Mike Rogers, blog activist.How did a veteran activist who once worked for the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) is a nonprofit organization that supports grassroots organizing and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. Founded in 1973, NGLTF works to strengthen the gay and lesbian movement at the state and local levels while become, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. The Washington Post, "the most feared man" on Capitol Hill? Just ask Larry Craig. Mike Rogers Mike Rogers may refer to:
Do you believe you're solely responsible for Senator Craig's demise? If I can take credit for one thing, it's that I put up a blog post in October 2006 that resulted in the biggest pa per [in Idaho] assigning their most important political reporter to this story for five months. As a result, the night that Craig's arrest became public, the Idaho Statesman The Idaho Statesman is a U.S. daily newspaper serving the Boise, Idaho metropolitan area. The paper has a circulation of 65,000 daily, 87,640 Sunday, and employs about 450 people. It is owned by The McClatchy Company. had ready a 3,800-word article outlining Craig's history of cruising men. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What has surprised you most about the coverage? That so many times the press would credit me--The Washington Post, CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , Inside Edition, CBS news CBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. Its current president is Sean McManus who is also head of CBS Sports. Current productions Current television shows
Has your work changed at all since this story took off? I'm no longer reporting on staffers. I attended this event where a lot of GOP staffers came up to me and said, "I love your work." So I thought, How can I build a bridge personally? Why focus on staffers when presumably pre·sum·a·ble adj. That can be presumed or taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition: presumable causes of the disaster. a lot more people are going to come to my site be cause I'm reporting only against politicians? Why did you target staffers in the first place? People think our elected officials hold the power in Washington, but the power is really held by the bureaucracy. These staffers have a lot of influence. Some of your detractors charge that you are exposing the seedy underbelly of gay sex. Americans are smart enough to tell the difference between someone who lives their life honestly and openly versus someone who makes unhealthy decisions by having public, inappropriate sexual encounters. We've taken about 20 steps forward with [the Craig] story and three steps back. I'm cool with it. |
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