Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid to join call for Gannon investigation

[jasmeel]

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=121


Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will join Democratic whip Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) in calling for an investigation discredited White House reporter Jeff Gannon, RAW STORY has learned.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Reid aide said the senator had decided to join the call for an investigation today.

“Senator Reid will be signing,” the aide said.

Reid’s decision to sign on makes him the third Senate Democrat to declare their intentions. Reid joins Durbin and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ).

Sen. Durbin began circulating a letter to President Bush last night demanding an investigation into how a reporter using a false name and working for a partisan agency got access to the White House. The letter was revealed by RAW STORY Tuesday evening.

[Canuckistanian]

1. Go Harry!

Let the MSM ignore the story NOW.

[demo dutch]

35. No the press hates getting duped, they'll start covering it.

See the Today Show this Morning? and Leslie Stahl seemed pretty outraged on Bill Maher's piece so we'll get to the bottom it. Just gotta keep the story alive!

[neuvocat]

2. Boom!

[calimary]

3. I called Barbara Boxer's office to ask, as a constituent, AND a

rose-sender, AND a contributor to her reelection campaign, WHY she has not yet signed this. Backslide from her backbone? I hope not.

I also called Joe Biden's office - since he made such a forceful set of comments on Bill Maher's show last Friday night - saying - and complaining about - all the key things that need to be looked into here. WHERE the hell is HIS signature?

[theorist]

8. They're still in recess.

The letter will be officially sent out tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if some Senators haven't even heard about this, yet.

[hopein08]

9. I kind of hope

that they've heard about this by now!

Senators ought to be keeping in touch on recess or at least watching the news.

JMO

[calimary]

13. While they're in recess, might be a good idea to call their LOCAL

offices.

www.congress.org - has all the listings for everybody, in Washington DC AND back at home - locally and regionally. That's where they'll be making the rounds for the rest of the week. Maybe holding town meetings, too. If we make noise at the local level, they'll hear about it before they head back to Washington.

Thanks for the reminder, though. It's been frustrating for me to see the slow uptake about this, and I'd forgotten about this week's recess.

BTW, that's one way to get word to Harry Reid to thank him for his courage, and cheer him on - indeed - ENcourage him to show more of it. Reward the good work! Just like dog treats for good bowser behavior. It worked for Pavlov.

[Blue Belle]

32. Apparently, Biden's office needed more time to ponder it...

but it seems to me he was pondering the situation enough to publicly demand for an inquiry on "Real Time with Bill Mahr"...

Read the following for more info:
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/index.php?p=123

[TahitiNut]

4. He's a pResident who won't even answer Democratic Legislators' questions!!

The f*cking fascist turd! :grr:

[theorist]

5. Recommended

We have to latch on and not let go. I hope this makes it to the evening news by Friday.

[fooj]

6. Yippee!! Now, where are the rest of our beloved gutless wonders?

I'm hoping that they will take Reid's lead!

[demosincebirth]

7. Well, well, its about time!

If the shoe was on the other foot, he'da been hung and quartered by now. I really don't think it will go very far because the media has been sitting on their hands since it came to light.

[saracat]

23. No they haven" t every major media has covered this and most not

flatteringly to Bushie and Gannon. Anderson Cooper took Gannon apart and CBS questioned the Rove connection. Lesley Stahl asked why he got a pass. What more do you want? We just have to keep pushing it sex sells. This is the butt of all the late night comedy and that is what really hurts!

[demosincebirth]

24. I hope you're right.

[ronnykmarshall]

10. Right on Harry!

I got a good feeling about this guy. I think he's a scapper and won't take back off from a fight.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

12. Let's hope so

Or it will be a long 4 years.

[IronLionZion]

19. yes, or we can take back the Senate in 2006

House will be hard but we'll do that too with time. Then Harry Reid will have some more leverage to kick more ass.

[carolinayellowdog]

11. Silver lining to the Daschle defeat

We've got a leader who isn't sucking up to the BFEE because he's afraid of his own red state voters.

[expatriot]

14. I can't wait to see this in the MSM

p.s... MSM is an acronym freepers use for Main Stream Media... I don't mind admitting I like it and will use it.

