Breaking: Guckert to appear on CNN Tonight with Anderson Cooper

[Sparkle]

http://www.americablog.org

I gotta see this!

[Dookus]

1. whoohooo!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234740/

[sundog]

12. haha dook

:spank:

[tuvor]

51. Posts like this are the reason some gay DUers are seriously pissed off.

And in this case I don't blame them. Cut it out.

[TOOLZ]

76. This is really funny..,(the interview, not thread)

He's raising all the good points in, staying on topic about access and forcing GOOKERT to deny things clearly which will soon be challenged and disproven.

Why would he do this after he said last week he wouldn't talk to the media anymore? Because, even as a straight man, Anderson Cooper is fine.

[Dookus]

80. thanks for the advice

this sissy boy will give it all the attention it deserves.

[tuvor]

84. Well, how am I supposed to know that you're...y'know...?

Accept the message in the spirit with which it was intended.

:)

[Dookus]

85. How were you supposed to know?!

I referenced Sissy Boy Slap Party!!

:D

[BR_Parkway]

2. So much for his lawyers advice

We should all email Anderson questions.

[Just Me]

48. I agree. Let's email Anderson some "grinding" questions and challenge him

to pin this HO to the wall. We want mucho juicy LIES to throw back at the prostitution of this WH propaganda HO!!!

:bounce:

[skypilot]

3. That noise you hear...

...is the sound of two closet doors banging together.

[LiberallyInclined]

9. exactly.

it'll be another softballfest ala wolfie blithzer's patty-cake interview with bulldog.
the white house, via poppie's virginia farmboys- has the goods of some kind on everyone...when they need a positive spin on the news, they have LOTS of numbers to call.

[Dookus]

10. I don't think Cooper is terribly closeted....

he doesn't put it in his bio, but I don't think he goes out of his way to hide it. I knew he was gay long before he was on CNN.

[skypilot]

17. OK, then...

...that noise you hear is the sound of Anderson Cooper tossing his shoes at Jeff Gannon's closet.:)

I know, I know. That was lame.

[Dookus]

21. lol

Anderson wouldn't damage his shoes. His mother taught him better than that.

[ronnykmarshall]

36. Unlike a certain guy at Fox.

But I ain't one to gossip.

[ronnykmarshall]

35. Check the body language.

The sexual tension will be off the chart.

[PA Democrat]

4. Just more proof that you can't believe anything "Gannon" says

I thought he said he was done talking to the media.

[Sparkle]

5. I hope he shows up. I wanna hear what he has to say.

I'm trusting John at americablog knows the deal.

[justiceischeap]

6. What I want to know is why CNN?

Why not FAUX?

There has to be a reason for that choice.

[madhat]

8. Fox is pretending it doesn't exist

As is Drudge.

BOTH ARE IRRELEVANT

[RobertSeattle]

19. Do a search for "Jeff Gannon" at FoxNews Site - ONE HIT from 2/11

Meant to say one HEADLINE'd hit. - Where they distinctly mention the story in a headline - not buried down the page.

The silence out of Fox News is so telling

http://search.foxnews.com/_1_2I9MT3T033NN88C__info.foxnws/dog/results?otmpl=dog/webresults.htm&qkw=%22Jeff+Gannon%22&qcat=sitesearch&top=1&ver=6417&nextPageNum=1&fastSearch=

[shadowknows69]

46. do a yahoo news search

you find some good stuff too.

[Sparkle]

15. More $$!!

[HR_Pufnstuf]

22. Because Time Warner is involved in Plame affair...

...via their employee Robert Novak.

[blm]

25. Bushies always go to CNN for the coverups. Bush's CoverupNewsNetwork.

They never use FOX when they have serious CYA to be done. For their serious CYA and psyops work, it's been CNN for years now.

[Goldmund]

29. Because FAUX drones don't even know about the story.

[Individualist]

62. CNN: Conservative News Network

I can't even remember the last time I watched that garbage.

[EVDebs]

7. Want to bet they don't bring up Operation Mockingbird or CNN PsyOps ?

CNN and PsyOps by counterpunch's Alexander Cockburn
www.counterpunch.org/cnnpsyops.html

Operation Mockingbird CIA Media Manipulation
www.prisonplanet.com/analysis_ louise_01_03_03_mockingbird.html

Can CNN prove it still isn't operating under these military and intelligence programs ? Will they even mention them tonight ? What's Cooper's background btw ?

