Posted on 11/10/2004 7:18:35 PM PST by SteveMcKing
Bush Reaches Out to Press Corps By Jeff Gannon Talon News November 9, 2004
WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Ever since Sen. John Kerry conceded the presidential election to him, President George W. Bush has been reaching out to those who opposed him. Last week in his victory speech, he called for Democrats to join with him to move forward on Social Security reform and tax simplification.
In a hastily called press conference on Thursday, the president declared that he was reaching out to the White House press corps and invited their questions. A subdued group of journalists asked about personnel changes in the Cabinet and which agenda items might take priority in the second term.
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Members of the journalism establishment grumble about the "demotion" of Hearst columnist Helen Thomas, 82, regarded as the doyenne of the White House press corps. For decades, Thomas had been given front row seating at presidential press conferences and always asked the first question. That tradition ended when George W. Bush became the chief executive. Now Thomas often finds herself relegated to the back rows and never called on to pose a question.
{Gee, I wonder why!}
She has been quoted on several occasions as saying, "This is the worst president ever. He is the worst president in all of American history."
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A toilet?
But she IS ugly - from the inside out
Well, the sight of her could cause one to choke all by itself, even without any pretzels. Thus carting her away, or at least as far as possible, naturally became an urgent priority for Presidential Protection detail. And who could blame them? If anything, their failure to do so would constitute a treasonous oversight.
..an indoor swimming pool, I believe. ...JFK(1) converted it.
Tell her, and anyone caught "grumbling", that if they don't like the arrangements, they can have a folding chair and a spot out on the lawn...
Wouldn't that be incest?
...and Kills, any "LIVING BRA" used by her, its been reported. :))
Bush Reaches Out to Press Corps
By Jeff Gannon
Talon News
November 9, 2004
WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- Ever since Sen. John Kerry conceded the presidential election to him, President George W. Bush has been reaching out to those who opposed him. Last week in his victory speech, he called for Democrats to join with him to move forward on Social Security reform and tax simplification.
In a hastily called press conference on Thursday, the president declared that he was reaching out to the White House press corps and invited their questions. A subdued group of journalists asked about personnel changes in the Cabinet and which agenda items might take priority in the second term.
Talon News asked White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan to explain the outreach to a press corps that is supposed to be a non-partisan group. He suggested that the president was making a "tongue-in-cheek" comment.
McClellan downplayed any friction between the White House and the press corps when he said, "The media certainly has an important role to play in keeping the American people informed about the decisions that we make here in Washington, D.C."
When Talon News pointed out that the press corps seemed at times to be pursuing stories that aided Bush's opponent, McClellan replied, "There will be plenty of analysis of the media and critiquing of the media, I'm sure, going forward. And I'll leave that to others to get into."
He added, "The president has great respect for the job that the press does."
But the conduct of the media in the recently concluded election has been one of the biggest stories. In particular, the use of forged documents by CBS in a news report on the president's National Guard service and an 11th-hour story by the same network in coordination with the New York Times that focused on explosives that went missing 18 months ago has been cited by some as evidence of bias or partisanship.
Members of the journalism establishment grumble about the "demotion" of Hearst columnist Helen Thomas, 82, regarded as the doyenne of the White House press corps. For decades, Thomas had been given front row seating at presidential press conferences and always asked the first question. That tradition ended when George W. Bush became the chief executive. Now Thomas often finds herself relegated to the back rows and never called on to pose a question.
But she still holds sway in the Brady briefing room where her theater-style seat in the front row bears her name. All other seats are identified by the news service. Even though Thomas writes only an opinion column for the Hearst News Service, she still leads the daily assault on McClellan.
Thomas has been extremely critical of the Bush administration and the president.
She has been quoted on several occasions as saying, "This is the worst president ever. He is the worst president in all of American history."
Last week, Thomas delivered the keynote address at the 9th Annual Women Venture Conference in Minneapolis, where she suggested Bush feared her journalistic prowess.
She said, "He's still afraid of me. He can't take my questions. Mine are very simple."
With his comment about reaching out to the press corps, the president might be reviving the notion of creating a "new tone" in Washington that would bring some civility to political discourse, something that failed miserably during the first term. But by all accounts, the White House reporters don't appear to be reaching back.
She could look like Nefertiti and she would still be ugly.
She's more than 50 years past her prime…I can't believe she's still breathing
She'll really cause you to lose your lunch…when I hear her I start seething
Now Rummy says that he's had enough…with Helen Thomas he will get rough
Today's the day the troll is thrown from the White House
She has a dress that she wished was stained while Sinkmaster was there playing
She towed the line and was on her knees…no unkind word was she saying
Now Rummy says that he's had enough…with Helen Thomas he will get rough
Today's the day the troll is thrown from the White House
It is gonna be wonderful…that a woman who's full of bull
Will be picked up and carried out…for this we've been waiting for years
It has really been sickening…she has acted like Bill was king
It will be such a pleasure to see Helen thrown out on her big rear
It is gonna be wonderful…that a woman who's full of bull
Will be picked up and carried out…for this we've been waiting for years
It has really been sickening…she has acted like Bill was king
It will be such a pleasure to see Helen thrown out on her big rear
Reporters wait, and when Rummy's through, the old bat starts her inquiry
She's never seeming to make much sense…and everyone's growing weary
Now Rummy says that he's had enough…with Helen Thomas he will get rough
Today's the day the troll is thrown from the White House
Each reporter starts to cheer…they know that this will be a blessed relief…the end is near
They've been burdened far too long…and no one's gonna miss her when she's finally gone
They knew that the gig was up when she was whining about things at Guantanamo
She cared about the terrorist treatment…and so the question's asked…why wasn't this done nine years ago
Each reporter starts to cheer…they know that this will be a blessed relief…the end is near
They've been burdened far too long…and no one's gonna miss her when she's finally gone
They knew that the gig was up when she was whining about things at Guantanamo
She cared about the terrorist treatment…and so the question's asked…why wasn't this done nine years ago
I have to admit that my gonads start their ascension at the mention of Helen's name, but not for the reasons that she thinks. She should be stirring a cauldron in MacBeth.
Dan Rather: "Those National Guard papers!"
I agree about not bashing her based on her looks. after all when 900 years old you wait, look so good you will not, hmmm?
Maybe when her hero, Yasser finally kicks it, she'll have a heart attack. By the way, can anyone put those two pictures next to each other, swear they were separated at birth.
Yeah Yassie baby there's 72 of these beauties waiting on ya! Go to the light Yassie, go to the light!
Time to put this hag out to pasture...
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