Mediawhores R Us

2005-02-17, 1:27 a.m.

No credentials, no sources, no rules, no accountability.

Yep. That's us. Journalists. Or, giant whores, if you prefer. That's how we will no doubt be known after this debacle.

Actually, that's some right wing CNN/MSNBC bastard talking about bloggers who broke the story about Jeff Gannon, Man Whore/White House Journalist.

Who needs credentials, sources, rules or accountability when you're right?

The thing about Mr. James Guckert and or Jeff Gannon or Big Ol' Manwhore McGillicutty or whatever his name is, is how incredibly sad it is that ACTUAL journalists didn't think to check out this creepy hooker after his horrifically inept questions to the leader of the free world. Or the fake journalists for that matter. I actually recall the Daily Show featuring that question when it was first asked. Or perhaps this is an issue simply because we, the bloggers, have made it an issue. We're the public. We have access to the Internet, be afraid. Be very afraid.

My favourite part? Of this whole thing? I'm glad you asked! From the transcript of the Feb. 10 briefing of Bush's press secretery Scott McClellan:

Q: Jeff Gannon. How did he get a White House pass, or what kind of credentials did he have?

McClellan: Just like anyone else who comes to the White House.

Q: Hard pass?

McClellan: No, he had never applied for a hard pass. He had a daily pass. I think he's been coming for --

Q: Was he coming for --

McClellan: Hang on. I think he's been coming for more than two years now.

Hmmmmm...I'll say!

Oh, by the way, that is SO not work safe. Unless you work at a porn mag.

You know, there just haven't been enough cocks in this diary until now. Sorry about that. I always meant to up the rock hard cock portion. I'm thinking about having another button installed over to the left here. (No, my left.) It's gonna say "Big, hard cocks." You think my hit count will go up?

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Fuck. You know what? Taye Diggs is on Letterman right now and he's really reminding me of this pretentious asshole guy that I know. Who also happens to be bald.

Thanks pretentious baldy! You've ruined Taye Diggs for me! Are you happy now?

Oh God. Now he's talking about Tokyo. Baldy used to talk about Japan all the time. Shit. I need to go watch something where Taye is nekkid.

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Should I be concerned that I can't feel the tip of my tongue? I'm not sure what's going on with that.


Tube: Letterman. It's nice to watching nothing.
Text: Jasper Fforde's Something Rotten.
Tunes: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists.


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