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Chip Reid and Helen Thomas take Robert Gibbs to task (video)
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Chip Reid and Helen Thomas take Robert Gibbs to task (video)
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http://nicholasjacob.wordpress.com(HT to RealClearPolitics)"CBS' Chip Reid and Helen Thomas double teamed Robert Gibbs today at the daily press briefing...
CBS, Helen Thomas Challenge Gibbs On "Controlled" Town Hall Meeting
realclearpolitics.com - 7/1/2009
CBS, Helen Thomas Challenge Gibbs On "Controlled" Town Hall Meeting
— realclearpolitics.com — CBS' Chip Reid and Helen Thomas double teamed Robert Gibbs today at the daily press briefing on... the "tightly controlled" town hall meeting President Obama will hold on health care. Gibbs kept saying lets have this discussion AFTER the meeting. Helen ... (more) CBS, Helen Thomas Challenge Gibbs On "Controlled" Town ...

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Blue on blue: Helen Thomas hammers Gibbs on Obama’s phony town hall
hotair.com - 7/1/2009
Blue on blue: Helen Thomas hammers Gibbs on Obama’s phony town hall
— hotair.com — Phony, that is, in the sense that the White House knows in advance the questions that’ll be... asked, which makes the questioners de facto plants of the most transparent administration evah . [...] Read the rest » (more) Blue on blue: Helen Thomas hammers Gibbs on Obama’s ...

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Helen Thomas hits White House like a sturm (video)
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Helen Thomas hits White House like a sturm (video)
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Six Meat Buffet:  Helen Thomas Instant Makeover

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AMERICAN DIGEST:  Mr. Pecksniff Meets the Press

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Helen Thomas Instant Makeover
Six Meat Buffet — Robert Gibbs is using the method of ridiculing the opposition so that no one will give their grievances any merit, and he is such a smug ass that he makes Helen Thomas look charming-an achievement worthy of merit. It’s like a modern day Sleeping Beauty story. Even Tasmanian devils are cute when they’re waking up.

I Helen Thomas
Shakesville — Not news, of course, but occasionally I feel obliged to reiterate that if I live to have one-tenth of her integrity, tenacity, and perspicacity, I will consider my life a success. Here's Helen, jumping in to assist CBS' Chip Reid, going after White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs over the hypocrisy of the "open and transparent" Obama administration engaging in staged press events and tightly-controlled town halls. And Helen is about the only, if not the only, person in that press room who earned the right to ask these questions without a snarky comment demanding to know where she was during the Bush administration—because she was right there, doing the same ...

Mr. Pecksniff Meets the Press
AMERICAN DIGEST — Peck·sniff·i·an adj. Hypocritically benevolent; sanctimonious. Is it my imagination or is Robert Gibbs now so out-front arrogant and condescending that even the whores of the White House Press Corps are beginning to feel insulted every time he opens his mouth? More and more Gibbs, as can certainly be seen here, is proving to be the very model of that modern Obama apparatchik; a model updated for our era into the very glass and form of a Little Hitler reigning secure in the White House Dwarf Cavern. We all know the contemporary type of "Little Hitlers." We meet them whenever we ...

