I am so in awe of this Congressman --- not just for the fact that he can see so clearly what the rest of us see, not just for the fact that he has the courage to speak truth to power, nor for his ability to frame the issue so concisely, but because he is doing it on so many fronts at the same time and with so little support from the rest of Congress!! This decency and intelligence and patriotism should be apparent everywhere, but it seems to always fall on Conyers. We must make sure he is supported --by our phone calls, letters (to him and to our own Congressional representatives), and letters to the editor, and financial contributions. He can't keep this up without our help. We are so starved for leadership, it is like manna from heaven when we finally get it!

"HONORABLE" JOHN CONYERS IS RIGHT!

Ask Roger Stone if he & his wife knew Guckert.

After all, she's into military types!

Then ask R. Gregory Stevens.

FABULOUS!

Ask the baldheaded guy who does State Dept. press briefings. Looks like gannon's grunt double, errr... stunt double.

He's the one who has been less scrutinized under this. Look for any articles with unheralded names, as Guckert most likely has OTHER pen names and has still done covert media work overlooked by major media and out of the limelight of his notorious alias.

His pic and position is not listed that i can see on State Dept's menu. he's a regular on C-Span for State Dept' press briefings. Not Richard Boucher the former diplomat to CHina. The other, big goonie-looking guy. Believe he's a former marine as well...

hmmmm maybe the haircut is his show of solidarity with pardoy of Jimbo. This voter believes his designation is as an alternate to the State Dep't spokesman or in the spokesman capacity.

Watch him on appearances. If he doesn't fit the butch bully profile of Gannon the gaggle groper, nobody does.

Brad, the "hooker cum fake" is priceless!

And we might also ask how it is that the Bush administration has, over the last 4 years, been allowed to spend $250 million taxpayer dollars on PR like "Video News Releases", propaganda posing as news and directed at the American people, when such propaganda is illegal?

And personally, I find myself wondering why it is that most of the handful of Congress persons with any guts, like John Conyers, Cynthia McKinney, and Maxine Waters, happen to be black?

And where the hell are you, Dennis Kucinich? The 2004 election was stolen in your state!

As Popeye used to say, "Enough is enough, and enough is too much!"

I feel that Rep. Conyers is correct when he states that there should be an investigation. In the Gannon/ Gucker A so called W/H journalist.

OMG! One of the WH press corps seems to have had a momentary lapse and remembered they're supposed to question the Administration, not run interference for it!

WANTED: 250,000 Americans to fight fake news and government propaganda.

Re Cheryl #8

Who let that guy in there? Was he wearing a disguise? I don't suppose Mr.McLellan will be letting him ask any more questions....

Maybe if somebody had done this to GWB when he was younger he wouldn't have grown up to be such a murderous bastard.

John Conyers for president!

Wow! I second MikeyCan's nomination!

:O that's the problem, congress is out in the ball park investigating steroids while the rest of the country is run by the Bush Mob

If Gannon knows and can prove a criminal action connected directly to GWB, which would result in the resignation/impeachment/removal of GWB (and subsequently his cabinet), then Gannon should be granted absolute immunity, and PAID generously for turning in the criminal and freeing the American people from this sick dictatorship. Then Gannon should go away quietly and enjoy his millions in peace; we should leave him alone.

And sick dictatorship it is. I just wonder how they will frame this and everything else. Oh, I forgot, no one is talking.

Conyers for president, 2008? Time for some integrity in the white house.

CD said in comment # 1 "We must make sure he is supported --by our phone calls, letters (to him and to our own Congressional representatives), and letters to the editor, and financial contributions."

You are SO right CD! Your elegant post brought tears to my eyes because I haven't done enough. I went straight over to John Conyer Jr.'s site and thanked him for his tremendous efforts on our behalf. Then, I wrote a letter to one of my Congressmen in Ohio, Mike DeWine, which I have included below.

