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• Helen Thomas Speaks to College Dems, Blasts Bush

  Published: September 6, 2007, 10:42 am

  Tags: Iraq, Labeling, Liberals Democrats, Helen Thomas, College Newspapers, Diamondback, Maryland, Journalistic Issues

  Chidima Okaparanta labeled Thomas's abrasive technique as a "straight-shooting reporting style, especially regarding the war in Iraq." Below are some excerpts with portions in bold reflecting my emphasis: Veteran reporter Helen Thomas, often called "the First Lady of the press," criticized the Iraq War in a speech to

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• Wonk'd Dept.: Virginia Ranger

  Published: September 7, 2007, 4:06 pm

  Tags: Chuck Norris, David Gregory, Helen Thomas, Jim Webb, Karl Rove, Sightings, Wonk D, Wonk D Dept

  Rove, David Gregory, and Helen Thomas were all spotted being various degrees of famous at various places by our spies and operatives. Voyeuristic fun, as always, is after the jump.See someone we’ve heard of somewhere in or near the district? Tell us about it in an email, with the subject line “Wonk’d” or

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• Wonk'd Dept.: Virginia Ranger

  Published: September 7, 2007, 4:06 pm

  Tags: Chuck Norris, David Gregory, Helen Thomas, Jim Webb, Karl Rove, Sightings, Wonk D, Wonk D Dept

  This week, Chuck Norris, Jim Webb, Karl Rove, David Gregory, and Helen Thomas were all spotted being various degrees of famous at various places by our spies and operatives. Voyeuristic fun, as...

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• Blaming the victims

  Published: September 17, 2007, 9:45 am

  Tags: Pundits, Iraq, Ny Times, Helen Thomas, Conservative Talking Points

  The other day I showed this video of Tom Friedman’s macho posturing on Iraq back from 2003. Media Bloodhound looks at this op-ed Friedman wrote this week, on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary and Gen. Petraeus’s testimony before Congress: That he believes, or is simply promoting, this idea - the emptiness of Arab dictatorships is one of

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• Helen Thomas the 'Highlight' of Virginia Democratic Fundraiser

  Published: October 1, 2007, 1:04 pm

  Tags: Media Bias Debate, Helen Thomas, Media Business, Virginia, Blogs

  highlight was a visit from Helen Thomas! Helen spoke briefly, and I think I heard her quoting Dick Goodwin (one of the best public policy writers ever), though I may have mis-heard her (the room and house were packed). What, no quotes from Helen's girlhood friend Karl Marx? Well before becoming an opinion columnist for Hearst, Thomas racked

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• The Democrats Who Enable Bush

  Published: October 6, 2007, 5:41 pm

  Tags: Helen Thomas, Nancy Pelosi, Iraq, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Iraq Withdrawal, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Bush Cheney, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Leadership

  Democrats Who Enable BushBy Helen Thomas, Hearst Newspapers, Thursday 04 October 2007 Washington - President Bush has no better friends than the spineless Democratic congressional leadership and the party's leading presidential candidates when it comes to his failing Iraq policy. Those Democrats seem to have forgotten that the American

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• Seattle P-I Newsroom Welcomes Helen Thomas, Editor Admires 'Candor'

  Published: November 4, 2007, 1:37 am

  Tags: Iraq, Media Bias Debate, David Mccumber, George W Bush, Helen Thomas, Media Business, Online Media, Blogs, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Journalistic Issues

  Thomas is a "stalwart of the White House press corps who wields candor like a weapon of mass instruction," gushed Seattle Post-Intelligencer managing editor David McCumber in a November 2 post at his paper's Big Blog. In a short video of her Friday appearance, Thomas regales the P-I newsroom audience with her tired left-wing

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• NBC's Gregory: White House Communications Director a Minister of Propaganda'

