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June 3, 2005
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Gannon on PBS' "In The Life"
I am featured in the June edition of the PBS program "In
The Life." See your tax dollars at work! WARNING:
This month's host is Jeanane Garafalo.
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Demise of "60 Minutes" assured with Rather arrival
I've heard it referred to as a "death rattle." STORY
In Washington state the dead vote Democrat
Just like in Chicago and South Dakota, Washington state Democrats get 100%
of the dead vote. As a result of Republican Dino Rossi's challenge of the
"three-count" gubernatorial election, two people have already
admitted they cast votes on behalf of their dead spouses. STORY
Kerry wants to be a Kool-Aid kid
The vanquished Democratic presidential candidate has expressed interest in
the latest conspiracy theory the Hard Left thinks will bring down the Bush
administration. After Gannongate failed to be any kind of scandal at all,
the moonbats, led by Rep. John Conyers are touting some notes allegedly written
by an aide to British Prime Minister Tony Blair as proof that "Bush
Lied!" STORY
Might these papers have been leaked?
I'm wondering why Kerry has signed but not filed that pesky Form 180 that would
release his FULL military record. When is a good time for a "war
hero" to authorize the publication of documents that show he was given a
less than honorable discharge?
Wistful peacenik looking for Iraq "Deep Throat"
The playbook hasn't changed in 30
years. STORY
Saudi police beat Christians, destroy Bibles
The tolerant practitioners of the religion of peace are cracking down on
Christians. Where are you Isikoff? This is front page news! STORY
June 2, 2005
"Human rights" leaders are Kerry partisans
The Washington Times reports on the political contributions of the
leadership of Amnesty International. It should come as no surprise that
it backed up its anti-Bush reports with greenbacks to the candidate running
against the President. STORY
O, Canada! Gannon goes international
A few weeks ago I appeared on the Canadian Broadcasting Company's "The
Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos. No really, that's HIS real
name. WATCH
June 1, 2005
VINDICATION! NOT FAKE, NOT PLANT, NOT SHILL!
I went on PAX TV's "Lie Detector" to answer questions about my
two years in the White House press corps. WATCH
My critics are unusually silent.
Let's strap some of my former colleagues to the polygraph. Come here,
Helen! Better yet, let's hook up Dan Rather and Eason Jordan.
Good company
Somebody sent me this picture. I can't say much for the threads, but
the company is none too bad.
A voice of tolerance among the intolerant
The Advocate cover story sparked angry letters from the intolerant radical
gay Left:
"worst queer
since Hitler"
"creep...bottom
feeder"
But the magazine did publish one letter from someone who made the case for
civility:
"judge not
Jeff Gannon"
Wash. Dems: "We're incompetent, not sinister!"
The closest gubernatorial race in American history is still being contested in
Washington state. One election official claims poll workers in
Democrat-dominated King County made mistakes but did not purposely throw the
election to Dem. Christine Gregoire. STORY
May 31, 2005
Abusive Hillary unfit for office?
John Harris's book on the Clintons provides an account of an abusive,
emasculating First Lady. But we knew that. If we apply the Bolton
standard to her candidacy, she should not be running for anything - except
maybe a double Scotch. STORY
Bush, Cheney slam "human rights" group
The "blame America first" crowd will go berserk over the President
and Vice President's comments about Amnesty International. STORY
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Gannon tackles "Lie Detector"
On Tuesday, May 31 at 8:00pm I take on the polygraph on PAX TV's "Lie
Detector." MORE
The show will also put Steve Gardner, a shipmate of John Kerry to the
test. He wants to prove that he is telling the truth about what happened
in Vietnam and the members of Kerry's "Band of Brothers" lied during
last year's presidential campaign.
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World-traveling Dems defend trips
We have a winner for the most ridiculous excuse to come out of the
political assassination of Tom DeLay. Now that the records of many
members of Congress are being scrutinized, red-faced Democrats are scrambling
to explain their own behavior. The one from Rep. Steny Hoyer, the #2
Democrat beats all: They're only using my ethical lapses to deflect
attention from theirs. STORY
Playing
the race card in the border security battle
Those who oppose illegal immigration and support secure borders are
being called racists. In Spanish... STORY
The shark-infested Caribbean
Liberal lawyers are swarming to Guantanamo Bay to confer
constitutional rights upon terrorists who seek to destroy America and its
constitution. They are led by Michael Ratner head of the Center for
Constitutional Rights. He is the brother of Talk Radio News' White
House correspondent Ellen Ratner. She also writes a column called
"Liberal and Proud" for World Net Daily. STORY
Environuts attack air travel
Everything that makes life more enjoyable and business more profitable
is going to destroy the planet according to the alarmist
"scientists" and "experts" on the Left. OK,
instead of flying, I'll drive my SUV. STORY
You gave my husband what?!?
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks out about Medicaid providing
Viagra for sex offenders. STORY
This is a case for church-state separation
When the government owns the churches...STORY
French people reject EU, rebuke Chirac
Does anyone understand this? STORY
May 30, 2005 - Memorial Day
Leftists took the day off
With only minor exceptions, members of the pro-terrorist, anti-American,
anti-military Left were nowhere to be seen in the nation's capital.
Washington, DC's first Memorial Day parade since World War II and the ceremony
at Arlington today capped off three days of remembrance of America's defenders
of freedom. President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald
Rumsfeld made inspiring remarks. STORY
Honoring those who died so we might be free
I'll be making a special visit to the hallowed ground of Arlington National
Cemetery today. Every American should take a moment today to remember
those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom we too often take for granted.
The Commander in Chief honors the fallen
Where America's heroes sleep
Those who don't think freedom is worth fighting for have never lost their
liberty.
