It’s safe to say that columnist Helen Thomas is not a favorite figure in the White House pressroom as far as conservatives are concerned. On Wednesday morning, the “Fox & Friends” crew discussed the revelation that the Fox News Channel has asked for a better seat during gaggles and pressers in the newly renovated pressroom once it’s completed, one in the front row in fact.
Co-host Steve Doocy mentioned that FNC and another cable outlet have asked for this privilege, but as the new design only includes one more front-row seat, Helen Thomas would have to be kicked out of her chair to accommodate both outlets.
This set up a comical discussion between the gang, including a viewer poll about the issue (video available here).
Doocy at one point commented, “She’s not really a reporter anymore; she’s a commentator.”
Brian Kilmeade entered the discussion saying, “She’s an agitator.”
Doocy replied:
She is an agitator. She gets things going. Tony Snow doesn’t need a cup of coffee in the morning.
Later, Doocy reported the unofficial results of the e-mail poll, and he stated that of the 300 messages they'd received, “I cannot find one person who thinks Helen Thomas should keep her front-row chair there.”
Gretchen Carlson chimed in: “Who should get the seat? The cable news company with the highest ratings.”
Nah. That makes too much sense.
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Actually, I think its D.C.A
February 15, 2007 - 14:35 ET by Dave Roops.
Helen Thomas Is A Shrew
February 15, 2007 - 11:18 ET by emjem24Man, how old is this woman? She's a living fossil. She's got to be the oldest leftie in that room. Every time something comes out of her mouth I need an enema. Please, take away her seat...put someone there with an actual brain for once. I vote for a Fox correspondent for a change. Someone who actually asks questions instead of inserting biased criticism that is blatant and obvious (and childish).
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
Helen Thomas
February 15, 2007 - 11:25 ET by allanfAccording to IMDB, Helen Thomas will be 87 on August 4th. . It is a shame that some people (are you reading this Mike Wallace) don't know when to retire. The up side is that lives do not depend on Helen performing her job. Her insistance on staying on means that memories of her will always be colored by the extra ten or more years of incompetence she insisted on tagging on to her service in the press corps.
I wish the WH would get rid o
February 15, 2007 - 11:57 ET by greyfox39I wish the WH would get rid of several anti-Bush so-called "journalists" and add some bloggers....the administration is STILL missing the boat on the image problems.
Nutjob Alert
February 15, 2007 - 12:56 ET by emjem24My, my, someone's either grumpy, stupid, illogical, or a.....drumroll, please....a troll. I thought we'd filtered all the moonbats, guess it's time to do some winter cleaning. I think DailyKos is missing another fruitloop. Hey, hater is that you?
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
Let me be the first;Welcome
February 15, 2007 - 12:59 ET by Dave RLet me be the first;
Welcome to HELL, Troll.
There.
I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman
And goodbye to troll.
February 15, 2007 - 13:03 ET by Matthew SheffieldAnd goodbye to troll.
matthew...Is it not PA
February 15, 2007 - 13:11 ET by ww thumpermatthew...Is it not PAST TIME to rid ourselvs of this stupid troll bngood 404 ??? we sure dont need to read alot of his bull please take "action" really soon....anyone else agree? ww v I AM PRO AMERICAN !=
PRO LIFE!= & PRO VICTORY ! v ww
He/she/it is banned ww
February 15, 2007 - 13:18 ET by Matthew SheffieldHe/she/it is banned ww
Mr Sheffield ... Thank you
February 15, 2007 - 13:25 ET by ww thumperMr Sheffield ... Thank you kind Sir! ww v I AM PRO AMERICAN !=
PRO LIFE!= & PRO VICTORY ! v ww
And God bless you, Matthew.
February 15, 2007 - 13:13 ET by misterbillAnd God bless you, Matthew.
An ugly American is one who does not support his country.
WOW!
February 15, 2007 - 13:24 ET by Dave Rmisterbill,
LOL-Maybe I should try that more often. I mean, I was only gone to Wendy's for eight minutes, and look what happened! :-)
I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman
Dave R sorry I didnn't respond sooner..
February 15, 2007 - 13:40 ET by misterbillDave R sorry I didn't respond sooner..but I am sitting here in Acworth sweltering in the noonday heat.
It is so hot, that I may not go out to get the mail today for fear of severe sunburn. or in the event I am confused, freezing my a$$ off.
An ugly American is one who does not support his country.
misterbill
February 15, 2007 - 13:58 ET by Dave RI know what you mean. I left the house @ 5am and rolled down the rr passenger window in my 26 yo German tank of a car I drive to back down the dw, and wouldn't you know it, the window stuck in the full down position (ever notice how elec. window motors never seem to break when the window is up?)