[rndmprsn]

15. hmmm...i smell some backbone?!

and its about time...they should def get in front of this and put the WH on the defensive for the first time...it'll def give them leverage in the social security battle, not to mention knock the bushco high-moral-horse down a notch or two. im giddy to see this develop.

peace

[Pachamama]

16. Great News! I plan to call his office tommorrow and thank him!

As well as Sen's Boxer, Feinstein, Kennedy, Kerry and many more....

It's time the Dem's recognized their calling and realize that unless they start taking a stand against the GOP and this White House, there will be no justice in this country. And if any of them wonder if they are doing the right thing in supporting Durbin's letter for an investigation into the Gannon/Guckert White House and possible Plame connection, they should be reminded to ask themselves "What would the Republican's have done if this had happenened during the Clinton Years or if Kerry was President? :eyes:

The Dems need to pursue this with vigor and not back off....its the only way the Dems have any chance of the truth coming out and finding out what is going on there in the White House.

[BeatleBoot]

17. Go get 'em Harry!!!!!!!!!!!

[IronLionZion]

18. If anyone is still wondering if Harry Reid is worth his salt,

stop wondering.

GO HARRY GO!!!

Burn those motherfuckers damn good. expose all that bullshit about giving away our national secrets for some gay lovin or whatever.



Harry Reid is the type of guy who chokes anyone who tries to bribe him. That and he has experience with assassination attempts from his days at the NGC. http://slate.msn.com/id/2111392

Reid and Dean are the real deal.

[IndianaGreen]

20. For no other reason than Gannon being a party to the Valerie Plame leak

We clearly need a special prosecutor with all the powers Ken Starr once enjoyed.

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[Acryliccalico]

25. At this point we have to do as much as we can

we have to keep the pressure on to open up the big can of worms that we all know is just beneath the surface. :kick:

[DemonFighterLives]

22. Go Dems

Throw as much mud as possible. Anything to slow dubyas agenda.

[GetTheRightVote]

26. Go Harry, I am making calls to Senators urging they sign as well

:kick:

[Kenergy]

27. Give 'em hell Harry! n/t

[NVMojo]

28. Yahoo!!!!! I've been hoping for this!!! Go Senator Harry Reid!!

Nevada folks, Reid will be at Stead tomorrow!! He's been in Nevada traveling most of the past week.

[Callboy]

29. finally. some stones

[lancdem]

30. And Harry Reid isn't just another senator

He's the minority leader, so his actions carry a lot of extra weight. I wouldn't be surprised if many other Dem senators follow his lead and sign on to the call for an investigation.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

34. He's a tough Senator....he is surprising me. Good job Senator Reid! nt

[eddieb]

31. Chicken little

Call Senator biden an insist he sign the letter,I just did

[email protected]
[phone] phone
[phone] fax

[warrens]

33. That ought to do it

The GOP can cover up for only so long once the heavyweights start piling on. Thanks to Dick Durbin, who really got this ball rolling. With Kerry signing on, it's going to be very hard for the GOP to stonewall.

[cal04]

36. Durbin letter slated to be delivered to President Bush Friday morning

Aide says senators being given time to sign call for inquiry
An aide to the senator who is circulating a letter calling for an investigation into how ‘Jeff Gannon’ got access to the White House told RAW STORY Thursday the letter would be delivered to President Bush Friday morning.

The aide, who asked not to be named, said Sen. Durbin’s office had experienced difficulty tracking down Democratic senators in their home districts and were allowing other member offices more time to decide. Congress is in recess this week.

Durbin’s aide declined to say how many senators had signed on. The senator’s office has said they will brief RAW STORY on the letter and provide more detail Friday morning. Five senatorial offices–Durbin, Kennedy, Kerry, Lautenberg and Reid–have said publicly that they had or will sign the letter to President Bush, which demands a full and transparent investigation into how a conservative correspondent allegedly got access to classified information and the president.

“Given the unprecedented level of security in Washington since 9/11, it is troubling that that a non-journalist using a false name and working for a sham news organization could have gained regular access to the White House for such an extended period of time,” Durbin writes.

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