  Published: November 27, 2007, 12:56 pm

  Tags: Iraq, Media Bias Debate, Sexuality, Dan Rather, David Gregory, David Sanger, Helen Thomas, Marvin Kalb, Cbs Evening News, Nbc, New York Times

  for you?'" However, Helen Thomas interrupted Gregory and the two had a brief exchange. "Why not?" asked Thomas. Gregory insisted it wasn't the media's responsibility to render those judgments and Thomas referred to the media as a "lapdog" for two years in the run up to the war. The two had another exchange about the

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• Helen Thomas Smacked Down by Press Secretary Perino

  Published: December 1, 2007, 11:07 am

  Tags: Iraq, Dana Perino, George W Bush, Helen Thomas

  "journalist" Helen Thomas. During Friday's press briefing, when Thomas pressured Perino about American troops killing people in Iraq, the Secretary scolded Thomas for her despicable behavior: Helen, I find it really unfortunate that you use your front row position, bestowed upon you by your colleagues, to make such statements.

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• Give Helen Thomas a Raise!

  Published: December 1, 2007, 1:29 pm

  Tags: Gaggle, Helen Thomas, Journalism, White House

  he will come back in March. Helen Thomas: Why should we depend on him? Dana Perino: Because he is the commander on the ground, Helen. He’s the one who is making sure that the situation is moving Helen Thomas: You mean how many more people we kill? Dana Perino: Helen, I find it really unfortunate that you use your front row

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• Bill O'Reilly Owes Helen Thomas an Apology

  Published: December 4, 2007, 2:17 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, Gaggle, Helen Thomas, Iraq, Journalism, Liars, Media Criticism, Military, War Coverage

  Perino’s twisting of Helen’s words at the podium. Notice how O’Reilly purposefully began his clip not with Helen’s question, but with Perino’s response to it: O’Reilly: On the pinhead front far left Washington corespondent Helen Thomas put forth that the American military is targeting civilians in Iraq, and

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• "Oh Regret... It Doesn't Bring Back A Life" [Girl Crush]

  Published: December 4, 2007, 10:45 am

  Tags: Dana Perino, Girl Crush, Helen Thomas, Iraq

  UPI reporter and longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas got into it the other day with WH spokeswoman Dana Perino. As you'll see in the clip here, Ms. Thomas hammered Perino over the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Bill O'Reilly Calls Helen Thomas a Pinhead'

  Published: December 4, 2007, 7:28 pm

  Tags: Bill O Amp 039 Reilly, Dana Perino, Helen Thomas, O Amp 039 Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel

  absurd and very offensive.HELEN THOMAS, JOURNALIST: Do you know how many we have at the start of this war?PERINO: How many -- we are going after the enemy, Helen. To the extent that any innocent Iraqis have been killed. We have expressed regret for it.THOMAS: Regret? That doesn't bring back a life.(END VIDEO CLIP)O'REILLY: Pinhead label for

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• Bill O'Reilly lies; insults Helen Thomas

  Published: December 5, 2007, 2:02 pm

  Tags: Attack, Bill O Amp 039 Reilly, Dana Perino, Faux News, Fox News, Helen Thomas, Insult, Lie, Opinions, White House Press Secretary

  To the Fox News Ombudsman - From: der Dunkel Rover Sent: Wednesday, 05 December 2007 11:43 To: 'DhuePoint@FOXNews.com' Subject: O'Reilly distortion It is truly unfortunate today that ad hominem attacks pass for commentary . However, your boy Bill has done it...read more

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• Helen Thomas Can't Think Of Her Mistakes, Unlike Bush's Whoppers

  Published: December 5, 2007, 6:02 pm

  Tags: George W Bush, Helen Thomas, Huffington Post

  from thereon. She, being Helen Thomas, questioned the entire premise of the interview. Stating, in short, that as a political reporter, she simply isn't allowed to make mistakes:HELEN THOMAS: I don't have any mistakes to tell you about.SEEMA KALIA: You don't have any recollection of any time you didn't do something well?THOMAS: No, not that I

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