David Corn, a writer at the Nation is either trying to be deliberately obtuse or something else. In between bashing bloggers for aggresively pursuing the Gannon story he makes this assertion:
...Sure, he worked for an organization that supported an administration and party opposed to gay rights, and he was a Bush-backer. But does that automatically qualify him for outing?
Uh, David, judging by the content of the websites I'm just guessing that Gannon/Guckert might have been "out" long before this all started. Just a thought...
I'm not quite sure why Corn seems to want all bloggers to behave as "accredited" journalists. I have noticed that "accredited" journalists have not exactly done a real great job of either questioning or aggresively pursuing many (or ever any) stories that might tend to bring them into disfavor with the 1600 Crew.
And don't even get me started with Judith Miller and her source-cum-spy-for-Iran. There was some fine journalism, eh?
posted by Jo Fish on 02.25.05 at 10:11 PM
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Here's the difference: David Corn IS an accredited journalist. However, I think that his question was rhetorical and that he was referring to the Gannon/Guckerts of the future. In this case, the point is moot because Jeffie outed himself.
posted by: Brenda Helverson on 02.27.05 at 07:21 PM [permalink]
