Helen Thomas has a question.

[Swede]

Q: Do you think we're spreading democracy when you spy and put out disinformation and do all the things that -- secret prisons, and torture?

A: I reject your characterizations wholly. I reject your characterizations wholly. The United States is helping to advance freedom in a dangerous region of the world. For too long we thought we had stability by ignoring freedom in the Middle East. Well, we showed -- we saw on September 11th --

Q: -- we've killed 30,000 plus.

A: Well, Helen, we can have a debate, or you can let me respond to your questions. I think this is an important subject for the American people to talk about. By advancing freedom and democracy in the Middle East we're helping to protect our own security. It's a dangerous region --


http://www.unknownnews.net/helenthomas2005q4.html#1220

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Thank heavens for Helen.

[LeftNYC]

2. Helen is the best.

Imagine 50 more just like her...

[swimmernsecretsea]

3. Thank you, Helen.

I keep on loving her candor.

[Maat]

4. I'm so glad Helen's back there!

She gave herself a break for awhile there, and it was a disaster.

[MN ChimpH8R]

5. She does shoot the bullets at Snotty's feet

Too bad the little turd is constitutionally incapable of giving a straight or truthful answer.

[texpatriot2004]

6. Good question Helen nm

[gratuitous]

7. "We can debate or you can let me respond"

Oh by all means, Scotty, respond away. Because you know your next direct response to a question will be your first. We've had champagne chilling for years waiting for that glorious moment.

[spooky3]

28. touché! How disrespectful he is of his superiors and elders.

[flordehinojos]

31. on the other hand, i think they ought to enter into a debate. maybe then

mcclellan might be forced to admit to himself that he doesn't have a leg to stand on! it might be a most enlightening sort of socratic moment!

[earthboundmisfit]

8. Hmmm a slip? "Well, we showed -- we saw on September 11th --"

Well, now - just which was it, Snotty? Did we SHOW or did we SEE? If we SHOWED on September 11th, well, hmmm, ya know that sort of sounds like, well...

God, I love Helen Thomas. She just gets better and better!

[Wilms]

16. Caught that - immediately.

I doubt they told him MIHOP. Perhaps, he figured it out and is ok with going with the flow.

[fooj]

24. Pretty nasty slip, IMO.

What, exactly, did they "show"????

Peace.

[Hissyspit]

29. He could have said "We were SHOWN...," too. nt

[louis-t]

9. Remember Helen:

Freedom, liberty, freedom, liberty, freedom, liberty.......
Snotty: I reject your character wholly.

[kath]

10. Wow - thanks for that link. What a treasure trove!

[Swede]

20. Unknown News is a great site,it's how I found DU.

Pass it on.

[BelgianMadCow]

25. Hot damn! thanks for pointing that out, you two

a treasure trove indeed! Bookmarked.

And Helen Thomas is a treasure herself. She is a monument.

[proud patriot]

11. "Well, we showed"

nice slip there scotty

[truth2power]

12. Snotty is a waste of oxygen. Worthless little creature that he is..

how can he even stand to look at himself in the mirror in the morning??

"I think this is an important subject for the American people to talk about."

Really, Snotty?? Then why is it that when people try to TALK about these important subjects, you try to SHUT THEM UP by ignoring their questions or responding with some irrelevant BULLSHIT that doesn't even make sense? Hmmm??

And your condescending attitude toward an 80+ year old lady, (that's "LADY", you cretin) shows that you're nothing buy a cheap-ass punk! Just like the rest of the cabal you work for!

:mad: :mad: :mad: :rant:

[dogday]

13. Anything Helen does is worth a kick and a nominate

I love that old gal.....

[MelissaB]

14. Me, too!

:kick: and Recommended!

[AntiFascist]

15. Piercing the Orwellian BushSpeak n/t

[Douglas Carpenter]

17. Helen Thomas: The person Ann Coulter called, "That old Arab"

Implying that she was a security risk.

Anyway, God Bless her. As someone mentioned above anything from her is worth recommending

[blue neen]

18. I'm sick and tired of this administration telling me what to talk about.

"I think this is an important subject for the American people to talk about."

Bullshit.

[butterfly77]

19. Get em Helen!

If only she could get bush's ass on camera to answer these questions. His ass would be ready to run from behind that podium, probably would want to throw it at her.

[greiner3]

21. I'm glad she's on the 'good' side. n/t

[Lugnut]

22. K & R for Helen

I'd like to see her debate Scotty. My money would be on Helen.

[KansDem]

23. Go ahead, have a debate...

Well, Helen, we can have a debate, or you can let me respond to your questions.

I'm growing weary of the lame answers...

[mopinko]

26. all hail the crone.

as a crone myself, i can tell you that this is why mothers-in-law are so hated. they tell the f'ing truth. women who are not pretty any more can afford to speak.
you go helen, you are beautiful to me.

[Jade Fox]

27. Where is that dangerous region-- the USA? n/t

[Dinger]

30. Helen Thomas,. Bad Ass

http://images.google.com/images?q=Helen+Thomas+Bad+Ass&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images

Sorry, I'm not computer literate enough to post a pic of this, sorry.

[renate]

32. let's see if this works--three cheers for Helen!!!

On edit:yay, I think it worked!