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More Than A Feeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:52 PM
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I have the chance to hear Helen Thomas speak
Edited on Mon Jan-17-05 04:54 PM by Heaven and Earth
And possibly ask her a question. What should I ask her?
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bear425 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:53 PM
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1. Ask her why she never speaks and asks questions
Edited on Mon Jan-17-05 04:57 PM by bear425
anymore.

on edit: You are really lucky to meet her. I have admired her for ages.

Ask her what the hell we're going to do to survive the next four years.

Also ask: What can we do to reinstate The Fairness Doctrine or does she think it's too late for journalism to redeem itself.
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:54 PM
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2. Is the media, as we define it, failing its responsibilities
under the Constitution, insofar as the media is the only apparatus capable of questioning openly the actions of our government?
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potone Donating Member (359 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:57 PM
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3. Please ask her why the press doesn't put pressure on Bush
to hold more press conferences. they were all over clinton when they thought he wasn't talking to them enough.
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Alpharetta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:59 PM
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6. She's been blackballed.
She never gets called on in press conferences any more.
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Lefty48197 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 05:40 PM
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9. That is a good question: Should we call him President BubbleBoy?
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Alpharetta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:59 PM
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4. Ask what she thinks will reverse the erosion of journalism

"The consolidation of media has marginalized the truth in general and journalism in particular. What do you see as a key for activists to reverse this trend?"
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 05:07 PM
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8. Excellent question
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paineinthearse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 04:59 PM
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5. Cloning
Ask her if she has ever considered cloning herself. We need an army of Helen Thomases!
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 05:05 PM
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7. Ask her how this WH keeps the media in check by denying access
if reporters give the Administration a hard time? What is going on behind the scenes that most of us don't know about?
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housewolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-17-05 06:23 PM
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10. Ask her what keeps her going
What keeps her going?

Where does she find hope?

Who can carry on after her?

Who she trusts?



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