Jeff Gannon, Pretend White House Correspondent, Weighs In On McClellan, So...There's That

Jeff Gannon, the pretend White House correspondent with a pretend name whose chief contribution to American politics was finding a point of intersection between right-wing shilling, homosexual escort services, and the CSPAN network, has weighed in on the whole McClellan/What Happened affair, because, well, what else does he got going on right now in his life? Prepare to disarm your hyperbole alarms!

Add me to the growing list of those who are having great difficulty understanding McClellan's motives. I spent two years as a White House reporter, much of it during McClellan's reign. At no time did Scott ever indicate, either publicly or privately, he had the misgivings he expressed in this book.

What I hear about the book does not sound like the Scott McClellan I knew for two years. I can say without fear of contradiction, that I knew Scott better than any other White House correspondent or Washington reporter.

It's really kind of adorable to see Gannon suing for inclusion in the Karl Rove Klub by dutifully reciting the "not the Scott I knew" talking point that everyone from the Bush White House received on their Blackberry yesterday. As for his claim of intimacy with McClellan, you should note that while reporters such as David Gregory, Dana Priest, Terry Moran, Dana Bash, Bill Plante, and Martha Raddatz all get mentioned in What Happened, there exists nothing but a wide open space between popular snack manufacturer "Frito-Lay" and press advance director "Kelley Gannon" in the book's index.

Still, Gannon makes it clear that the man he knew better than any of his pretend colleagues was, like, totally dead to him: "At every turn, I gave Scott the benefit of the doubt for the devastating communication failures that plagued the Bush administration. It now appears that Scott did not deserve such allowances. By his own admission, McClellan either perpetrated a fraud behind the podium or has done so with this book. Whichever the case, Scott McClellan's credibility is zero."

That's coming from a guy who routinely plagiarized RNC fact sheets, pretended to have received classified memos, and served up kooky softball questions while standing in the White House Briefing Room.

Comments

[sublingual]

Seriously, will Olbermann or some (credible) journalist ask McClellan what the f-ing deal was with getting Guckert into the WH those several hundred times, whether or not there was a press meeting that day? I think we really need to know who it was in the WH rehearsing those softball questions with Gannon till well into the evening (or later). Honestly, my money's on McClellan more than Rove.

[uhappytoo]

The "I never heard him say ..." excuse is as lame as it gets, especially from someone of Gannon's capacity. The White House Press Secretary is never behind the podium speaking his own mind. So why would anyone expect him to have ever made such expressions in public. And for Gannon to suggest, as have many others, that he knows every private conversation McClellan ever had during those WH years simply echoes the continuing character attacks without ever refuting the comments themselves.

[swift goat pet for truth]

Jeffy says:
"I thought he was real cute. I usually don't go for the chubby type, but for him I'll make an exception. Yummy!"

[bronceye]

Is this for real? Who could possibly care for the opinion of a male sperm bank?

[mikelartist]

Gannon-Guz­zler-Gucke­rt needs to "get off his knees" and "stop swallowing his pride" just to "get exposed" in the media. His days of "whoring" himself are over. No one is interested.

See, we can all write cheap innuendo. Only we have more credibility than Gannon-Guz­zler-Gucke­rt.

[MainSpark]

Said Jeff Gannon: "Whichever the case, Scott McClellan's credibility is zero."

The pot calling the kettle black.

[waynesmyer]

CHECK OUT C-SPAN ARCHIVES!!! Brian Lamn actually interviewed Jeffy Gannon , as if he were a real reporter! It appeared the Brian did not have a clue! Or did he??? Oh The Shame! Theb Shame! Check it out!
Hello, Jeffy, this in Senator Larry Craig, are you busy tonight?

[ignrnthllblly]

"I can say without fear of contradiction, that I knew Scott better than any other White House correspondent or Washington reporter."

[Unnecessary comma all Jeff's]

That's the thing about Gannon. He never has any fear of contradiction--even when he should be terrified of it. Scott should contradict him with a libel suit. All the elements are there: a knowingly false statement published with the intent to damage.

But seriously: poor Jeff. Still thinks if he pretends hard enough that he was a real journalist and a real WH correspondent that eventually people will forget the truth and treat him with the notice and deference he so incorrigibly believes he deserves. Good luck with that Jeff.

[JBL55]

"Scott should contradict him with a libel suit."

I suspect that fear of a libel suit is restraining many members of this maladministration who are instead reduced to talking points of "how sad" or "not the Scotty I knew."

[JBL55]

James/Jeff Guckert/Gannon says that Scott McClellan's credibility is zero?

Bwah-ha-ha­-ha-ha-ha!

That has got to be the funniest observation yet on McClellan’s book. Who knew JJGG was a comedian?

[tschlak]

The poster boy for Bush-press relations. 100% in the can.

[Chavez08]

Did they ever confirm if Gannon is really Johnny Gosch?

[Bluedog12]

Forget McClellan, as an investigative journalist Jeff Gannon should be able to get to the bottom of the Larry Craig bathroom mystery. Which finger was the ring on? Where on the floor was that piece of paper? What qualifies as a wide stance? Did he wash his hands? These are the pressing questions of our time.

[condew]

I still wonder who he was visiting in the whitehouse. He had to have a powerful supporter ti get his press credentials. I think Rove comes up most often as the likely buddy, but it is very odd if McClellan never mentions the guy who gave him all the softball questions. Personally, with Gannon's "Bulldog" drill sargent persona and websites like hotmilitar­ystuds,com­, I think George Bush is Jeffies ideal customer. George likes to hang around with the soldiers and dress up in uniforms, and he loves sycophants who lob softball questions.

[Bluedog12]

Sir Jef Gannon is doing God's work. His personal interaction with the administration is meant to speed up the "Rapture".

[lippp]

Jeff's motto, when he had a website offering his more intimate talents, was "I don't leave scars, I just make a good impression"! He still seems to thinks he can impress. By the way, this website was up and running when he was sitting just feet from the Pres. Our top notch CIA could not vet this blatent whore so how can we believe they can be counted on to provide any facts with credibility.

[Falafel]

Great! Now we've heard from the man-whore sector (remember, Jeff worked for a male escort service)

[BADEN]

AND had full rein to tour the WhiteHouse at night.....

You can still see his ghostly figure wafting thru.....l­isten!

"tttttuuuu­urrrrrdddd­d blosssssom­........"

Whip it, whip it good.