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April 25, 2005

Freedom of Too Much Information

The results are in from Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) Freedom of Information Act request for documents relating to the access that Jeff Gannon had to the White House.

Lots of fun anomolies are evident!!

Guckert made more than two dozen excursions to the White House when
there were no scheduled briefings. On many of these days, the Press
Office held press gaggles aboard Air Force One—which raises questions
about what Guckert was doing at the White House.


This begs the question, of whether he was simply the White House whore. Maybe they all used him. Passed him around, so to speak. Share and share alike. While President Bush is away, the boys do play.

On at least fourteen occasions, Secret Service records show either
the entry or exit time missing. Generally, the existing entry or exit
times correlate with press conferences; on most of these days, the
records show that Guckert checked in but was never processed out.


So they let him in for the press conferences, but then he has to stay and 'work' or 'perform additional services' to members of the Bush Administration? Hmmmmm.

In March, 2003, Guckert left the White House twice on days he had
never checked in with the Secret Service.


Slumber parties with Ken Mehlman and Scott McClellan?

Since December 2004, all but one of Gannon’s forty-eight temporary
appointments were requested by Lois Cassano, a White House Press
Office media assistant. One additional request was made by Peter
Watkins, a press assistant who now works as deputy press secretary
to First Lady Laura Bush.


No. Not the First Lady, too? Is there no end to the moral decay of the White House? Is George Bush not man enough for her, that she needs a hot military stud on the side?

Over the next 22 months, Guckert failed to check out with the Service
on fourteen days. On several of these visits, Guckert either entered or
exited by a different entry/exit point than his usual one.


Do we really want to know about his 'usual entry points?' I mean Freedom of Information is great, but really. Eewww.

via The Alternate Brain