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What I have to wonder is how legit the credentials of other reports are. I doubt he's the only one with questionable credentials; have any of the others been checked, and why isn't the news media raising the issue?
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WriterofLight
on March 6, 2005 at 7:46 PM
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How did Gannon get into the White House in the first place?
Getting into the White House Press Corps is a prestigious job, something that journalists at the peak of their careers with many years of experience compete for. Gannon had no journalistic background at all. He did not QUALIFY for a permanent pass because of his lack of experience and because he was not associated with a legitimate publication, and for those reasons he was turned down when he applied. Instead, he got a temporary day pass, meant for visitors -- but he was "temporarily" allowed into the White House almost every single day for YEARS. Why? Who authorized that? For what reason? Did anyone do a background check for security reasons before allowing him to get so close to the President? If they did a background check, did they find out he was a prostitute who posted close-up pictures on the internet of himself pissing? Is there any reason a prostitute with no journalistic background should be allowed into the prestigious White House Press Corps, taking the place of better qualified applicants who are REAL journalists?
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Eeek
on March 5, 2005 at 4:38 PM
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