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Tuesday, February 15

Bush and the Gay Prostitute

It is without a doubt the strangest story in decades from Washington.

On the heels of the Bush propaganda scandal [see 1/29/5 OZblog post], a White House 'correspondent' for a right-wing website [Talon News Service] named Jeff Gannon submitted his resignation, citing 'personal reasons.' This 'reporter' was exposed by bloggers as having absolutely no journalistic credentials other than a 2-day, $50 course offered by a right-wing organisation. The question of how he got preferential treatment over legitimate reporters, where he was known for lobbing softball questions to President Bush at his infrequent news conferences, seemed a legitimate question in light of the growing Propaganda scandal.

Gannon touted to Wolf Blitzer on CNN [where his lack of credentials to be either a journalist or a pundit went unquestioned] that he was one of 6 'journalists' who were marketed the felonious outing of CIA spy Valerie Plame by the White House Traitor. Why the still-unmasked Traitor had gone to a partisan hack also was one of those in-depth questions Blitzer forgot to ask.

But, the corporate media remained silent about this curious story.

Then, bloggers uncovered the personal reason Gannon had quit. Several gay 'escort' websites in the DC area were found to contain his advertisement for 'escort' services [Internet-speak for prostitute], where Gannon also used the nom du sleeze James Guckert. According to the Conserviative Voice [which features Jerry Falwell as a contributing columnist], Gannon/Guckert advertised that he provided the following personal services:

"Ex-USMC Jock: Available for hourly, overnight, weekend or longer travel - OUT ONLY!"

Personal Trainer: Safe-Sane-Strenuous-Satisfying workouts, Sports training, and competition, especially wrestling....

Big SPORTS Fan: Will go to the game with you, then take you home and....

"AGGRESIVE, VERBAL, DOMINANT TOP. I DON'T LEAVE MARKS....ONLY IMPRESSIONS."

The websites contained photos of Gannon/Guckert, making a positive ID possible. He appeared in underwear, nude and, buck nekkid spread eagle [WARNING: don't look if you are easily offended!] and advertised his physical specs [hair & eye colour, height, weight, and 'dick size'].

And still, the corporate media has remained remarkably silent, as a Google news search shows.

So, just how did a gay prosititute get access to the White House? Well, Scott McClellan says it was routine. The Conservative Voice disagrees:

“Gannon” definitely got special treatment from the White House. So far the White House has denied this, saying anybody in a similar position could get daily press passes. Refusing to acknowledge his special treatment only leads to speculation that blackmail is somehow involved.

Not only did Gannon/Guckert receive apparently no background check, like Bush's Homeland Security Director nominee Bernard Kerik [nomination status: withdrawn with embarrasment after newspapers discovered a sordid past]. Either that, or White House security checks are less intensive than bloggers.

Then, the bizarre hypocrisy of the burgeoning right-wing media becomes hilariously apparent. Although Talon has pulled their stories by Jeff 'HotMilitaryStud.com' Gannon, they are still available via Google's cache. He railed against John Kerry, even writing a story accusing him of being gay. No wonder Talon wanted them gone before the lawsuits began.

So, the two questions remain: how did a gay prostitiute gain access to anti-gay President Bush and become a central player in the White House Traitor scandal?

And why is the corporate media avoiding any discussion of what can only be described as a huge scandal?