Helen Thomas: Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama

CNS News ^ | July 01, 2009 | Penny Starr and Fred Lucas

[Gil4]

Was that back during the Filmore administration?

I guess 130 years can do that to a person.

[Gil4]

“What the hell do they think we are, puppets?”

Is that a trick question?

[Think free or die]

You're right about the laugh being condescending. His entire manner is arrogant.

Good for Helen and Chip having some moments of lucidity; may it be just the beginning. Much as I've been disgusted with the press, I would welcome a few of them coming back from the dark side.

[libh8er]

Wow. Just wow.

[Nuc1]

“What the hell do they think we are, puppets?” Thomas said.

No the white house thinks you are fools. Most on FR agree. I do. Further I'd bet 100 bucks to your 1 dollar that you voted for him.

[GILTN1stborn]

I would recommend that they stay far away from Fort Marcy Park

[reagan_fanatic]

I'm starting to have some respect for Helen Thomas.

This is very disturbing. I may have to seek psychiatric help.

[visualops]

wow she really let him have it- a snip:

“I’m not saying there has never been managed news before, but this is carried to fare-thee-well—for the town halls, for the press conferences,” she said. “It’s blatant. They don’t give a damn if you know it or not. They ought to be hanging their heads in shame.”

[Antonello]

My beeber is completely stuned.

[hoosiermama]

I would recommend that they stay far away from Fort Marcy Park

Or hire a food taster.

[tophat9000]

Is the blew dress press finally getting stiff in the knees ?

[cookcounty]

It’s July 1st. The meltdown has begun................thank God.

[william clark]

Come on, Helen. You know how it is.

You're supposed to be on board with it.

[Darnright]

Whoa. Look out, pigs are sailing overhead. Helen Thomas almost sounds like a Freeper.

Or not.

[kenth]

It must sting to realize that you’re just a useful idiot.

[Netizen]

Almost had me. This is Onion.

Can't be from the Onion. If it were its supposed to have 'satire' or 'humor' in the title and keywords and NOT be posted in 'news'.

[Earthdweller]

GO Helen! We may never agree on anything again but on this, Helen is dead on.

[Danae]

Well, it took a while and a really repressive White House for Helen to get that Bush wasn’t so bad after all. Well, isn’t that SPECIAL. Too little too late, how did you vote Helen?

[Danae]

“What if they gave a press conference and no one showed up?”

Then Hell would have frozen over and and... I can’t think of anything sufficiently astonishing enough to describe how simply utterly AMAZING that would be.

I can’t imagine the press actually doing something that might look like disagreement with their Messiah. It is beyond my imagining.

[McGruff]

Updating my tag line