14. They were all over this one on MSNBC just now.

They should NEVER have let a man who went full frontal on the
internet into the White House Press Room and then tried to lie about it.

:nopity:

[dxdem]

16. Bloggers? Never.

Second rate porn model political operatives? Have a press pass.

[laheina]

18. AHHH!

I don't get my cable hooked up in my new house until Saturday. You guys have to keep me updated! You usually do...but I'm just sayin'!

[DearAbby]

17. THIS IS GREAT! - Keep the fire burning

[rodeodance]

22. has the Bush Adm. ever come clean on AnYTHING?? NO. I give her

lots of credit, the wall she is up against is awfully hard and thick.


"It is time for this Administration to stop the stonewalling and come clean with the American people," she added.

[Disturbed]

23. Why?

Why did this guy keep all those Web Sites active after he knew that he was being investigated?

[Clark2008]

24. Stole this from a fellow DUer, but it's appropriate!

[Bluebear]

26. Hehehe you stole it from me

and gave it back LOL!! You use it anytime XOXOX!

[Just Me]

25. WHO GAVE A "PROSTITUTE" A PASS TO "PROSTITUTE",...

,...THIS ADMINISTRATION'S PROPAGANDA,...AND WHO PAID HIM TO DO SO?!?!?!?!

[babsbunny]

27. Is it possible

to overthrow the Government? Even the people who voted for Bush would probably come along with us. The Democrats have had so many reasons to stand up together and stop, or at least protest what is happening here. Every day it is something else. I am smothering! I almost wish I was just going along with the propaganda, not knowing what is really going on. I know too much! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

[ultraist]

35. careful...we are being watched

I know you are joking but we live in the PATRIOT ACT times. The POST freedom of speech era.

[Why Syzygy]

28. Paying stunt men

upwards of $250,000 is not typical for this administration?
Yeah. It is.

We know that bushco does not answer to our representatives.
He answers to no one, though he has the religious right convinced he answers to gawed ahmighty.

Keep in mind the 911 committee. He opposed it. He refused to 'testify', merely meeting with his side kick and talking things over.

One of his stools got busted? Don't expect him to utter a peep.

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[ultraist]

34. Stonewalling is right! WHO let a prostitute with a FAKE NAME into the WH?

Is their SECURITY THAT PATHETIC THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THIS GUY WAS A PROSTITUTE WITH A FAKE NAME and let him into the WH for TWO YEARS?

Bullfuckingshit! THEY KNEW HIS REAL NAME AND THEY LET HIM TO PEDDLE THEIR GOODS.

I highly doubt that Gannon provided the service of a propaganda operative FOR FREE! He does have a reputation of SELLING HIMSELF.

According their justification, anyone, including a terrorist who just set up a fake news website, could get into the WH on a FAKE name everyday for TWO YEARS!

[jazzjunkysue]

36. "Who?" That would be the so-called 51% from the Red States.

But you forgot drug addict.

[Dr Fate]

37. Whoopty-fucking- doo- she "wrote a letter"- how about going on TV????

You can write a THOUSAND letters- who here thinks Bush/media gives a SHIT about letters?

What would REALLY stir things up would be to have Dean, Kerry, Hillary, Obama etc go on TV everynight and demand that Bush "stop stonewalling."

[In Truth We Trust]

39. Exactamundo! n/t

[Bluebear]

40. She **HAS**gone on TV with this actually

She said she was tired of PROPAGANDA from this White House. And even if she hadn't, isn't it more than, oh, a couple hundred other Democrats on the hill are doing about this? Whoopty fucking doo indeed!

[ArnoldLayne]

41. We need some Democratic Senators like B.Boxer

to start questioning why Jeff "The Marine Stud Bulldog" Gannon was given such access to the White House and confidential CIA documents on outed CIA agent Valerie Plame. :dem:

[Dr Fate]

43. Good-

...I said the big names would have to jump in to keep the story alive...

[Lindsay]

47. I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think that while a TV appearance

is the way to get things out to the public, getting it in writing via letter is the correct procedure for making a request for information from the preznit. And the preznit is supposed to provide the requested information, but Chimpy has never been too good at following procedures.

[paineinthearse]

38. New release part of comprehensive thread.

All Slaughter/Conyers letters in earlier post - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3129837

[paineinthearse]

42. much more at

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3129837&mesg_id=3129837

[Al-CIAda]

44. kick

[Al-CIAda]

45. Kick

[Zinfandel]

46. Kick!

:kick: KICK!!!!