May 27, 2005
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Gannon tackles "Lie Detector"
On Tuesday, May 31 at 8:00pm I take on the polygraph on PAX TV's "Lie
Detector." MORE
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Student tagged "Most likely to assassinate Bush"
A Colorado high school yearbook caption identifies a student as
"Most likely to assassinate President Bush." Where would he get
such an idea? STORY
Rummy plays the Hitler card
Liberals will be outraged that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has
compared al Qaeda terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to Adolf Hitler. After
all, that's their favorite smear for Republicans. STORY
May 26, 2005
FEC nails Dems, Jesse Jackson
There are no charges yet filed against Majority Leader Tom DeLay for
any wrongdoing, yet he remains at the center of a media swarm hoping to help
the Democrats bring him down. Ignored by the same media is a plea
agreement between the Federal Election Commission and the Democratic National
Committee and Jesse Jackson's RainbowPUSH coalition for campaign finance
violations. STORY
Democrats support our troops and fight terrorism
This is how they do it. STORY
Check out the list of co-sponsors, all of the usual anti-military suspects are
there. With this kind of support, I should learn to speak Arabic or not
buy any more hats.
Liberal press corps operative debates McClellan
Anti-Bush columnist and pro-Palestinian advocate Helen Thomas engaged
in dialog with White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan at Wednesday's daily
briefing. STORY
May 25, 2005
Media hysteria over attack on CBS producer
Let's see how long it takes for the "torch and pitchfork"
crowd to exploit an exchange between actor Burt Reynolds and a clueless CBS
entertainment reporter. STORY
More liberal media meltdown madness
Jeff Horowitz writes a piece for Salon.com that just oozes with all of
what we have come to expect from the Left when the Right intrudes on what it
considers its exclusive domain, the media. STORY
Nope, we've got no bias here
Pat Mitchell, president of the Public Broadcasting System told a
National Press Club audience Tuesday that there was no bias in PBS
programming. The taxpayer funded home of Bill Moyers' "news"
show for several decades is coming under scrutiny by Corporation for Public
Broadcasting president Kenneth Tomlinson, a Republican who is looking to expand
the appeal of PBS. Liberals see this as an assault on the media. STORY
This is winning?
Democrats are spinning the deal made to avert triggering of the
"constitutional option" as a win, but three of their most despised
judges will soon be confirmed to lifetime appointments on the bench and John
Bolton will also get a vote on the Senate floor. STORY
May 24, 2005
Liberal media activists to meet Conyers today
Democratic Rep. John Conyers summoned liberal media activists to
Capitol Hill today for a panel discussion: "Media Bias and the
Future of Freedom of the Press". It will likely focus on how
liberals should go about maintaining their exclusive franchise on the
mainstream media. Unfortunately for them it is too late.
Scheduled to appear:
Al Franken, the Al Franken Show, Air America Radio David Brock,
founder of liberal Media Matters
Randi Rhodes, the Randi Rhodes Show, Air America
Joe Madison, The Black Eagle Radio Show
Justin Webb, senior Washington correspondent, BBC Eric Alterman,
senior fellow at the liberal Center for American Progress
Steve Rendall, liberal media watchdog group, FAIR (Fairness and
Accuracy in Reporting)
Mark Lloyd, senior fellow at the liberal Center for American
Progress.
Squishy Senators "kick the can"
Republican Senators who consider themselves moderates joined with
Democrats to broker a deal that postponed any action on the
"constitutional option" for giving judicial nominees a fair
up-or-down vote. Even the liberal Washington Post realizes that it
solves nothing. But it will energize the Right in the fight for the
independence of the judiciary. STORY
NYT discovers activist posing as reporter...
...on its own pages
World Net Daily has the story about the protester and fake reporter who
wrote a sympathetic article about an anti-Bill Frist demonstration for the Old
Grey Lady. I'll bet Frank Rich won't stop whining about Gannongate long
enough to say anything about it. STORY
But how much for Robert Byrd's sheets?
A bizarre story about a bizarre auction. STORY
May 23, 2005
Is there any doubt?
Newsweek's February 2, 2005 Japanese edition:
NYT columnist defends Newsweek
Frank Rich proves that he takes a big gulp of Kool-Aid before he sits down
to write his column.
Here is a guy who works in the epicenter of media bias yet continues to blather
about the White House manipulation of the media.
Two questions come to mind, has Rich ever heard of Jayson Blair and Howell
Raines? And it wasn't long ago that writers of his ilk were praising the
Clinton White House for its ability to spin the media?
May 19, 2005
White House reporter admits press corps' bias
It was a great give and take between radio host Hugh Hewitt and ABC White
House correspondent Terry Moran on Wednesday. TRANSCRIPT
Some select tidbits from Hugh and my former colleague:
TM: "There is...a deep anti-military bias in the media. One
that begins from the premise that the military must be lying, and that American
projection of power around the world must be wrong."
- But we already knew that.
HH: Are there members of
the White House Press Corps, Terry, who actually hate Bush?
TM: I would say the answer to that is yes.
HH: And what percentage of them, do you think that amounts to?
TM: Uh, small, I would say, but some big fish.
- It's not that small and I know who they are, by name.
HH: What's your guess about the percentage of the White House Press Corps that
voted for Kerry?
TM: Oh, very high. Very, very high.
HH: 95%?
TM: Huh?
HH: 95%?
TM: No, I don't think that high. But I would certainly say, you know, it's hard
for me, but I'd guess it's in...upwards of 70, maybe higher. You know, it's
hard for me to say, but I would say very, very high.
- Hugh nails it here. I can count only 3 of the regulars at the time
of the election who probably voted for Bush - and one of them is me.
On a personal note, Terry Moran and I always had a friendly relationship
despite our obvious political differences. I wish him continued success.
May 18, 2005
Liberal media scrambles to defend Newsweek
First it was CBS with Rathergate, then CNN with Easongate, now it's
Newsweek with Flushgate. All of these controversies have brought
attention to how liberals have abused their virtual monopoly of the media
to pursue a political agenda. Other media elites are rushing to
defend Newsweek's reprehensible lack of journalistic ethical conduct,
invoking Gannongate as some kind of equivalence.
They continue to make reference to me as a "fake" journalist,
because I am clearly a conservative and asked questions that millions of
Americans wanted to have answered. I
often wrote about the professional conduct of other journalists and their
news organizations.
