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<blockquote data-quote="shoeless" data-source="post: 14140761" data-attributes="member: 102198"><p>Then you haven't been paying attention. That is exactly why I brought this up in the first place. No one was paying attention. This guy was using an alias, and had absolutely no journalism credentials. He <em>was</em> Joe Schmoe off the street.</p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: left">[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Bush's press office gave Jim Guckert access, even knowing his only credentials were from the blatantly partisan group GOPUSA.</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></strong></span>[/font]</p> <p style="text-align: left">[font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>by Eric Boehlert</strong></span>[/font]</p><p></p><p></p><p>Excerpt:</p><p></p><p><strong>White House press secretary Scott McClellan originally told reporters that Guckert was properly allowed into press briefings because he worked for an outlet that "published regularly."</strong> But that's when the questions were about Talon. <strong>More recently McClellan offered up a new rationale.</strong> Asked by Editor and Publisher magazine how the decision was made to allow a GOPUSA correspondent in, McClellan said, <strong>"The staff assistant went to verify that the news organization existed."</strong> (Emphasis added.) <strong>That, apparently, was the lone criterion the press office used when Guckert (aka Jeff Gannon) approached it in February 2003 seeking a pass for White House briefings.</strong> Not yet working for Republican-friendly Talon News, which came into existence in April 2003, <strong>Guckert, using an alias and with no journalism experience whatsoever,</strong> was writing on a voluntary basis for a Web site dedicated to promoting Republican issues. To determine whether Guckert would gain entrance to the press room, normally reserved for professional journalists working for legitimate, recognized and independent news organizations, <strong>the press office simply logged on to the Internet and confirmed that GOPUSA "existed," and then quickly approved Guckert's access.</strong> <strong><span style="color: red">In a White House obsessed, at least publicly, with security and where journalists cannot even move between the White House and the nearby Old Executive Building without a personal escort, Guckert's lenient treatment was likely unprecedented.</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shoeless, post: 14140761, member: 102198"] Then you haven't been paying attention. That is exactly why I brought this up in the first place. No one was paying attention. This guy was using an alias, and had absolutely no journalism credentials. He [i]was[/i] Joe Schmoe off the street. [left][font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=5][b][size=3]Bush's press office gave Jim Guckert access, even knowing his only credentials were from the blatantly partisan group GOPUSA. [/size][/b][/size][/font] [font=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=2][b]by Eric Boehlert[/b][/size][/font][/left] Excerpt: [b]White House press secretary Scott McClellan originally told reporters that Guckert was properly allowed into press briefings because he worked for an outlet that "published regularly."[/b] But that's when the questions were about Talon. [b]More recently McClellan offered up a new rationale.[/b] Asked by Editor and Publisher magazine how the decision was made to allow a GOPUSA correspondent in, McClellan said, [b]"The staff assistant went to verify that the news organization existed."[/b] (Emphasis added.) [b]That, apparently, was the lone criterion the press office used when Guckert (aka Jeff Gannon) approached it in February 2003 seeking a pass for White House briefings.[/b] Not yet working for Republican-friendly Talon News, which came into existence in April 2003, [b]Guckert, using an alias and with no journalism experience whatsoever,[/b] was writing on a voluntary basis for a Web site dedicated to promoting Republican issues. To determine whether Guckert would gain entrance to the press room, normally reserved for professional journalists working for legitimate, recognized and independent news organizations, [b]the press office simply logged on to the Internet and confirmed that GOPUSA "existed," and then quickly approved Guckert's access.[/b] [b][color=red]In a White House obsessed, at least publicly, with security and where journalists cannot even move between the White House and the nearby Old Executive Building without a personal escort, Guckert's lenient treatment was likely unprecedented.[/color][/b] [/QUOTE]
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