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YOO-HOO HELEN THOMAS! BEFORE YOU "RETIRE," COULD YOU
PLEASE CONNECT THE DOTS IN THE MATTER, BELOW? CLINTON-ERA MEDIA: USEFUL
IDIOTS? The president
returned to the Executive Mansion with his wife Hillary
and daughter Chelsea, 16. Along with him was Hollywood
producer Harry Thomasson, who with his wife Linda
Bloodworth Thomasson, a prominent sitcom writer, spent
Thanksgiving Day with the Clinton clan at the mountaintop
retreat. Clinton
conferred with Thomasson in the Oval Office on his return
and discussed preliminary plans for the inaugural on Jan.
20, including choosing a poem he will have read at his
second swearing in as president. The Thomassons
played a prominent role in writing the script for his
first inauguration in 1993. The president,
still suffering from a raspy voice, and ordered by his
doctor to rest his vocal chords, carried a briefcase as
he strolled to the waiting helicopter to return to Camp
David. He wore a leather jacket and was followed by an
aide carrying a huge box of inaugural papers. But before
plunging into further study, Clinton arranged to take
time out to play golf with Hillary's brothers at a course
near Camp David. The first lady
and Chelsea did not return to the presidential hideaway
with him. Mrs. Clinton had the Christmas decoration of
the White House to supervise as it got underway Friday
and Chelsea had to attend a rehearsal for her performance
in the Washington Ballet's annual Christmas performance
of "The Nutcracker Suite." In addition, an
aide said Mrs. Clinton had to prepare for her trip to
Bolivia Monday afternoon where she will attend the annual
meeting of the first ladies of the Americas. Before she
departs, she will host a press preview of the White House
Christmas decorations. The president
arranged to deliver his weekly Saturday radio address
from Camp David. White House press secretary Mike McCurry
said the subject would be: "Thanksgiving." Clinton plans
to return to the White House on Sunday, and will face a
busy week ahead as he makes important decisions on the
make up of his next national security team. Clinton took a
binder of recommendations with him to Camp David on
possible Cabinet appointments prepared by his transition
team. Most of the interest centered on who he would pick
to succeed Secretary of State Warren Christopher who is
leaving the Cabinet. The president
wants to have his chief diplomatic and military advisers
on deck before Christmas, and the entire new Cabinet
selected by Inauguration Day. On the social
side, next week the President and Mrs. Clinton will begin a
series of nightly Christmas parties leading up to the
holiday. The Clintons, in keeping with tradition, will spend
Christmas in the White House. Missy
Kelly's Analysis of Mysterious Commerce Death For some
background to this analysis, here is the original AP wire
story concerning the mysterious death of a Commerce
Department worker that occured over Thanksgiving
weekend. Anne Luzzatto,
press secretary for Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor,
said the woman's body was found this morning by a
Commerce Department employee, who notified security
personnel in the building. "It is my understanding that
someone found the body in an office on the fourth
floor,'' Luzzatto said. She said that
District of Columbia police were conducting an
investigation but that she had no details on a cause of
death. The woman's name was being withheld pending
notification of relatives. 1996 Associated
Press. All rights reserved.
On Friday morning
at 7:45 AM, Clinton suddenly, and unexpectedly, returns to
WH from Camp David that same AM, and yet is back on links at
Camp David by afternoon. Compare this UPI
story to the report on the AP that follows: The president
returned to the Executive Mansion with his wife Hillary
and daughter Chelsea, 16. Along with him was Hollywood
producer Harry Thomasson, who with his wife Linda
Bloodworth Thomasson, a prominent sitcom writer, spent
Thanksgiving Day with the Clinton clan at the mountaintop
retreat. Clinton
conferred with Thomasson in the Oval Office on his return
and discussed preliminary plans for the inaugural on Jan.
