HBO spotlights longtime White House reporter Helen Thomas(BARF!)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 08/16/2008 | Rob Owen

[astyanax]

At a breezy 38 minutes, HBO's "Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House" gives the veteran White House reporter all the attention she merits. 37 minutes more attention than she deserves...

[maggief]

“Director” Rory Kennedy

[SERKIT]

Death watch? Is she set to kick the bucket? Bio-Obit first draft?

[jimfree]

Even leftist TV critic Tom Shales found the piece lacking objectivity.

[Spirochete]

Robert Kennedy in drag?

[JewishRighter]

Hope they have one of those viewer warnings:

WARNING: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES OF THE MOST HORRIDLY UGLY TROLL EVER CAUGHT ON FILM. HBO STRONGLY ADVISES THAT YOU EXERCISE EXTREME DISCRETION AND DON’T LET CHILDREN, SMALL PETS OR ANYONE WHO HAS EATEN IN THE LAST SIX HOURS WATCH THIS PROGRAM. HBO WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUKE STAINED CLOTHING, CARPET OR FURNITURE, NIGHTMARES, PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENTS OR BETWETTING. THE SUBJECT OF THIS DOCUMENTARY’S POLITICAL VIEWS AND ATTEMPTS AT RATIONAL DISCOURSE MAY ALSO CAUSE SEVERE LOSS OF INTELLIGENCE IF VOLUME LEFT AT AUDIBLE SETTINGS.

[Dionysius]

Dear Gaffer,

I imputed the bad taste to HBO, not to you and I apologize if you thought otherwise. You are correct in every respect regarding that she-ogre. I wish HBO would be so blithe to pay tribute to a truly honorable and patriotic reporter such as Tony Snow. I do not apologize, however, for referring to her ugliness because it goes much deeper than her external features.

D

[Dionysius]

Tut tut! It’s a fashion faux pas for a manly-appearing Kennedy woman to wear a fascist medallion with her pearls and little black dress.

[ErnBatavia]

I know the rules around here....I come to the Helen Thomas threads for the pictures.

[Gaffer]

Thanks for the clarification...I guess I'm too defensive sometimes. And, she is one ugly person.

[skinkinthegrass]

I come to the Helen Thomas threads for the pictures....your just a glutton for punishment? ...eh.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

Imagine HBO doing a documentary on Robert Novak - a far better reporter, with far greater impact on what people know about what goes on in Washington than Helen Thomas ever had...er..skip that. This is HBO, I know...