Funny, I didn't notice President Bush making a trip here:
Posted on 01/26/2006 12:50:28 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
President Bush today again avoided taking a question from White House doyenne Helen Thomas during his 45-minute press conference, even though he took questions from every reporter around her front-row, center seat.
"He's a coward," Thomas said afterward. "He's supposed to be this macho guy. He'll take on Osama bin Laden, but he won't take me on."
Thomas, who worked as the UPI White House reporter for 57 years and is now a columnist, raised her hand every time the president was concluding an answer to a reporter's question, but he never called on her.
Thomas, who worked as the UPI White House reporter for 57 years and is now a columnist, raised her hand every time the president was concluding an answer to a reporter's question, but he never called on her.
She had a few questions in mind, though. "I wanted to ask about Iraq: 'You said you didn't go in for oil or for Israel or for WMDs. so why did you go in?' "
She also had another question at the ready, just in case, this one about the president's contention that a 28-year-old wiretapping law known as FISA is out of date, which prompted him to order the National Security Agency to conduct a secret electronic surveillance program that Democrats contend is illegal.
"You keep saying it's a 1978 law, but the Constitution 200 years old. Is that out of date, too?"
Afterward, Thomas sat sullenly in her chair in the White House press work area, huddled in her leopard-print winter coat.
But as she left, she made a prediction: "He came on to my turf. I'll bet the next press conference will be in Room 450 of the EEOB," a theater-style room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, where she would not be in the front row.
Developing...
Sure looks like the CN tower to me! It was really hard for me to see it at first though. Something was in my eye.
Ohhh...yeah...
if only I were born about 40 years earlier and ended up in the right place at the right time. LOL
Funny, I didn't notice President Bush making a trip here:
"Doyenne" -- now that's a new word for me. I had to look it up. "Doyenne: a female doyen." Now that was a big help.
He'll take on Osama bin Laden, but he won't take me on."
He don't want any ugly getting on him.
Thank you for cleansing the palate.
Ain't no thang. Look around the thread: I posted a bunch of others, too.
Good going, Mr President. Ignore the old hag/goat.
Excellent likeness, but much too flattering.
Helen, does this mean you're equating yourself to a terrorist bent on the destruction of this country? If so, welcome to the way the rest of us see you.
HECK, THAT WAS LAUREN BICALL, wasnt it ??
goodness...
eye candy for generations after her own !
Keep beating that dead horse, Helen.
As well you should!
"Helen! That's because you're 3 times uglier and scarier than Osama ever was."
"Afterward, Thomas sat sullenly in her chair in the White House press work area, huddled in her leopard-print winter coat."
Neverminding she has a MOST unfortunate face that did NOT age gracefully...a woman her age in a Leopard print coat - what a sight that must have been.
Yesindeediedodahday! She's always been my favorite.
Is it possible Helen Thomas and Wolf "Blitz" were conjoined twins at the butts at birth, very strong family resemblance there!
Ohhh!!! What a hottie!
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