Freedom of Information, Baby!

Just in case anyone’s forgotten who Jeff Gannon / James Guckert is, he’s the dubiously-credentialed journalist / gay male hooker who was not only given access to White House Press Briefings, but also somehow came to be in possession of an internal CIA memo and miraculously preordained shock and awe four hours before it happened. The story broke back in February, when Gannguckerton asked a fishy question at a White House Press Briefing (quoting Rush Limbaugh misquoting Harry Reid), which prompted a bunch of Lefty supersleuths to uncover his dodgy past.

Well, the Freedom of Information Act requests that were filed at the time are starting to produce some interesting information. RawStory reports:

In what is unlikely to stem the controversy surrounding disgraced White House correspondent James Guckert, the Secret Service has furnished logs of the writer’s access to the White House after requests by two Democratic congressmembers.

The documents, obtained by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) through a Freedom of Information Act request, reveal Guckert had remarkable access to the White House. Though he wrote under the name Jeff Gannon, the records show that he applied with his real name.

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Guckert made more than three dozen excursions to the White House when there were no scheduled briefings. On many of these days, the Press Office held press gaggles aboard Air Force One—which raises questions about what Guckert was doing at the White House.

On at least fourteen occasions, Secret Service records show either the entry or exit time missing. Generally, the existing entry or exit times correlate with press conferences; on most of these days, the records show that Guckert checked in but was never processed out.

In March, 2003, Guckert left the White House twice on days he had never checked in with the Secret Service. Over the next 22 months, Guckert failed to check out with the Service on thirteen days. On several of these visits, Guckert either entered or exited by a different entry/exit point than his usual one. On one of these days, no briefing was held.

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Guckert sometimes stayed for an extended period of time before and after press conferences, particularly early in his tenure. This was especially common during his first few months, when he might be in the White House for as long as six hours.

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Occasionally, the former Talon News reporter visited the White House twice on the same day. This was also most common in the early months.

The only question I have is: who the hell was he fucking?

I cannot put together the facts of this case—a paid escort with the most lackluster journalism credentials this side of Ali G, an unusual (mis)use of day passes, and extended periods of lounging around the White House without reason, often without checking in or out—and not come to the obvious conclusion. I would have to extricate all traces of common sense and logic from my brain to find any other reasonable explanation for all of this other than Gannguckerton being somebody’s rentboy.

If he were a woman, no one would doubt it. If he were a woman, no one would question the explanation that’s staring us in the face. If he were a woman, every reporter in the western hemisphere would be chasing the two-bit hussy down the street, demanding an explanation.

But because he’s a man, for some reason, people are reluctant to speculate about such things.

I, however, cannot indefinitely suppress my ability to reason.

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As it turns out, I can neither restrain myself from suggesting a prime suspect.

Georgie likes to give head.

I’m just saying…sometimes repression of an urge compels a bizarre expression of that smothered desire.