I had to get in here early to let a field crew in the office, so I didn't have time to go look for something to cover it with. Needless to say, my commute started out rather frigid until the heater warmed up, then I couldn't even tell the window was down. I am sitting here in my office trying to dig up a new window motor on the net. Fun.
I was thinking I owe Mr. Sheffield at least a couple of his favorite adult beverages, but since I don't get up his way much, I think I'll be making a donation to the upgrade fund. Its the least I could do.
DR
I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman
Is Mr sheffield a jawja boy??
February 15, 2007 - 14:13 ET by misterbillIs Mr Sheffield a jawja boy?? You would not believe how grateful I am I moved here. We, of course, miss family, but Georgia is a great place to live. I don't like the growth in the area, but I do remember I was part of it.
I am a fan of Chambliss and Isakson as well as MOST of our reps.
Can someone convince Lewis to retire. He is still fight a battle that ended 10 years ago.
An ugly American is one who does not support his country.
mr b
February 15, 2007 - 14:39 ET by Dave RActually, I think its D.C.
As for our reps, we lost a good one
when Charlie passed earlier this week. We do have mostly good people up
in D.C., especially since Jihad Cindy got the boot. John Linder is one I respect for doing whatever he can to forward the Fair Tax, which may be the only
chance this country may have left to stem the rising tide of the income
snatchers. Had the pleasure of meeting him at his and Neal Boortz's
book signing at the B&N right up the road a while back. Nice man.
I love it here. Wouldn't live anywhere else if you paid me to.
I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman
"...an Imposter occupyin
February 15, 2007 - 14:02 ET by MikeB"...an Imposter occupying the White House who is responsible for the murder of hundreds of thousands of people and wasting 9 Trillion dolars with nothing to show for it." Bngood, I thought you liked Lyndon Johnson and his War on Poverty. I always thought that liberals had their heads up their asses, and now I have proof.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
February 15, 2007 - 13:03 ET by ww thumper
1) Your village called and th
February 15, 2007 - 13:14 ET by Eric Turner1) Your village called and they want you to come back. They miss you.
2) I read the script.
You have no lines
I urge you to continue your
February 15, 2007 - 13:29 ET by Jack BauerI urge you to continue your excellent use of the English language.
In particular, the opening, unpunctuated sentence of sixty-one words works so well. It immediately sets you up as a man of rare intellect.
I also admire the way you refuse to bow to the outmoded, bourgeoise notions of grammar. Screw them. Why use BushCo paragraphs and punctuation to ensure comprehension, when they won't understand your insightful comments anyway?
Kudos my comrade.
Don't you have a bridge to
February 15, 2007 - 13:32 ET by Uncle JohnDon't you have a bridge to guard somewhere?
"It isn't that Liberals are ignorant. It's just that they know so much that isn't so." - Ronald Reagan
I know mister bngood is gone but I can't resist..
February 15, 2007 - 13:44 ET by misterbillI know mister bngood is gone but I can't resist..
"Helen Thomas has more brains in her shit ", in journalistic lingo , this is a transposition. It was supposed to read. ""Helen Thomas has more shit in her brains". And also, I do not believe he or she has bngood. Is Marcotte signing in to this site??
An ugly American is one who does not support his country.
Does the Internet give people
February 15, 2007 - 14:27 ET by contraryDoes the Internet give people who are mentally unstable, like this poor schmuck, too much accesss to spread their insanity. I am not in favor of government control of the web, but it seems like most of these forums end up a breeding ground for extremists. Rational people spend most of their postings trying to refute the ravings of these types instead of furthering serious debate on important issues.
He'd find another outlet if
February 15, 2007 - 14:31 ET by Matthew SheffieldHe'd find another outlet if the web wasn't invented. It's just as well since he clearly would never change any minds here.
It's funny how many lefties come here expecting to convert us to their "reason."
Another outlet?
February 15, 2007 - 19:28 ET by saurusFind another outlet? You gest, sir! For but two ... Daily Kos and MoveOn.org. Otherwise known as Moonbat Central.
She's not an objective jour
February 15, 2007 - 12:20 ET by Ken ShepherdShe's not an objective journalist, nor does she play one in print. She's a COLUMNIST!
Would a Hillary Clinton White House let Bob Novak sit in the front row? Cal Thomas? Ann Coulter?
If Helen was writing a bona fide news story, even laced with acerbic, liberal bias, I'd be cool with her being in the front row. She an institution, fine, whatever.
But she's a columnist. She gets paid to hack out an opinion piece. She is not a news gatherer and she's taking up a valuable seat to a news organization.
But that's just my $0.02.
