Jeff who?

I was reading the Frenchman, Aravosis', comments when I came across the following:

I live in PA. I emailed Arlen Specter, my only sane senate rep, and chairman of the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary, imploring him to investigate the Gannon/Guckert scandal. I received an automated reply stating "...help me respond to your concerns in a more prompt and efficient manner..." and instructions.

Following his instructions, I called his Washington office, who transferred me to his Judiciary Committee office. The woman who answered the phone, asked me what my email was about and when I told her she said:

"I haven't heard anything about this."

After re-gaining my composure, I asked how that was possible. She said, "Well I watch the news all the time. There's nothing on Fox about it."

I suggested politely that this wasn't surprising. She put me on hold. When she came back she asked me to explain the story to her again.

After almost re-re-gaining my composure, I badly paraphrased the last week or so. She put me on hold again. This time, I prepared. When she came back, I made her listen as I read a 5-day-old story from the Washington Post, quoting Brian Williams' NBC report. She became a little annoyed and said "well, I watch CNN too and haven't seen anything about it."

I said "he was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on his show. You know, The Anderson Cooper Show?"

She suggested I fax my email to the office and after legal looked it over, it might warrant a memo to the senator in about a week.

Great. Thanks.

Here's my suggestion. *Everyone* that has any info on the Gannon/Guckert story fax *all* of it to:

202-224-9102
ATTN: Vianna

I'm glad that the Judiciary Committee is concentrating on more important things like punishing people for being poor.