It looks to me as though Guckert is open to offers. A new piece in
Editor and Publisher has an interview with Gannon today. Here are a couple of excerpts:
NEW YORK At previous galas he says he managed to meet Sen. John Kerry and Al Franken. But will James Guckert's recent notoriety as a partisan White House reporter who used a fake name, among other alleged activities, keep him out of this year's White House Correspondents Dinner?
Guckert, a.k.a. Jeff Gannon, doesn't think so.
"I have every intention of attending this year's [dinner]," Guckert, a guest at the last two dinners, told E&P today. "Don't you think I could? I'm sure someone is going to ask me or offer me the opportunity to go. It is a great publicity event."
But I wonder if he wants more than a dinner ticket.
Is it possible that his previous owners have dumped him, and he's angling for a new buyer? This looks like an ad to me:
Guckert, who contends he still has a future in journalism, also added that entering the paid-speaker circuit is another goal. "It is likely that I will start making some appearances and speaking," he said, declinig to name specific efforts he has taken in that regard. "There are people who are definitely interested in some of my behind-the-scenes work in the press room."
As the article concludes, that is certainly an understatement.
Anyone with enough cash to buy (a slightly used) James D. Guckert?