James Guckert (aka Jeff Gannon)

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:33:24 GMT, rw
wrote:

Why did the White House authorize a male prostitute into the White House
Press Corps (for two years, on a "daily" basis!), to lob softball
questions to the president during press conferences, whenever he got
into trouble with real questions from real journalists?

This is so goddamn funny.

Hasn't every administration had, if not prosties, at least 'friendly'
reporters they could turn to in that way since the end of the Truman
years? Maybe before then, but we had men with more chutzpah as
presidents before then, or so it seems to me. And less press
conferences were expected. As well as press conferences then being
more regarded as chances for the president to push his policies than
as chances to get other information.


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Cyli wrote:
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:33:24 GMT, rw
wrote:


Why did the White House authorize a male prostitute into the White House
Press Corps (for two years, on a "daily" basis!), to lob softball
questions to the president during press conferences, whenever he got
into trouble with real questions from real journalists?

This is so goddamn funny.


Hasn't every administration had, if not prosties, at least 'friendly'
reporters they could turn to in that way since the end of the Truman
years? Maybe before then, but we had men with more chutzpah as
presidents before then, or so it seems to me. And less press
conferences were expected. As well as press conferences then being
more regarded as chances for the president to push his policies than
as chances to get other information.

Oh, OK. I guess it's perfectly normal for administrations to hire male
prostitute shills to serve up softball questions in press conferences.

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On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 04:33:43 GMT, rw
wrote:

(snipped)

Oh, OK. I guess it's perfectly normal for administrations to hire male
prostitute shills to serve up softball questions in press conferences.

Didn't say it was okay. Just that it's seemed to me to be common
practice. I think it's helping dumb down the public, but it's not as
if the president (or, it would seem much of the rest of the media)
care what I think. Cannabalism was common in Melansia or thereabouts,
too. I don't think that's a good thing, either. Brain parasites were
the physical result. Bad news reporting has a similar metaphysical
effect.


Cyli
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Often taunted by trout. Almost entirely harmless.

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