My reporting on Tom Daschle and the Sioux Falls Argus Leader has been
credited with having a profound effect on last year's senate race in South
Dakota. It was my reporting the first exposed Ambassador Joe
Wilson's deception about how his was chosen for the mission to
Niger. I was also first to report that CBS producer Mary Mapes was
the source of the phony documents at the heart of Rathergate.
In retaliation for my reporting and for breaking through the ideological
barrier of the White House press corps I have been the subject of wild
conspiracy theories, character assassination and an unconscionable
invasion of privacy. None of these things have anything to do with
anyone at the White House and and are irrelevant to my work at a
journalist.
These intimidation tactics will fail. I will continue to speak out -
but more loudly than before.
As far as the Newsweek debacle, it is truly laughable is that the most
liberals can push back against the tidal wave of negative PR with is some
unfounded criticism of me. As you can read, the talking points went
out last night:
Joan Walsh at the liberal Salon complains about the White House bullying
the media STORY
Bill McClellan of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the paper that was just
sold with stipulation that it remain editorially liberal chimes in. STORY
San Francisco Chronicle adds its two cents. STORY
Elisabeth Bumiller of the New York Times, doesn't mention Gannongate, but
quotes "one outside Bush adviser, who spoke on the condition of
anonymity" who suggested that the White House wanted to put a
"check on the press." STORY
May 17, 2005
No bias in the White House press corps?
Today's briefing demonstrates what I have been saying all along. We
have John Roberts of CBS, the Rathergate network, working the Democratic
talking points on the filibuster debate and ABC's Terry Moran and the New York
Times' Elisabeth Bumiller taking Scott McClellan to task over his remarks about
Newsweek's errant story. For the record, it was Bumiller's story last
year that cited a "rumor" from an anonymous source that Vice
President Dick Cheney was going to be dumped from the ticket. The story
ran on the front page above the fold. WATCH
Boston Globe follows up on Gannongate
The newspaper that got it all started tries to explain away Gannongate as
some kind of aberration. It rightly criticizes the liberal blogosphere
for what was a political takedown, but tries to undermine all internet
journalism at the same time. The Paper of Kerry also calls my work
pseudojournalism without any reflection on its own reporting, particularly on
Gannongate.
It was the Globe that virtually published a press release from Media Matters
about me shortly after I asked "The Question." They were so
intent on getting my side of the story that the only question they asked me is
where I went to college. STORY
White
House-friendly reporter under scrutiny
Boston
Globe Uncovers Friendly White House Reporter
Make-believe journalist trashes Scott McClellan
Keith Olbermann, host of the worst talk show on television takes a shot at
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan for chastising Newsweek. The
reference he makes to me is supposed to diminish McClellan's moral authority to
insist on accuracy and integrity from the press corps. STORY
Harvard's diversity drive won't recruit conservatives
As penance for his remarks about women, Harvard University President and
former Clinton cabinet secretary Larry Summers announced that he would spend
$50 million to attract more women and minorities to join its faculty.
Summers has no plan to add conservatives to the staff of the Ivy League
institution. STORY
May 16, 2005
Michael, Michael, Michael - call me
I
feel badly for you Mr. Isikoff. When you interviewed me about Gannongate,
I found you to be genuine and respectful, interested in reporting the
truth. But I think it's time for you to expose those at Newsweek who are
pursuing an anti-Bush, anti-American agenda. It's destroying the
credibility of American journalism and putting our troops at greater risk.
You know how to contact me.
"Newsweek lied - people died!"
Don't expect to hear anyone marching through the streets protesting the
liberal magazine's erroneous report about a Q'uran being flushed down the
toilet by interrogators at Guantanamo. Now that Newsweek has retracted
the story, it won't be long until the Hard Left is criticizing it for caving in
to the Rove media manipulation machine.
I
doubt if we'll get a quote from the liberals' "go-to-guy" on
journalism, Edward
Wasserman, but it sure would be enlightening if not downright
entertaining. I wouldn't even expect a whitewash similar to the
"investigation" into Rathergate.
More on Conyers (pushing Slaughter for #1 Fool)
The new mantra of the Left is how the MSM it dominates isn't doing a good
job of reporting the news. It appears that Rep. John Conyers is competing
with Rep. Louise Slaughter to be the Grand Poobah of the House Tin-Foil Hat
Conspiracy Caucus. STORY
White House wants Newsweek retraction
Members of the Bush administration are livid over the Newsweek story that
touched off a wave of anti-American violence throughout the Muslim world.
The magazine admitted that its story was wrong, but has yet to retract
it. It's not surprising that there has been little in-depth reporting
about this egregious episode or howls of protest from the journalism
community. There was far more of a brouhaha over "The Question"
that started Gannongate. STORY
New "Star Wars" film to be 2005's "Fahrenheit 9/11"
Hollywood's anti-Bush and blame-America agenda continues unabated with the
latest "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith." STORY
Liberals probe judges' finances
If there is any doubt that the Left sees the battle to retain its control
of the judiciary as a last stand for promoting its agenda, take a look at
Robert Novak's piece about NARAL gearing up to smear and intimidate potential
nominees. STORY
Lunacy on the Left
Byron York breaks the MSM embargo on discussing how Rep. Slaughter and
Conyers have become "Divorced From Reality™." I don't think
these two lunatics have given up on Gannongate yet. They should be
careful what they wish for. STORY
Reporting media bias
The MSM can't even produce a story about media bias without bias. Two
news sources report on the same University of Connecticut study.
Boston
Globe
Editor
& Publisher
PBS icon defends bias
Bill Moyers, former aide to Democratic President Lyndon Johnson, makes the
case for balance at PBS better than anyone on the Right could possibly
do. STORY
May 15, 2005
No uniform for teen Marine's graduation
While patriots honor and praise members of America's armed forces, educrats
continue to diminish their achievements and commitment. The request from
a 17-year-old Marine in Petaluma, CA to wear his uniform during his high school
graduation ceremony was denied by the principal. STORY
Is free speech is only for cop killers?
Yoko Ono, the widow of Beatle John Lennon is outraged that her husband's
killer is giving an interview
to the BBC. I wonder how Daniel Faulkner's wife feels about Mumia
Abu-Jamal being celebrated
by the the Left, particularly the liberals that dominate America's colleges and
as well as Hollywood.