20, including choosing a poem he will have read at his
second swearing in as president. The Thomassons
played a prominent role in writing the script for his
first inauguration in 1993. The president,
still suffering from a raspy voice, and ordered by his
doctor to rest his vocal chords, carried a briefcase as
he strolled to the waiting helicopter to return to Camp
David. He wore a leather jacket and was followed by an
aide carrying a huge box of inaugural papers. But before
plunging into further study, Clinton arranged to take
time out to play golf with Hillary's brothers at a course
near Camp David. The first lady
and Chelsea did not return to the presidential hideaway
with him. Mrs. Clinton had the Christmas decoration of
the White House to supervise as it got underway Friday
and Chelsea had to attend a rehearsal for her performance
in the Washington Ballet's annual Christmas performance
of "The Nutcracker Suite." In addition, an
aide said Mrs. Clinton had to prepare for her trip to
Bolivia Monday afternoon where she will attend the annual
meeting of the first ladies of the Americas. Before she
departs, she will host a press preview of the White House
Christmas decorations. The president
arranged to deliver his weekly Saturday radio address
from Camp David. White House press secretary Mike McCurry
said the subject would be: "Thanksgiving." Clinton plans
to return to the White House on Sunday, and will face a
busy week ahead as he makes important decisions on the
make up of his next national security team. Clinton took a
binder of recommendations with him to Camp David on
possible Cabinet appointments prepared by his transition
team. Most of the interest centered on who he would pick
to succeed Secretary of State Warren Christopher who is
leaving the Cabinet. The president
wants to have his chief diplomatic and military advisers
on deck before Christmas, and the entire new Cabinet
selected by Inauguration Day. On the social
side, next week the President and Mrs. Clinton will begin
a series of nightly Christmas parties leading up to the
holiday. The Clintons, in keeping with tradition, will
spend Christmas in the White House.
Midway through
18 holes, the president splashed two balls into a small
lake between the green and the rough, scattering a
flotilla ducks. The ducks
settled down and so did the president. After one more
errant shot, he landed his ball on the green, drawing
applause from club house onlookers at the Black Rock Golf
Club. The president,
just returned from a trip to Asia that included a state
visit to Australia, wore an Australian-style "Crocodile
Dundee" hat, charcoal gray pants and a blue
sweatshirt. It was an
all-in-the-family affair. The president's partners
included his stepfather, Dick Kelley; his brother, Roger
Clinton; and his two brothers-in-law, Hugh and Tony
Rodham. The president
drove his own golf cart. On Friday
morning, Clinton unexpectedly left Camp David in the
Catoctin Mountains of western Maryland, where he and his
extended family had enjoyed Thanksgiving, to return to
the White House. One purpose for
the helicopter ride: The president wanted to give first
lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea,
a ride to town to attend a ballet event. But White House
press secretary Mike McCurry said the president also
spent time in the Oval Office with television producer
Harry Thomason discussing the themes and program of his
second inaugural. "The inaugural
committee wants to send the program to the printers as
early as possible next week," McCurry said. Clinton also
picked up some volumes of poetry not available to him at
Camp David, McCurry said, adding that the president wants
to review them before announcing the name of the poet
expected to be included in the Jan. 20 ceremony at the
Capitol. When Clinton
was inaugurated four years ago, poet Maya Angelou read
from her work.
Death at
Commerce The partially nude
body of Barbara Alice Wise, 48, was found at 7:45 AM in her
LOCKED fourth floor office at the Commerce Department,
Friday morning, Nov. 29, 1996. Ms. Wise worked in
Commerce's INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION, known as
ITA. The DOA showed up
in the same department that Huang and Yee were both
associated with when they worked at Commerce.