Expect to hear something along the lines of 'it was all just a bad dream, I awakened in auntie 'Em's house in Kansas...'

"The CIA Goes Primetime"
http://www.fair.org/articles/cia-cbs.html

remember they told us we'd be seeing Hollywood/media collaboration in this neverendingwar ?

""...a portrait jointly shaped by ABC, a private network, and the FBI, a secretive government agency that had say over scripts and story lines."" Ahem.

The real storyline is now Who in MSM is on the payroll ?
http://www.freedomofthepress.net/journalismandtheciathemightywurlitzer.htm
It's a question that has been too long in getting a proper answer.

[sunnystarr]

40. Isn't Cooper Gloria Vanderbilt's son?

At least that's what's stuck in my useless trivia file lol.

[Shopaholic]

47. Yes--he's

GV's son. She's appeared on his show-billed as. . . "Anderson's mother".

[BigBearJohn]

11. Will probably be a total puff piece

pun intended

[devilgrrl]

24. A puff piece?

Like this? :puffpiece:

[ultraist]

26. Are you slipping in little "puns" that mock gay sex?

:shrug:

I don't understand your comment, could you elaborate?

[BigBearJohn]

38. Give it a rest will ya? If you can't joke about yourself, you need help

Are you examining every possible thread for an insult?
Lighten up.

[ultraist]

50. If I can't joke about myself? I'm not gay. It was a joke about gays?

Is that what those remarks were, "puff pieces" jokes about gays?

I asked for clarification because I wasn't sure.

Why are you being defensive and saying things like, "you need help."

Those were jokes about gays from heteros, that's not one joking about him/herself. I think you are confused.

[BigBearJohn]

53. you win

Think whatever you want.
I am not going to walk on eggshells.

[WilliamPitt]

13. What time?

[Sparkle]

20. 7:00p.m. eastern on Anderson Cooper 360

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/

But the blog said CNN tonight, so I'm not sure. Sorry.

[Webster Green]

14. Anyone know what time that show airs?

Should be very interesting. Hope he breaks out the pictures.

[Lindsay]

7 PM eastern,

I think.

[Auntie Bush]

33. He is on the same time as Chris Matthews.

[progressiveboston]

16. Anderson is most certainly not closeted

He was tom catting all over town during the DNC. Maybe the two of them will set up a date,,,

[NewJeffCT]

28. However, CNN denied he was gay when he said "we"...

In reference to gays when talking to either Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell once...

[sunnystarr]

41. hmmm.... maybe Cooper saw the porn site and

made Gannon/Guckert an offer he couldn't refuse?

[shadowknows69]

45. stop it...play nice kids.

Out of all CNN's pathetic staff I can tolerate Cooper and Dobbs. They seem to have a little more taste for the truth than the rest of them. We should give it a chance. It may be that Cooper is the one reporter who can ruffle Gannon's feathers enough to get some indication of truth.

[tsuki]

18. I knew that he would not be able to resist the limelight. Anderson

Cooper, is he a journalist?

[grasswire]

30. actually, he is.

From his bio. He's more than a pretty face.

Since joining CNN, Cooper has anchored major breaking news stories, including the network's overnight coverage of the war in Iraq, as news of the military conflict was unfolding live during the day in Baghdad. Cooper also anchored much of CNN's live coverage of the D.C.-area sniper story and the coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion. For "America Votes 2004," he moderated a Democratic presidential candidates forum the network jointly sponsored with Rock the Vote.


Because of Cooper's background as a war correspondent for Channel One News, he was sent to Afghanistan after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to report on the U.S. military conflict and to Qatar where he reported on the testing of CENTCOM's new mobile headquarters. More recently, Cooper interviewed Haiti President Jean-Bertrand Aristide shortly before a 2004 revolt.


In December 2004, Cooper traveled to Sri Lanka to cover the disaster and aftermath of the tsunami that took more than 155,000 lives in South Asia.


