| − | Guckert first gained national attention during a presidential press conference on January 26, 2005, in which he, while working for [[Talon News]], asked United States President [[George W. Bush]] a question that the liberal media hated for being respectful of our Commander-In-Chief. Gannon stated that this question was not meant to be friendly, but to expose the hypocrisy of the "Left." The Left then retaliated with a vicious smear campaign claiming that Gannon engaged in male prostitution. These charges were never proven in a court of law though, so obviously this was an instance of the Left accusing others of their own perverted practices. | + | Guckert first gained national attention during a presidential press conference on January 26, 2005, in which he, while working for [[Talon News]], asked United States President [[George W. Bush]] |
| | + | A comment such as this did expose hypocrisy, though not the type Gannon wanted. When curious reporters started investigating Gannon, they quickly found nude photos on Gannons web site<ref>[http://http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27730-2005Feb15.html] Gannon photos on gay web site</ref>, found Gannons advertisment as a $200 an our gay escort<ref>[http://http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36733-2005Feb18.html] Gannon gay escort advertisement</ref>, and possibly most damning for a reporter, allegations of plagerism<ref>[http://http://whyareweback.blogspot.com/2005/03/jeff-gannon-likes-to-plagiarize.html] Gannon Plagerism</ref> |