Interesting. What's almost as
interesting is the fact that this Death at Commerce has NOT
been widely reported. I have waited for nearly a week now,
but nada, nothing, zilch, zip. So...Maybe they
didn't catch it? Lets look at this
story as it played out in the press. The stories, in their
full glory are attached: 9:58 AM Friday The
story breaks: A dead body, female, is found on the fourth
floor of Commerce, by a colleague. Colleague, un-named. The
District of Columbia Police are conducting the
investigation. No name [pending notification of
relatives], no details. 12:01 Friday
Reuters: Body found in deceased's office, where the
International Trade Administration has offices. Cause of
death not yet determined. Police say the city's medical
examiner would perform an autopsy to determine the cause and
manner of her death. Case being investigated by Homicide
branch. Woman last seen
alive Wednesday at 4 PM. Commerce building was closed on
Thursday for Thanksgiving. 1:23 PM Friday AP
reports the body was found at 7:45 AM that morning. The
woman, still unidentified, had worked for Commerce for 14
years, in the department's International Trade
Administration. "She specialized
in trade development, working in the unit that provided
analysis of various industries." No details on the cause of
death. "Police also would immediately release few
details." 1:39 PM Friday AP
reports President Clinton flew to the White House today,
from Camp David where he'd spent Thanksgiving. Clinton had
already returned [by 1:39 PM] to western Maryland
for a round of golf. He spent less than two hours at WH, one
them with Harry Thomasson. Why the
unexpected, unscheduled, sudden trip to the White House? Why
the meeting with Thomasson...and the rush to meet with
him? [Clinton]
spent an hour in the Oval Office with television producer
Harry Thomasson discussing the themes and program of his
second inaugural, said White House press secretary Mike
McCurry. "The inaugural
committee wants to send the program to the printers as
early as possible next week," McCurry said. Clinton also
picked up some volumes of poetry not available to him at
Camp David, McCurry said, adding that the president wants
to review them before announcing the name of the poet
expected to be included in the Jan. 20 ceremony at the
Capitol. McCurry said
the president also wanted to give first lady Hillary
Rodham Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, a ride to
town to attend a ballet event. Completing his
less than two-hour stop, Clinton returned to Camp David,
also by helicopter. He was to play
golf at a course near Hagerstown, Md., with his
stepfather, Dick Kelley, and his wife's two brothers,
Hugh and Tony Rodham. This story...from
AP and the WH...infers that Bill came to the WH to meet with
Thomasson to finalize some inauguration plans that needed to
get to the "printers". We all know that the small fry GO TO
THE PRESIDENT, not the other way around. Thomasson would
have flown to the prez. Further, the PRESIDENT doesn't run
back to the White House to pick up "poetry books". He SENDS
people back to pick up poetry books. And we all know what a
devoted husband and father Bill is ... wasn't it sweet of
him to give Chelsea and Hillary a "lift back to town"? Must
have been an early "ballet event"... Notice the time
that BC arrived is not stated, but we do know he was gone by
the time this story was reported: 1:39 PM. He was there for
2 hours. That means he was in DC no later than 11:30 AM,
possibly earlier. 2:29 PM Friday UPI
Report Just in case you didn't buy the above excuses for
Bill's sudden appearance at the White House, how about these
from UPI excerpts: 2] Mrs.
Clinton had the Christmas decoration of the White House
to supervise as it got underway Friday and Chelsea had to
attend a rehearsal for her performance in the Washington
Ballet's annual Christmas performance of "The Nutcracker
Suite." 3] In
addition, an aide said Mrs. Clinton had to prepare for
her trip to Bolivia Monday afternoon where she will
attend the annual meeting of the first ladies of the
Americas. Before she departs, she will host a press
preview of the White House Christmas
decorations. Now the
DISINFORMATION/SPIN is starting to become very clear. Not
only the lame excuses as to Clinton's sudden quick trip to
the White House, but regarding Clinton's visit with
Thomasson. Quickly let me
chat about Hillary coming back to oversee the decorating.
Gary Aldrich wrote about the 1994 White House Christmas
decorating, in his book "Unlimited Access", p. 103. He said
he was "surprised" to hear that the First Family was at the
White House when the decorating was going on. "They had not
gone to Camp David, as was tradition - that way, the
decorating could go on undisturbed and they could be
surprised when they returned for the great unveiling."
Hillary has never taken an interest in decorating the White
House before. Did she really take an interest this year? Did
Aldrich "make her do it"? But more
importantly, contrary to the AP article above, which
inferred that Bill came to the WH to MEET with Thomasson, it
turns out Thomasson and Clinton had been together for
days: The president
returned to the Executive Mansion with his wife Hillary
and daughter Chelsea, 16. Along with him was Hollywood
producer Harry Thomasson, who with his wife Linda
Bloodworth Thomasson, a prominent sitcom writer, spent
Thanksgiving Day with the Clinton clan at the mountaintop
retreat. Clinton
conferred with Thomasson in the Oval Office on his return
and discussed preliminary plans for the inaugural on Jan.