May 14, 2005
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
RADIO APPEARANCE
I'll be on "The Brian Farrar
Show" today at 3:30 EST.
Only liberals can make Nazi comparisons
Liberals were silent when Democratic Senator Robert Byrd, a former member
of the Ku Klux Klan compared attempts to limit the filibuster rule to Nazi
tactics. But when a political advertisement about a local referendum to
keep Wal-Mart from building a store used footage of book burnings in Germany
during the rise of Hitler sent liberals over the edge. STORY
Liberal by contract
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is taking institutional bias to a new
level. STORY
Winston recovering at home
My
best friend and one of the most famous dogs in America is resting comfortably
after a serious illness.
May 13, 2005
Lampley should stick to sports
Sportscaster Jim Lampley is certain the 2004 election was stolen because
Las Vegas oddsmakers told him John Kerry had a sizeable lead on November
2. He apparently believes that the collective opinion of an organized
crime ridden industry should supercede actual vote counts. STORY
Why the Left is losing
See how much of this drivel you can stomach. If you get to the part
where I am mentioned, you have a depressed gag response or you are laughing too
hard. STORY
CBS' shameful deception
The network that brought you fake documents takes Ken Starr's comments
completely out of context to make it appear that the former special prosecutor
supports the Democrats position on the filibuster. STORY
Senate leader smears judge with FBI file
Harry "souplines" Reid has sunk to a new low in the fight over
judicial nominees. On the Senate floor, he made reference to a
"confidential" FBI file that might contain damaging information about
Judge Henry Saad. Note the last paragraph where the article says that the
subject of the file is not allowed to see it. Where is the liberal outrage and
the ACLU lawsuit protecting this man's right to have access to secret
government files being used against him? STORY
NYT slants its report on DeLay gala
The Old Gray Lady shows why it can't be trusted to deliver objective
news. Its report on DeLay's gala Thursday night makes it seem that no one
showed up to support the Republican leader. I can tell you that its
account does not square with reality. STORY
Compare that with the Washington Times report. STORY
The problem is the border bureaucrats
I'm finding it hard to understand what is happening with our border
policy. The Minuteman project was highly effective, is the bureaucracy so
shamed by its success or is it something even worse? STORY
May 12, 2005
Bolton "abusive to subordinates"
One of the charges Democrats have made against John Bolton is that he had
been "abusive to subordinates." If this is the basis for
disqualification from public service, then Hillary Clinton should resign from
the Senate and abandon her plans to run for president. STORY
Anti-American ACLU fighting for illegals' "rights"
Will someone please tell me what constitutional rights illegal immigrants
have? STORY
Hinchey, Slaughter form media caucus
Several Democratic members of Congress take a break from Gannongate to hold
hearings on The Future of American Media. Knowing these two are involved,
this can't be good news for the First Amendment. STORY
Democrats battle balance in tax funded media
Two House Democrats are calling for an investigation into the attempt by
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson to introduce
conservative programming into federally-funded Public Broadcasting
System. Rep. David Obey and John Dingell find the move toward balance
"extremely troubling." STORY
What if they filibustered American Idol?
Jan LaRue, chief counsel for Concerned Women for America has a great column
in which she replaces Paula, Randy and Simon with Harry, Chuck and Ted.
Pro-Castro Democrats behind Bolton smears
Robert Novak discovers what and who is behind the attacks on United Nations
Ambassador nominee John Bolton. STORY
The "nuclear option" didn't destroy the House
While Democrats shriek about the impact of restricting the filibuster to
legislation, John Barnes tells how the House of Representatives eliminated the
rule altogether over 100 years ago. STORY
Look who's banning books now
A liberal anti-Christian educratic elitist is prohibiting elementary school
children from reading the Bible during recess. World Net Daily has the STORY.
May 11, 2005
First Daschle, now Kennedy
Newsmax is reporting that the Washington, DC "homestead" property
tax deduction has tripped up more members of the U. S. Senate. Last year
I uncovered that Sen. Tom Daschle improperly claimed the exemption in 2003 and
2004 on his $2 million home. His claim to be a "DC resident"
became a factor in his defeat for re-election. STORY
May 10, 2005
True colors: DNC Chair endorses socialist
Give Howard Dean credit for "keeping it real." He's
dropping all pretenses about the Democratic Party moving to the center with the
endorsement of Rep. Bernie Sanders (Ind.-VT), the only self-proclaimed
socialist in Congress.
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
Gannon goes international!
I will be on Canadian Broadcasting's prime-time show, "The
Hour" with George Stroumboulopoulos. No, seriously, that's his
real name!
Huff n' Puff's celebrity blog features Gannongate
Poor Scott Baker, the Pittsburgh television news anchor who taught a
weekend broadcast journalism course at the Leadership Institute! It
seems like he has been vilified by the same blogger posse that went after
me. I'm sorry for him having been drawn into this, but the Left is
attacking everyone associated with me no matter how remote or
inconsequential in pursuit of its 'scorched earth'
policy.
With all due respect to Mr. Baker, what I learned about journalism was
gained from having been the first editor of my high school newspaper and
sports editor of my college weekly. Somehow these facts escape those
who are more interested in looking at headless photographs and spinning
conspiracy theories.
But check out the Huffington
Post anyway.
May 9, 2005
Vanity Fair explores Gannongate
David
Margolick and Richard Gooding take an in-depth look at the scandal that
isn't. They end up providing a chronicle of a political takedown of
a journalist and an egregious invasion of privacy by dozens of liberal
activists hiding behind screen names on the internet.
There is a lot of material in this article, some accurate, some not, and
even after nine pages, the story is still incomplete. But I do get a
fair opportunity to make a few points. STORY
May 8, 2005
NYT scorches White House press corps
Frank Rich, who languished for years in the entertainment section of
the Old Gray Lady has moved to the editorial page and offers a stinging rebuke
of the White House press corps. He repeats and apparently agrees with my
all-too-true assessment of the state of journalism. It's worth a look and
a laugh.
