Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Thou Shalt Not Steal (But What About Plagiarize)
The readers are allowed to copy and paste. But nowhere on the Traditional Values Website does it say that "journalists" are allowed to copy and paste. Jeff Gannon did, though.
On January 20, 2004 Jeff put his name on his copy-and-paste heist of an article from the Traditional Values Website. Winston-Salem City Councilman Vernon Robinson Unveils his own Ten Commandments Monument in front of City Hall became Winston-Salem City Councilman Installs Ten Commandments Monument at City Hall By Jeff Gannon (links: http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/archive/newswire/news2004/0104/012004-10.htm & http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1369):
TVC: "Winston-Salem City-Councilman Vernon Robinson and four other men erected a Ten Commandments Monument in front of Winston-Salem City Hall this morning...The blue granite monument stands nearly five feet tall and weighs just under one ton..."
Jeff: "City Councilman Vernon Robinson chose the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday to unveil a Ten Commandments monument in front of the Winston-Salem City Hall. He and four other men erected the blue granite monument that stands nearly five feet tall and weighs just under one ton."
TVC: "A nationally recognized conservative leader, Robinson's campaign for Congress in North Carolina's Fifth District..."
Jeff: "Robinson is a nationally recognized conservative leader and a Republican candidate for Congress in North Carolina's Fifth District."
TVC: "It was paid for entirely out of the personal funds of Councilman Robinson, who intends that it be placed on permanent display at city hall."
Jeff: "Councilman Robinson, who paid for the monument entirely out of his personal funds, intends that the monument will be left on permanent display."
TVC: "It was designed by Rev. David Maynard of Clemmons, who also selected and commissioned the artisans who actually formed the piece."
Jeff: "Rev. David Maynard designed the piece and also selected and commissioned the artisans who formed it."
TVC: " The monument is inscribed on one side with the Ten Commandments...and on the other side with...the American Bill of Rights..."
Jeff: "The monument is inscribed on one side with the Ten Commandments and on the other side with the Bill of Rights."
TVC: "The project has been in the works since October of 2003, when Councilman Robinson and Justice Roy Moore (former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court) were the keynote speakers at the Florida Christian Coalition's annual God and Country banquet. After an extended discussion with Justice Moore about the somewhat similar monument commissioned by Moore that was removed by federal court order from the Alabama state courts building in Montgomery, Robinson became inspired to undertake a constitutionally acceptable project here in Winston-Salem."
Jeff: "The project has been in the works since October of 2003, when Robinson and former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore were the keynote speakers at the Florida Christian Coalition's annual God and Country banquet. Following a discussion with Moore about his experience with the Ten Commandments monument he had placed in the Alabama state courts building that was removed by a federal court order, Robinson says he was inspired to install a similar piece in Winston-Salem."
TVC: " Although some public displays of the Ten Commandments have encountered legal challenges in recent years, the Robinson display avoids these constitutional pitfalls. It is paid for entirely by Councilman Robinson's personal funds, and therefore represents no investment of public monies. In addition, the inclusion of the Bill of Rights makes clear that the text is not an overt tribute to the Judeo-Christian religion, but rather a simple acknowledgement of the historical role these two great documents, one secular and one religious, played in the development and growth of our American legal system."
Jeff: "Robinson has been careful to avoid the constitutional pitfalls that have resulted in legal challenges to other public displays of the Ten Commandments. The monument is paid for entirely by Councilman Robinson's personal funds, and therefore represents no investment of public monies. In addition, the inclusion of the Bill of Rights makes clear that the text is not an overt tribute to the Judeo-Christian religion, but rather a simple acknowledgement of the historical role these two documents, one secular and one religious, played in the development and growth of our American legal system."
TVC: "Robinson also acknowledged that one or more of the liberals serving with him on the city council might ask that the monument be removed:"
Jeff: "Robinson also acknowledged that one or more of the liberals serving with him on the city council might ask that the monument be removed..."
TVC: "[T]he five men who erected the monument dedicated it with a prayer asking the Lord to soften the hardened hearts of city officials."
Jeff: "The five men who erected the monument dedicated it with a prayer asking the Lord to "soften the hardened hearts of city officials..."
Monday, March 14, 2005
Jeff Gannon Writes For The President's Assistant
Whoops, forgot to mention Jim's other job; the position that Jeff mentions first in his "article." Jim's also the Assistant to the President.
One question for Jeff. Did it take you close to a week to copy-and-paste this article? Because it only took me an hour to provide today's lesson in The Art of Propaganda And Plagiarism by Jeff Gannon.
