Word February 17 2005

Talon News reporter Jeff Gannon, born J.D. Guckert, was a reliable White House go-to guy. He asked pro-Bush questions at press conferences, derailing journalists based in reality. He recently quit after bloggers exposed his White House credentials were filed under a fake name - and that he had links to gay websites.

"Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. ... Yet, in the same breath, they say that Social Security is rock solid. ... How are you going to work ... with people who ... have divorced themselves from reality?" - "JEFF GANNON" TO PRESIDENT BUSH, AT A JAN. 26 PRESS CONFERENCE??
"The White House plant ­reporter' has a profile up that looks mighty gay. ... And this pillar of social conservative values has one website that offers military escorts for hire. The hypocrisy of it all is just too much to believe."- KEN SAIN, OF THE WASHINGTON BLADE, ON FEB. 9 ON www.SOUTHERNVOICE.COM

"The Talon News correspondent ... quit last night amid a growing online investigation ... of involvement with several websites appearing to support gay pornography and promote male prostitution."- TIMOTHY KARR, OF MEDIA FOR DEMOCRACY, ON FEB. 9 ON MEDIACITIZEN.BLOGSPOT.COM??