Of course, Rich really doesn't get it. His elitist solution is to make
journalism more elite. STORY
May 7, 2005
"How are you going to work with these people?"
My question of January 26 to President Bush becomes more and more
relevant with every passing week. At least Tom Daschle's rhetoric
was more elegant than that of Harry "soup lines" Reid. The
Democratic leader's latest crass outburst emphasizes the desperation of
the radicalized Senate minority. STORY
May 5, 2005
Journalists decry Imus 'intimidation'
The phonies over at Editor & Publisher are shrieking about radio host
Don Imus taking a reporter to task for writing a hit piece on him and his ranch
for kids with cancer. STORY
Somehow they didn't object to the treatment I got from the media.
May 4, 2005
America is out of touch with its defenders
Maybe just the blue states. STORY
What do you get when you Google 'bias"?
Fair and balanced doesn't apply to the Google folks.
STORY
May 3, 2005
Good for Bill!
Bill Maher beats apparent extortion attempt from jilted girlfriend.
It's good to see someone who stands up to wrongful accusations win for a
change. STORY
Ho-hum
David Brock, CEO of the well-funded liberal Media Matters engages in some
self-congratulation for running a political-hit machine for the
Democrats. STORY
May 2, 2005
Will balance come to PBS?
Liberals are apoplectic over what they see as an attempt to bring balance
to the taxpayer funded airwaves. STORY.
May 1, 2005
Media introspection
Marianne Means of the Hearst Newspapers reviews Don Ritchie's great book
about the Washington Press Corps and even tweaks the journalism community for
its blindness to its own "failings." But she couldn't resist
taking a gratuitous swipe at me for being a
"pseudo-journalist." I'm challenging Ms. Means to justify that
characterization, that should tell us about her "failings." STORY
April 30, 2005
Real Time recap
In case you missed my appearance on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher my good
friends over at Dem Bloggers have posted a clip.
April 29, 2005
***************MEDIA ADVISORY***************
I'll go one-on-one with Bill Maher tonight on his HBO show. We're
going to talk about politics, last night's presidential press conference and
probably some other stuff.
April 28, 2005
Good pics and a good article
I wonder if those same bloggers will be attacking the Advocate for
presenting me as something less than completely despicable. STORY
Clinton's fake journalism recalled
Sherrie Gossett at Accuracy in Media points out some taxpayer funded fake
journalism that went virtually unnoticed when Bill Clinton did it and
conveniently forgotten now. STORY
Where were Democrats Conyers and Slaughter when this was going on?
April 27, 2005
I wasn't even in DC at the time
I was driving in from the airport today when I heard the breaking story
about the Secret Service lockdown at the White House because of an
"unspecified threat." I knew it wouldn't be long before someone
suggested it was Jeff Gannon trying to get back into the briefing room. STORY
Editor & Publisher reads the funnies to you
Now that's cutting edge journalism! It must have been a slow day
over at the E&P. STORY
Attendance-gate? Showing-up-for-work-gate?
I really hate to ruin a good conspiracy theory about my visits to the White
House, but - no, no, wait - I don't want to stop these folks until they get
waaaaay out there closer to the edge of that limb. STORY
April 26, 2005
AP reveals Gannon showed up for work!
The Associated Press is reporting that Secret Service records demanded
by House Democrats Louise Slaughter and John Conyers prove that I showed
up for work at the White House 196 times in two years. STORY
April 25, 2005
A dose of reality
I like Homocon's take on Gannongate. STORY
April 24, 2005
Wow! A Sunday Doonesbury!
Full color and everything. The aging cartoonist continues to try to
revive his career by cashing in on Gannongate. CARTOON
April 23, 2005
Not Johnny Gosch!
It's official! The tin-foil hat crowd's favorite conspiracy
theory has been soundly debunked. Not a single person who has been
making appearances talking about how certain they were about me being this
kidnap victim even showed up on the show.
April 22, 2005
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
I will be appearing on MSNBC's "Dietl & Daniels" at
4:30PM EST to discuss some of the libel, slander and defamation that I
have been subjected to for the past three months.
April 18, 2005
Blogger ethics
The very sensible Howard Kurtz writes in the Washington Post about blogger
ethics. He makes some good points except that the corrupt Old Media has
no moral basis for judging anyone's ethical behavior.
The blogosphere is like the Wild West - no rules. No accountability
either - well, not yet at least...
April 15, 2005
Oh Helen!
Helen Thomas, the doyenne of the White House press corps has taken a break from Bush-bashing to
fire a shot at me in her latest column. Instead of
launching broadsides against me herself, the cagey octogenarian quotes others who have lined up in recent weeks to
criticize everything about me from my reporting to my choice of ties.
Thomas points out that Edward Wasserman, a professor of journalism at Washington & Lee University, has determined that I am a propagandist because I
reported exactly what the White House said about its position on an issue without putting a spin on it. I would suggest you look at his work to see why he is the liberals' "go-to guy" on questions of journalism. He
spouts typical liberal gibberish about the Bush administration and the media
but fails to recognize that he is one of the elites who is losing the exclusive
franchise on American journalism.
My former colleague concludes her column with the assertion that most newspapers are still "devoted to delivering impartial news stories." I wonder if she has read a newspaper lately.
April 14, 2005
I'm soooo international!
It looks like Gannon has gone global, being mentioned in an editorial
on Aljazeera.info. It's interesting is to see who the contributors
to the site are. How many of them do you think are on the Homeland Security "no-fly list'?
April 13, 2005
Loathsome vs. self-loathing
The readers of media gossip Garrett Graff's blog
have expressed outrage that I have not been included in some liberal's list of
the "50 Most Loathsome DCers."
Compare that to Bill Clinton's assessment of a fellow
that has decided to make sure that Hillary never wins the White House.
Isn't it amazing that members of the party that relies so heavily on the
homosexual vote is always quick to use a gay smear against someone with a
different political point of view?
Peace-loving liberal thugs
Is it any wonder why I was concerned about the security arrangements at
the National Press Club? STORY
In the green room that morning, one of the panelists suggested that if an
attack occurred I should "take it well." Thanks Wonkette, but
we don't even tell rape victims to do that anymore.
