Daily Kos :: Comments For Immediate Release: The Jeff Gannon Controversy

Make sure the press knows this (3.80 / 5)

The key question is not
"Was he a journalist or an amateur?"
but
"Was he a journalist or a plant? If so, who planted him?"

by Smallbottle on Thu Feb 10, 2005 at 09:14:29 PM PDT

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- Ironic (none / 1)
  
  You all are more qualified as reporters than Jeff Gannon.
  
  Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:8
  
  by PJ 7 on Thu Feb 10, 2005 at 11:20:44 PM PDT
  
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  - Not so fast! (none / 1)
    
    How many of us have completed the $50 Journalism class from purple heart band-aid guy? Not very many I think!
    
    "Efficiency is the steak. Renewables are the sizzle." --Carl Pope, Sierra Club
    
    by Red Herring on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 01:15:31 AM PDT
    
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    - I have a band-aid (none / 1)
      
      and a purple marker so I'm good to go.
      
      Blood 4 Oil War 2
      
      by TXsharon on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 03:50:46 AM PDT
      
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    - Journalism creds? (none / 0)
      
      I wrote for my HS newspaper.
      Does that count?
      
      Mariachi Mama Candidate Bickering Moratorium! Signatory to the Carnacki Petition
      
      by kredwyn on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 05:08:27 PM PDT
      
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      - Me too (none / 0)
        
        And the full 2 pages were published in the Sun Sentinel once a week. (Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano). It was pretty exciting to see your bi-line.
        Then I went into Accounting and my first major job was with the same paper. I just didn't get to write the stories. Should have taken the 2 day course. Ha!
        
        I'm voting for the Democrat! End of story!
        
        by BarnBabe on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 08:05:08 PM PDT
        
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  - And, PJ 7, (none / 0)
    
    how many of them use their real names? ;)
    
    In Iraq, it's a dry heat. And the language that none of our troops or diplomats speak is Arabic rather than Vietnamese.--Daniel Ellsburg
    
    by ankylosaurus on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 08:21:10 AM PDT
    
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    - That is my real name (none / 0)
      
      PJ are my first 2 initials, and 7 is so I am lucky. As far as I am concerned I am legit! Where is my press pass.
      
      Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:8
      
      by PJ 7 on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 05:34:21 PM PDT
      
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  - Geez, I even have more EXPERIENCE (none / 0)
    
    than he does! Stringers count, right?
    
    Tarheel born, tarheel bred! And when I die, I'll be tarheel dead.
    
    by NCYellowDog on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 05:20:28 PM PDT
    
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- He was a paid activist. (none / 0)
  
  Will the elite be happy living behind gated communities in the potential meltdown? Peace now. -7.00, -2.92
  
  by mattes on Fri Feb 11, 2005 at 09:47:55 AM PDT
  
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