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3/06/2005 12:21:00 PMYes, while all the papers of record either ignore or do a shoddyjob on GannonGuckert, columnist Edward Cone for theNews-Record lays it out nicely."Certainly we can add a new definition of the term "houseorgan," and it's fun to imagine the hyperventilation of thecommentariat had someone working as an alleged gayprostitute been so welcomed by the Clinton White House,"writes Cone."But Guckert's avocation is the least-creepy aspect of thisstory. Talon News has been shut down and Eberle exposed, er,shown to be a propagandist. Yet the Guckert saga is not anisolated series of events. Instead, it is the latest example of amedia strategy built not just on spinning a message, but onco-opting the mechanisms of message delivery."Thanks to Deano for pointing us to this story.MSM: This story has YET to be thoroughly investigated.Question Number One: Jim Guckert was snuck into the WhiteHouse Press Room on a day pass before he had written a singlenews article for anyone. He wasn't even affiliated with anynews outlet -- real or imagined -- anywhere in the world. Hewas a plant. Who at the White House put him in the pressroom?
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