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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:10:49 -0500, "Dr. Jonathan Smithers, MD Phd."
wrote: Gould, This post reminds me of Netsock repeatedly posting OT messages complaining about Off topic messages. The picture was an attempt at a joke, and an opinion on the intellectually level of Basskisser. No one expected anyone to believe the picture was real. This post in which you call a number of people "sick and twisted",and "predatory" is your opinion. The only difference between these two opinions, is one person attempted to use humor and you did not. The picture *wasn't* real? Damn! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
John H wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? |
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:27:40 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? Give me a break! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:16:11 -0800, jps wrote:
In article , says... On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:27:22 -0800, jps wrote: In article , says... He's the one who asked the only literate question at the press briefing, to wit: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" It's surprising Guckert had enough time to attend press briefings with all the pitching, catching and sucking he had going on. Quite an entrepreneur. Just the kind Republicans admire most. Fake ones. jps I thought you liberal folks were pushing homosexuality as the only way to go! Now you're coming down on someone who may be gay. Y'all need to clean up your act! You know that's complete bull****. The point is we don't care if they're straight or gay, just as long as they have a conscience and are willing to use it. Clearly, you aren't. jps Oh really? Then why all the comments about Gannon's sexual proclivities? I just don't understand you the hypocrisy escapes you. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
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http://mediamatters.org/ Coulter lied and distorted to defend "Gannon," falsely attack Democrats and "liberal" media Right-wing pundit Ann Coulter presented a raft of lies and distortions to defend former Talon News Washington bureau chief and White House correspondent Jeff Gannon (aka James D. Guckert) from Democrats and the "liberal media." Among the accusations in Coulter's February 24 nationally syndicated column were that the "liberal media" resorted to probing Gannon's private life after failing to "get Gannon for incompetence on the job"; that former Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart, former President Bill Clinton, and Senator John Kerry all ran for office under "invented names"; and that New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd "openly lied" when writing about Gannon's White House press passes. "Liberals keep rolling out a series of attacks on Gannon for their Two Minutes of Hate, but all their other charges against him fall apart after three seconds of scrutiny. Gannon's only offense is that he may be gay," Coulter wrote. In a broadside against the "liberal media," Coulter falsely claimed that "they can't even get Gannon for incompetence on the job": Liberals keep telling us the media isn't liberal, but in order to retaliate for the decimation of major news organizations like the New York Times, CBS News and CNN, all they can do is produce the scalp of an obscure writer for an unknown conservative Web page. And unlike [former New York Times executive editor Howell] Raines, [CBS News anchor Dan] Rather and [former CNN chief news executive Eason] Jordan, they can't even get Gannon for incompetence on the job. In fact, Media Matters for America has documented numerous instances of Gannon's incompetence: He lifted large portions of White House and Republican materials verbatim for his "news reports"; he reported a baseless, thoroughly disproven rumor of an extramarital affair between Kerry and an unnamed woman; and he used a fabricated quotation attributed to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to ask a softball question of George W. Bush. Coulter proceeded to attack congressional Democrats for "demand[ing] that an independent prosecutor investigate how Gannon got into the White House under an invented name" and conflated Guckert/Gannon's use of a pseudonym to the "invented names" of various Democratic presidential candidates, asking: "How did Gary Hartpence, Billy Blythe and John Kohn (Gary Hart, Bill Clinton and John Kerry) run for president under invented names?" The truth is that neither Hart nor Clinton "invented" their names, and Kerry's name was never Kohn. Hart's parents changed the family's last name from Hartpence to Hart in the late 1950s because, Hart said, it had been their original family name. Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV after his deceased father, but in high school he assumed the last name of his stepfather, Roger Clinton, who had married his mother when Bill Clinton was 4 years old. The Associated Press reported on March 10, 1992, that Clinton's mother said that Roger Clinton loved Bill like a son. Kerry was born "John Forbes Kerry" and has never held the surname Kohn; his grandfather changed his name from Fritz Kohn to Frederick Kerry in 1901. By contrast, James D. Guckert's name appears as such on his driver's license. He claims he uses "Jeff Gannon" because it is easier to spell and pronounce. He has provided no other reason for adopting the pseudonym. Coulter also claimed that Dowd lied when the latter wrote in her February 17 column that "I was rejected for a White House press pass at the start of the Bush administration, but someone with an alias, a tax evasion problem and Internet pictures where he posed like the 'Barberini Faun' is credentialed to cover a White House that won a second term by mining homophobia and preaching family values?" Coulter insisted that Dowd "openly lied" by "talking about two different press passes without telling her readers." But regardless of what kind of pass Gannon used, the fact remains, as Dowd noted, that "[i]n an era when security concerns are paramount," Gannon "could saunter into the West Wing every day under an assumed name while he was doing full-frontal advertising for stud services for $1,200 a weekend." =E2=80" S.S.M. Posted to the web on Friday February 25, 2005 at 11:02 AM EST Copyright =C2=A9 2004-2005 Media Matters for America. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy Subscribe to Media Matters Email Updates |
