christian grantham
Christian Grantham was a student activist in the late 90s and later was a consultant to domestic policy forums for the Clinton Administration as well as events for HRC and GLAAD.
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February 10, 2005

As someone who had both hard passes to the West Wing and executive offices of the White House, as well as a very long record of day passes to the White House later as a consultant, I can also confirm Bruce Bartlett's account of White House security. That said, serious questions remain unanswered.

• Who in the White House waived White House security and provided cover for a fake journalist using fradulent credentials to get near the President of the United States?
• Who provided a confidential intelligence memo to this fake journalist who used it to then smear Joe Wilson for challenging fradulent claims that intelligence on Iraq's purchase of "yellow cake" was definitive?

From BRUCE BARTLETT: Having worked in the White House, I can assure everyone that not only would it be impossible to get a White House pass using an alias, it is impossible even to get past the gate for an appointment using an alias. Thorough FBI background checks are required for the former and a picture ID is necessary for the latter. Therefore, if Gannon was using an alias, White House staff had to be involved in maintaining his cover.
[WH helped Gannon maintain his cover, he says - Bruce Bartlett - 02-10-05]

While John Aravosis at Americablog has done a great job piecing together "Jeff Gannon's" past, I have to avidly disagree with what he views as the most important issue here.

"The issue here is whether someone with connections to male prostitution was given unfettered access to the White House and copies of internal CIA documents. For a family values administration, that's pretty creepy," said John Aravosis, one of the bloggers chasing the story.
[Bush press pal quits over gay prostie link - NY Daily News - 02-10-05]

- also read: Atrios