20, including choosing a poem he will have read at his
second swearing in as president. [end of
excerpt] Thomasson and Bill
Did NOT HAVE to meet at the White House. They were together
all along. They could have had their meeting at Camp David.
If they needed info, they'd have sent a lackey. Clearly,
this "meeting" was an EXCUSE for the sudden return to DC.
Clearly, the real reason for Clinton's sudden trip to the
White House was NOT BEING TOLD. And there is more
weirdness: Okay. Put on your
thinking cap. When have you EVER seen ANY President CARRYING
ANYTHING as the get into or out of the Presidential
helicopter...? Seriously...WHEN HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A
PRESIDENT CARRYING ANYTHING? [I believe it is against
security rules for the president to be encumbered in such a
fashion. That's why others carry everything.] 5:21 PM Friday
[AP] In itself, this
means nothing. But then you have
THIS BOMBSHELL: The DOA's
relatives have NOT been informed YET the body is already on
the table being autopsied. Not only did the
autopsy start BEFORE the relatives had been informed of the
DOA's death, but the autopsy started less 10 HOURS after the
body was found. The last time I
saw an autopsy done so quickly was in the death of Vincent
Foster...and it took tremendous pressure EXERTED BY THE
WHITE HOUSE. I have read hundreds of pages of testimony
regarding the influence of the White House on getting
Foster's autopsy bumped to TOP PRIORITY. I submit to you
that only White House pressure could account for the fact
that this DOA was autopsied even before her name was
publicly released. Just think common
sense. There are a lot of DOA's in Washington DC. There is
ALWAYS a back log of bodies to be autopsied. NO DOA gets
autopsied in less than 10 hours unless someone decides to
bump THIS DOA to the top of the list. WHO? WHY? Were the
officers of the crime scene present at the autopsy, per
standard procedure? Was the autopsy in progress when whoever
attended got there? Was there anyone from the DC Police even
present at the autopsy? Who performed the
autopsy? Continuing from
the AP story: "We are looking
into all possibilities," he said. A local
television station, WRC, quoted unidentified police
sources as saying that the office where the body was
found was locked and the body was partially
nude. Whoa. A dead body,
found partially nude, in a locked office, in the same
Commerce Department where Yee and Huang once worked, where
documents are being requested and subpoenaed left and right,
is being autopsied less than 10 hours after it is found, and
before the relatives have been notified. This is getting
VERY interesting. Or is it? 5:36 PM Friday Now, another
excerpt from AP: But Bill was WITH
Harry Thomasson at Camp David... they did NOT have to return
to the White House to "work on the program of his second
inaugural". Horsepuckey. This story cracks
me up...done for no other reason than to publicly show how
relaxed and unconcerned the President was that
afternoon...even though a dead body had showed up just hours
before in a locked room at Commerce's ITA, the same
department that Huang and Yee worked in. Again, from
AP: The ducks
settled down and so did the president. After one more
errant shot, he landed his ball on the green, drawing
applause from club house onlookers at the Black Rock Golf
Club. The
president... wore an Australian-style "Crocodile Dundee"
hat, charcoal gray pants and a blue
sweatshirt. It was an
all-in-the-family affair. The president's partners
included his stepfather, Dick Kelley; his brother, Roger
Clinton; and his two brothers-in-law, Hugh and Tony
Rodham. The president
drove his own golf cart. Just a beautiful
picture, isn't it? The close knit- family, golfing,
laughing; relaxed, the ducks on wing... So
serene. Except for that
800 lb. gorilla, aka, the DOA, back at Huang's Department at
Commerce. This story has
absolutely no value. Why was it written? Why was it posted
to the wire service? This is news? I submit to you it
was written to record that Clinton showed no signs of stress
about that 800 lb. gorilla. The rest is just re-hash of what
was put out hours before. This story was
COVER. 1:30 AM Saturday
Morning In the wee hours
of the morning AP announces the name of the Commerce DOA,
one Barbara Alice Wise, 48, of Gambrills, Md. It is also noted
that "the unit where she worked provided analysis for
various industries designed to boost export
sales." Again, from
AP: A preliminary
autopsy was unable to determine the cause of death
Friday. The Police say "no
signs of foul play", yet she was found partially naked, in a
locked office. And the police say she died of "natural
causes" even though the autopsy was UNABLE to determine the
cause of death. Humm. Interesting.
