They new Gannon was a hooker in South Dakota, 2004?

[madhat]

"...on February 20th, 2004--just this past weekend--came the bombshell nobody noticed.

At first.

Lauck posted the following claim on his (or is it Thune's?) blog:

Some of the same former Daschle staffers who promoted the ridiculous story that Thune was getting divorced after the last election (Roll Call specifically explained that the stories were coming from Daschle staffers) are pushing the Gannon story. Reporters have recently told me that the Daschle campaign had been sending them photos of Gannon for at least a year to discredit him.

Nashuaadvocate is doing some first-rate reporting!

http://nashuaadvocate.blogspot.com/

[madhat]

1. "knew" n/t

[bklyncowgirl]

2. This explains alot.

Everybody's been covering up for this guy all along.

[MetaTrope]

3. It's Clinton's fault!

Sorry, just had to say it.

[w13rd0]

4. Yeah, some pretty heavy spin going on...

You might want to include more on the nashua commentary though...

[EFerrari]

5. Geezus.

Two thoughts. One, the Cabal is using the fact of the size of this country to compartmentalize their crimes.

Two, the press is way more f*cked than I thought.

[HereSince1628]

6. So, Senator when did you/your aides stop visiting internet porn sites?

Getting close to this topic has risks.

[w13rd0]

7. To assume that is to select one of the two possible conclusions...

1) that the Thune paid blogger saying this is telling the truth (a novelty for a right-wing blogger) and that somehow, despite JimJames identity being common knowledge among Dashcle staffers and political reporters, it remained a secret until Avrosis <sp> revealed his research.

OR

2) the Thune paid right-wing blogger is full of shit


I myself think it's more likely that the quoted rw blog author is full of shit...

[HereSince1628]

8. I think the entire WHPC knew Gannon was a "fake" reporter

Under normal circumstance, I'd guess with parsimony in mind. One rw blogger full of shit is simpler than a grand conspiracy of silence.

But it seems lots of people suspected if they did not know...That's one of the curious mysteries of this who episode--why did everyone keep quiet until Avrosis broke it?

My guess is that people were afraid that the person breaking the dam would be drowned in the fecal stream that followed. Its easier and safer to let the flood occur and then report on it than it is to be standing on the dam knocking at the loose stones.

[tsuki]

9. South Dakota has some real problems. First, they were the only state

that managed to get a TRO issued to "allow" native Americans to vote. And now this, University Professors as payola pundits for the Bush administration. What are they teaching in their classes?

[No Exit]

10. What's that? Thune's divorcing and taking up with Gannon??

Wait, I better read the link first...

[RapidCreek]

11. Gee I wonder which staffer of Daschles is the one who they

alledge was sending Gannons "butthole for sale" photos around. I know four of them personally. I might make a few phone calls tonight. Funny thing is....not one of the staffers I know is a freckled dork from South Dakota...they're all rich kids from the eastern states. Imagine that.


RC

[Al-CIAda]

12. Damn! Thanks -eom