Jeff Gannon Gets New Gig with International Bible Reading Association

[Ian David]

Jeff Gannon Gets New Gig
Saves Self From Eternal Damnation?

Hustler-turned-journo Jeff Gannon has found himself a new gig: event coordinator for the International Bible Reading Association's National Day of Prayer! Washington Post's Dana Milbank explains:

Gannon, actually a pseudonym for James Guckert, had earned fame in 2005 representing a conservative Web site at White House briefings until it was revealed that he posted nude pictures of himself on the Web to offer his services as a $200-an-hour gay escort.

Let us pray for the power to understand how Gannon made his way from HotMilitaryStud.com to the International Bible Reading Association.

Something tells us he didn't blow his way into this one.

Maybe the House of Representatives' pastor, Rev. Daniel P. Coughlin - who used your tax dollars to promote the James Dobson-endorsed event - took pity on his sinful soul.



More:
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[MADem]

1. Oh, WAIT...there's MORE!!! DOZENS of heads were bowed!!!!!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/03/AR2007050302170_pf.html

Dozens of Heads Were Bowed

By Dana Milbank
Friday, May 4, 2007; A02



Let us pray.

Let us pray that, on next year's National Day of Prayer, there is better attendance at the "Bible Reading Marathon" on the West Front of the Capitol.

Organizers put out 600 folding chairs on the lawn -- the spot where presidents are inaugurated -- and set up a huge stage with powerful amplifiers. But at 9:30 a.m. yesterday, not one of the 600 seats was occupied. By 11 a.m., as a woman read a passage from Revelations, attendance had grown -- to four people. Finally, at 1 p.m., 37 of the 600 seats were occupied, though many of those people were tourists eating lunch.

Where was everybody?

"This isn't that kind of event," explained Jeff Gannon, spokesman for the host, the International Bible Reading Association. Gannon, actually a pseudonym for James Guckert, had earned fame in 2005 representing a conservative Web site at White House briefings until it was revealed that he posted nude pictures of himself on the Web to offer his services as a $200-an-hour gay escort.

Let us pray for the power to understand how Gannon made his way from HotMilitaryStud.com to the International Bible Reading Association....

[Ian David]

2. I would say that was some pretty poor event planning by HotMilitaryEventPlanning.com n/t

[MADem]

4. They probably didn't CARE about attendance

They just needed a way to get some money to Gannon/Guckert, to keep his mouth shut...I suspect...

[LiberalFighter]

3. Daniel P. Coughlin's reported salaries

Chaplain 10/01/06 12/31/06 Chaplain $40,925.01
Chaplain 07/01/06 09/30/06 Chaplain $40,925.01
Chaplain 04/01/06 06/30/06 Chaplain $40,925.01
Chaplain 01/01/06 03/31/06 Chaplain $40,925.01
Chaplain 10/01/05 12/31/05 Chaplain $40,149.99
Chaplain 07/01/05 09/30/05 Chaplain $40,150.02
Chaplain 01/04/05 06/30/05 Chaplain $40,149.99
Chaplain 01/01/05 03/31/05 No Title Listed $40,149.99

Total Annual from 1/2006 - 12/2006 $163,700.04

[PuraVidaDreamin]

5. probably not a lack of clientel to be found there....

even in small numbers... wink-wink

[LiberalFighter]

6. Who is the International Bible Reading Association?

IBRA, a part of Christian Education, is an international organisation working to encourage regular Bible reading around the world, by publishing Bible reading schemes and notes and by funding organisations in developing countries through our International Appeal.

Christian Education (CE) provides advice, resources and opportunities for teaching and learning in the school, the church and the family group, carrying forward the work of the National Christian Education Council (NCEC, formerly the National Sunday School Union) and the Christian Education Movement (CEM). The two organisations are now joining together to maximise their delivery of high quality training and resources for Christian educators and for teachers of Religious Education in schools.

Christian Education is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. It is independent of Government and is reliant on earned income from its services and the generosity of supporters, whether charitable foundations, churches or individuals. Christian Education is governed by a Board of Trustees elected by a membership of seventy-five representatives from church denominations, ancillary bodies, individuals and other interested organisations.

Is it really independent of the Government?

[Rageneau]

7. LIES!! The event was well attended. It's just that many attendees were invisible angels.

In fact, so many invisible Republican angels swarmed to the event that they occupied all the chairs and the thousands of ordinary American Christians who arrived later couldn't sit down, so they went home.

I'm pretty sure that's what happened.