It was a time like any time. Lots was going on, but I think Helen
Thomas' open criticism
of George Bush II, pointing out that he was lying to the American
Public, was a center stage reason for her removal. She did regain her
seat in the White House press corp, but not her front row seat, nor
her preferential treatment.
I always waited to hear her sharp and direct questions. I can't
recall the name of a single other member of the press corp.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/26/21, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
But she didn't stay there, did she? And can you remember which president
got rid of her because I can't. Was it Obama?
Miriam
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Helen Thomas, whether you agreed or disagreed with her, spoke her mind. She
was especially critical, to his face, with George Bush II.
But she lost her privileged place in the White House Press Corp, for a
variety of reasons. Personally I thought the President had been looking
for solid reasons to silence her. When the Reverand Sun Moon...or whatever
his name was...bought the paper Helen worked for, she quit and later went to
work for Hearst Publications. For me, Hearst represented Yellow Journalism
at its ugliest. For years I read the Seattle PI just so I could get
indigestion reading Westbrook Peglar. He wrote for Hearst, and held a one
man crusade against Eleanor Roosevelt, even after her death. From my biased
perch I could never forgive Helen Thomas for going to work for what I
considered the Fox news of the day.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/25/21, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wouldn't have heard it, had it not been for Useful Idiots. MattHelen Thomas, whether you agreed or disagreed with her, spoke her mind. She
Taibi and Katie Halpern connected with it and commented on it while it
was going on so I watched the stream. They thought, given his
limitations, he rated a B plus. I, on the other hand, was horrified.
It was obvious to them and to me that the reporters were pre selected.
For the most part, it was a show with predetermined questions. Only in
two cases did reporters step out of line and ask demanding questions.
Biden functions with all kinds of behind the scenes assistance, drugs
and cheat sheets and God knows what else. His ability to speak with
clarity and spontaneity is limited, to say the least.
Everything that he says is, of course, propaganda fashioned to support
US policy and to obscure truth. I do remember a time when presidents
were bombarded with hardball questions by reporters. What happened
today was a mere pretense. It wasn't a real press conference at all. I
think the last honest press conference took place before Helen Thomas
was thrown out of the White House press corps for angering a
president, perhaps Obama, perhaps Bush. But this travesty that
occurred today demonstrates how far from a Democracy with press
freedom, we are.
Miriam
was especially critical, to his facke, with George Bush II.
But she lost her privileged place in the White House Press Corp, for a
variet of reasons. Personally I thought the President had been looking for
solid reasons to silence her. When the Reverand Sun Moon...or whatever his
name was...bought the paper Helen worked for, she quit and later went to
work for Hearst Publications. For me, Hearst represented Yellow Journalism
at its ugliest. For years I read the Seatttle PI just so I could get
indigestion reading Westbrook Peglar. He wrote for Hearst, and held a one
man crusade against Eleanor Roosevelt, even after her death. From my biased
perch I could never forgive Helen Thomas for going to work for what I
considered the Fox news of the day.
Carl Jarvis
