Who would’ve thought one short week ago that the blogosphere would be buzzing over a CNN executive and his dumb remarks? The power of the blog. Other journalists, stay-at-home mothers, lawyers, professors, students, the self-employed and unemployed are blowing down Mainstream Media’s stacked deck house-of-cards. It’s stunning.
At least for the duration of Easongate, I’ll be doing double duty, blogging with the boys (and girl) over at Easongate.com.
But for tonight, I’m staying away from this computer. 
While I’m gone, read the background posts on Eason Jordan. My first Jordan post was last Wednesday. I had no idea this thing would grow as it has.
I keep forgetting to tell you this. I’ve named my business, but I won’t announce it until the web site is ready to go live because the name is the URL and the site’s not ready yet. 
Update (Thursday, February 10): Read Hugh Hewitt’s latest article, The Blogs Beat the Bigs Again. Also see two new Eason Jordan articles: Miami Herald (registration req.) interviews Jordan and blogger/writer James Lileks writes in The Sun Herald. Also see my post at Easongate.com.
I will update this post with the latest information, so be sure to trackback. I’ll include your link in the post. Blogs on Easongate: The Sundries Shack, Captain’s Quarters, Basil’s Blog…
The Wall Street Journal published a story today about Jordan and mentions a couple of blogs. If you have a subscription to the paper, I’d appreciate it if you’d e-mail the text. Ed blogs about it.
Michelle Malkin says the steam is building on Easongate. More from Hinderaker.
Important Note: Notice how quickly MSM has picked up on the conservative-reporter-is-a-phony story. More from Evangelical Outpost.
Update II (12:36 p.m.): A conservative blogger takes issue with Jim Geraghty’s post.
This is new. Democratic senator Chris Dodd, who heard Jordan’s slanderous statements, is calling for the videotape released. More about this from JustOneMinute.
Oh my goodness. (Hat tip: INDC Journal)
Update III: Regarding the Wall Street Journal article written by Bret Stephens, who criticized bloggers caught up in the Jordan scandal, has ethical issues of his own, according to Dinocrat.com. (Hat tip: Captain’s Quarters)
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Does anyone read the Wall Street Journal? See Bret Stephens Commentary ‘Easongate’ in the Feb 10, 2005 edition.
I hope you try to lead the boycott against CNN advertisers.
I agree with the Easongate strategy about calling for a release of the transcript — but MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough is already calling for Jordan to be fired.
Me too.
La Shawn
It’s over. The major media have grabbed the Easongate story. There just isn’t anything more to say. It’s all been said.
Stop beating a dead horse.
The blogs need to stay on this until it’s made right. I don’t trust MSM to handle it. Spin it, yes. Do right when MSM is the culprit? Nope.
“The major media have grabbed the Easongate story”
That statement should be a red-flag for anyone, if the MSM has grabbed this then, you will need a compass to find the truth.
Perhaps See BS will let Dan see if he can come up with some ‘valid’ documentation for Eason Jordan.
Hey when the ship is sinking why not take down with you as many as you can. The headlines, ‘Rather lost Jordan at Sea ‘
Someone said to boycott the products advertised on CNN, this in itself is a two edged sword, first people would have to start watching CNN then be able to stay long enough to see who the sponsors are .
Mark
I’m sure Gunga Dan will “want to break that story”
I like how they are making a big deal out of a reporter being - gasp- conservative and therefore biased! Note, they are not accusing him of taking money, just being biased.
Of course, liberal reporters are not biased, they all have the uncanny ability to put their beliefs aside to report the truth, something conservative reports apparently do not.
And of course, some in the lefty blogosphere are also accusing him of - gasp again - being gay, and having sexual indescretions. Of course, the liberals can make those kind of accusations and it’s not hate speech, it’s just discovering the truth. Just like they did for Jack Ryan in Illinois or for Mike Taylor in Montana.
And whenever I point this out to my friends, they say, “yeah but when the Democrats do it it’s just individuals, when the Republicans do it it’s systematic.”
I think I meant systemic, not systematic.
Congrats LaShawn, I think what your doing is great!! God Bless
Jim
Thinking Right
FYI, via Puppy Blender
Dodd calls for the Davos tapes
Sorry SCSI - The link was messing up the format. The link is in the post.
s’al right.
There are questions that have yet to be answered regarding Mr. Eason.
As for the conservative-reporter-is-a-phony, there is a few questions left regarding Mr. Gurkert/Gannon as well.
I like how conservatives are dismissing the Gannon story as “he was conservative, so what?”.
The real story is that “Mr. Gannon” was repeatedly credentialed as a member of the White House press corps (and supposedly passed a FBI background check) despite the fact that:
- he is a Republican political operative
- uses a false name
- has phony journalistic credentials
- is known for plagiarizing much of the “news” he reports
- has ties to the promotion of the prostitution of military personnel
Also, since he was using an alias, White House staff had to be involved in maintaining his cover.
MSM grabbed the story. So WHAT !!!
It took weeks for the bloggers to get through to the MSM that there are legitimate people in Kerry’s chain of command and even people who were on his boat raising objections to his service.