Dear Senator DeWine,

I am devastated to learn that the latest Bush administration atrocity has been approved, oil drilling in The Alaskan Wildlife Reserve. I am heartened to know that you opposed this measure. I will not forget.

I wish more Republicans would stand up to this rogue administration like you have done. I was a proud Republican for 40 years. Sadly, I had to leave the Grand Old Party last year since it no longer represented the American values that I hold dear.

It is not just the brazen corruption of the neocons in the White House and their powerful corporate cronies that have led this country astray, but the Congress as well. There seems to be a herd mentality among the Republicans in Congress. Like lemmings, they rush to follow this administration into disaster.

Politics should never come before the good of our great country. After all, this is where we raise our children and work to make things better for them. Honesty and integrity are sadly missing from our halls of power. We need a hero in these dark days of oppression, a Thomas Paine to fight for our rights to a free and honest democracy.

We do have a hero, but for the moment, he is vastly outnumbered. We, who still care about America, and who are growing in numbers, are beginning to gather behind him. He consistently fights for what is right and good. His name is The Honorable John Conyers Jr., and he is one of the few who richly deserves the "Honorable" distinction. He is truly an honorable man.

We have reached a point in America where we all, regardless of our partisan leanings, must follow our consciences and step out from among the herd to fight this new form of fascism that threatens to overtake us, before it is too late. You have done this today and I am sincerely grateful.

Thank You,

Sherry --------

OT - sort of:

Move over SpongeBob and Tinky Wink, here come the SEVEN DWARVES!

I swear this country has lost its mind!!!

I have believed for some time now that John Conyers represents the qualities we need in a leader and President. There is a great sense of honesty, integrity and sincerity about him and his politics. He is the essence of a great leader. His thoughts and his guidance make valuable sense, and with that he has the ability to build trust and provide comfort to all of us. He makes people feel good again, he makes us have hope. We need John Conyers to be our President. He can restore the most important values to our people and to our country.

Sherry -

Great letter! I posted one to Conyers a few days ago. I hope he gets to see them all; mine was answered by "staff."

Kalee -

He is a great, necessary man. God, if we didn't have him up there speaking for us, we'd drown!

Sherry,

Thank you so much for your response to Conyers and to your Congressman (and your kind words to me). I am truly impressed with the quality of your letter --- heartfelt, sincere and on-the-mark. I, too, was a proud Republican for many years. I believe that the only way we can take back our country from this grip of madness is if people of good will and good sense from all parties find the courage and the common purpose to say "I am mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" What we are experiencing is not American and has nothing to do with moral values. "Old style" Republicans are horrified at what has happened to their party as well as to their country. While I no longer identify in any way with being a Republican, I hope that a movement will develop among those who still do, to rise up against this perverse version of what used to be a valuable "loyal opposition." There needs to be a leader of such a movement. Old former governor Elmer L. Andersen (R) of Minnesota spoke out as eloquently as Rob't. Byrd against Bush last fall, but he was in his 90's and he has since died. Now our former Sen. Dave Durenberger (R) has come out with a cover article in the local weekly paper, lambasting the new GOP. He finds nothing in common with them and thinks they are dangerous. During the campaign there was an organization of Republicans who supported Kerry who called themselves "Country First; Party Second." May they continue to be motivated! I think the excesses of Delay may be a catalyst for that type of movement.

On this topic of Conyers "Gannon" resolution: I was really looking forward to it and to the press reaction! Instead we got the president's unexpected press conference. Since he is so loathe to hold press conferences, and since the timing pre-empted any coverage of Conyers' resolution, it seems to me it might have been calculated as a defensive move. If so, they must really be afraid of this Gannon issue not going away! We must be sure to keep up the pressure --- locally and nationally. I do believe they are sweating.

Sherry #18 and CD#22,

I am honored to be in the company of you two wonderful, responsible people. What articulate, courageous statements you just made. I know how hard it is to abandon a history of allegiance to a political persuasion, and I am so glad to know there are people like you with conscience and morality. And who care so much about our country.