Before joining CNN, Cooper was an ABC News correspondent and host of the network's reality program, The Mole. Cooper anchored ABC's live, interactive, overnight news and interview program, World News Now as well as providing reports for World News Tonight, 20/20 and 20/20 Downtown. Previously, he was a New York-based correspondent for ABC News, reporting primarily for World News Saturday/Sunday.


Cooper joined ABC from Channel One News, where he served as a reporter and producer. During that time, he was a chief international correspondent, reporting and producing stories from Bosnia, Iran, Israel, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa and Vietnam. He also reported national stories that were broadcast over the Channel One News school television network and seen in more than 12,000 classrooms nationwide.


Cooper has won several awards for his work, including an Emmy Award for his contribution to ABC's coverage of Princess Diana's funeral; a Silver Plaque from the Chicago International Film Festival for his report from Sarajevo on the Bosnian civil war; a Bronze Telly for his coverage of famine in Somalia; a Bronze Award from the National Educational Film and Video Festival for a report on political Islam; and a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism for his 20/20 Downtown report on gay high school athlete Corey Johnson.


Cooper graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a bachelor of arts degree in political science. He also studied Vietnamese at the University of Hanoi. Cooper is based in New York City.

[tsuki]

34. Thank you. Then I shall break down and watch some TV journalism :-)

[Mr_Spock]

23. I wouldn't watch CNN ever - you couldn't pay me to watch those ass holes

They have lost ALL credibility in the race to the bottom of the Faux "news" pile. Ass holes.

[Pirate Smile]

27. Why does Guckert love CNN? Has Faux still not even acknowledged

this scandal?

[Just Me]

49. Cause CNN is "nice" and Fox is craftily deceptive (and avoids plague-

like stories against their financier pResident)!!!

[OneTwentyoNine]

31. Oh my...Uncle Kkkarl tell him to get his ASS on TV and make this go away?

That would be my guess seeing how because of the Internet this story isn't dying in minutes like they usually do. Ah well...I expect plenty of softballing and "Bush knew nothing" statements out of Gannon.

If all goes well his check will be in the mail next week....

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[DearAbby]

37. How much is Rove paying for this TeeVee Time? And is the Taxpayer

picking up the tab? Can't believe anything from the Crapola Media. They had lost crediblity as GOP shills, they only difference between them and Gannon, is that they used to be journalists on TeeVee, now they only play one on TeeVee.

[Blue_Tires]

54. grovelbot rocks

[femme.democratique]

68. Totally! I love GrovelBot! GrovelBot should turn into...

...SmartAssBot!

[shadowknows69]

79. or the grovelnator

[Mojambo]

39. Danger.

If they're letting him do media it means they've successfully covered up anything truly bad.

If they were worried that this could still be a problem there is NO way they would let him ANYWHERE near an interview again.

The PR push always comes after the coverup and tonight will be all about PR.

[BuyingThyme]

57. I disagree...

The Leslie Blitzer piece was intended to stop the bleeding by victimizing Gannon.

I think they're trying it again, but what will the strategy be? He can't lie about his mother again, can he?

[Vinca]

42. I suppose Anderson will ask his usual "hard hitting" questions. nt

[KharmaTrain]

43. Hail Mary Time...

Note that the Freepers are planning a rally to support "Gannon" tomorrow outside the White House...be assured the corporate media will be there and a story will pass along "mainstream" wires about a "wave of support" for "Gannon" against those evil bloggers.

The wingnuts have already parsed this out...the issue is about "Gannon" being "persecuted" for asking a question at a press conference. It's their speech being trounced on. The blinders go on about any other aspects...including the hypocrisy with their own homophobia.

If you thought "Gannon" was being handled when he lofted those questions to Snotty, Ari & Bunnypants, he's gonna be scripted to the nth degree tonight. I'll be seeing how comfortable he appears...even if softballs are being lobbed. His eyes will tell how this story is playing on him.

[Why Syzygy]

81. A Freeper Gannon Rally?

That just makes me want to hurl.

I KNOW they have no taste, morals, ethics, code of standards, brains, heart, nor any other redeeming qualitites.
BUT A Gannon RALLY?

.. Oh wait. Someone got their checkbook out again, right?

Some people will do just about anything for cash.

[paineinthearse]

44. What time?

[HeeBGBz]

67. It's almost on now on central time

Coming up

[deacon]

52. any updates on how it went? n/t

[kittenpants]

55. it's not until 7:00 et

[Resin]

61. Its about to start

Its coming on after this commercial.