Helen Thomas
February 15, 2007 - 12:33 ET by Dave RShe an institution,.......
Too bad she isn't in one. :-)
I hate newspapermen.....I regard them as spies.....If I killed them all there would be news from Hell before breakfast. -Gen. William T. Sherman
She an institution
February 15, 2007 - 12:35 ET by acumen"She an institution,....."
Would that be the Kings Park Psychiatric Center or Bellevue?
It's Actually Odd Man Out
February 15, 2007 - 13:36 ET by emjem24Wow, someone's got their history a little bit backwards don't ya think? Sweety, the altar of liberalism that you pray to wasn't the same political theory back then. Pres. Jefferson and Washington were actually quite conservative and didn't think that the whole "republic" thing would work. America actually tried to make George Washington their new "king" but he refused. Where exactly did you get your history degree? Daily Kos or Huff n' Puff? I know my history degree is legit but I think I'm a bit more qualified to speak on a historical issue than you, liberal troll twit that you are. Perhaps you're secretly Odd Man Out in disguise, that most objective of journalists that you think is unbiased like Sissy Chissy and his ilk. Be honest, but folks like you never admit you're biased or worse, WRONG.
The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer. Air Force Motto
emjem says: When your brain's stuck on liberalism it self-destructs.
While I appreciate your appropriating Jefferson, I disagree.
February 15, 2007 - 13:44 ET by acaiguanaWhile I appreciate your appropriating Jefferson, I disagree.
If you want Jefferson you can have him like all Americans. But you might read his writings before you lump him in with the Leftist Liberal Crowd of idiots meandering about today.
ACA
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Hillary Clinton says: "I want to take those profits."
ACA
February 15, 2007 - 13:52 ET by Noel SheppardACA,
It is fascinating how folks that advocate larger government and increased taxes believe that their ideologies have any similarity to what the Founding Fathers fought and died for. In fact, it's nothing less than hysterical! ns
Ignoramus.The term "libe
February 15, 2007 - 13:58 ET by NL207The term "liberal" as used in 1776, denotes someone who follows the tradition of classical liberalism as espoused in the writing of James Locke, noted English political philosopher. Some would include the works of Frenchman, Jean Rousseau. These are the people who framed the US Constitution we have but largely ignore today.
The term "liberal" as it is used today denotes an individual who believes the Constitution is a 'living document' intended to be used as a guideline and re-interpreted as needs be to suit the situation at hand. Such persons do not believe the law of the land need be strictly followed. To the extent these persons have been able to distort the original intent of the Constitution, we have a government that exceeds its orginially constituted authority to the detriment of the rights and freedoms of the individual.
And you, sir, define yourself completely in this context by not understanding the difference between Jefferson and scum like Ted Kennedy.
"..404" LOL. Fina
February 15, 2007 - 14:02 ET by MightyMouth"..404" LOL. Finally, a Troll whose name matches his profile!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
her investment capital
February 15, 2007 - 14:33 ET by tumbler_2007Wonder how much it cost Helen to corner the ugly market.
She and Barbra Streisand are now the Niarchos and Onassis of world uglys.
Jennings Rather & Brokaw
February 15, 2007 - 14:47 ET by tumbler_2007Go where the real masqueraders lately owned TV; Peter Jennings, rest his soul; Dan Rather and Tom Brokejaw; they passed themselves off as journalists. (They lied.)
Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and O'Reilly do not call themselves journalists. Hannity is an unabashed conservative, as is Rush. O'Reilly is an interviewer who would like to be known as a populist (give me a break); none of them pretend to be journalists. They leave that up to laughable leftist hypocrites.
Added bonus - sell the chair
February 15, 2007 - 12:26 ET by FastEdAdded bonus - sell the chair on eBay and use the money to pay down the deficit! Ok, so that won't bring in much, how about cutting it up for firewood for the homeless? GW problems. Antiques Road Show? Ship it to Iraq and see how it holds up? Unfair to the Iraqi's? Ideas? Anyone?
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
I don't think the guy from th
February 15, 2007 - 14:35 ET by NoMoreClintonsI don't think the guy from the Loony Left should have been banned . . . aren't we conservatives in favor of free speech even if we don't agree with what's being said?
He didn't cuss or anything and besides, every time they open their pie-holes they show how Loony they really are. I don't mind a few trolls as long as it doesn't get out of hand.
Quite right. As Neal Boort
February 15, 2007 - 19:35 ET by saurusQuite right.
As Neal Boortz often says, he wants liberal radio - and by extension talk - to flourish, not die. The more people hear about what the leftists running todays Democratic Party want for America the better. It only helps the conservative cause.
Let the moron back. The great thing about our Republic is everyone has the right to show they are an idiot if it pleases them.