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King Coal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:48 PM
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Gannon considering book, paid speaking tour
http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/02/gannon-considering-book-paid-speaking.html



In other matters, Guckert said he is spending most of his time these days writing in a journal he has kept since he first began covering the White House in February 2003, a journal that could become a book.

"I have probably one page for each day at the White House, about 200 pages of stuff," said Guckert. "Is it all interesting? Probably not. But it could be . I haven’t thought that far ahead."

Guckert, who contends he still has a future in journalism, also added that entering the paid-speaker circuit is another goal. "It is likely that I will start making some appearances and speaking," he said, declinig to name specific efforts he has taken in that regard. "There are people who are definitely interested in some of my behind-the-scenes work in the press room." That is certainly an understatement.

When asked about what journalistic opportunities he could find, Guckert said only: "I still think, despite the bad things being said about me, I am a journalist, I have been one for two years and have written about 500 articles. I paid a big price for the privilege to call myself a journalist."

Although Guckert said no one had asked him to be their guest at the 2005 White House Correspondents dinner, scheduled for April 30, he believes his recent fame will make him a potential guest. "There is still time," he said, noting that the dinner had often prompted attention because of some controversial guests in the past, such as Monica Lewinsky. "There is always someone there trying to make news," he added. "Maybe this year it is going to be me."
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jdj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:49 PM
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1. Proof that he truly is an idiot.
He could probably make a lot more money for just sitting back and shutting up.

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tanyev Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:50 PM
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2. He has plenty of photos to make a very interesting book.
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theorist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:51 PM
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3. Too bad he only knows two key strokes:
Edited on Wed Feb-23-05 05:51 PM by theorist
Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V

edit: flipped 'em
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lasttrip Donating Member (488 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:53 PM
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4. "There is always someone there trying to make news," he added.
"Maybe this year it is going to be me."

i hope so. he's certainly no stranger of "making (up) news."
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:53 PM
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5. The guy is in lala land
He sounds exactly like a Freeper.. Wait, he is a Freeper.
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:55 PM
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6. Anything for $$$$
He may appeal to a narrow range of the public.
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Canuckistanian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 05:56 PM
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7. Milk it while you can, JGJG, you're the FOTM
Flavor of the Month.
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Mugweed Donating Member (939 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:01 PM
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8. Sure he'll make $$$
His book will be purchased by every red-vote jackass who thinks this is about personal destruction of those who hold different views, about people who claim to be OK with homosexuality and then focus on it with this one poor guy. The writing will suck and be full of lies, but the people who buy it won't care. Look at the other books they've already bought. The easiest way to become a millionare is to exploit idiots. Hmmm, maybe I should write a pro-Bush book...
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slybacon9 Donating Member (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:15 PM
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9. God this is killing me...
This jackass is sitting there begging to be taken advantage of. All that info. All that hidden shit, just begging to come out. And we cant capitalize...

We suck.

Fuck our media and fuck this party.

Somebody said it perfectly on another thread. This is why we are losing.

Where is Howard Dean? Where is John Kerry? And where is all the money we threw at their campaigns?

Imagine attention starving Monica just sitting there with no one to talk to...

This guy might as well have a sign on his chest that says "will blow for scandal".

He is begging to divulge everything!!! Can't anyone see that? He is a narcissitic dumbshit who thinks this is all fun....

THINK PARIS HILTON! "a helpless little internet victim" who happens to be getting all kinds of attention.

And Air America is all reruns... and their news is all shit about the Wead/weed tapes.

We are the lamest of the lame.

We just sit around and talk about, wow, if this was clinton...

You know what would happen if this was clinton? They'd get all their resources together and throw money at a guy like Starr to get an investigation that lead to impeachment that ruins the name of the party just enough to make it close enough in the polls to rig an election and then after looking the other direction would allow a the most devestating terrorist attack our country has ever seen scaring the crap out of all americans and forever silencing the media so that they could get whatever they wanted for the next 8 years.

Us? We have to spend all our time convincing ourselves that this is worth following.

What do we have to do? Cut ourselves and write it in blood? THE WHITE HOUSE PAID A WHORE TO HELP LIE TO AMERICANS IN A HUGE SECURITY BREACH IN THE MIDDLE OF A WAR.

Holy crap.
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Disturbed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:23 PM
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12. Do we need to wonder why Amerika is seen as
decadent by millions of people?
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Sparkly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:18 PM
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10. "I am a journalist, I have been one for two years" hahahaHA!! n/t
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:18 PM
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11. You had to know this was coming..
That's how they do it..

He'll be on tour with Ann Coulter before we know it, and the Heritage Foundation will be handing out his book at rallies.. They buy up the right wing "books" in bulk to boost their sales..

and of course he will end up on Fox as a commentator :eyes:
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:27 PM
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13. This guy wil be DEAD if he turns over those journals. I bet he burns them.
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Johonny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:29 PM
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14. This is why Gannon is stupid
Because if he wrote a tell all book and went on the liberal talk radio circuit and then wrote a screen play he could make infinitely more money. Instead he plans the “I'm a real journalist” crap for the future. What a moron. Cash in while the fires hot. Once again Republicans are lousy when it comes to economic matters.
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NoAnthraxVaccine Donating Member (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:34 PM
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15. Gannon's Red State Diaries
Yeah, I'm sure it is going to be his real journal!
"Friday: Met Sen. B.F., he played the doctor while I was patient."
-Gannon's Red State Diaries
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DoYouEverWonder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 06:40 PM
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16. How much longer till Gannon gets his
Barbara Wha-Wha Interview?

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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 07:01 PM
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17. "Diary of a Republican Man-Whore" by James D. Guckert
Go ahead Gannon/Guckert. As long as you insert yourself into public discourse, I will expose your funky ass any way I see fit... :D

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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-05 07:09 PM
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18. LOL!
If anything James Guckert is good for laughs. The poor arrogant impressionist!:-)

Good one, SwampRat!:thumbsup:
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