Helen Thomas Loves Johnny Taliban

MRC/White House Transcripts | 12/20/01 | Brent Bozell

[Lance Romance]

     After Fleischer told a reporter that Walker "is considered, under the Geneva Convention regarding the treatment of prisoners of war, a battlefield detainee," Thomas demanded: "My question falls in line with that. Are we so primitive that we would ship this man in a box, deny him legal rights, deny him the right to see a lawyer, deny him the right to see his parents? I mean, is that America?"
Fleischer tried to calm down the long-time UPI reporter: "Helen, under the Geneva Convention regarding treatment of prisoners of war, the military and intelligence agencies may question prisoners for information that's of military value in the conduct of war without the presence of a lawyer. That is what the Geneva Convention calls for-"
     Thomas piped up: "You ship him in a box?"
     Fleischer: "-and the Geneva Convention is being followed in this case."
     Moran demanded: "So it trumps his constitutional right to-"
     Fleischer: "No, this is done consistent with the Constitution."
     Moran: "How so?"
     Fleischer: "Because what you're referring to, Terry, deals with custodial interrogation-"
     Moran: "Right."
     Fleischer: "-and that only comes into play, that only comes in as a matter of statute when he is in the custody of law enforcement personnel. He is covered under the Geneva Convention by military personnel, which triggers a different set of statutory requirements."
     Thomas, obsessed with parental access: "He can't see his parents? He's not allowed to see his parents?"
     Fleischer: "Again, Helen, I think that they are moving forward with a review of the facts in this matter. But he is being treated under the Geneva Convention. He is being protected. He has been given medical care which he was not receiving under the Taliban. And he has received the protection of the United States Armed Forces in a very dangerous battlefield condition."
     Thomas charged: "He's being interrogated without a lawyer. Is that fair?"
     Fleischer pointed out: "He is being given all his rights, which are far more than the rights the Taliban or the al-Qaeda extended to anybody living there."
     Thomas sighed: "Well, we're not comparing ourselves, are we?"

[Lance Romance]

Someone change that old hags diaper. She's been on this kick longer than she can remember.

She reminds me of that Shrunken Head kit I had as a child. You made them out of apples if I remember correctly.

[cicero's_son]

The only appropriate response:

"Sorry, Helen. The QE2 was fully booked."

[dirtboy]

I hope she keeps this crap up, it will only serve to trivialize her further in the eyes of the American public.

[TLBSHOW]

this old witch is nuts!

[Bigg Red]

Fleisher deserves some sort of award for putting up with that harpie and with clymers like Moran. (Someone needs to tell Bozelle [sp?] that the old battle-ax is no longer with UPI.)

[tgiles]

Perhaps Helen is looking for a foster child.

[Registered]

Moran is just as inept.

[Thebaddog]

I went to a site that carried her column to get her e-mail address and it wasn't there. Can you imagine the stuff that would hit that address?

She seems to get some special consideration for deeds in her past life. She's out there with the agenda.

[ladtx]

Ari needs a few lessons from Secretary Rumsfeld on how to handle the press.

[GenXFreedomFighter]

I hope the left keeps up ALL the antiwar, anti-American crapola they've been spouting. The more they're heard, the more irrelevant they become.

[Ann Archy]

I believe Helen is of Arab descent. Do NOT post a Picture....PLEASE!!!

[kellynla]

Exactly, like my father use to say "better for someone to keep their mouth closed and let people "think" they are fools than to open it and remove all doubt." Helen Thomas is typical of the flaming liberals who have dominated the media. I hope she enjoyed the Klinton years because those days are forever gone and I don't see the Dimwits electing a POUS for a very long time.

[MJY1288]

You mean this Witch?

[BC21]

The reporter who sits next to Thomas, Terry Moran of ABC News, is every bit as liberal as Thomas, it's just that he doesn't write editiorials like Thomas (though his on-air reports are full of opinions) and his voice isn't as annoying as hers. Yesterday when Ari was talking about the stimulus deal Moran practically jumped out of his seat at disgust over Tom Daschle being 'disrespected.'

[1Old Pro]

Sheesh, why do they even allow her to ask questions. Let some other reporters have her time.

[anniegetyourgun]

HELEN THOMAS

[MJY1288]

Here she is in her dual role as Helen during the day and as "Grampa Munster"
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[zip]

I hope she keeps this crap up, it will only serve to trivialize her further in the eyes of the American public.

DITTO

[My2Cents]

I think Helen gets on Ari's nerves.

[RooRoobird14]

MJY, can you find a picture of Danny DeVito as "The Penquin and post that next to Helen (gag) Thomas and Grandpa Munster, too? I swear, it'll be the UGLIEST triplets ever seen on Free Republic!!! ROTFLOL