John H wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:27:40 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. Give me a break! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Still haven't answered any questions John -- I'll take that as "I can't" |
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:39:54 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:27:40 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. Give me a break! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Still haven't answered any questions John -- I'll take that as "I can't" Oh, I see. If they have a pass, then they're not a plant. Do you actually believe this crap? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
John H wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:39:54 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:27:40 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. Give me a break! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Still haven't answered any questions John -- I'll take that as "I can't" Oh, I see. If they have a pass, then they're not a plant. Do you actually believe this crap? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes If they have a pass, they have been checked out by the secret service, and work for a reputable news organization. Spin it all you want, but Gannon was a plant. Apparently you agree with the concept (so long as he had republican leanings) |
"Jim," wrote in message ... John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:39:54 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:27:40 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. Give me a break! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Still haven't answered any questions John -- I'll take that as "I can't" Oh, I see. If they have a pass, then they're not a plant. Do you actually believe this crap? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes If they have a pass, they have been checked out by the secret service, and work for a reputable news organization. If they have to work for a reputable news organization how do reporters from ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC and CNN get passes? |
John H wrote:
Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? I guess if it's not constantly spewing hatred against homos & libby-rulls, then it's not legitimate media in your opinion? This says a lot about the Bush/Cheney attitude... forget the First Amendment, state control of the media is their agenda. Jim, wrote: They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. But she might ask him an actual question. We can't have that now, everybody must stand together against terrorism and stanp out this traitorous practice of expecting actual answers from your gov't! DSK |
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:37:05 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:39:54 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:27:40 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. Give me a break! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Still haven't answered any questions John -- I'll take that as "I can't" Oh, I see. If they have a pass, then they're not a plant. Do you actually believe this crap? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes If they have a pass, they have been checked out by the secret service, and work for a reputable news organization. Spin it all you want, but Gannon was a plant. Apparently you agree with the concept (so long as he had republican leanings) Oh, so if they have a pass, and if they've been checked out, and if they work for a 'reputable' (your word) 'news' (another of your words) organization, *then* they aren't a plant? Again, have you ever listened to a White House briefing? Do you honestly believe those 'journalists' from the major media are just seeking information? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:00:58 -0500, DSK wrote:
John H wrote: Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? I guess if it's not constantly spewing hatred against homos & libby-rulls, then it's not legitimate media in your opinion? This says a lot about the Bush/Cheney attitude... forget the First Amendment, state control of the media is their agenda. Jim, wrote: They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. But she might ask him an actual question. We can't have that now, everybody must stand together against terrorism and stanp out this traitorous practice of expecting actual answers from your gov't! DSK Helen Thomas hasn't asked an actual question in ages. Helen Thomas pontificates her opinion until she is stopped. She should have been sent out of the room long ago. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
John H wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 18:37:05 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:39:54 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:27:40 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:15:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:19:19 GMT, "Jim," wrote: I note the questions remain How did Gannon gained access to White House press briefings without any journalistic qualifications. HOW LONG CAN JOURNALISTS GAIN ACCESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT AN FBI BACKGROUND CHECK? Why did the White House waved him into press briefings for nearly two years using what's called a day pass. Is there a limit to how long a reporter can slide on "day" passes, as Gannon did for years? