Howard Kurtz appeared on Wolf Blitzer today and talked about the Jeff Gannon story.

Doesn't Kurtz read anything except his own columns?

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Kurtz: ...Should some of his liberal critics, these liberal bloggers have started investigating his personal life in an effort to discredit him.

They investigated him because of your next question Howard.

Kurts: a lot of people were questioning well why does this guy have White House press credentials because he doesn't write for a newspaper or a magazine...

Is Talon a real news organization?

Media Matters has the lowdown on Talon News here

More on the real Jeff Gannon here

How easy is it to get press credentials?

Kurtz: He doesn't have a permanent, or what's called a hard pass. He just gets cleared into the White House on a day to day basis which is a priviledge that's pretty much open to any journalist.

So since we have a website can I get into the White House Press briefing?

(sorry, I can't post much more on it because of illness)

However Fablog does it for me. It's too funny.

The Art of Whoring

via World O' Crap

WaPo: Baltimore Mayor Asks for Apology from Md. Governor

Aide fired by Rep. Gov. Ehrlich for spreading false rumors.

Mayor Martin O'Malley and his wife briefly told a crowd of reporters today that they have a faithful, loving marriage, a day after the mayor accused agents of Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s administration of spreading false rumors that he had an extramarital affair. The emotional press conference came in response to a report in today's Washington Post which disclosed that a longtime aide to Ehrlich, a Republican, had sent e-mails suggesting there was an orchestrated effort to spread a rumor that the mayor had committed adultery.

Ehrlich fired the aide, Joseph Steffen, from his state job last night. And the governor said yesterday he would be open to an independent investigation by the Maryland State Prosecutor to see if Steffen's actions were part of a broader conspiracy to smear the mayor.

Ehrlich told reporters he was totally unaware of Steffen's actions, which included posting gossip about the mayor on a popular conservative Web site, www.freerepublic.com.

Just another usual day in republican politics. Is O'Reilly going to do a segment calling on Hugh Hewitt to discuss Free Republic's role in this scandal? Doubt it.

On FR they are wondering how the Washington Post found out. here
"The article mentions private e-mails... How much do you want to bet they are FreepMails... Hunt down the mole!"

"Yeah, I was wondering the same. Just how do they find out who is behind the screen names???"

'Droopy drawers' bill seeks end to overexposure of underwear .
By Christina Bellantoni
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

RICHMOND — Virginia lawmakers to the state's youth: Pull up your pants or pay the price.
Delegate Algie T. Howell Jr. doesn't want to see underwear hanging out of the back of your pants, and most lawmakers yesterday agreed with him. The House voted 60-34 for his bill, which would impose a $50 fine on anyone whose boxers, briefs or thongs peek above their pants or skirts.
"It's not an attack on baggy pants," said Mr. Howell, Norfolk Democrat. "To vote for this bill would be a vote for character, to uplift your community and to do something good not only for the state of Virginia, but for this entire country."

Don't we have enough to worry about with a war, Social Security, and a new budget to look at baggy pants? This is like a bill against Tie-dyed shirts, mini-skirts, or pop culture. Oh wait the National Review hates pop culture. via Wonkette NRO's"Pop Culture is Filth" t-shirts.

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Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday urged President Bush to stop the Republican National Committee from calling him an obstructionist and criticizing his Senate record, a tactic the GOP used to help defeat Reid's predecessor.

Reid "Why didn't he stand and tell the American people last Wednesday that one of the first items of business we were going to do in Washington is send out a hit piece on the Democratic leader?" Reid said.

Here's the rest of the story

(We've been fighting an illness so we're a little slow at getting things up as fast as we'd like to)

If you're a fan of Alice Walker, now might be a good time to check out one her books from the library. One Alabama lawmaker has proposed a bill that may yank "The Color Purple," and many other classic works, from public bookshelves.

District 62 Representative, Gerald Allen, says he wants to ban books that, "...sanction, recognize, foster, or promote a lifestyle or actions prohibited by the sodomy and sexual misconduct laws of the state." Allen says it falls right in line with the proposed ban on gay marriage. "A society cannot sustain itself through activities such as this," says Allen, "and for us to promote it with public dollars just doesn't make sense." For many, the proposed law itself doesn't make sense.

These people are all whacked. See video here

"Because of the attention being paid to me I find it is no longer possible to effectively be a reporter for Talon News. In consideration of the welfare of me and my family I have decided to return to private life."

"Thank you to all those who supported me."

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Jane Harman(D) was on the O'Reilly Factor tonight and talked about Congress working on the definition of torture.

Harman: Some may considered being interrogated on your show as torture...

Nuf' said.

"I don't believe that Deep Throat really existed."

However, he's still big into leprechauns and on the fence about the Easter bunny.

Read what World O' Crap says here