Misguided attackers be advised: I know how to defend myself and I
guarantee you'll regret finding out how good at it I am.
With friends like these...
David Corn, of the ultra-liberal Nation magazine objects to me having
evoked his name during Friday's National Press Club panel. While he
hyperventilates over my characterization of his performance at a White House
briefing, the point remains that David, a very partisan journalist was admitted
on a "day pass." When the author of "The Lies of George W.
Bush" subsequently engaged in very partisan questioning, not a single
person, including me, objected to his presence. STORY
But I really think he's more upset about all of the criticism he after I
referred to him as "my good friend." Sometimes it
doesn't pay to be nice to people.
Old media meltdowns
Workers at the BBC vote for a strike to protest downsizing. It seems
like viewers are turning away from its biased reporting. A walkout is a
great strategy - for management. The product will probably improve as a result
of free market forces. STORY
7:05am
April 12, 2005
Paul Krassner, DNA links, Jeff Gannon
What the heck is this guy talking about? STORY
The downfall of the Old Media
Nicholas Kristof laments in the New York Times about how Americans have
lost faith in the Old Media - and he's right! STORY
"Security-hawk" Slaughter won't move on
The New York congresswoman continues to harangue the Department of Homeland
Security over Gannongate. Byron York wrote in the Hill last month about
Democrats' sudden interest in White House security. The hypocrisy is
quite revealing. STORY
New York Times pushing anti-DeLay agenda
Is this news or activism? STORY
A political 'outing'?
Will there be frog-marching and a special prosecutor? Of course not,
this happened when a Republican is being smeared. STORY
Clinton tried to muzzle workers for life!
The former president sought to require library volunteers to sign an
agreement to never reveal any information they might discover in the papers
held there. STORY
8:19am
April 11, 2005
Now here's a best
seller! Let's see what the Old Media will do to stop it. Look for
an a repeat of the "Unfit for Command" strategy.
April 9/10, 2005
More NPC panel feedback
A few bloggers have weighed in with varying points of view:
Lifelike Pundits
Lime
Shurbet (see my would-be attacker)
Compare that to the Old Media coverage:
Baltimore
Sun
Market
Watch
Editor
& Publisher
Washington
Post - this is a hoot because during the Q & A the WashPo reporter
asked: "Um, what is journalism?"
And the gay media:
Washington
Blade
April 8, 2005
National Press Club panel recap
I was privileged to be included in the NPC panel discussion on the subject
of "Who is a journalist?" Some very important issues were
raised and I was pleased to be able to comment on them. Of course, part
of the time was spent questioning me, which I welcomed, since I rarely get a
chance to answer questions on live television.
Unfortunately, at the conclusion of the event, an activist created such a
spectacle that I left the room immediately with security. Otherwise, I
would have remained to talk to members of the press. As I was boarding an
elevator to exit the building, this same person made a dash for me with unknown
intent. I have been informed that he subsequently had an altercation with
a member of building security and has been banned from the premises. If
you saw this person's behavior, you would realize that the threats against my
person, property and family have not been exaggerated.
Upon reflection of the discussion, I wanted to provide context for some of my
answers that may have been unclear:
Armstrong Williams - I was in no way defending this practice, since I
believe it is wrong to pay journalists to write favorable articles. It is
PR, plain and simple and journalists have no business being involved in such
activities. But I also made several other points:
1. The Bush administration didn't originate this practice. It was
done by the previous administration and caused nary a ripple.
2. I was also speaking to how the debate over the No Child Left Behind
Act is dominated by DNC rhetoric and NEA talking points. One of those
points is that NCLB is "underfunded." The truth is, $6 billion
in funds remain unspent. There's much more to the debate that rarely
breaks through the filter.
Fox News - "I really don't consider Fox News to be
conservative." Two points here:
1. Fox is closer to the middle in terms of stories covered, much to the
dismay of its conservative viewers. They'd like more stories about
judicial nominees, pro-life issues, tax reform, education, religion and
immigration. Fox doesn't really stray too far from the herd in topics,
but it certainly approaches them from the right.
2. Media establishment types like to cast Fox as conservative but would
never describe CBS and CNN as liberal. That is simply dishonest.
2:15pm
April 7, 2005
Citizen border observer program working
It's so effective it should be made permanent. STORY
Pro-life Hillary wants over-the-counter abortion pill
Sen. Hillary Clinton said that she would hold up the nomination of the new
Food and Drug Administration head unless the agency acts to allow the
"morning after pill" to be sold at gas stations like breath mints. STORY
Clinton's filibuster is part of the Senate minority's strategy to bring the
chamber to a standstill when majority rule would go against it.
Fake watchdog groups fight 'fake news'
Congressional Democrats continue to fill their hours battling what they
call 'fake news.' This is what they call Bush administration efforts to
get a fair reporting of its policies in the mainstream media. But the
media watchdog groups relied upon in the following article are themselves
fronts for political operatives. STORY
Not surprisingly, none of these watchdogs were interested in actual 'fake
news', that is the phony documents CBS used to influence the election.
8:42am
April 6, 2005
'West Wing' predictions
Ha! I'm so out of touch with Hollywood. That is a good
thing. What happened on NBC's most popular non-Law & Order show
tonight reinforces the TV Democrats' qualification for "Divorced From
Reality™".
10:04pm
'West Wing' plot theory
NBC's fantasy show about a two-term Democrat in the White House will strike
a blow for a McCain-Clinton ticket tonight when the Republican candidate played
by Alan Alda will ask Democratic nominee runner-up played by Jimmy Smitts to
join his ticket in the interest of "unity" and
"moderation."
See you at 10:00!
9:07pm
Dem political spying and big money donors
Several examples of Democratic hypocrisy appear in an article from Byron
York and National Review. The party that endlessly whines about political
"dirty tricks" and getting wealthy donors to help buy elections
unremorsefully did both in 2004. STORY
Doonesbury gets bitter again
Cartoonist Gary Trudeau has abandoned the hilarious Gannongate storyline
after just two weeks. Unfortunately, he has returned to his bitter,
agenda driven drawings, now showing his support for our troops by jumping on
the anti-recruiting bandwagon. CARTOON
Taxpayers funded anti-Bush groups
Did taxpayers unknowingly help fund the 2004 election campaign to
unseat President Bush? Ignored by the media, a Senate probe has found grants
from the Environmental Protection Agency financing a host of anti-Bush
political lobbies and activist groups. Ron Arnold examines this in considerable
detail in the April issue of the Capital Research Centert's Foundation
Watch.