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS TWO MONTHS BEFORE HIS SUPPOSED PUBLICATION EVEN EXISTED? BY WHAT CRITERIA DID THE WHITE HOUSE EVALUATE TALON NEWS? HOW DID GANNON GET A WHITE HOUSE PRESS PASS UNDER A FAKE NAME? WHAT ( if any) IS GANNON'S CONNECTION TO THE VALERIE PLAME CASE? Did his sexual orientation "buy" him any favors from the White House? Time to live up to your motto John "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" There is no 'difficulty' to divide, Jimcomma. No one, except you, gives a rat's ass about Gannon. The important question to answer is: "Thank you. Senate Democratic leaders have painted a very bleak picture of the U.S. economy. [Senate Minority Leader] Harry Reid [D-NV] was talking about soup lines. And [Senator] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] was talking about the economy being on the verge of collapse. Yet in the same breath they say that Social Security is rock solid and there's no crisis there. How are you going to work -- you've said you are going to reach out to these people -- how are you going to work with people who seem to have divorced themselves from reality?" Don't you just love it? That question kind of says it all, doesn't it. I can see why some folks just seem to forget it. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes You can chant that mantra all you want, but it still appears to me that Gannon had some boyfriends in the whitehouse who arranged for him to be a plant. You're not following your own tagline "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it" So do some resolving chant away if you like -- it's sorta like them monks spinning the wheels. *What* difficulty presents itself? There is no difficulty, other than that you liberals, who normally praise homosexuality, seem to find fault if the homosexual is a conservative! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes I'm more concerned with republicans attempting to manage the news by planting so called press people in the audience to lob softballs, and make political comments. Appears you have no answer to the questions raised -- even Ann Coulter posted some BS trying to defend the move. So try dividing each difficulty into as many parts as feasible -- maybe try answering just ONE question. I'll even accept the mantra again -- it's becoming amusing. How many times a day do you ave to recite it to be a good republican? Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. Give me a break! John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Still haven't answered any questions John -- I'll take that as "I can't" Oh, I see. If they have a pass, then they're not a plant. Do you actually believe this crap? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes If they have a pass, they have been checked out by the secret service, and work for a reputable news organization. Spin it all you want, but Gannon was a plant. Apparently you agree with the concept (so long as he had republican leanings) Oh, so if they have a pass, and if they've been checked out, and if they work for a 'reputable' (your word) 'news' (another of your words) organization, *then* they aren't a plant? Again, have you ever listened to a White House briefing? Do you honestly believe those 'journalists' from the major media are just seeking information? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Some have an agenda -- but I believe Faux has a White House correspondent to "balance things". Would seem to me that a good newsman (ooops newsPERSON) would be ready, willing, and able to challenge statements he finds suspicious. |
John H wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:00:58 -0500, DSK wrote: John H wrote: Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? I guess if it's not constantly spewing hatred against homos & libby-rulls, then it's not legitimate media in your opinion? This says a lot about the Bush/Cheney attitude... forget the First Amendment, state control of the media is their agenda. Jim, wrote: They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. But she might ask him an actual question. We can't have that now, everybody must stand together against terrorism and stanp out this traitorous practice of expecting actual answers from your gov't! DSK Helen Thomas hasn't asked an actual question in ages. Helen Thomas pontificates her opinion until she is stopped. She should have been sent out of the room long ago. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Here's the text of her last question -- since then she has been isolated. This question seems to me much more of a question than the political statement made by "Jeff Gannon" Begin quote: Helen Thomas, the most senior member of the White House press corps, really socked it to Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer on Monday over the issue of Iraq. Check out the dialogue: January 6, 2003 – 12:35 P.M. EST MR. FLEISCHER: Good afternoon and happy New Year to everybody. The President began his day with an intelligence briefing, followed by an FBI briefing. Then he had a series of policy briefings. And this afternoon, the President will look forward to a Cabinet meeting where the President will discuss with members of his Cabinet his agenda for the year. The President is going to focus on economic growth, making America a more compassionate country, and providing for the security of our nation abroad and on the homefront. And with that, I'm more than happy to take your questions. Helen. HELEN THOMAS: At the earlier briefing, Ari, you said that the President deplored the taking of innocent lives. Does that apply to all innocent lives in the world? And I have a follow-up. MR. FLEISCHER: I refer specifically to a horrible terrorist attack on Tel Aviv that killed scores and wounded hundreds. And the President, as he said in his statement yesterday, deplores in the strongest terms the taking of those lives and the wounding of those people, innocents in Israel. MS. THOMAS: My follow-up is, why does he want to drop bombs on innocent Iraqis? MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, the question is how to protect Americans, and our allies and friends -- MS. THOMAS: They're not attacking you. MR. FLEISCHER: -- from a country -- MS. THOMAS: Have they laid the glove on you or on the United States, the Iraqis, in 11 years? MR. FLEISCHER: I guess you have forgotten about the Americans who were killed in the first Gulf War as a result of Saddam