Ok, Gannon steps down after we out his real identity.
The first angle of attack for the Conservative Right is to call us all "Liberal Commies against the freedom of the press." Remember, in thier minds there is no "unbiased press". Just as we have a hard time believing that there is a "Progressive News Organization", they have an equally hard time believing that there is a "Conservative News Organization". Given that, if Russel Mohkiber tomorrow is outed as really being someone else, and gets attacked by the freepers, we will surely call foul. So, we must ask ourselves first:
"What makes this case unique?"
First it is the way the Gannon was able to get White House press passes with a fake name and dubious training.
We need to start framing up simple question that addresses this.
"How come the White House didn't know that Jeff Gannon was using a fake name?"
By acting stupid to the fact that the White House was just playing along, we end up subconsciously playing into the "9-11 Changed Everything" imprint. This can be affective when talking to skeptics who see this as an unnecessary personal attack.
Second, the whole thing about him possibly being gay, we should act as if we didn't even hear it or know about it. Or, perhaps use that special "I really shouldn't even talk about this" voice and say "Well, some people have said some things, not that I really care, but wouldn't it be odd? I mean, you know what I'm saying, right?" By leaving it open ended, we leave it up to the human telephone game to naturally distort it. We don't need to come up the answer, we need to come up with the open ended suggestive question.
Third, the Valerie Plame incident. Continuing with "the open-ended suggestive question", we should continue asking "How did a guy who uses a fake name get a memo that put a CIA operative's life in danger? Didn't the hijackers use fake names too?"
Yes, we need to tap into the 9-11 fear and turn it back onto the proto-fascists. By linking the act of outing Plame to the act of 9-11, we are properly framing what has happened. Someone committed an act of terrorism against all CIA employees and their families by making all CIA employees and thier families afraid of getting killed while "just doing thier jobs". That person is in the White House. That person dealt with Jeff Gannon either directly, or indirectly. Remember, the Patriot Act states that even you unknowinlgy help a terrorist commit an act of terror, you are guilty. It is my belief that Jeff Gannon has helped someone commit an act of terror against American Citizens on US soil.
And finally:
"Remember that warlord in Afghanistan who was murdered by Al Qaida operatives pretending to be journalists?"
I don't know if this helps at all, or just hurts the cause, but I feel like we need to start preparing our spin.