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Helen Thomas Rips Gibbs Over "Controlled" Town Hall Meeting
thehopeforamerica.com 7/1/2009 — Chip Reid from CBS kicks things off
Bozell: When Even Helen Thomas Denounced Obama Media Manipulation, You Know It's Out of Control
newsbusters.org 7/6/2009 — At yesterday’s White House briefing, CBS’s Chip Reid and Hearst Newspapers columnist Helen Thomas confronted Press Secretary Robert Gibbs over how "very tightly controlled" the media are by the Obama Administration. After the briefing, ...
chris field: Helen Thomas Continues Bashing Admin.: Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama
townhall.com 7/2/2009 — "They ought to be hanging their heads in shame." That from White House press-front-rower Helen Thomas just after her dust-up with Robert Gibbs yesterday (see Carol's original posting here). Our friends at CNSNews...
Video: Obama Team Smacked Down For Controlling the Press
stoptheaclu.com 7/2/2009 — Bravo to Helen Thomas and Chip Reid! Wow, I never thought I’d ever say that! Chip really takes them to task on how the pre-screened questions and plants make for a controlled press. Helen has his back. If she had any credibility this would be ...
Helen Thomas goes nuclear on White House again: “What the hell do they think we are, puppets?”
hotair.com 7/2/2009 — I know any and all criticism of The One from the left is to be welcomed with Strange New Respect , but … [...] Read the rest »
Thomas: Obama Worse Than Nixon
confederateyankee.mu.nu 7/2/2009 — Wizened White House Press Corps gnome Helen Thomas says that the current administration's attempts to control the press is the worst she's seen: "I'm not saying there has never been managed news before, but this is carried to fare-thee-well--for ...
Looks like Helen Thomas was Right... — The Discerning Texan
The Sultan of Faux Smug, the ever-incompetent Robert Gibbs, kept implying yesterday-- when grilled by Helen Thomas and CBS Newsman Chip Reid about Obama's "staged" town hall meetings--that the proof would be in the pudding. Nice try, idiot .
Helen Thomas and Chip Reid Slam White House Control of Media — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
After watching this video of the press fighting back against the White House's fake townhalls and pre-screened questions, one almost feels pity for poor Robert Gibbs failing at his job. Mitchell Blatt's post covers the topic well and includes a transcript of the exchange, but CNS News got a ...
Helen Thomas, Chip Reid Question White House Control of Media — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
The press corpse might be starting to sour on Barack Obama’s administration. At a press conference today, Helen Thomas and CBS’s Chip Reid got into it with Robert Gibbs over how the administration has been prepackaging media events. First Reid asked why the questions for Wednesday’s town ...
Carol Platt Liebau: Called on It -- For Once — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
Remarkably, Helen Thomas (yes, Helen Thomas!) and CBS's Chip Reid called Robert Gibbs on the format of the administration's preplanned "town hall meeting" about health care (video here).Although Gibbs dances, dodges and...
An Internal Discussion Between the Press and White House — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
By this time, the NewsBusters connoisseur will have surely heard about yesterday’s unofficial celebration in the White House press briefing. Like many parties, it was somewhat louder than normal, a bit tense at points, and the press – specifically Chip Reid and Helen Thomas – topped off the ...
Did Mika Miss the Last Eight Years? — The Corner on National Review Online
A friend emailed this morning to say he couldn't believe what he heard Mika Brzezinski say on Morning Joe today regarding yesterday's press briefing where Helen Thomas and Chip Reid asked Robert Gibbs several questions about President Obama's so-called "Town Hall" on health care ...
"Nixon didn’t try to do that. They couldn’t control [the media]. They didn’t try." — Althouse
"What the hell do they think we are, puppets? They’re supposed to stay out of our business. They are our public servants. We pay them.... When you call the reporter the night before you know damn well what they are going to ask to control you. I’m not saying there has never been managed news ...
Helen Thomas: Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama — The Atlantic Politics Channel
Following a testy exchange during Wednesday's briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the way President Obama is trying to control the press. "Nixon didn't try ...
Helen Thomas — The Corner on National Review Online
lashes out: (CNSNews.com) - Following a testy exchange during today's briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the way President Obama is trying to control ...
Press finally calls Obama out on attempts to control press — RedState: Conservative News and Community
[Pigs fly: Someone on RedState says "Well done, Helen Thomas." - Moe Lane] h/t Drudge, Breitbart: http://www.breitbart.tv/white-house-reporters-grill-gibbs-over-selected-questions-for-obama/ See the attached video with CBS news and Helen Thomas taking Robert Gibbs to the woodshed on ...
Helen Thomas: Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama — CNSNews.com Headlines
Following a testy exchange during today's briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the way President Obama is trying to control the press.
Friday Roundup! — Right Wing News
Crossposted at Pink Elephant Pundit I feel like a lot of this week was spent recovering from the events of last week. However, July kicked off with it's own share of drama. Monday brought us the new Duke pedophile case....
Give 'Em Hell, Helen — Drudge Retort
An exchange between White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and reporter Helen Thomas, 89, who has covered every president since John F. Kennedy.
Helen Thomas Browbeats Robert Gibbs Over Transparency — Right Wing News
Gotta give the old girl her props: she may be a serious far lefty and virulent Bush hater, but, it seems she has had quite enough of the way the Obama administration handles the press Following a testy exchange during...
Helen Thomas Browbeats Robert Gibbs Over Transparency — Stop The ACLU
Gotta give the old girl her props: she may be a serious far lefty and virulent Bush hater, but, it seems she has had quite enough of the way the Obama administration handles the press Following a testy exchange during today’s (Wednesday) briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, ...
Helen Thomas Browbeats Robert Gibbs Over Transparency — Pirate's Cove
Gotta give the old girl her props: she may be a serious far lefty and virulent Bush hater, but, it seems she has had quite enough of the way the Obama administration handles the press Following a testy exchange during today’s (Wednesday) briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, ...
Obamateurism of the Day — Hot Air » Top Picks
Hey, what do Helen Thomas and Chip Reid know? [...] Read the rest »
Ancient, revolting crone bites hand that feeds her — Cold Fury
Too little, too late: (CNSNews.com) – Following a testy exchange during today’s briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the way President Obama is trying ...
Not So Much a Town Hall — Boots and Sabers
Holy crap!  Helen Thomas schools Gibbs! Helen Thomas is as leftist as you get and even she can’t stomach Gibbs’ BS.  Hat tip Charlie Sykes. 
Politico Beclowns Itself in Sanford-esque Love of Mistress Obam; Claims, of Its Own Authority, That Obama Did Not Know Questions Which His Staffers Chose for Him — Ace of Spades HQ
Earlier Chip Reid and Helen Thomas (!) slammed Gibbs for Obama's fake "town hall," in which questioners and questions would be chosen by Obama's staffers. Although both objected to the process, neither remembered to ask about the fact that Obama...
Press Corps Takes Shots at Gibbs — WSJ.com: Washington Wire
Laura Meckler reports on the White House. When the White House press corps found out that there was a dunking booth set up on the lawn for tonight’s congressional picnic, and that press secretary Robert Gibbs was planning to make himself a ...