Reply #18: Conresswoman Louise Slaughter on it...

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Here is the letter that Rep Slaughter has sent to les Gran Chimp: selected theocrat ruler of this current illegal regime. I have included contact info for her. Please take a quick moment fellow DUers and send letters of support for the challenge of her letter. This is the kind of spirit that will topple this monstrous power that has wedged itself into our Democracy. The fourth estate has been corrupted and we must demand its return from this deceptive propaganda takeover.

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Washington, DC - Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (NY-28), long time champion of media reform and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Rules,
sent a letter to President George W. Bush today asking him to explain
how discredited "reporter" Jeff Gannon was credentialed as a member
of the legitimate media by the White House.


The letter follows:

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

In light of the mounting evidence that your Administration has, on
several occasions, paid members of the media to advocate in favor of
Administration policies, I feel compelled to ask you to address a
matter brought to my attention by the Niagara Falls Reporter (article
attached), a local newspaper in my district, regarding James "JD"
Guckert (AKA Jeff Gannon) of Talon News.

According to several credible reports, "Mr. Gannon" has been
repeatedly credentialed as a member of the White House press corps by
your office and has been regularly called upon in White House press
briefings by your Press Secretary Scott McClellan, despite the fact
evidence shows that "Mr. Gannon" is a Republican political operative,
uses a false name, has phony or questionable journalistic
credentials, is known for plagiarizing much of the "news" he reports,
and according to several web reports, may have ties to the promotion
of the prostitution of military personnel.
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I was already concerned about what appears to be an organized
campaign to mask partisan propaganda as legitimate news by your
Administration. That we have now learned this same type of deception
is occurring inside the White House briefing room itself is even more
disturbing.

That is why I am asking you to please explain to the Congress and to
the American people how and why the individual known as "Mr. Gannon"
was repeatedly cleared by your staff to join the legitimate White
House press corps?

Mr. President, your Administration has driven the so-called "values"
debate in this country. But the most important value for those of us
in public service should always be honesty and integrity,
particularly when considering the manner in which we conduct our
affairs of state.

I would appreciate your prompt response on this matter.


Respectfully,

/LMS
Louise M. Slaughter
Ranking Member, House Committee on Rules

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