Helen Thomas Laments State of Individual Liberties

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http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2007/07/27/helen-thomas-laments-state-of-individual-liberties

Helen Thomas Laments State of Individual Liberties
Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow on July 27, 2007 - 9:00am


Veteran journalist Helen Thomas is worried about what she describes as the current "chipping away" of individual rights by the Bush administration and the U.S. Supreme Court.

"I've had my eyes and ears on the White House for years, and I've never seen it in worse shape," Thomas said recently while in Des Moines where she was keynote speaker for the annual luncheon of Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa. "The rights of the individual are being hacked away."

Thomas, who has covered every president since John F. Kennedy, says citizens who seek change will need to work with Congress.

"It seems the present conservative Court is targeting Roe v. Wade and there's not much you can do about it unless Congress is willing to deal with these touchy subjects," she said. "Without pressure, I doubt they will."

Thomas, 86, believes that having the issue of abortion loom so prominently on the political landscape is a distraction from other, more needed discussions.

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"Let's return to the true ideals of the Bill of Rights," she said. "The issue is not the right to live. The issue is the kind of life. The issue is freedom without government or outside interference."

Thomas served for 57 years as a correspondent and White House bureau chief for United Press International. She was the first woman officer of the National Press Club, was the first woman member and president of the White House Correspondents Association and the first woman member of the Gridiron Club. She is also the author of four books, including her latest released in paperback in June: "Watchdogs of Democracy? The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public."

[Dinger]

1. Helen Is Right, As Usual

God bless her! She's the BEST!!!

[bdamomma]

2. Helen what a noble and honest woman she is.

[peacetalksforall]

3. 25% of the people in this country cannot make room in their brain

for concern about the Constitution, Bill of RIghts, and Balance of Power. They can only address abortion and the sins and crimes of the Clintons.

[BeHereNow]

4. Has Helen weighed in on impeachment? Does anyone know her stand?

I would be most interested in hearing HER thoughts on the subject.
BHN

[Summer93]

5. Hurray for Helen

She certainly has used her lifetime to good effect through her correspondence at the White House. She has my appreciation. I will look for her books now.