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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 2, 2009 8:01 PM
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HR that turned out to be nothing but a big fat DNC lie, did they forget to tell you?
Besides, we were told, by BO, that he was going to be different. He can't be different if you are going to make excuses for him by comparing him to Bush.
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 3, 2009 1:37 PM
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> > Pops, nice try but no cigar. Who shows up at
> these
> > events: people who care about health care. The
> > meeting is open to anyone, even those opposing
> Obama
> > with tough questions. He picked people at
> random. IF
> > you want your side to be heard, get them to show
> up
> > at the meetings. I'd like to see Obama handle
> tough
> > questioning. He is more than up to it and it
> would
> > help address the concerns and propaganda of the
> > right.
> >
>
> That is the biggest load of "road apples" you have
> deposited on this forum in a couple of days. Even
> Gibbs, the presidents press sec said at that briefing
> that the people at the meeting were there by INVITE
> only. Now if you think the the White House has/had
> absolutely no input into just who was invited than
> you are either totally naive or a bold face liar.
>
> Don't even try to use "the school decided who to
> invite from the school population" because how do you
> than explain how 2 of the ones called on were members
> of a DEMOCRATIC organization and the third was a SEIC
> union member.
>
> "The president called randomly on three audience
> members. All turned out to be members of groups with
> close ties to his administration: the Service
> Employees International Union, Health Care for
> America Now, and Organizing for America, which is a
> part of the Democratic National Committee. White
> House officials said that was a coincidence."
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2
> 009/07/01/AR2009070100950.html
Where or where is tankey?????
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 3, 2009 3:23 PM
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Run and hide tankey,,just like you always do...............
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 3, 2009 3:50 PM
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Considering her 8-year swoon at clinton, one would think that maybe NWO-Bama ain't the "saviour" that he claimed to be ...
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 3, 2009 4:00 PM
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I guess Helen Tomas will be subjected to all sorts of harassment now.
They will probably retire her out of the Press Corps within a month or so.
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 3, 2009 4:37 PM
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> > > Pops, nice try but no cigar. Who shows up
> at
> > these
> > > events: people who care about health care.
> The
> > > meeting is open to anyone, even those
> opposing
> > Obama
> > > with tough questions. He picked people at
> > random. IF
> > > you want your side to be heard, get them to
> show
> > up
> > > at the meetings. I'd like to see Obama
> handle
> > tough
> > > questioning. He is more than up to it and
> it
> > would
> > > help address the concerns and propaganda of
> the
> > > right.
> > >
> >
> > That is the biggest load of "road apples" you
> have
> > deposited on this forum in a couple of days.
> Even
> > Gibbs, the presidents press sec said at that
> briefing
> > that the people at the meeting were there by
> INVITE
> > only. Now if you think the the White House
> has/had
> > absolutely no input into just who was invited
> than
> > you are either totally naive or a bold face
> liar.
> >
> > Don't even try to use "the school decided who
> to
> > invite from the school population" because how
> do you
> > than explain how 2 of the ones called on were
> members
> > of a DEMOCRATIC organization and the third was a
> SEIC
> > union member.
> >
> > "The president called randomly on three
> audience
> > members. All turned out to be members of groups
> with
> > close ties to his administration: the Service
> > Employees International Union, Health Care for
> > America Now, and Organizing for America, which
> is a
> > part of the Democratic National Committee.
> White
> > House officials said that was a coincidence."
> >
> >
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2
>
> > 009/07/01/AR2009070100950.html
>
> Where or where is tankey?????
Still waiting tankey for your response...What's the matter? Can't find the correct talking point at KOS or Huff?
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 3, 2009 8:00 PM
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> > > > Pops, nice try but no cigar. Who shows
> up
> > at
> > > these
> > > > events: people who care about health
> care.
> > The
> > > > meeting is open to anyone, even those
> > opposing
> > > Obama
> > > > with tough questions. He picked people
> at
> > > random. IF
> > > > you want your side to be heard, get
> them to
> > show
> > > up
> > > > at the meetings. I'd like to see
> Obama
> > handle
> > > tough
> > > > questioning. He is more than up to it
> and
> > it
> > > would
> > > > help address the concerns and
> propaganda of
> > the
> > > > right.
> > > >
> > >
> > > That is the biggest load of "road apples"
> you
> > have
> > > deposited on this forum in a couple of
> days.
> > Even
> > > Gibbs, the presidents press sec said at
> that
> > briefing
> > > that the people at the meeting were there
> by
> > INVITE
> > > only. Now if you think the the White House
> > has/had
> > > absolutely no input into just who was
> invited
> > than
> > > you are either totally naive or a bold
> face
> > liar.
