I visited several of the religious right web sites curious to see how they were dealing with the Guckert/Gannon story. They are ignoring it. Completely.
Several commentators have made an excellent point. The gay prostitute angle is really distracting from a much more important and bigger question--one I might add that conservatives are avoiding like the plague. How did someone get a press pass (requires Secret Service clearance, mind you) under a false name? He could be a Bible salesman and this question would still be pressing.
Make no mistake, had this happened under Clinton, we would be hearing about impeachment at the very least. The outrage would be deafening. The right would be up in arms about liberals and their lax security--playfullness with the truth, etc. But when a conservative President is the one with the fake reporter having access to the highest office, mums the word. This administration is so arrogant, I would not be surprised to find more fake reporters. They hold the press and the public with such disdain, we are amazed.
Once again, I ask, will my conservative readers show half the outrage they mustered for Clinton? Will they consider how they would have responded to this had it happened to Clinton? Will they at least try to adjust that disparity?
Conservatives, you are the only ones who can stop your party from a complete hijacking. If you really care about moral values, then you are responsible for demanding that your party act that way.
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