Jeff: "The Bush Administration won a key victory in the battle over the President’s faith-based initiatives last week. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rendered a unanimous decision a case that would allow AmeriCorps members to serve as teachers in religious schools in the Education Awards Program.
Towey: "This morning, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit delivered a unanimous decision that reversed a lower court holding...This is a key victory for the Faith-Based and Community Initiative...AmeriCorps members serving as teachers in religious schools in the education awards program."
Jeff - " The decision applies to fewer than 1 percent of the roughly 75,000 AmeriCorps members nationwide."
Towey: "that applied to fewer than 1 percent of the roughly 75,000 AmeriCorps members nationwide."
Jeff: "At issue was the right of college students participating in the program to choose to teach at parochial schools and without being forced to sacrifice their religious identity in order to qualify."
Towey: "at issue was the right of these students to choose to go to these parochial schools and teach with the understanding and...not use any of their time in religious instruction or worship, that any of that had to be in their private time."
Jeff: "The American Jewish Congress filed the lawsuit against the Corporation for National and Community Service, the program administrator. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) participated in the case as amicus curiae. It views the decision as having crossed the threshold to permit government sponsored religious teaching."
The rest of Jeff's article is taken from a press release issued by the Anti-Defamation League on March 9th (link) and a speech that Bush gave on March 1st at the Leadership Conference: transcript.
Jeffournalism For Dummies
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| Today's News Bush Scores Win With Faith-Based Initiative Ruling Russell Cobb of the Daily Texan implies that I drove Hunter Thompson to suicide in Gonzo Journalism to Bootlicking. Democrats unveiled "the house that Daschle built" Tuesday night. The new headquarters for the National Democratic Senatorial Committee will bear the name of the former Minority Leader who was FIRED by constituents last November. The Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader presents a wistful account of the unveiling, Democrats name building for Daschle. The former South Dakota senator was the first party leader turned out of office since 1952 - that's something to be remembered for. | Today's Briefing Question While I am on hiatus from the White House briefing room, I'm going to post the question I would have asked had I been there. It will be interesting to see if anyone else asks it. March 14, 2005 "On Sunday, the New York Times reported that weapons sites were looted in the weeks following the invasion of Iraq. If there were no WMDs and the regime posed no threat as the media continues to emphasize, isn't this an insignificant revelation?" March 11, 2005 "Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged woman in Florida is due to be starved to death now that a judge will allow her husband to remove the feeding tube that has been keeping her alive. The President's brother, Gov. Jeb Bush has been trying to prevent this from happening. The President has the absolute power to grant pardons. Will he intervene to save Terri Schiavo from what is essentially a death sentence?" NOT EVEN CLOSE March 9, 2005 “House Democratic Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recently said, "President Bush and the Republicans have created a record deficit and are raiding the Social Security trust fund to make up for it." How do you respond to that rhetoric? NOT ASKED March 8, 2005 "Has the White House had any conversations with or given any directions to United Nations Ambassador-designate John Bolton to demand a full accounting of the Oil-for-food program and an investigation into the sexual misconduct of UN peacekeepers in the Congo and elsewhere?" NOT ASKED March 7, 2005 "In 1999, Sen. Harry Reid said, 'Most of us have no problem with taking a small amount of the Social Security proceeds and putting it into the private sector.' On Saturday, he said that he would not negotiate with the White House on Social Security until 'privatization' was taken off the table. Are you hoping to convince the Senate Minority Leader once again change his position and support the concept of personal savings accounts for Social Security?" REID SKATES AGAIN March 4, 2005 "On CNN Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan 'one of the biggest political hacks we have in Washington.' Does the White House agree or disagree with Reid's opinion?" IT IS AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED, but we did get this "unbiased" question: "Scott, those surveys that you mentioned a couple of times also show the more the President talks, the less Americans seem to trust him on the issue of Social Security, and the less they like the notion of private or personal accounts. What accounts for that? |
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Saturday, March 12, 2005
"Deep Thoughts" Stolen From Jeff Gannon
Lefty bloggers oddly silent about this: STORY
10:56am
Ari Fleischer gives perspective to Gannongate and the White House press corps. STORY
9:23am
Ummmm...yeah...lefty bloggers were certainly oddly silent about that first post by Jeff Gannon. Here's Atrios being oddly silent: Hmmmmm. Here's the Nashua Advocate being oddly silent: Jeff Gannon Continues to Hint at the Involvement, in Gannongate, of the Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Joe Biden. Here's Yes, But Still being oddly silent:
Give a penny, take a penny X 41.2 million. Here's The Inside Dope being oddly silent: Uh, Senator, about that $412,000.... Here's The Political Puzzle being oddly silent: Gosh.... Here's Cannonfire being oddly silent: More Gannonfire (updated).