> > >
> > > Don't even try to use "the school decided
> who
> > to
> > > invite from the school population" because
> how
> > do you
> > > than explain how 2 of the ones called on
> were
> > members
> > > of a DEMOCRATIC organization and the third
> was a
> > SEIC
> > > union member.
> > >
> > > "The president called randomly on three
> > audience
> > > members. All turned out to be members of
> groups
> > with
> > > close ties to his administration: the
> Service
> > > Employees International Union, Health Care
> for
> > > America Now, and Organizing for America,
> which
> > is a
> > > part of the Democratic National Committee.
> > White
> > > House officials said that was a
> coincidence."
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2
>
> >
> > > 009/07/01/AR2009070100950.html
> >
> > Where or where is tankey?????
>
> Still waiting tankey for your response...What's the
> matter? Can't find the correct talking point at KOS
> or Huff?
Tankey, I guess your non response means that you concede and admit that the event was staged....
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 6, 2009 11:45 AM
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reply to pops
pops: "When Helen Thomas was attacking Bush and his spokesperson the Left applauded her. Now that she says something against the Obama administration she is attacked.........so typical of the Left "
response: Interesting coming from you pops. I would ask you if you were just as critical of Bush in all his organized infomercials, where all the questions were pre arranged?
can you demonstrate that you are not guilty of exactly what you are asserting the left is guilty of doing? Did you ever attempt to defend the Bush machine when they engaged in doing so? Iif you are guityt then should I be able to mischaracterise the right as all being guilty by your assertions? Do you really think that it is fair to judge the whole by the actions of a fewr?
I would like to see any post by you where you ever critized the bush administration for doing to same thing.
It is all to easy for you and your kind to make assertions, that you yourself are guilty of asserting.
with regards to amyone who engages in planted questions, if they do not inform the viewer that is going on it is dishonest, nor does it matter wich side engages in it.
Bush engaged in it durring his election campaigns and I know he also did so in his town hall meetings. Will you acknowledge that he did so? That would help your credibility by doing that.
I admit that I don't know if Obama engaged in the same activity that Bush engaged in but if he did he is equally quilty.
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 6, 2009 12:13 PM
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“What the hell do they think we are, puppets?” Thomas said.
Yup, you're supposed to be sock puppets telling us exactly what Obama and the administration want us to know and nothing else. You aren't being a good little Obamabot Helen. You're going to lose your seat in the press room if you don't get back in line.
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 6, 2009 12:15 PM
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Good point but that didn't make the sharpshooter a better shooter.
Whaaa, you want Gibbs replaced with someone who knows what he's doing?
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Can Obama bankrupt this country? HE'S DOING IT NOW!
If Jimmy Carter could create a big enough backlash to give us Reagan, four years of Obama should be sufficient to bring James Madison back from the grave.
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 6, 2009 12:16 PM
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reply to GN
GN: ulix
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 6, 2009 3:02 PM
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I've always like Helen. She's been one of the few journalists that isn't frightened of or bows to, power.
She's been going after Obama for a while now. Conservatives have missed it because the attacks are from the left. That spoils the view that Obama and his administration is left wing.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/helenthomas/index.html
Obama has been feeding pablum to the press and for the most part they lick it up.
Unfortunately for the right wing, conservative media is so set on pushing pablum of their own that they can't do actual journalism.
I can say that I'm surprised that Ms. Thomas, and all the posters here have forgotten Jeff Gannon. A male practitioner of the oldest profession that was planted by the Bush folks to ask softball questions.
How soon we forget that pro-war former military officers as "non-biased" experts in the media, under the direction of the Bush defense department.
Helen missed the mark with the Nixon comparison. But her misses are much closer than the hits of other journalists.
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 6, 2009 5:44 PM
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>“Nixon didn’t try to do that,” Thomas said.
But Chavez and Castro seem to do it....
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 6, 2009 5:46 PM
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And that guy in Honduras will make 3....
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Re: "Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama" ~ Helen Thomas
Jul 7, 2009 3:54 PM
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reply to buzzcook .
Buzz: "I can say that I'm surprised that Ms. Thomas, and all the posters here have forgotten Jeff Gannon. A male practitioner of the oldest profession that was planted by the Bush folks to ask softball questions.
How soon we forget that pro-war former military officers as "non-biased" experts in the media, under the direction of the Bush defense department. "
response: Well Buzz not all of us did forget it. take a look at my post replying to the fact that Bushco made quite a habbit of doing it. No surprise that my post or yours will not see any responses which point to the hyprocrisy of the right now attacking the left when they were silent and in fact defended Bush doing so.
well that's politics, but it doesn't make it right.
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