Anonymous sources

From an AFP story:

A White House official, who requested anonymity, said the jukebox was a fully restored 1954 Seeburg R100 jukebox, originally manufactured in Chicago, with all of the original parts, and configured to play 100 songs.

Wonkette's response:

WTF AFP? We know you’re kind of a pretend wire service, but that’s the stupidest granting of anonymity we’ve seen… well, today.