Dowd - Bush's Barberini Faun

[realFedUp]

MoDo couldn't get a pass into WH press room!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/17/opinion/17dowd.html?hp

February 17, 2005
Bush's Barberini Faun
By MAUREEN DOWD

WASHINGTON — I am very impressed with James Guckert, a k a Jeff Gannon.

How often does an enterprising young man, heralded in press reports as both a reporter and a contributor to such sites as Hotmilitarystud.com, Workingboys.net, Militaryescorts.com, MilitaryescortsM4M.com and Meetlocalmen.com, get to question the president of the United States?

I'm still mystified by this story. I was rejected for a White House press pass at the start of the Bush administration, but someone with an alias, a tax evasion problem and Internet pictures where he posed like the "Barberini Faun" is credentialed to cover a White House that won a second term by mining homophobia and preaching family values?

At first when I tried to complain about not getting my pass renewed, even though I'd been covering presidents and first ladies since 1986, no one called me back. Finally, when Mr. McClellan replaced Ari Fleischer, he said he'd renew the pass - after a new Secret Service background check that would last several months.

In an era when security concerns are paramount, what kind of Secret Service background check did James Guckert get so he could saunter into the West Wing every day under an assumed name while he was doing full-frontal advertising for stud services for $1,200 a weekend? He used a driver's license that said James Guckert to get into the White House, then, once inside, switched to his alter ego, asking questions as Jeff Gannon.

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[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Yeah it's going in GD too, but this one should get LOTS of coverage

on DU.

This is the best verbal smackdown I have seen to DATE about this story, the vomitous hypocrisy, the manipulation and the real THREAT of letting them control their appearances SO tightly.


Here's the other threads comments. Dowd really elevated the conversation about this to the maximum by smacking them right in their manipulative faces. This will make the weekend news programs.

She's definitely framed the issue well
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3127354

[realFedUp]

2. Yep, just saw it over there also...

would love to see this in MSM, but
columnists will do in the meantime.
:-)

[LibertyorDeath]

3. This is starting to blow up.!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[pacalo]

7. Check out what Catherine Crier had to say on "Crooks & Liars"...

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/02/16.html#a1607

She's outraged at this creep's easy access to the WH.

[LibertyorDeath]

8. Thanx that was a good interview.

This is heating up nicely imo

[Erika]

4. This is so funny

Bush and Scott allow this guy in and then baby him, and he's not a journalist? He's a gay man with porn sites and no credibility but Bush allows him in the press room?

I can hear it now, Bush is going to lecture the democrats on family values once again.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Well the issue is Bush's attorney generals are spending loads of

energy prosecuting others for pornography and prostitution while the person they let in *cough* employ in the press room is doing all those things...wonder if that's how they all met.

Frankly, I'm glad they at least don't hate us gay folks even though they'll incite hatred against us to get a vote.

[pacalo]

6. "I know the FBI computers don't work, but this is ridiculous."

[Emillereid]

9. I've been a little out of the loop lately --

are their nice juicy pics to go with this story. If so -- show the way. Just for research, mind you!

[realFedUp]

16. The pics are on www.americablog.com

I wonder how much the White House
was paying him for each question?
Had to pay better than $200 an hour
as an "escort"

[tom_paine]

10. Kick

[emulatorloo]

11. Kick

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[Beetwasher]

13. WOOOHOO! The Dragon Lady Is On it!

It's picking up steam!

[rodeodance]

14. E-mail: [email protected] (lets email her to encourage MORE)

[rodeodance]

15. yes, and I am glad she is on this issue--

[kris10ep]

17. Leave it to Maureen

to stir the pot and get people talking.

Thank God for Mo!!!!

[question everything]

18. LOL, had to google "Barberini Faun" to find out to what she was

referring

http://www.rainbowflag.com/homepage/teritowe/glypto1.html

[realFedUp]

20. thanks

I needed that :-)

[LibertyorDeath]

19. kick incase you haven't heard of Gannon....LOL

[question everything]

21. Just watched Bill Maher on HBO

and he was great. Gannon had two jobs: one shameful and sleazy, the other - a male prostitute.

[rugger]

22. I am hot for Mo!

She is a babe. Didn't I read an article about her not being able to find a man who isn't intimidated by her? Hey babe, what's your number?

[Karenina]

23. Kick!

:kick: