Screaming Penguin

Editor and Publisher:

Yes, the same day that the prestigious Washington, D.C., journalism organization plans to present a lunch talk by former Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, it will also allow the former White House reporter/escort to be on a panel discussing bloggers and online journalism. Gannon, whose real name is James Guckert, resigned his job with the conservative Talon News last month after it was revealed he had used a pseudonym, had little journalism background, and had ties to male escort Web sites. Still, Press Club leaders will include Gannon on the panel April 8 that includes Wonkette.com editor Ana Marie Cox, National Journal's John Stanton, and others. Gannon has been asked on numerous occasions about charges that he worked as a prostitute, and has refused to deny them. Gannon told E&P today that he always considered himself a legitimate journalist, and "perhaps their invitation is recognition of that."

I think the magnetic containment system on the anti-logic injectors is locked open! Of course, by Gannon's logic Angelina Jolie must be a legitimate journalist too.