Someone please knock me over with this.
Posted on 07/02/2009 12:10:30 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs and the Obama administration found the press corps slightly less friendly than they are used to yesterday, when CBS's Chip Reid asked why the questions for Wednesday’s town hall on healthcare were being selected beforehand.
Gibbs tried to dodge the issue, and asked for it to be asked after the town hall meeting in question, but then Helen Thomas became involved, saying, “We have never had that in the White House. I’m amazed that you people … call for openness and transparency.”
Reid and Thomas didn't let up for a second, especially Thomas.
To see the video, of the full exchange, Go Here Now.
Karl Rove opined on Fox News this morning that, to some extent, Gibbs had a point in saying that, since people are free to ask whatever questions they want, the president should be allowed to answer whichever questions he wants.
But Thomas didn't see it that way....
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When did Helen and Carl get off the meth?
Carl-Chip (sorry)
It really sucks when you thought President Bush was the bad guy...
Helen Thomas is being hard on Hussein because he has not bedded her yet, She feels time is running out, as he seems to be engaging in Gay issues of late.Could be that being questioned every week by Helen Thomas has made him queer ? It would me.
Can I possibly be rooting for Helen Thomas?
You people? Aren't those the very same words that they (the press) skewered Ross Perot about? That went on for months.
You watch. They’re starting to ‘bunker up’. Then there’ll come the personal loyalty oaths. “Fur Fueher und Vaterland!”
Housecleaning time is coming.
“Can I possibly be rooting for Helen Thomas?”
Win or lose, there’s no way picking a fight with her could look good for The One or his dough-faced lackey Gibbs.
Actually, I shouldn’t call Gibbs that, as it’s an insult to dough-faced lackeys everywhere.
“Can I possibly be rooting for Helen Thomas?”
No, be we can root for the TRUTH!
The dog and pony show is becoming obvious to anyone with half a brain.
I noticed that Hussein gets more sweaty while being interviewed or questioned, am I the only who thinks that way ? His upper lip is shinning as he lies. sorry, speaks.
Wow. Helen Thomas actually has half a brain.
You know Andy.... I feel pretty sure Helen Thomas is not the least bit interest in BHO sexually...
Why do guys always bring up sex...there reaches an age when sex is the last thing females want...
“Can I possibly be rooting for Helen Thomas?”
I thought the same thing. I was rooting for her and a CBS reporter. Maybe this thing is starting to unravel a little.
oh by the way Andy
There will come a day when that ‘toy’ or organ between your legs will cease to operate...
Just some mother’s advice for you, son..........LOL
Topping the news tonight is a show trial of Helen Thomas and Chip Reid. The tribunal was convened in the snack room at CBS studios, after they had the temerity to confront that all-around great guy, our dear leader, Oh...bama! Beheading video will be shown at eleven. Let this be a lesson to all you reporters.
Ooh, what age is it? I think I want to die before I reach it. {worried}
Now 'that' WAS - and is - amazing. These people really are 'believers'.
It would be nice to imagine that a 'breakthrough' has occurred here; but I suspect that Helen will find her groove again; and this memory will be appropriately disposed of.
I SO want to see the next exchange amongst the three of them - Gibbs kept saying “ask your questions tomorrow...”
“His upper lip is shinning as he lies. sorry, speaks.”
I’ve noticed that with Bawney Fwank too. In his case, I really HOPE it’s sweat.
!What was most amazing about this exchange; and in particular ‘Helen’.”
I read Sexchange.
My thoughts exactly as I listened to her. Bet she won’t receive the Perot treatment. Of course, she was addressing a person of lack of color. :)
you might be wanting to prearrange your plans if you want to die first.
I’d love to kiss Helen for that.
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Um, I’m second thought, maybe I’ll kiss the wife and kids in honor of her, I have a weak stomach.
Thanks for that. No sleeping tonight.
“I’d love to kiss Helen for that.”
I just threw up in my mouth a little...
Ok, but what about the average Zero voter?
Someone please knock me over with this.
Can we sue SirFishalot for mental anguish?
Helen was complaining about a dishonest “Town Meeting?” Controlled by the White House? Pre-approved questions and the like? And she has the monumental gall to suggest that such a thing has never happened in the White House before?? Helen at 1000 you’ve been around enough of these to know that ALL of Hussein’s press conferences/town hall meetings are completely dishonest, utterly rigged, phony from beginning to end. Who are you trying to kid, dear?
Is there a Team-America-epiphany-sized puddle of puke in the alley?
When is Helen going to ask about BO’s birth certificate?
She was referring to previous administrations.
Why not? Richard Nixon didn’t hide his birth certificate?
Gibbs: “I have you emailed your question today Helen”
Helen: “I don’t have to email it, I can tell you right now what I want to ask”
Classic
“Wow. Helen Thomas actually has half a brain”
Let’s not get carried away here.
Clinton’s Town Hall Q&As weren’t rigged?!
Somebody has to do it.
I'm sure she's already forgotten. She is just shy of about 114 years old.
Just Damn,,,,,
This is like the fourth or fifth post about this event from different sources. Isn’t it sad, that when two people in the press finally decide to ask the WH a ‘hard’ question, the news story is the fact that the press asked the question!
Pathetic!
A sad state of affairs!
Hurray! We should send them letters of praise for doing their jobs. Maybe they will keep up the pressure.
Oh, there is an actual age associated with that? I had always been under the impression that the onset of that "syndrome" was sometime right after marriage regardless of age. :-))
Great catch on this one. The cliche goes that Dog Bites Man, no news. Man Bites Dog, Front Page.
It's pretty pathetic that this is a Dog Bites Man story... and maybe it is literally true, too. ;0)
It's pretty pathetic that it's a Man Bites Dog story.
Dagnabit.
He has to have plants there, if he does not know the questions then he does not know what the people he sold his soul to will know know what to tell him to say in response.
A total phony figurehead squatter soiling the Whitrhouse.
lol. . .and yes, it is something to appreciate; given that even a clock is right twice a day; these people most often NEVER get it!
Congrats Helen; for once you made contact; but what will they do with her now?
Our media is corrupted beyond redemption now. They are nothing more than pole dancers and prostitutes for the Obama Administration.
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