UConn James Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 Interesting read, I thought. Never knew that the press room is built over a pool.
SilverNRed Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 Does this mean they'll finally get around to burying Helen Thomas? Leaving her body to rot in that room after she died ten years ago is a bit macabre and definitely not sanitary.
Chilly Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 Does this mean they'll finally get around to burying Helen Thomas? Leaving her body to rot in that room after she died ten years ago is a bit macabre and definitely not sanitary. 734637[/snapback] C'mon, Helen Thomas is awesome, any reporter that would help Stephen Colbert owns.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 C'mon, Helen Thomas is awesome, any reporter that would help Stephen Colbert owns. 734644[/snapback] There's just something about her, though, that reminds me of Ozzy Osbourne.
Chilly Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 There's just something about her, though, that reminds me of Ozzy Osbourne. 734664[/snapback] hahahah
SilverNRed Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 C'mon, Helen Thomas is awesome, any reporter that would help Stephen Colbert owns. 734644[/snapback] Owns what? The crypt? I don't like people who: 1. Really think they are important. 2. When they open their mouth, they make less sense than my 80 year old aunt with alzheimers. The fact that she's even there shows what a circus side show the press corp really is anyway.
Chef Jim Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 Never knew that the press room is built over a pool. 734290[/snapback] Yeah, there installing trap doors and filling the pool with sharks. That'll teach 'em to ask the tough question.
UConn James Posted August 3, 2006 Author Posted August 3, 2006 Yeah, there installing trap doors and filling the pool with sharks. That'll teach 'em to ask the tough question. 734702[/snapback] Like, "Mr. President, what is your favorite color?" But yeah, that's a tough one. Ask Sir Gallahad.
Chilly Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 Owns what? The crypt? I don't like people who: 1. Really think they are important. 2. When they open their mouth, they make less sense than my 80 year old aunt with alzheimers. The fact that she's even there shows what a circus side show the press corp really is anyway. 734673[/snapback] 1.) Helen Thomas has been an important figure in American history, and still has opinion columns published in several newspapers, including in Houston. She still IS important, as weird as she may be, because of the exposer (albeit much less then before) of her columns. 2.) She does ask a lot of relevent questions, just, in very strange ways (which is her biggest downfall). To be honest, some of her qualities are needed in the rest of the media: most importantly a willingness to confront the President/Government not currently seen in American politics and debates, but seen in Britain. I think Jon Stewart is correct about that. Its funny that you go to blame this one on the press rather then your boy, but the president is the one that gets to decide who has a White House press pass and who doesn't. Helen, quite frankly, is important to the administration for just what you said. She makes the press look like jackasses a lot of times, so that its easier for the White House and Republican party to continue with the anti-media sentiments that they so strongly portray.
PastaJoe Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 I don't like people who:1. Really think they are important. 2. When they open their mouth, they make less sense than my 80 year old aunt with alzheimers. 734673[/snapback] You must dislike Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld.
Chef Jim Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 You must dislike Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld. 734895[/snapback] That was friggin' brilliant.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 You must dislike Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld. 734895[/snapback] Actually, that's a better description of Kerry than it is Cheney or Rumsfeld.
Chilly Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 Actually, that's a better description of Kerry than it is Cheney or Rumsfeld. 734905[/snapback] Cheney's more like the 80 year old grumpy man.
PastaJoe Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 That was friggin' brilliant. 734901[/snapback] If he's going to pitch easy meatballs right over the plate, I'm going to swing away.
erynthered Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 Cheney's more like the 80 year old grumpy man. 734906[/snapback] Marv Levy might take offence to that.
Chef Jim Posted August 3, 2006 Posted August 3, 2006 If he's going to pitch easy meatballs right over the plate, I'm going to swing away. 734912[/snapback] Aaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnddddddddd miss.
Wacka Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 Helen Thomas should have retired years ago. Her employer cut her years ago and she is an editorialist, not a reporter any. If you listen to the few times they call upon her anymore, she spends about 5 minutes spouting her views before getting to a lame question. She is a doddering old bag now. I have read rumors that the reason she got so "important" was that she was getting porked by LBJ, which shows how out of it he was while President!
SilverNRed Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 1.) Helen Thomas has been an important figure in American history, and still has opinion columns published in several newspapers, including in Houston. She still IS important, as weird as she may be, because of the exposer (albeit much less then before) of her columns. 2.) She does ask a lot of relevent questions, just, in very strange ways (which is her biggest downfall). To be honest, some of her qualities are needed in the rest of the media: most importantly a willingness to confront the President/Government not currently seen in American politics and debates, but seen in Britain. I think Jon Stewart is correct about that. 734836[/snapback] 1. Her opinion columns make as little sense as she does. 2. I disagree. I don't think she actually achieves anything. Its funny that you go to blame this one on the press rather then your boy, but the president is the one that gets to decide who has a White House press pass and who doesn't. Helen, quite frankly, is important to the administration for just what you said. She makes the press look like jackasses a lot of times, so that its easier for the White House and Republican party to continue with the anti-media sentiments that they so strongly portray. 734836[/snapback] "My boy"? Are you referring to President Bush, the guy who I can barely think of reasons to like? Yeah, that's my homeboy, alright. I don't like the Republicans. I hate the Democrats. I really hate the media because, of the three, they may be the worst at their job. But I reserve the right to re-rank how poorly all three are doing.
Chilly Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 "My boy"? Are you referring to President Bush, the guy who I can barely think of reasons to like? Yeah, that's my homeboy, alright. 735628[/snapback] Well I sure as hell aint gonna take him in! Almost feel sorry for the guy.
SilverNRed Posted August 4, 2006 Posted August 4, 2006 You must dislike Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld. 734895[/snapback] Nice retarded response there, Joe. I say the White House press corp sucks and the response: "B-b-but what about Bush?? He sucks too! I hate Bush. Bush. Bush. Bush." Yeah, I get it. Thank you for sprinkling your impotent hatred of President Bush into another thread. Thank you for the daily update that you still think he is horrible and evil. Whoop dee !@#$ing doo, asswipe. Here's a newsflash. While you spend all day mumbling "President Bush" under your breath, I can multitask and dislike both President Bush and Helen Thomas at the same time.
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