Posted on 10/13/2005 7:37:42 PM PDT by finnman69
NEW YORK Questions today from longtime White House reporter Helen Thomas caused White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan to declare that she opposes the war on terrorism. His response caused one of Thomas's colleagues, Terry Moran, to leap to her defense.
Here is the exchange from the official transcript:
THOMAS What does the President mean by "total victory" -- that we will never leave Iraq until we have "total victory"? What does that mean?
McCLELLAN: Free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East, because a free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions --
THOMAS If they ask us to leave, then we'll leave?
MR. McCLELLAN: I'm trying to respond. A free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the broader Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions of al Qaeda and their terrorist associates. They want to establish or impose their rule over the broader Middle East -- we saw that in the Zawahiri letter that was released earlier this week by the intelligence community.
THOMAS They also know we invaded Iraq.
McCLELLAN: Well, Helen, the President recognizes that we are engaged in a global war on terrorism. And when you're engaged in a war, it's not always pleasant, and it's certainly a last resort. But when you engage in a war, you take the fight to the enemy, you go on the offense. And that's exactly what we are doing. We are fighting them there so that we don't have to fight them here. September 11th taught us --
THOMAS It has nothing to do with -- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.
McCLELLAN: Well, you have a very different view of the war on terrorism, and I'm sure you're opposed to the broader war on terrorism. The President recognizes this requires a comprehensive strategy, and that this is a broad war, that it is not a law enforcement matter.
Terry.
TERRY MORAN On what basis do you say Helen is opposed to the broader war on terrorism?
McCLELLAN: Well, she certainly expressed her concerns about Afghanistan and Iraq and going into those two countries. I think I can go back and pull up her comments over the course of the past couple of years.
MORAN And speak for her, which is odd.
McCLELLAN: No, I said she may be, because certainly if you look at her comments over the course of the past couple of years, she's expressed her concerns --
THOMAS I'm opposed to preemptive war, unprovoked preemptive war.
MR. McCLELLAN: -- she's expressed her concerns.
Perhaps Helen and those that think like her should go to this site:
http://www.dni.gov
link to releases.
here is the letter:
http://www.dni.gov/letter_in_english.pdf
If the New York Times wants Helen Thomas running around their building buck naked, that's their right.
But keep her out of the public eye -- and out of the people's White House, please.
"Scott McClellan Says Helen Thomas Opposes 'War on Terrorism'"
I'm shocked! Not.
Oh, now that's just disturbing.
I truly wish that Scott McClellan would just ONCE dang it, stand up there and tell her and other's like her off!! Just DANG!!! I get so irritated with the niceties coming out of the WH...
If you're reading this at the WH...Please oh for goodness sakes, Puhleez will you stand up for yourselves and point your finger at the reporters giving you the hard times? Point your finger and tell them like clinton used to...Don't just stand there and take that lack of respect from them.
Thats exactly why its possible. He needs a real manly women, you know a women with hair on her chest.
Then Helen can be the dominate one.(if you get my meaning) hehehehehe
You know years ago liberals sang "all we are saying is give peace a chance". If I could sing to them I'd ask them to give linear thinking a chance. Its clear the Left is not capable of it.
Rolling her up in a Persian rug would bring out her highlights.
Interestingly, it seems that Thomas is both a "useful idiot" and a "useless idiot" at the same time. Who wudda thunk it possible?
Traitors, both of them. I'm getting pretty tired of waiting for helen to die and for somebody to bitch-slap that snotty sissy moran. I'd like to see a tape of the NOPD giving him the treatmen they gave that old guy.
Why I'll never make it as a Press Secretary ... Here's how my head would have exploded in about 5 minutes ...
THOMAS: What does the President mean by "total victory" --
ME: It means a victory that is total.
THOMAS: ... that we will never leave Iraq until we have "total victory"? What does that mean?
ME: Free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East, because a free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions --
THOMAS: If they ask us to leave, then we'll leave?
ME: Quit interrupting, you old hag. A free and democratic Iraq in the heart of the broader Middle East will be a major blow to the ambitions of al Qaeda and their terrorist associates. They want to establish or impose their rule over the broader Middle East -- we saw that in the Zawahiri letter that was released earlier this week by the intelligence community.
THOMAS They also know we invaded Iraq.
ME: You have a keen grasp of the obvious for a cadaver.
Listen, you meddlesome crone: the President recognizes that we are engaged in a global war on terrorism. You don't. You are a clueless dolt and I can't tell you how painful it is to stand up here and have to suffer your gibbering idiocies. I get more intelligent questions when I visit Kindergartens, but then they are not yet leftist twits like you.
When you're engaged in a war, it's not always pleasant, and it's certainly a last resort. But when you engage in a war, you take the fight to the enemy, you go on the offense. And that's exactly what we are doing. We are fighting them there so that we don't have to fight them here. September 11th taught us --
THOMAS: It has nothing to do with -- Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11.
ME: What are you, Howard Dean in drag? Well, you have a very different view of the war on terrorism, and I'm sure you're opposed to the broader war on terrorism. In fact, I'm sure you've got the Bin Laden pinups in your locker in the WH press room. The President recognizes this requires a comprehensive strategy, and that this is a broad war, that it is not a law enforcement matter.
TERRY MORAN On what basis do you say Helen is opposed to the broader war on terrorism?
ME: Because she says clueless things about us going after regimes that aid and abet terrorism. Because every single press conference she gets up and says something critical of this effort. Not once has she praised our soldiers, our effort, the administration... It's all a heap of biased, stupid, loaded question from a wrinkled old hag ....
MORAN And speak for her, which is odd.
ME: Terry *Moron*, you speak for morons everytime you open your mouth. go suck an egg.
Thanks to all who posted on this thread for not including H.T.'s picture.
Hey Helen ... if we ask you to leave, then will you?
Sissy boy.
Ok you asked for it....
Picture this lesbian 3 way: Helen Thomas, Janet Reno, and Madeleine Albright... oh, and of course Hillary would be the spotter for the more difficult acts.
That was brilliant, I would have told them to get the hell out of my press room. GET OUT!
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9604/25/palestinian.charter/aloni.jpg
That's a man, baby!
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