Helen Thomas To Perino: "We should get someone out here who can answer our questions"

[kpete]

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Helen Thomas To Perino: "We should get someone out here who can answer our questions"
All hail Helen Thomas, the dean of the White House press corps.

Thomas: Can you send someone out here who can? You're stonewalling. Is the President a member of the executive branch? Is he answerable to any law, to any executive order? I mean, what is this? What's going on here?

Perino: Helen, the President, of course, is head of the executive branch.

Thomas: Any accountability to the American people?

Perino: Absolutely.

Thomas: Does the Vice President see top secrets in this administration as a member of the executive branch? Does he attend NSC meetings?

Perino: In his executive duties, as discharged by the President, he does see classified materials, yes.

Thomas: And he is allowed to?

Perino: Victoria, go ahead.

Thomas: We should get someone out here who can answer our questions.

http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2007/06/helen-thomas-to-perino-we-should-get.html

[MNDemNY]

1. By the way, where the hell is snowjob?

[atreides1]

8. Remember

Mr. Snow is probably taking treatment for his cancer.

[MNDemNY]

9. OOOKAAAY Maybe even he won't spew this shit.

[tridim]

25. It's very cruel of BushCo to make Tony take all the heat

The dude has freaking cancer for gawd's sake. Let him rest.

No doubt they send him out there in hopes that the press will go easy on him because he's dying.

[WileEcoyote]

70. Tony Snow is a cancer.

The whole GOP is a malignancy on the body politic.

[TheLeftyMom]

72. And he really didn't look too good the other day....

I'm hoping he hasn't taken a turn for the worse. I'd rather he get back to work, lying to the American people, than die. (That's one of those statements you never figure you're going to say in real life.)

[Bucky]

11. I imagine he's still in and out with his cancer treatments

I noticed when Jon Stewart earlier this month did that side by side comparison of Snow in March vs. Snow in June just how much his hair had grayed in just three months. It was stunning. I hope it's a side effect of the treatments and not a sign that his body is undergoing that desperate an attack.

[Hekate]

37. I noticed today how gray his face has become.He's sick, poor guy.

As for Helen Thomas -- :applause: May she live forever.

Hekate

[bdamomma]

63. yea, I have noticed his appearance also, I hope it's from treatments

and not the spreading of his disease. terrible.

[Felinity]

51. Sorry but

if you are fighting cancer, I would advise NOT taking a job in the White House to puff up your ego while the evil stench of this WH permeates your physical and non-physical being. In my opinion, this job is eating him alive. His choice.

[Bjornsdotter]

2. Gotta love Helen

She kicks ass daily

Cheers

[emilyg]

23. Great old broad!!!

[Maat]

38. In the sense of my beloved GRAMMIE ...

(I take it you meant that way) - who was PROUD to be called an 'old broad.' She always SPOKE TRUTH TO POWER! I feel her spirit with me always.

She and Helen - well, there are many similarities.

Grammie died in 1980; I still miss her.

[Cha]

50. "Get someone out here

that can answer our questions"! Do Love It!

[malaise]

3. I watched that live yesterday

Perino has no respect for anyone but her Rethugs. I was pissed at that exchange.

[Supersedeas]

16. the pretty face on the Repig farce

[Missy Vixen]

4. Helen Thomas is a national treasure

By the way, Dana, "we should get someone out here who can answer our questions" is not a compliment.

Go, Helen, GO.

Julie

[Missy Vixen]

5. Helen Thomas is a national treasure

By the way, Dana, "we should get someone out here who can answer our questions" is not a compliment.

Go, Helen, GO.

Julie

[BlooInBloo]

18. It bears repeating. :)

[Missy Vixen]

28. This is what happens when you hit the "post message" bar once too often!

:woohoo:

Julie

[Strawman]

6. Go Helen!

You make your fellow Detroiters proud!

[TahitiNut]

26. As a graduate of WSU, I'm proud to be an alum along with Helen.

As a 50s grad, she's truly representative of the best WSU was even when I went there in the 60s.