What natural causes would that be, that an autopsy can't
determine? No, they tell us:
the autopsy didn't determine why she died, partially naked,
in a locked room. But it was of natural causes, and there
were "no signs of foul play." And it would continue to be
investigated as a homicide. Interesting. My, What's going
to happen next? NOTHING, because
THAT WAS THE LAST STORY ON THE DOA AT COMMERCE. [The
same story appeared on Prodigy's AP Online with a later
timestamp] To my knowledge,
NO NEWS SERVICE HAS DONE A SINGLE STORY ON THIS DEATH
SINCE. In less than 24
hours, this stunning discovery at Commerce, in John Huang's
former department is no longer news. This story is
DOA. Comments: Once they got it
on the wires that the body had been autopsied, and it was of
natural causes, even with an indeterminate autopsy,
well...that's the end of that. The press says:
"Let's talk about Hillary's Press tour of the WH
"Nutcracker" decorating theme...." Why, there weren't
even any follow-up stories on Hillary's trip to Bolivia,
alluded to in the UPI report at 14:29 hours on
Friday. I would think the
First Lady's trip to Bolivia for unknown reasons would be
more newsworthy than what Bill wore when he played golf, and
that he drove his own damn golf cart. Wouldn't
you? It would appear,
at the very least, Ms. Wise worked under Mr. Huang, where he
served as the Ass't Deputy Secretary in that section. What
was Alice Wise's position under John Huang? How much did
they interface in their work? Same questions regarding Ms
Yee and Ms. Wise. Did Wise focus on
Asian or European affairs? What did Ms. Wise know? Did she
travel on any Commerce trade trips? Did she attend the Nov.
1994 junket to Jakarta? Did Ms. Wise ever interface with
Lippo/Riady or their business interests while working at
Commerce? Did Ms. Wise ever
receive a subpoena for testimony on information she may have
regarding Ron Brown? From either Ron Brown's now-defunct IC,
the Justice Dept. who took over the Brown investigation
after Brown's death, or Starr? Or any congressional
committee? Or Judicial Watch? What are the
answers to the who/what/where/why of Ms. Wise? And why is NO
ONE ASKING? WHY IS THE MEDIA
SILENT ABOUT THIS WOMAN'S DEATH? It also appears
quite clear to me that the REAL reason for Bill's sudden and
unscheduled visit to the White House is not being shared.
Spin, spin, disinformation. Obviously NOT for the reasons
the White House put out. National Business that suddenly
needed attending to? Then the rest of his staff would have
been there. Were they at the
White House to "deal with" the dead body that just showed up
at Commerce? If NOT, then why DID Bill Clinton REALLY make
this unscheduled urgent trip to the White House...and bring
Thomasson along? If Clinton needed a "meeting" as an excuse,
you would think he'd pick a better cover than Thomasson
whose mere name raises eyebrows...Better that Clinton meet
with Mother Theresa. Was Thomasson just "handy" to use as an
excuse? But Thomasson was WITH Bill Clinton at Camp David.