Charity head admits funding political groups
A stunning admission of how foundations funnel money to political
groups. STORY
9:52am
April 5, 2005
House Dems plot Gannongate response
Ho hum. More "much ado about nothing", from Conyers and
Slaughter. Someone ought to investigate all of the Congressional
correspondence "leaked" to RAWSTORY.
Now there's a political operative pretending to be a news service!
3:55pm
Intel Committee hypocrisy
The headline in the Hill screams: Roberts
heavy-handed on Intel, Dems charge. Maybe the chairman is still
waiting for an explanation from Ranking Member Jay Rockefeller for Intelgate.
IDs? We don't need no stinking IDs
Sen. Hillary Clinton wants to make sure felons can cast their votes for her
in 2008 and Arizona's governor is doing her part to facilitate vote fraud in
her state. STORY
Let the ethics wars begin!
After months of sniping at House Majority Leader Tom DeLay over ethics
issues, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has been found to have a few problems of
her own. STORY
Pelosi had already been fined by the Federal Election Commission for PAC
funding violations, something previously unreported by the MSM that continues
to obsess about the Republican's troubles. STORY
8:18am
April 4, 2005
House Dems continue phony investigation
The fake "news service" that has become an public relations
outlet for every story Congressional Democrats want to float on the internet
has the latest in the phony Gannongate investigation. It just goes to
show that some elected officials have nothing more important to do. STORY
Clinton advisor gets a slap on the...
Former national security advisor Sandy Burger reached a plea agreement with
the Department of Justice over classified documents he illegally removed from
the National Archives by stuffing them down his trousers. This is
stunning example of the lack of journalistic curiosity from the MSM about an
egregious breach of national security done with a political purpose.
There's been far much more interest in what's in my pants... STORY
7:06pm
Liberal reviewers panning Fleischer memoirs
Is it any surprise that the liberal-dominated media is giving former White
House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's book, "Taking Heat" a thumbs
down? The New York Times even put their most eloquent and venerated
reviewer on it: Wonkette! STORY
Purging 'red' from our society
After the threat of communism had been significantly diminished by the fall
of the Soviet Union, 'red' no longer had the connotation that shamed the Left
for 70 years. Now that the color is associated with states supporting
conservatives, the Left is demonizing it. STORY
True genius at the Wall Street Journal
An editorial from the Wall Street Journal suggests an interesting proposal
for breaking the tyranny of the minority on the issue of judicial
nominees. STORY
Reporter complains about media critics
Brent Bozell from the Media Research Center takes on Dana Milbank, the
former Washington Post White House correspondent who has been whining about the
"growing volume and vitriol" of media critics. One could
perhaps take Milbank seriously were he not one of the major players piling on
at the first stages of Gannongate. STORY
12:34pm
The 'diversity' thing
Terry Neal of the Washington Post takes a stab at the subject of diversity,
but ultimately needs to quote Michelle Malkin to get to the heart of the
issue. This is the same point I have been making about the White House
press corps. STORY
11:51am
April 3, 2005
Pope John Paul II passed from this Earth after an extraordinary
life of service to God and Man. Only days ago he came to his window to
encourage the faithful as they prayed for Terri. Now the world prays for
him.
9:55am
April 1, 2005
Friday is a travel day for me, so don't think my silence means you should
start searching Ft. Marcy Park. I hope to have some interesting news to
report soon.
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Fear and Loathing in the Press Room
For the last two years, the Old Media figures at the White House thought
of me as a gadfly, a right-winger with an agenda, harmless, someone to be
ignored. From time to time
there were grumbles among some of the reporters and one or two
confrontations, but there was never a serious attempt to remove me from
their midst. During my tenure
I developed some good friends there who welcomed the refreshing
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Today's
Briefing Question
While I am on hiatus from the White House briefing room, I'm going to post
the question I would have asked had I been there. It will be
interesting to see if anyone else asks it.
June 2, 2005
"If Mark Felt is to be considered a hero, shouldn't we also praise
Brett Cavanaugh, Linda Tripp and Gary Aldrich?"
June 1, 2005
"Would you comment on the results of the lie detector test I took to
prove that I am not a Bush administration plant?"
May 31, 2005
Presidential Press Conference
"The deal Sen. McCain made with Democrats appears to have thrown
several of your judicial nominees overboard and more or less demanded
prior consultation with the Senate before you submit nominations. Do
you believe the Senate is encroaching on your constitutional prerogative?"
May 25, 2005
"Would you comment on the media's relentless obsession with alleged
desecration of the Koran when we have already seen the impact these
reports, true or untrue have on the Arab world?"
May 24, 2005
"Is the President angry with Republican senators for striking a deal
with Democrats that essentially throw several of his nominees
overboard?"
May 23, 2005
"Do you agree with White House correspondent Terry Moran's assertion
that some reporters in the briefing room actually 'hate' President
Bush?"
May 18, 2005
"What further steps are you suggesting Newsweek and its parent
company, the Washington Post take to rectify the damage done by its
erroneous reporting?"
May 17, 2005
Because
Newsweek got its facts wrong the
White House rightly demanded and received a retraction from the magazine
regarding its story on the desecration of the Koran at a
April 13, 2005
"The Senate has brought only one judicial nominee to the floor so far
this year. At this rate, only four judicial vacancies will be filled
in 2005. Are you satisfied with that number?"
April 12, 2005
"How does trading land for peace work without a guarantee of
security?"
NOT ASKED
April 7, 2005
"Democratic Senators Hillary Clinton and Patty Murray announced they
would hold up the President's FDA nominee until the agency allows
the abortion pill, to be sold over-the-counter. Would you comment on
what appears to be another example of the tyranny of a radical
minority?"