Other noteworthy graduates (besides me) include ...
John Conyers (D-Michigan)
Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota)
Hugh Downs, news anchor, ABC's 20/20
Jeffrey Tambor, actor

Go Tartars!

(Even though they now call themselves the 'Warriors')

[Strawman]

29. Yep

I'm a grad student at Wayne. I've emailed Helen before with questions and she promptly emailed me right back. She's great.

I liked the Tartars nickname better too. :)

[L. Coyote]

7. Hooray for Helen. She really straight talks in e-mails too.

Of all reporters, her reply to a release I did was the very best. She does not equivocate about the Administration.

[SharonRB]

10. Way to go, Helen

She never pulls any punches. Another Michigander to be proud of.

[road2000]

31. In Kentucky...

We can claim a bit of Helen -- she was born here!

[SharonRB]

33. I'll be happy to share!

[bdamomma]

64. that woman has seen alot in her day, really god bless her

for not taking any shit!!!

[xultar]

12. BOOM SHAKA LAKA SHAKA LAKA!

[Edweird]

13. Helen Thomas Rocks! We need people like her in Congress.

[greenbriar]

14. and I would say to that blonde twit...its MS THOMAS TO YOU BITCH

I think it is rude

[Blackhatjack]

15. At that point the rest of the WH Press Corp should have given Helen a standing ovation....n/t

[BlooInBloo]

17. I heart Helen Thomas.

[Lugnut]

19. K&R for Helen

I wish she could be cloned.

[maryallen]

20. You tell 'em, Helen!

Love this woman ...

A REAL reporter, alive and well in America.

[guitar man]

21. bwahahaha!!

You go Helen!!

K&R :bounce:

[babylonsister]

22. Brava, Ms. Thomas! Sing it! nt

[dkofos]

24. Answer questions?? Surely you jest!!

[gratuitous]

45. Yeah, this is a press conference

The last thing Dana Perino is out there to do is answer a bunch of questions!

[blogslut]

27. The way they treat Ms. Thomas is shameful

Scotty used to roll his eyes at her. Tony condescends her constantly. Ms. Perino shows this respected journalist nothing but an icy disgust.

Then again, Helen keeps on keeping on, in spite of their attempts at contempt. She is so right. When are we ever going to get people that actually answer answer questions?

[Kurovski]

30. K&R. (nt)

[jasmeel]

32. The blonde twit Perino reminds me of the blonde twit Hasselbeck

Hot mamas with evil souls!

[ClassWarfare2008]

40. And not a spare brain cell between the two of them.

Is "Too Much Cappucino" Perino another one of those Pat Robertson "University" graduates??

[DeeDeeNY]

54. Are you a Malloy listener?

The Cappucino nickname won his contest, but the other nicknames people submitted were also good -- "Spinderella" and "Buffy the Truth Slayer"

(I love Mike Malloy!!)

[tigereye]

57. those are excellent!

:rofl:

Helen Thomas, a real reporter standing tall!

[ClassWarfare2008]

75. Truthseeker since 2004

Started listening to Mike when he filled in for Randi Rhodes on Air America. My immediate reaction was "This guy really GETS IT. He hates the Bush Crime Family as much as I do!" From there I found Mike's own show and haven't missed it since.

[treestar]

34. Good for you, Helen

:yourock:

[MetaTrope]

35. Heh, reminds me of White House press secretary

Stephen Colbert's encounter with her

[southerncrone]

36. Helen Thomas, the Grand Dame of Journalism

Ya gotta love 'er! :loveya:
When she is gone, who will stand up for us? There will never be a replacement for her. When she's gone, journalism will be gone, too. She is the last hold out.:cry:

[DFW]

39. Helen gives it to them straight--no wonder they cringe in terror

There hasn't been a Bush Press Secretary yet verbally skillful enough to
dance around all the failures and lies of their administration. They'd
need a Frank Luntz, and they can't afford him (their party pays dearly for
his services).

I had breakfast with Helen last month, and at age 87, she is in fine shape,
and has no intention of slowing down, much less retiring.

