[Jambe]

Why does Ari Fleischer even acknowledge this woman is in the room? I would like to see a two week period where Helen Thomas is not recognized for questions during the press conference.

She can no longer claim to be a legitimate journalist - she is just another liberal with a biased agenda, or an old axe to grind.

[Paul Atreides]

Then, the press would write stories about how the mean Bush White House is mistreating poor, old, saintly Helen Thomas, an "American Institution." And, a lot of sheep would fall for it.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Why does Ari Fleischer even acknowledge this woman is in the room?

Because she walks into the press room every morning with a sign on her forehead that says "B**** Slap Me"

and Ari kindly obliges.

[G L Tirebiter]

Ari recognizes her exactly because she is so 'over the top'.

Her rants only serve to highlight the bizarre world inhabited by the lefties and their ilk.

The American people (or at least the vast majority) see through the abject stupidity of those whose arguments begin with the premise that Saddam is more credible than Pres. Bush.

I love my daily Ari - Helen interchange. It proves that the stupidity of the left in chronic and incurable.

[cloud8]

Why does Ari Fleischer even acknowledge this woman is in the room?

Because Helen Thomas is so extremely embarrassing to both liberals and left-wing journalists. Her senility is quite obvious, and I'm surprised her colleagues haven't encouraged, or rather, enforced her retirement.