Jeff Gannon Quotes & Sayings

“As I've said, I've been advised not to get into the specifics out there. Is there some truth out there? Yes. Is there a lot of falsehood out there? Absolutely.”

“My name is James Guckert. Well, when you read it, it's always pronounced some other way.”

“My employer was never at any time aware of anything in my past beyond the writing I did, because, frankly, it isn't relevant to the job I was asked to do, which was to be a reporter.”

“I have always had an attorney on retainer, and now I believe I will have to put him to work.”

“I was given no special information by the White House, or by anybody else, for that matter.”

“If I am a Republican shill, wouldn't you think I am the least amount of a threat to the president?”

“Mr. President, How are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?”

“All my stories were usually titled, 'White House Says,' 'President Bush Wants,' and I relied on transcripts from the briefings. I relied on press releases that were sent to the press for the purpose of accurately portraying what the White House believed or wanted.”

“And I'm hoping that fair-minded people will stand up and say that what's been done to me is wrong, and that-that people's personal lives have no impact on their ability to be a journalist, you know. Why should my past prevent me from having a future?”

“Even though it has been very painful, lots of opportunities have come forward journalistically. Once all of this blows over, I think it might actually help that I have gotten this attention.”