[renate]

62. you lucky duck!

I'm so envious!

Did you give her a :grouphug: from DU?

How good to hear she's going strong. I can't imagine she'd want to retire before this outfit is out of office.

[DFW]

73. Helen doesn't want to retire at ALL!

Her comments about the current regime were off the record, and as such
I don't repeat them in forums such as this, but I can say, I think she'd be
OK with this, that they were a few levels below fawning admiration.

I did indeed mention the DU, and she hasn't forgotten Helderheid's flowers!!

I have posted previously about my family's friendship with her, which goes back
many decades, so for those to whom this here is a re-run, please disregard it,
but for Renate, from the breakfast room at one of Helen's favorite places at LaFayette
Park, across from the White House last month:

[moondust]

41. Great line!

But there's nobody back there that knows anything, Helen.

[Eurobabe]

42. Helen Thomas rocks!!!

Helen, we love you :hug: :woohoo:

[rosesaylavee]

43. .

Let's send her some flowers again. She IS the WH press corps.

[City Lights]

44. Helen Thomas is a national treasure!

:loveya: :yourock:

It's a shame no members of the WH press corpse take their cue from her.

[wicket]

46. God bless Helen Thomas!!!

:D

[Cass]

47. Helen Thomas puts them all to shame!

Love love love this woman!

[progressoid]

48. Damn Helen!!!

[frylock]

49. and as usual, the press corpse had her back..

fucking sycophantic poltroons.

[muffin1]

52. Way to go, Ms. Thomas

So many reporters just sit there dumbfounded when their questions are either not answered at all, or when they are flat out lied to. This is no time to be a shrinking violet! Thanks Helen, for doing the job no one else will.:loveya:

[DeeDeeNY]

53. Why is Helen the only one who asks real questions?

Helen is wonderful, but the reason she stands out is because she is the only one doing her job properly.
I used to think David Gregory had some spine, but ever since seeing him dancing with Karl Rove, I can't think of him the same way anymore.

[Highway61]

55. Gotta love Helen...Journalism at it's best

They simply don't make em like that anymore...calling it like it is.

Walter Cronkite must be crying...

Cronkite issued a call-to-arms for fellow journalists — primarily broadcast — to pressure "our employers, those who are more concerned with profits than they are with performance," to replace the current roundups of celebrity profiles and personal health and finance pieces with "the news of the day."

"If we fail at that," Cronkite said, "our democracy, our republic, I think, is in serious danger."

Was he right or what?

[redqueen]

56. HAH!

LOVE that woman!

:loveya:

[Nikki Stone1]

58. Helen, Helen, Helen!!

That is all.

[MissMillie]

59. Helen's the bomb!

I named my car after her.

[whistle]

60. Bravo Helen Thomas

:bounce: :toast: :kick:

...and just who was this "Victoria" that Perino deferred the next question to to get Helen Thomas off her back?

[bdamomma]

61. right on Helen, you can chew and spit out anything Perino says.

what a waste of time perino is.

[PurpleChez]

65. Lordy-loo I do love me some Helen Thomas!

She just absolutely rokks. But how sad it is that a diminutive 86-year-old woman has bigger balls than most entire news agencies can muster.

[shaniqua6392]

66. Helen Thomas is a REAL journalist!!

There is no one else like her out there. I love it!!

[G_Leo_Criley]

67. Helen Thomas!

"We should get someone out here who can answer our questions."

Ain't it the truth.

The lady is one of the sharpest people on the planet.

Thank you Helen!

glc

[underpants]

68. VIDEO

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x36762

[Uncle Joe]

69. Kicked, too late to recommend. n/t

[1776Forever]

71. Helen Thomas - The One Best Journalist out there! No one owns her!

Go Helen - :yourock:

Wish you all the best - you are one of only a few who aren't owned by someone and ask the hard questions!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[pingzing58]

74. Helen Rocks! I also like Christiane Amanpour. These ladys are sharp as a tack!!! nt