April 6, 2005
"Why was former President Gerald Ford excluded from the delegation
attending the funeral for Pope John Paul II?"
NOT ASKED
April 4, 2005
"It has been announced that President Bush will attend the funeral of
Pope John Paul II. Why will he do something like this that had no
precedent?"
NOT ASKED
March 30, 2005
"Congressional Democrats are putting together a proposal for Social
Security reform. Does the President now believe he is winning on
this issue since only two months ago, Democratic leadership was adamantly
opposed to any changes in the retirement program?"
NOT ASKED
March 29, 2005
"Fifty-nine former diplomats have written to Richard Lugar, chairman
of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations committee in opposition to the
President's nomination of John Bolton to be Ambassador to the UN. Is
the administration rethinking the pick, and if not, why not?"
NOT ASKED
March 28, 2005
"I saw the menu for the President's Easter dinner. Does he know
that Terri Schiavo had nothing to eat or drink yesterday and for the last
10 days?"
DEFINITELY NOT ASKED, but you know I would have.
March 25, 2005
"Why did the President call citizens who are monitoring the southern
border 'vigilantes' when it is clear that border patrols are unable to
stem the tide of illegal immigrants and possibly terrorists that stream
into the United States from Mexico? Don't you see this as a national
security imperative?"
NOT ASKED
March 24, 2005
"While the Bush administration is promoting democracy in the greater
Middle East, Latin America has taken a turn toward authoritarian
rule. What policy changes are to be expected to deal with Castro's
influence in the region?"
NOT ASKED
March 23, 2005
"A government report says that a detainee at Guantanamo claims to
have helped Osama bin Laden escape coalition forces at Tora Bora.
Should we accept this to be factual when critics of our interrogation
techniques say that information obtained in this manner is coerced
and unreliable?"
NOT ASKED
March 22, 2005
"Now that a Florida judge has ruled that Terri Schiavo can be killed
by her husband by starvation and dehydration, will you issue an Executive
Order to save her life?"
NOT ASKED
March 21, 2005
"UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has announced sweeping changes in
the way the United Nations conducts its affairs. How much of this
comes at the insistence of the Bush administration?"
NOT ASKED
March 18, 2005
"Antiwar activists will be protesting the war in Iraq outside the
gates of Ft. Bragg. How does the Commander-in-Chief view this kind
of activity specifically directed at our troops and their families?"
NOT ASKED
March 17, 2005
"Scott Peterson was sentenced to death Wednesday for the murders of
his wife Laci and son Conner. Would you comment on that?"
NOT ASKED. But ABC's Terry Moran asked my 3/11 question about
Terri Schiavo. Well done. Somebody named Jessica suggested
that the President's support for Terri might set a precedent for
"federal intervention into a matter already decided by a state
court."
There are so many examples of this happening in the past that it boggles
the mind. After all, the Left DEPENDS on the federal government to
usurp powers that should be reserved to the states. And when it
can't win at the ballot box or in Congress, it looks for an activist judge
to make it happen.
March 16, 2005
"Does the White House want greater powers to more thoroughly
investigate any and all journalists that ask to attend press
briefings?"
NOT ASKED.
March 15, 2005
"Please comment on Monday's ruling by a California judge that
declared that state's ban on gay marriage to be unconstitutional.
How does that square with the President's position on the issue?"
NOT ASKED.
March 14, 2005
"On Sunday, the New York Times reported that weapons sites were
looted in the weeks following the invasion of Iraq. If there were no
WMDs and the regime posed no threat as the media continues to emphasize,
isn't this an insignificant revelation?"
NOT ASKED. NO SURPRISE HERE.
March 11, 2005
"Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman in Florida is due to be starved
to death now that a judge will allow her husband to remove the feeding
tube that has been keeping her alive. The President's brother, Gov. Jeb
Bush has been trying to prevent this from happening. The President
has the absolute power to grant pardons. Will he intervene to save
Terri Schiavo from what is essentially a death sentence?"
NOT EVEN CLOSE
March 9, 2005
“House Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently said,
"President Bush and the Republicans have created a record deficit and
are raiding the Social Security trust fund to make up for it."
How do you respond to that rhetoric?
NOT ASKED
March 8, 2005
"Has the White House had any conversations with or given any
directions to United Nations Ambassador-designate John Bolton to demand a
full accounting of the Oil-for-food program and an investigation into the
sexual misconduct of UN peacekeepers in the Congo and elsewhere?"
NOT ASKED
March 7, 2005
"In 1999, Sen. Harry Reid said, 'Most of us have no problem with taking
a small amount of the Social Security proceeds and putting it into the private
sector.' On Saturday, he said that he would not negotiate with the
White House on Social Security until 'privatization' was taken off the
table. Are you hoping to convince the Senate Minority Leader once
again change his position and support the concept of personal savings
accounts for Social Security?"
REID SKATES AGAIN
March 4, 2005
"On CNN Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called Fed
Chairman Alan Greenspan 'one of the biggest political hacks we have in
Washington.' Does the White House agree or disagree with Reid's
opinion?"
IT IS AS IF IT NEVER
HAPPENED, but we did get this "unbiased" question: "Scott,
those surveys that you mentioned a couple of times also show the more the
President talks, the less Americans seem to trust him on the issue of
Social Security, and the less they like the notion of private or personal
accounts. What accounts for
that?
March 3, 2005
"Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan told members of Congress on Wednesday that the
U.S. economy is growing at a "reasonably good pace" and
recommended that budget deficits be fixed through spending cuts instead of
tax increases. Does the White House consider this an endorsement of
its fiscal policies as opposed to Democrats who still want to roll back
the Bush tax cuts?"
NOT EVEN CLOSE - It looks as if continued job growth and a
strengthening economy will go unreported until the Old Media can make it
look like it would have happened anyway or find a way to give Democrats
credit for it.
March 2, 2005
"West Virginia Democratic Senator Robert Byrd took to the Senate
floor Tuesday and likened Republicans' efforts to get an up or down vote
for the President's judicial nominees to the fascism of Nazi
Germany. Would you comment on those remarks?"
NOT ASKED