When the MSM did pick it up it was biased coverage AGAINST the Swift Boat Vets.
I love the person’s post above about the compass….
So, miguel, aside from being a Republican, he’s ready for a job at CNN or CBS?
There is still nothing regarding Gannon that even merits a story.
Wow, now nome de plumes are called “false names.” Well better go tell Stephen King! No one better use psuedonyms anymore! Not even to protect oneself from the crazies. Fire him!
Hey, guess what, my real name is not “Pluto’s Dad”, I guess that makes me a liar. If you saw the insane hate mail and threats I get, you would not use your real name either.
“Plagarizing” I suppose means copying press releases into parts of a story, like every other lazy reporter out there. Yeah, they all do it, but he is a conservative, so fire him!
“Political operative” you mean he is paid? No no one says he is paid. So by political operative, you mean is espouses his views? Just like every other liberal reporter out there? Oh no! Fire him!
Face it, Gannon is being crucified by hypocrites who can’t stand to have a biased reporter that is not biased in their favor. And they are also willing to throw out all their ideals of right and fairness by looking into his private life and insinuating he is gay which in liberal’s minds is bad somehow.
News alert!
I’m not Baklava.
Sure I’m sweet but…
PlutosDad,
Pseudonyms aren’t allowed at the White House, its a security issue, ya know? This about this White House’s continuous use of propaganda. Didn’t Bush say that administration policies should be able to stand on their own two feet?
Apparently, someone in the press office doesn’t think so, or they wouldn’t have continued credentialing a sycophant from a fake news agency.
“Easongate” Ugh. Can we please do away with the “-gate” suffix to indicate a scandal?
LaShawn..I tried to sign the petition & got a database error message. If that’s happening a lot, it’s cutting down on the number of signatories..
I reported it. Thanks, David.
“Military targets journalists”? But don’t “journalists” target the American military? By the Beard of the Prophet, may the wrath of Allah erase such miscreants! May the fleas of diseased camels infect their internal orifices!
In the spirit of Peace and Love, brother, I hereby suggest establishing a Sweepstakes to enable the consummation of Eason Jordan’s Gay Marriage to Ward Churchill, somewhere off in the Black Hills.
“- he is a Republican political operative
- uses a false name
- has phony journalistic credentials
- is known for plagiarizing much of the “news” he reports
- has ties to the promotion of the prostitution of military personnel”
Comment by miguel — 02.10.05 @ 2:36 pm
Except for the avowed Republican this could very well be a description of Dan ‘The Legit documents’ Rather or for that matter ward churchill, another ‘piece of work’ from the far-far-left hate Ameria first crowd, keep at it Miquel you may make it yet.
But you got me there Prostituting the Military ? Sounds to me Miquel you are in way over your head.
I mean talk about plagiarism wasn’t it Senator Biden (D, for dumb) from Delaware who plagiarized President Kennedy during his short run at the dumocrat primary back in the ’70s, but oh I forgot he has a D after his name and excuses are made for him as they make excuses for the ‘honorable’ Senator Robert Byrd (Big-D for dummer)from West Virginia, now there an oxy-moron for you, the honorable Senator from West Virginia.
Mark
LaShawn, why haven’t you been covering Jeff Gannon? As a fair & balanced blogger that you are I thought you would be concerned, especially since the Standing Committee of Correspondents rejected his application for credentials in 2004.
LaShawn, you were very upset with Armstrong Williams but why hasn’t this also angered you? You are a fair person. As a Republican and a strong contributor to the party I am very distressed by these lies that have been rearing their ugly heads at every turn.
This man was able to gain access into the Whitehouse in close proximity to our President under an assumed name. This is about a bad as what is happening at our borders quite frankly and I am not happy about it.
Bettylou (Is that your real name? If it is, I don’t mean to offend. I just have to be careful of not allowing on people I’ve just banned who come back under assumed names.), I blogged about Gannon on Easongate.com. Check the link in the Black History Month post. You’ll also find links to conservative bloggers who opine about Gannon.
I, personally, think it’s a phantom scandal made-up by liberals who want to create a blog swarm like conservative bloggers.
Trevor,
I’m with you. I saw a post on another blog (forget which) that suggested using “-quiddick” as an alternative to “-gate”. I like it. Easonquiddick!
But LaShawn it is not made up, The Standing Committee of Correspondents denied him passes. It is fact that he was using a phony name, all of this has been proven. I will check out your aforementioned posts however.
I am sick of the lies and i am not alone. I am from Missouri and we like to hear and see the truth. This isn’t New York, Washington and California where people like to live in fantasy.
Its a meaningless issue, Bettylou. That’s why the only people wasting time on it are the lefty blogs trying ( and failing ) to cover for Eason Jordan.
So, Bettylou, that 5 people from the media denied him access to the Senate press gallery means what?
How about a reporter that feeds questions to a GI to ask the Sec of Defense? That’s kosher, but asking softball questions (like many did at Clinton conferences) is not?
That, is why it’s a non-issue.
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