There was no need to fly to the White House for the
meeting. BUT for the fact
that at 7:45 AM that very morning a dead body showed up in
the very Commerce Department section, ITA, where Huang and
Yee worked when they served there, there is no legitimate
reason why Bill suddenly flew into DC on Friday
morning. If the DOA at
Commerce was the real reason, and her death relates to the
Lippo Affair, consider this: Most of Bill's
contacts and conduits to the Riady's have been exposed. Is
Thomasson NOW ACTING as the conduit for information flow
between the Riady's and the White House? Did Bill go to the
White House to deal with events, and to "gather data" that
relates to Lippo/Riady/Huang, and this woman's death? Were
these documents what Bill was personally carrying to the
helicopter? Are these documents what in the box of "papers"
the aide was carrying? Were they removing incriminating
documents to Camp David to make them inaccessible to any WH
subpoena? If I were issuing a subpoena at this point, I'd
surely include any papers at Camp David. You think this is
far fetched? Remember that not too long ago, Clinton's
COUNSEL, Jack Quinn tried this same ruse to circumvent a WH
subpoena by sending the subpoenaed documents TO THE FBI, so
Quinn could say, "there are no such documents IN the White
House." This is NOT far-fetched with this Clinton White
House. Regarding the
query: IS Thomasson now acting as a conduit between the
Riady's and the Clintons? I don't know if I sent you this or
not, but I have been wondering about Thomasson's company in
the Travelgate affair TRM. We know that Huang and Thomasson
spoke often on the phone...but we don't know what they
talked about. The only role we know for Thomasson is
Travelgate, so it naturally brings up the next question:
Were Thomasson and Huang talking about Travelgate? If so,
what does Huang have to do with it? Well, what if TRM
doesn't stand for T=Thomasson, R=Richland
M=Martens. What if the R in
TRM really stands for RIADY? Do we know for certain that
this Richland dude was THE "R"? Do we know for certain he
used his own money? Further, notice this: From the Arkansas
Democrat Gazette [date uncertain, but posted on BB
11/27/96] "Clinton's election focused world's eye on
Indonesia deals" by ANDREA HARTER: Grobmyer said
Monday that his visit with Suharto had no connection to
state officials or to Clinton. "I was on the
international committee for Little Rock with the (Little
Rock) Chamber of Commerce, and there was some talk of a
commuter airline facility out at the airport. I thought
they would be interested in knowing about it. But I never
represented the president." Many fascinating
things about this statement! First of all: Why would Riady
and Suharto be interested in a "commuter airline facility"
out at the airport? They'd be interested if they had a stake
in a related business...perhaps TRM? Perhaps even World Wide
Travel? Secondly, if I am
not mistaken, Judge David Hale was a BIG dog in the Chamber
of Commerce in Little Rock. If I am not mistaken he even
held a NATIONAL post in the parent organization. This
meeting with Grobmyer and Riady and Suharto took place in
April 1993...before Hale's troubles became known. Why
doesn't someone ASK David Hale what HE KNOWS about the Lippo
connections to ArkAsia? I have never
believed all the reasons thrown out as to the "why" of
Travelgate. Why would the WH/Clinton's expose themselves so
recklessly, and urgently to get TRM into the Travel office?
The urgency is what doesn't fit. And I never bought that it
was the money Thomasson could make if he had the office.
Thomasson already has money, and how much would one make
arranging press trips? But what if
Travelgate is in reality "Lippogate", only in disguise. What
if the Riady's and Lippo play a role in TRM, World Wide
Travel? Ah, then the possible reasons for the WH actions
make a little more sense. It even makes on reconsider the
statement that Foster died over Travelgate. I have tremendous
RESPECT for the disinformation that comes out of this White
House. They are BRILLIANT. Yet, on this Friday morning, they
really blew it big-time. I would suggest to you that they
were SO PANICKED that they COULDN'T THINK STRAIGHT. Hence,
their terrible job of creating "cover stories" for the
urgent, and unexpected stopover at the
White
House.
Clinton reviewing inaugural plans
The
president, still suffering from a raspy voice,
and ordered by his doctor to rest his vocal
chords, carried a briefcase as he strolled to
the waiting helicopter to return to Camp David.
He wore a leather jacket and was followed by an
aide carrying a huge box of inaugural
papers.
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 29 (UPI) -- President Clinton briefly interrupted
his Thanksgiving holiday weekend at Camp David Friday
with a quick trip to the White House to gather data he
wants to study in planning his second inauguration and
then returned to the mountaintop retreat.
