Fleischer says criminals/hookers should be allowed to cover White House

[Proud2BAmurkin]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000807754

Even Guckert's ties to several sex Web sites and allegations that he worked as a male prostitute should not necessarily keep him or any other reporter out, Fleischer said.

[tsuki]

1. Just out of Presidential rallies to sell agendas. n/t

[mattclearing]

7. This is the real kicker.

That the president would rather let a hooker in than someone who disagrees with him.

[tuvor]

2. Criminals covering criminals.

That would be swell to the likes of Ari, I'm sure.

[woodsprite]

3. They're just not allowed to vote - right? n/t

[Gman]

4. What if they're a criminal and a hooker and

they wear a "Fuck Bush" teeshirt? What about then?

[Nay]

9. Exactly, GMan. They'd get the boot then, I bet.

[necso]

5. Birds of a feather... /nt

[Al-CIAda]

6. Ex-criminals are ALREADY in charge of our voting machines

so whats the big deal.

[FreedomAngel82]

8. You know good and well

if this happened in the Clinton administration or any other democratic president they'd be crying and kicking and screaming. What hypocrites.

[Webster Green]

10. But Helen Thomas isn't allowed to ask a question?

Disrespecting Helen Thomas like this is unconscionable.

[ultraist]

11. Ari is lying and denying

"I don't think that party organizations should have people in that room acting as reporters," Fleischer said, explaining his initial concerns. "They are advocates, not reporters, and a line should be drawn." But, after speaking with Eberle and looking at Talon News, he was convinced that GOPUSA.com and Talon News were not official party sites. "It looked like a conservative news organization," Fleischer said. "If I thought that they were part of the party, I would not have calling on them."

BS! He is making justifications because he knows it's a crime to plant a paid propaganda operative.

GOP is not part of the party "officially" but it's obviously part of the party. It it's a 527, that poses other legal ramifications. 527s cannot coordinate with parties.


"Fleischer said he did not know much about Guckert and could not recall exactly when he started covering press briefings. He said he played no part in approving Guckert's requests for daily press credentials (which were handled by his office) and could offer no further comment on that.

LIAR!

"But he said he did not know at the time that Guckert had been using a false name and did not know if Scott McClellan, now press secretary but then Fleischer's aide, had known then either. "It came as a surprise to me, because I always knew him as Jeff Gannon," he said. Fleischer said he did not know of any other White House reporters using aliases."

HOW did Gannon get a pass in a FAKE NAME?

It's comforting to know they have such loose and reckless security procedures. Anyone with a fake name, fake identity can get into the WH!

He said he did not know the method the White House Press Office used to keep records of those, like Guckert, who received daily press passes. White House Press Office officials did not respond to several requests today for such information.

He does not know the method used to keep records or what the general background check process is?

[mattclearing]

13. I'm sure it will blow over and people will forget about it.

This will go to the memory hole pile, along with the rest of this crazy Administration's foibles.

[mattclearing]

12. Duh...he says they should be allowed to occupy the White House too. n/t

[Disturbed]

14. HeHe

This keeps getting better. The Cover Up is on. That's where the screw ups count the most.

[mattclearing]

15. It really is time to pile on. I don't think they can handle it all.

One foreign policy problem could totally wreck their house of cards right now, what with Iraq, Iran, North Korea, and God knows what else.

It almost worries me...Who knows what they'll do when they're backed in a corner?

[smirkymonkey]

16. It's only fitting that criminals and hookers should be covering

criminals and hookers.