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Helen Thomas wants Robert Gibbs's conscience to bother him
Althouse —
"Has the president given up on the public option?" "Wow! Giggly giggle giggle," says Gibbs. ...
The Note: Olympic Spirit: Obama Gambles on Hometown
ABC News: Politics —
... "The new message seeks to move the health care debate to ground that Republicans know well and have long exploited to their advantage." And will the president fight? Dana Milbank keys off a Helen Thomas-Robert Gibbs exchange to ask: "Why isn't the president more decisive and forceful? On many of the most pressing issues -- the public option in health reform, troop levels in Afghanistan, sanctions against Iran -- the administration has hewed to hemming and hawing." "Gibbs had been scheduled to give his daily briefing at 1 p.m., then pushed it back to 1:15. At 1:27, the ...
Helen Thomas Rules
Shakesville —
I so want to be Helen Thomas when I grow up: On Thursday afternoon, Thomas gave a clinic in fortitude to President Obama's spokesman, Robert Gibbs, during the briefing. "Has the president given up on the public option?" she inquired from her front-row-middle seat. The press secretary laughed at this repetition of a common Thomas inquiry, but this questioner, who has covered every president since Kennedy, wasn't about to be silenced. "I ask it day after day because it has great meaning in this country, and you never answer it," she said. "Well, I ...
Results of Nuclear Talks in Geneva, Cops Mum in Kentucky Backwoods
Notes From a Grumpy Old Man —
Paul Krugman David Brooks Dana Milbank Polanski and Hollywood David Harsanyi Eugene Robinson "The complacency now setting in over the state of the economy is both foolish and dangerous." - Paul Krugman "Even Republican politicians come to believe it. They mistake media for reality. They pre-emptively surrender to armies that don’t exist." - David Brooks author, author... So, ya want to run for ...
And The Press Keeps On Snarking At Obama
Rhymes With Right —
Gotta love this one. Helen Thomas is 89 years old and requires some assistance to get to and from the daily White House briefing. Yet her backbone has proved stronger than that of the president she covers. Well, that is true but then again, it isnt like Thomas is responsible for actually accomplishing anything, unlike a president. Just for fun, can you think of any other differences between Thomas and Obama? Ill start you off with a few. Unlike Obama, Helen Thomas sleeps in a coffin filled with moist earth and can be only be killed with a stake through the heart. While ...
John Hanlon: Obama's Chicago Hope
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... the Olympics in 2016, the media has quickly turned on the 44th President. For anyone who suspected that the honeymoon was not over, these past couple of days have shown otherwise. However, one of the most interesting and critical pieces about Obama's decision to lobby personally for the Olympics was written before the Copenhagen decision by Dana Milbank for the Washington Post who noted Obama's intense passion for the Olympic games and his lack of passion on other important issues. Milbank wrote the following : On many of the most pressing issues -- the public option in health ...