Whitewater
Bulletin Board on the Prodigy Network
1997
WASHINGTON
(AP) -- Police were investigating the death of a woman
whose body was found today in an office at the Commerce
Department.
FOX News Network 1996. All rights reserved.
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 29 (UPI) -- President Clinton briefly interrupted
his Thanksgiving holiday weekend at Camp David Friday
with a quick trip to the White House to gather data he
wants to study in planning his second inauguration and
then returned to the mountaintop retreat.
HAGERSTOWN,
Md. (AP) -- Scaring a pondful of ducks, President Clinton
enjoyed an afternoon of golf with family members on
Friday after returning briefly to the White House to work
on the program of his second inaugural.
1] a
quick trip to the White House to gather data he wants to
study in planning his second inauguration
"The
president... carried a briefcase as he strolled to the
waiting helicopter to return to Camp David. He wore a
leather jacket and was followed by an aide carrying a
huge box of inaugural papers."
This is critical!
The AP STILL says: "The name of the 48-year-old woman was
being withheld pending notification of
relatives.""District
of Columbia police spokesman J C Stamps said that an
autopsy was being performed."
District
of Columbia police spokesman J C Stamps...did not rule
out foul play.
Apparently it's of no interest at all. To Bill Clinton at
least.Scaring a
pondful of ducks, President Clinton enjoyed an afternoon
of golf with family members on Friday after returning
briefly to the White House to work on the program of his
second inaugural.
Midway
through 18 holes, the president splashed two balls into a
small lake between the green and the rough, scattering a
flotilla ducks.
Nearly six hours has elapsed since AP's last story on the
DOA.Sgt.
Michael Farish, a homicide investigator with District of
Columbia police, said officers have found no signs of
foul play and believe that she died of natural causes.
But the case continued to be investigated as a homicide,
he said.
[Mark]
Grobmyer has said he does not represent himself to the
Indonesians as having special access to the White House,
but he did gain a rare audience with Suharto in 1993,
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission records show.
An April 23, 1993, memo written by Harrington to Tucker
says, "Grobmyer recently visited Indonesia by invitation
of Mr. Mochtar Riady. ... While there, he met with
President Suharto." The memo says that a visit to
Arkansas by Jakarta's governor was "to reciprocate Mark's
visit."
Good riddance, Helen!
Raping, Murderous BUMP
If I hear one more time on the news today about Helen Thomas and her hard hitting questions to Clinton, I am going to throw up! It has been on every radio newsbreak that I have heard this morning. First you have to endure Clinton talking about how wonderful she is and then they come on with the tough questioning she has done to Clinton. Give me a break -- she hasn't asked a tough question yet without apologizing for asking anything more than a puffball question.
Thanks for your great work!
Thanks for reposting this... it's nice to see one of Missy Kelley's pieces of in-depth analysis about the Criminal-in-Chief. Some of the work she did on the Prodigy Whitewater bulletin board was truly inspired....
And it's a reasonable request to Helen Thomas -- one of the Clinton's more faithful enablers -- to clear up at least part of this old story she reported on... But that's expecting a lot from the Clinton media...
"The Thomassons played a prominent role in writing the script for his first inauguration in 1993.
| Ah Mia T people have been linking Linda Thomassan to this Dee Dee Thomasses, sister in-law to Susan, Hilda's bud. Thanks for reminding me why I dispise the old hag as much as I do. |
How do you get to the Prodigy Network Whitewater BB?
Helen Thomas is nothing more than a shriveled up old battle-ax who for the past eight years has followed the pervert around on her hands and knees. She has never reported anything worth reading. Good ridance Helen.
Bump!
I think it was the brooding grounds for Free Republic before my time. Some of the old timers (no disrespect) may be able to help.
NOPE...absolutely nothing...keep moving...nothing to see here...
...is there?
She is not retiring, she is quitting because the people who bought the API are Christian. I'm sure we will see the little troll somewhere else.
IIRC, she had announced she was going to retrire shortly a while ago.
The Moon takeover of UPI let her go out with a sneer, kind of like the way Donna timed her exit on Rudy.