Thanks for the revelation.

Thank you, Rep. Conyers. You seem to be one of the few true Democrats left...it's because of the few like you that I have not left the party of my father, my grand father, et. al. in absolute disgust.

I, and people like me from my state, have no representation in the government of the United States. I hope you don't mind that I and my family have adopted you as our Congressman.

Sincerely,

Pat Tully, Jr.

If we had even one Republican Senator or one Republican Rep. with Mr. John Conyers integrity, we might actually be able to improve this administration. We have said "enough is enough" but the powers that be are not hearing us..they no longer answer to us...they have become absolutely corrupted with absolute power. We do have beacons of hope, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Reid, Ms. Boxer, Mr. Byrd, Ms. Pelosi even Mr. Kerry has wieghed in...

Enough!
A National Campaign To Boycott Cable Providers!
Dear Cable Provider, Satellite, etc.
It is too big a blow to the public to lose the stability we had in our news media. We aren't as free in America as we like to think; we are led by the nose or prodded to believe we are, when in fact we are corporate cattle who have been sold time and again to the highest campaign contribution. I am no longer viewed as a citizen, taxpaying constituent, but merely a consumer with no rights.

There is nothing more dangerous then citizens, legislators and others, voting, making judgments and/or the passage of important legislation (i.e. recent tort reform, privatizing social security), relying on those lies, distorted facts, along with this administration's "paid for media" programming. We understand that you are not responsible for the above, however we are tired of a news media we cannot rely on. Most Americans are'nt aware of the Jeff Gannon Story. Please disconnect our cable- 05-01-05. I want the media to be independent from all interests and to reflect diversity- until then, I'll get my news from other sources.

Q: 'When will we say enough is enough?'
A: We won't

Okay, it's now the 18th, I've been looking for an update on this but nada.

Anyone care to help a limey out - what happened?

sherry

As a 25 yr. pub i liked your letter enough to cut/paste for further use to my texan representiatives. Hope ya don't mind and by the by your not alone in your concern.

The best recruiting tool for the demo's is the singlemindedness & deaf ears of a party thats morphed to corp. legislation over the citizenry & faux 'values'.

Peg C # 21 --- Thanks! I hardly ever get answers, not even from my own Ohio Senators. I didn't really expect an answer from Mr. Conyers, probably because I am not one of his constituents. My Democratic Senator, Ted Strickland, will answer me, but months later!

CD # 22 --- You are very welcome! Thank YOU for your KIND comments to ME! It is nice to know that other Republicans are waking up to what is going on in our world.

Even though I was still a Republican in 2000, I voted for Gore, in fact I voted a straight Democratic ticket that year to do my part to balance out the Congress. It didn't work, since the election was fixed, but I tried.

I didn't know about the group of Republicans who supported Kerry. This gives me hope that things may eventually turn around. And, you are right, Delay's shady dealings just might jump-start a revolution among Republicans. We can hope!

Teresa # 23 - - What an incredibly sweet thing to say! You warmed my heart, and I can guess that CD was smiling too! I don't believe I have ever encountered such honest, intelligent, caring people as I have seen posting here on bradblog.

Although I don't get to post very often, I usually read every article and almost all the comments. The encouraging words I read here give me the strength I need to carry on. You guys are the greatest!

DA Wookie # 28 - - The inquiry failed. The Republicans voted it down - said that the WH had launched their own internal investigation and had found nothing amiss. Surprised?!! I'm sure Brad will have more on this when time permits.

Rosstx # 29 - - Of course you can use my letter! I am honored that you want to! With this great group of patriots (not the flag waving kind - REAL patriots) maybe we can effect real change - one Republican at a time!

Wow! Is this truly possible? There is a reasonable and intelligent voice out there!
There is some honesty left to politics?
I am very interested in keeping an eye on Congressman Conyers!!
Wish there were a lot more like him!!!