[Synnical]

60. Cooper's lead-in at the top

"We'll get his side of the story, later on 360." Not, "He's here to discuss the story with us". Look for seriously soft ball questions.

[BuyingThyme]

56. Advance transcript for Gannon/Guckert/Cooper Interview:

This transcript just came off the wire:

Mistakes. Indiscretions. Born-Again Christian. Different person. Blood of Jesus. Forgiven.

Mistakes. Indiscretions. Born-Again Christian. Different person. Blood of Jesus. Forgiven.

Mistakes. Indiscretions. Born-Again Christian. Different person. Blood of Jesus. Forgiven.

Mistakes. Indiscretions. Born-Again Christian. Different person. Blood of Jesus. Forgiven.

God bless America.

[Why Syzygy]

82. Jesus takes the rap again, eh?

That was a bloody mess. From what I've heard.

Mel Gibson is not going to implant those images into my fragile mind.

Poor Jesus. I would think he's tired of people laying their shit off on him.

[deacon]

58. What we really need to do is email him questions that he didn't ask n/t

[Hissyspit]

59. More "Gannon" on Olbermann tonight:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1606898

[Sparkle]

63. I haven't watch cable news much but it really makes me mad

when they have a big story but they wait and save it til the end. Bastards!

[AlCzervik]

64. you know they tease.....

but in the mean time, here's a preview
http://members.tripod.com/Tiny_Dancer/70snl2.wav

[spanone]

65. It's SHOWBIZ you gotta have opening acts!!!

[Hissyspit]

66. Anderson Cooper All The Way Around His Head, er, I mean...

Anderson Cooper 360o

[Placebo]

69. How many times can they say "COMING UP NEXT"???

:argh:

[Hissyspit]

70. Howard Kurtz again! n/t

[Hissyspit]

71. Guckert's not saying it's not true. n/t

[Hokie]

72. Guckert is lying big time

Guckert is hard to pronounce? It is only one more letter than Gannon. He is blinking like mad too. What a lying asshole.

[Why Syzygy]

83. oh please..

and 'Ari Fleischer' just rolls off the tongue?

AND as if gwb even knows anyone by NAME!

They don't call on reporters by name? Do they?

What total nonsense.

edit:
I found this while looking for the spelling for Ari's name (which ironically is misspelled in the headline):

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/009759.html

Thursday :: February 17, 2005


Ari Fleisher on Jeff Gannon
Editor and Publisher spoke to Ari Fleisher about Jeff Gannon. Snippets:

Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer was so concerned about Talon News reporter James Guckert's potential ties to the Republican Party that he stopped calling on him at press briefings for about a week in 2003, Fleischer told E&P today.

"I found out that he worked for a GOP site, and I didn't think it was my place to call on him because he worked for something that was related to the party," Fleischer said in a phone interview. "He had the editor call me and made the case that they were not related to the Republican Party. He said they used the GOP name for marketing purposes only."

He said he resumed calling on Guckert, who used the alias Jeff Gannon, after Bobby Eberle, owner of both GOPUSA and Talon News, "assured me that they were not part of the Republican Party." Eberle is a Texas Republican activist and served as a delegate to the 2000 Republican National Convention.

(cut)
emphasis added..

What does one have to do to be a PART of the Republican Party?
Delegate? Activist? Paid operative?
Not good enough? WHAT do they have to do?

[ronnykmarshall]

86. I just wached it

Ol Jeffie looks like he just soiled his tighty whities!

[msanthrope]

73. Lying through his teeth,,,,n/t

[Hissyspit]

74. Damn, Guckert's nervous... Cooper is getting good questions in.

He's boned up on the blogger issues. No Plame yet, though.

[Sparkle]

75. No soft or hard balls from Cooper.

He's asking a bunch of questions. I can't keep up. I should have recorded it. Sorry for anyone that wants to know what they are saying. Gannon/Guckert seem real nervous but that is understandable because he is on the spot. I suppose I would be nervous too.

[TOOLZ]

77. "I've made some mistakes in my past"...Really? You? n/t

[Hissyspit]

78. Don't forget Olbermann at 8 p.m. n/t