HT epitiomized the court stenographer who characterizes herself as a journalist.
Moon will be the best thing to hit UPI in a generation.
Helen Thomas is a tired old wind-bag. It's long past time that we should be shet of this female dinosaur. Now maybe the time taken up by her stupid questions will be used for something useful. Well, we can dream, can't we?
She is not retiring, she is quitting because the people who bought the API are Christian.
The "Moonies" are Christian? That's news to me.
Other facts were later reported about Barbara Wise. These are a few details I remember:
The body was bruised. A neighbor was quoted as saying Wise had serious health problems. Another report implied Wise was alcoholic. A scenario was posited by, I believe, either a reporter or that neighbor, that Barbara was working late (in a locked office, on Thanksgiving), became ill and soiled herself, took off some of her clothes, and died.
Yah.
Well, we've learned at least one thing from these fawning retrospectives of Helen's 40 year career covering the White House: even as a younger woman, odds are pretty good that she didn't compromise her coverage by succumbing to JFK's amorous advances.
Jesus should have been the lord of glory but he died as the lord of suffering. To understand that the crucifixion of Jesus was not an indispensable element in God's plan for salvation, we need only ask what would have been the result if every person at that time had obeyed Jesus' direction to believe in him. If the people at the time had believed and followed Jesus, does that mean that God's plan would have been frustrated? Of course not. The will of God would have been fulfilled in its entirety. Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane -- "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me " - reveals that his death on the cross was not the most desirable course. Jesus understood that his rejection by the people would prevent him from establishing the kingdom of Heaven on earth. It is not surprising, therefore, that he spoke so harshly of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer: "Woe to that man by whom the Son of man ' is betrayed! It would have been better for that man if he had not been born."
Directly from the Unification Church Website, these people are certainly not Christian if they believe that Christ Jesus' death was not necessary.
Thanks Mia for the 'connect-the-dots' memo to Helen. Hope she sees this. . .and in her new time to spare. . . maybe she will pick up a pencil and give it a shot.
Wondering if Missy Kelly is still outthere or 'in here'. . .???
Thanks Mia for the 'connect-the-dots' memo to Helen. Hope she sees this. . .and in her new time to spare, maybe she will pick up a pencil and give it a shot.
Wondering if Missy Kelly is still 'out there' or 'in here'. . .???
"Directly from the Unification Church Website, these people are certainly not Christian if they believe that Christ Jesus' death was not necessary."
They believe that Jesus failed in his mission, and that Rev. Moon is here to finish the job. Not Christian in my book, either.
Thanks, Mia T. Oh, Helen - I do hope you enjoy the current economic prosperity as you continue to contemplate what accomplishments the IMPEACHED president has amassed as his legacy - impeached (and it's forever), rapist (I believe Juanita), perjuror (he really did lie under oath, not once but twice - before a federal judge and a grand jury), obstructor of justice (false affidavits, subornation of perjury), and traitor (selling out the country's national security for illegal campaign cash from China).
BUMP!!
I think some of our DC FReepers need to get press credentials (from whomever) and start covering stories. Not even the Washington Times is doing their job well.
Like I said we need a FReeper with press credentials to cover DC... cause even the Washington Times isn't doing so good. (Although in politics/opinions they are good)
GOOD RIDDENS PHONY TWO FACE REPORTER!
YOO-HOO HELEN THOMAS!
BEFORE YOU "RETIRE," COULD YOU PLEASE TURN IN YOUR GOLD PLATED KNEE PADS FOR THE SYCOPHANT THAT FOLLOWS YOU
I second that. She won't be missed
Sport
I think some of our DC FReepers need to get press credentials (from whomever) and start covering stories. Not even the Washington Times is doing their job well.
Has anyone ever told you that you are brilliant?
What do you say, DC Freepers?
roadside
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Bump for Helen.
I remember some other reports noting that it appeared that a smear campaign was on for Ms. Wise -- reports of interviews with neighbors that she was of low moral character, prone to depression, alcohol and drug abuse, etc. Sorry, no citations though.
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