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Not Much To Take From Jeff Today
Gannonblog
March 10, 2005
Jeff Johnson at CNSNews.com takes a look at the first blogger to receive credentials to attend a White House briefing, White House Blogger Is Liberal Political Net Consultant.
9:49am
Another candidate for the "Divorced From Reality™" team, Rep. John Conyers, the most compelling case for term limits, just won't let go of Gannongate. He gives an "interview" to RAWSTORY, the PR department for the lunatic wing of the Democratic party. STORY and TRANSCRIPT
6:05am
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Stolen From Jeff Gannon
(NOTE - Earlier today, Jeff Gannon resumed his bruised position as a "Washington correspondent" and posted his first "real" article since he got shit-canned by Bobby Eberle's Talon News over a month ago: "Bush: Freedom is the Direction of History." The article is nothing more than an other patented Jeff Gannon copy-and-paste job, completely taken from a Bush transcript including the title. I have one firm rule for the Plagiarize Jeff Gannon Blog. I only plagiarize Jeff Gannon's original content. So here's a link to the White House transcript where Jeff Gannon got "Today's News" from: President Discusses War on Terror. Interject a couple "Bush saids" and "Bush delivereds" and you'll be pretty much reading Jeff's latest "piece."
March 9, 2005
RatherBiased.com offers The Last Word on Dan Rather.
6:30pm
Scott Hogenson at CNSN.com has a great commentary, Intellectual Bankruptcy on the Left.
5:39pm
Is there any more proof required that the Left wants to leave America defenseless? Note the part where teachers unions (that almost exclusively support Democrats with millions of dollars and volunteer hours) worked to allow anti-war activists access to high schools to convince students not to join the military. STORY
12:20am
Despite the fact that the Secret Service has determined that I met all of their requirements and confirmed that I gave my real name for clearance, that isn't good enough for House Democrats and the conspiracy kids on the Left. STORY Editor & Publisher quotes a Lefty blogger who was the lead on the my political assassination to make a point about national security and Rep. Louise Slaughter gives a quote to RAW STORY, as if it was a legitimate news service. Nice unbiased work, E&P!
12:05am
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
Plagiarized Jeff Gannon
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| Current Column It wasn’t until I asked “The Question” that everything abruptly changed. Initially, my colleagues had no reaction to the query posed to President Bush. It wasn’t until Rush Limbaugh drew attention to it that there was any interest at all. But that was enough to get a liberal group dedicated to attacking conservatives in the media to mobilize. It was horrified that the relentless string of hostile and a few downright disrespectful questions had been broken. My greater sin in their eyes, however was that I dared to suggest that two Senate Democratic leaders held an illogical view of the economy’s weakness and the strength of Social Security. MORE Russell Cobb of the Daily Texan implies that I drove Hunter Thompson to suicide in Gonzo Journalism to Bootlicking. Democrats unveiled "the house that Daschle built" Tuesday night. The new headquarters for the National Democratic Senatorial Committee will bear the name of the former Minority Leader who was FIRED by constituents last November. The Sioux Falls (SD) Argus Leader presents a wistful account of the unveiling, Democrats name building for Daschle. The former South Dakota senator was the first party leader turned out of office since 1952 - that's something to be remembered for. | Today's Briefing Question While I am on hiatus from the White House briefing room, I'm going to post the question I would have asked had I been there. It will be interesting to see if anyone else asks it. March 8, 2005 "Has the White House had any conversations with or given any directions to United Nations Ambassador-designate John Bolton to demand a full accounting of the Oil-for-food program and an investigation into the sexual misconduct of UN peacekeepers in the Congo and elsewhere?" March 7, 2005 "In 1999, Sen. Harry Reid said, 'Most of us have no problem with taking a small amount of the Social Security proceeds and putting it into the private sector.' On Saturday, he said that he would not negotiate with the White House on Social Security until 'privatization' was taken off the table. Are you hoping to convince the Senate Minority Leader once again change his position and support the concept of personal savings accounts for Social Security?" REID SKATES AGAIN March 4, 2005 "On CNN Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid called Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan 'one of the biggest political hacks we have in Washington.' Does the White House agree or disagree with Reid's opinion?" IT IS AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED, but we did get this "unbiased" question: "Scott, those surveys that you mentioned a couple of times also show the more the President talks, the less Americans seem to trust him on the issue of Social Security, and the less they like the notion of private or personal accounts. What accounts for that? |
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