BUSH SNUBS HELEN THOMAS

Thu Jan 26 2006 15:42:32 2006

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.

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the ready, just in case, this one about the president's contention that a 28-year-old wiretapping law known as FISA is out of date, which prompted him to order the National Security Agency to conduct a secret electronic surveillance program that Democrats contend is illegal.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 Is that out of date, too?"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.

Is she still around?

Charlie

"even though he took questions from every reporter around her front-row, center seat."

Maybe it's because she's not a reporter anymore?

"Thomas, who worked as the UPI White House reporter for 57 years and is now a columnist"

Poor dear's been dead since 1978 but never got the memo.

She was booted from the presidential news conferences recently. I bet that is why he didn't answer her. She's been around for ages and she got kicked out of the presidential press core for partisan reasons. It's ugly on Bush's part if you ask me.

I met her several months ago, when she was going to South Tallahassee. She arrived a couple of hours before her flight. She was very gracious, sweet and kind.

It was funny, because her flight wound up gate changing to the adjancent gate, and when I went to tell her that the flight moved, she was sawing logs HARD ... LoL . . .

2. Author: Charlie Date: 01/27/2006 12:07 PM Reply

Is she still around?

She died years ago. But just like her questions she refuses to accept the facts

"she got kicked out of the presidential press core for partisan reasons"

You mean to tell me someone in the media is BIAS?

Oh My I would never of thought such a thing

Thanks for clearing that up

"she was sawing logs HARD ... LoL . . . "

Might have been a death rattle

you disgrace her name.

just because she wanted to ask bush another question he could lie about.

read her life's story before you open a dumb mouth and play the fool.

Rick

She is liberal left wing hack! Simple as that!

Charlie

Charlie!

have! you! read! her! book!!

Helen who? Time to take a nap!

Rick

No I have not had the pleasure of reading the old battleaxe's book and do not intend to read it either.

Charlie

helen thomas and Medusa are twin sisters, however medusa got all the good looks.

JonR

Another wonderful liberal trait - entitlement. Just because she's put 200 years into the WH press corps she beleives she should be given special treatment. Ignoring the fact that she is no longer relevant.

She's 86 years old for crying out loud . . . geez, guys, give her a break. I take care of my grandmother who is 85, and if any of you would talk about her they way you are talking about Helen Thomas, you'd get a fat lip . . . show her some respect.

She's the dean of the press core. She's been covering the White House since 1960. That's NINE Presidents.

Beginning in 2003, Thomas was moved to the back row during press conferences, although she still sits in the front row during press briefings. She is rarely called upon in press conferences, and no longer ends Presidential news conferences by saying “Thank you, Mr. President.” Asked why she is now seated in the back row, she said, "Because they don't like me...I ask too mean questions."

They're afraid of her . . .

Another liberal who you think you should feel sorry for! Believe me, she doesn't give any quarter to anybody!

Charlie

I liked her on "Mad About You!"

And she was pretty good in that movie with Jack Nicholson. You know, the where the successful man of norhtern European decent was taught how to be nice by the gay guy and the un-wed mother? Almost saw her boobie in that one.

She asks the dumbest questions ever. Maybe W is tired of her. He's certainly not afraid of the old hag. She is irrelevent, he saved his time for relevant questions I'm sure.

I don't care how old she is or about her dumb book. She's a worthless liberal.

liberal left wing hack

old battleaxe

dumbest questions ever

old hag

worthless liberal

charming responses.