Hussein's aggression then. MS. THOMAS: Is this revenge, 11 years of revenge? MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, I think you know very well that the President's position is that he wants to avert war, and that the President has asked the United Nations to go into Iraq to help with the purpose of averting war. MS. THOMAS: Would the President attack innocent Iraqi lives? MR. FLEISCHER: The President wants to make certain that he can defend our country, defend our interests, defend the region, and make certain that American lives are not lost. MS. THOMAS: And he thinks they are a threat to us? MR. FLEISCHER: There is no question that the President thinks that Iraq is a threat to the United States. MS. THOMAS: The Iraqi people? MR. FLEISCHER: The Iraqi people are represented by their government. If there was regime change, the Iraqi -- MS. THOMAS: So they will be vulnerable? MR. FLEISCHER: Actually, the President has made it very clear that he has not dispute with the people of Iraq. That's why the American policy remains a policy of regime change. There is no question the people of Iraq -- MS. THOMAS: That's a decision for them to make, isn't it? It's their country. MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, if you think that the people of Iraq are in a position to dictate who their dictator is, I don't think that has been what history has shown. MS. THOMAS: I think many countries don't have -- people don't have the decision -- including us. |
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:31:24 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
John H wrote: If they have a pass, they have been checked out by the secret service, and work for a reputable news organization. Spin it all you want, but Gannon was a plant. Apparently you agree with the concept (so long as he had republican leanings) Oh, so if they have a pass, and if they've been checked out, and if they work for a 'reputable' (your word) 'news' (another of your words) organization, *then* they aren't a plant? Again, have you ever listened to a White House briefing? Do you honestly believe those 'journalists' from the major media are just seeking information? John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Some have an agenda -- but I believe Faux has a White House correspondent to "balance things". Would seem to me that a good newsman (ooops newsPERSON) would be ready, willing, and able to challenge statements he finds suspicious. Oh, well, one correspondent to 'balance' things. You've said it all. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:37:00 GMT, "Jim," wrote:
John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:00:58 -0500, DSK wrote: John H wrote: Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? I guess if it's not constantly spewing hatred against homos & libby-rulls, then it's not legitimate media in your opinion? This says a lot about the Bush/Cheney attitude... forget the First Amendment, state control of the media is their agenda. Jim, wrote: They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. But she might ask him an actual question. We can't have that now, everybody must stand together against terrorism and stanp out this traitorous practice of expecting actual answers from your gov't! DSK Helen Thomas hasn't asked an actual question in ages. Helen Thomas pontificates her opinion until she is stopped. She should have been sent out of the room long ago. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Here's the text of her last question -- since then she has been isolated. This question seems to me much more of a question than the political statement made by "Jeff Gannon" Begin quote: Helen Thomas, the most senior member of the White House press corps, really socked it to Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer on Monday over the issue of Iraq. Check out the dialogue: January 6, 2003 – 12:35 P.M. EST MR. FLEISCHER: Good afternoon and happy New Year to everybody. The President began his day with an intelligence briefing, followed by an FBI briefing. Then he had a series of policy briefings. And this afternoon, the President will look forward to a Cabinet meeting where the President will discuss with members of his Cabinet his agenda for the year. The President is going to focus on economic growth, making America a more compassionate country, and providing for the security of our nation abroad and on the homefront. And with that, I'm more than happy to take your questions. Helen. HELEN THOMAS: At the earlier briefing, Ari, you said that the President deplored the taking of innocent lives. Does that apply to all innocent lives in the world? And I have a follow-up. MR. FLEISCHER: I refer specifically to a horrible terrorist attack on Tel Aviv that killed scores and wounded hundreds. And the President, as he said in his statement yesterday, deplores in the strongest terms the taking of those lives and the wounding of those people, innocents in Israel. MS. THOMAS: My follow-up is, why does he want to drop bombs on innocent Iraqis? MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, the question is how to protect Americans, and our allies and friends -- MS. THOMAS: They're not attacking you. MR. FLEISCHER: -- from a country -- MS. THOMAS: Have they laid the glove on you or on the United States, the Iraqis, in 11 years? MR. FLEISCHER: I guess you have forgotten about the Americans who were killed in the first Gulf War as a result of Saddam Hussein's aggression then. MS. THOMAS: Is this revenge, 11 years of revenge? MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, I think you know very well that the President's position is that he wants to avert war, and that the President has asked the United Nations to go into Iraq to help with the purpose of averting war. MS. THOMAS: Would the President attack innocent Iraqi lives? MR. FLEISCHER: The President wants to make certain that he can defend our country, defend our interests, defend the region, and make certain that American lives are not lost. MS. THOMAS: And he thinks they are a threat to us? MR. FLEISCHER: There is no question that the President thinks that Iraq is a threat to the United States. MS. THOMAS: The Iraqi people? MR. FLEISCHER: The Iraqi people are represented by their government. If there was regime change, the Iraqi -- MS. THOMAS: So they will be vulnerable? MR. FLEISCHER: Actually, the President has made it very clear that he has not dispute with the people of Iraq. That's why the American policy remains a policy of regime change. There is no question the people of Iraq -- MS. THOMAS: That's a decision for them to make, isn't it? It's their country. MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, if you think that the people of Iraq are in a position to dictate who their dictator is, I don't think that has been what history has shown. MS. THOMAS: I think many countries don't have -- people don't have the decision -- including us. One does not require a degree in perspicacity to see the bias in her 'question', does one? Enough, Jimcomma. