Just announced on CNN.
Think he's going to give Armstrong Williams a run for his money in the "I'm sooooo oppressed by liberals" stakes?
Think he'll pull off his mask to reveal Jamie Kennedy?
I'm expecting nothing less than journalistic excellence from Mr. Blitzer.
"Mr. Gannon, some people are saying that there was a concerted liberal effort by bloggers to threaten you and your family. Does this have anything to do with the appointment of Howard Dean as DNC chair?"
Discuss here.
UPDATE: Here is the contact form for WBR.
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?8
UPDATE II: It's not leading off the broadcast, so look later in the show. Worth mentioning that Wolf referred to Jeff as "the man KNOWN as Jeff Gannon."
UPDATE III: Summary of segment below.
Opens with background by Kurtz. BIG PICTURE of Daily Kos! Louise Slaughter mention - including screenshot of DKos post!
Blitzer: Welcome. Guckert or Gannon?
Gannon: Please call me Jeff Gannon.
Blizter: Why?
Gannon: It's a professional name, easier to pronounce.
Blitzer: What's on your driver's lisence?
Gannon: Guckert.
Blitzer: People have harassed and threatened me and my family.
Blizter: What?
Gannon: Stalking, following to church, phone calls, hate mail. Been very troubling.
Blitzer: What do you mean by family?
Gannon: I mean my mother and brother and his wife got phone calls.
Blizter: What about sexually explicit websites?
Gannon: Years ago I registered domain names for private clients. Never hosted. There's been so much about me on internet. I can't address it all.
Blitzer: Were you there for softballs or real journalism?
Gannon: Talon News is legitimate conservative news service - 700,000 daily readers. I created the questions. McClellan didn't know them in advance.
Blitzer: You wear your conservatism on your sleeve.
Gannon: Right.
Blitzer: Why not get real pass?
Gannon: Didn't qualify. Got daily pass.
Blitzer: Connection between GOPUSA and Talon?
Gannon: Common ownership. I write for Talon, that's it.
Blitzer: What now?
Gannon: "God closes doors and opens windows."
Blizter: Offers?
Gannon: I've had people call.
Blitzer: Thanks!
