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the ready, just in case, this one about the president's contention that a 28-year-old wiretapping law known as FISA is out of date, which prompted him to order the National Security Agency to conduct a secret electronic surveillance program that Democrats contend is illegal.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 Is that out of date, too?"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.
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I could lose weight if I read Helen Thomas threads *before* dinner is served.
How long til Helen's nose touches her chin?
That was going to be my very question on this thread.
Not only how many times does he have to answer it, but how many times does he have to answer it FOR HER????
How dare that dried-up old hag. Maybe he won't call on her because she has lost her manners.
Maybe she's just a bad reporter.
"He'll take on Osama bin Laden, but he won't take me on."
She's a moron. Never end a sentence with a preposition! And she calls herself a reporter! sheesh
Thanks for asking! I didn't get that either.......
Her turf? Give me a break.....
What a true beast she is.
I do admire someone who understands proper English usage. :)
Thanks for pointing out the obvious, but a fact that's totally lost on the egomaniacs in the press. Helen Thomas, has become a legend in her own mind, and the equivalent of a bed of fire ants at a picnic for the public.
Thomas, the oldest Washington witch, wore out her welcome long ago and should hang up her broom and spend the rest of her days doing something useful like getting her warts burned off.
Repetition from old bats like her would normally be seen for dementia. It would be like W, the gentleman, not to allow her to speak further and risk having her exposed as being in advanced stages of the disease....
GEORGE: "....over and over until Mahmoud's buddies have to mop him up with a roll of paper towels. Any questions?"
REPORTERS: "MISTER PRESIDENT! MISTER PRESIDENT!"
GEORGE: "Yes, uh.... you in the back, Dogface."
HELEN THOMAS: "You said you didn't go into Iraq for oil or for Israel or for WMDs. So why did you go in?"
GEORGE (smiling): "To PISS YOU OFF, Helen. Next question."
REPORTERS: "MISTER PRESIDENT! MISTER PRESIDENT...."
If 'ugly' was a weapon, Helen would be unbeatable.
I thought she must have too! She looks like a different person.........but, you're right....they can't fix that nasty voice of hers.
How funny...a big ole' feminist getting facelifts like crazy.
Something is wrong with that.
Rofl! FReeper guys are awesome, too!
Aggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh hahahah agood one man
She looks like the new girl at the deb ball. That's a shocker, given her age. When that wears off, she will be the Veiled Prophet.
I use to think they must have been twins or the same person. Did anyone ever see them at the same time?
Wow, Paula Zahn's lookin good since the vacation.
Raquel was hot when she stayed away from the knife.
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