Posted on 07/10/2009 6:55:35 AM PDT by AIM Freeper
Even with the Marxist influence in President Obama's background-and even with the reluctance to raise his voice against bloodthirsty tyrants such as Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-even with all of that, trust Helen Thomas to find Obama too hard-line with America's enemies and too easy-going with America's friends.
The occasion of revisiting the antics of Ms. Thomas-the woman who epitomizes why so many Americans distrust the mainstream media-is that California Rep. Barbara Lee is seeking to bestow upon her an official honor in the name of the Congress of the United States.
Rep. Lee's resolution-H.R. 533-is, as we go to press-before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. It salutes this grand dame of the White House press corps for her "unflagging and honest coverage of every president of the United States since John F. Kennedy."
In commenting on the proposal, Congresswoman Lee said, "Helen has been a real trailblazer for women in the field of journalism." Indeed she has played a pivotal role in breaking the barriers in what was once an all-male preserve-along with others also worthy of mention-Martha Rountree, May Craig, Mary Lou Forbes, and Sarah McClendon are some that come to mind.
(Excerpt) Read more at aim.org ...
I guess Helen is mad Obama only bowed to Arab leaders. I think she expected something a little more intimate.
The following is from http://www.rightwingnews.com/mt331/2009/07/helen_thomas_browbeats_robert.php
Following a testy exchange during today's (Wednesday) briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the way President Obama is trying to control the press. "Nixon didn't try to do that," Thomas said. "They couldn't control (the media). They didn't try. "What the hell do they think we are, puppets?" Thomas said. "They're supposed to stay out of our business. They are our public servants. We pay them."
That’s probably why they’re trying to pass this resolution, to mollify her.
Tony Snow gets mentioned in Example #3 of the attached article. Remember when he thanked Helen for “the Hezbollah point of view?” :-)
This was after Obama called on the planted Huffington Post (or whatever) blogger. On a different thread someone who watched that press conference posted to me that Obama had dissed Helen. She started to ask a question, he interrupted to take someone else’s and never came back to her.
Hey, that was a good series of sci-fi books. Now I’ll never be able to look at them without shuddering.
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