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes |
John H wrote:
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 20:37:00 GMT, "Jim," wrote: John H wrote: On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:00:58 -0500, DSK wrote: John H wrote: Oh, but it's OK for NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and all the other liberal outlets of 'news' to plant press people in the audience? I guess if it's not constantly spewing hatred against homos & libby-rulls, then it's not legitimate media in your opinion? This says a lot about the Bush/Cheney attitude... forget the First Amendment, state control of the media is their agenda. Jim, wrote: They use accredited news people, properly cleared, going through channels -- I wouldn't call that a plant. Helen Thomas was there for many years, but Bush is afraid to call on an 80 something year old lady. Real Macho of him. But she might ask him an actual question. We can't have that now, everybody must stand together against terrorism and stanp out this traitorous practice of expecting actual answers from your gov't! DSK Helen Thomas hasn't asked an actual question in ages. Helen Thomas pontificates her opinion until she is stopped. She should have been sent out of the room long ago. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Here's the text of her last question -- since then she has been isolated. This question seems to me much more of a question than the political statement made by "Jeff Gannon" Begin quote: Helen Thomas, the most senior member of the White House press corps, really socked it to Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer on Monday over the issue of Iraq. Check out the dialogue: January 6, 2003 – 12:35 P.M. EST MR. FLEISCHER: Good afternoon and happy New Year to everybody. The President began his day with an intelligence briefing, followed by an FBI briefing. Then he had a series of policy briefings. And this afternoon, the President will look forward to a Cabinet meeting where the President will discuss with members of his Cabinet his agenda for the year. The President is going to focus on economic growth, making America a more compassionate country, and providing for the security of our nation abroad and on the homefront. And with that, I'm more than happy to take your questions. Helen. HELEN THOMAS: At the earlier briefing, Ari, you said that the President deplored the taking of innocent lives. Does that apply to all innocent lives in the world? And I have a follow-up. MR. FLEISCHER: I refer specifically to a horrible terrorist attack on Tel Aviv that killed scores and wounded hundreds. And the President, as he said in his statement yesterday, deplores in the strongest terms the taking of those lives and the wounding of those people, innocents in Israel. MS. THOMAS: My follow-up is, why does he want to drop bombs on innocent Iraqis? MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, the question is how to protect Americans, and our allies and friends -- MS. THOMAS: They're not attacking you. MR. FLEISCHER: -- from a country -- MS. THOMAS: Have they laid the glove on you or on the United States, the Iraqis, in 11 years? MR. FLEISCHER: I guess you have forgotten about the Americans who were killed in the first Gulf War as a result of Saddam Hussein's aggression then. MS. THOMAS: Is this revenge, 11 years of revenge? MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, I think you know very well that the President's position is that he wants to avert war, and that the President has asked the United Nations to go into Iraq to help with the purpose of averting war. MS. THOMAS: Would the President attack innocent Iraqi lives? MR. FLEISCHER: The President wants to make certain that he can defend our country, defend our interests, defend the region, and make certain that American lives are not lost. MS. THOMAS: And he thinks they are a threat to us? MR. FLEISCHER: There is no question that the President thinks that Iraq is a threat to the United States. MS. THOMAS: The Iraqi people? MR. FLEISCHER: The Iraqi people are represented by their government. If there was regime change, the Iraqi -- MS. THOMAS: So they will be vulnerable? MR. FLEISCHER: Actually, the President has made it very clear that he has not dispute with the people of Iraq. That's why the American policy remains a policy of regime change. There is no question the people of Iraq -- MS. THOMAS: That's a decision for them to make, isn't it? It's their country. MR. FLEISCHER: Helen, if you think that the people of Iraq are in a position to dictate who their dictator is, I don't think that has been what history has shown. MS. THOMAS: I think many countries don't have -- people don't have the decision -- including us. One does not require a degree in perspicacity to see the bias in her 'question', does one? Enough, Jimcomma. John H On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD, on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay! "Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it." Rene Descartes Perhaps, it MR FLEISCHER if for no other reason than respect of her age and seniority, were to let her ask her question without interruption, she would have been kinder toward him. |
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