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Mon Jun-07-10 11:47 AM
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O.K. Who Should Helen Thomas' Replacement Be? |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:47 AM
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1. In a perfect world, Rachel Maddow. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:50 AM
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4. She enjoys her current job too much. n/t |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:51 AM
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5. I don't think she would want it. |
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Plus, she does such an excellent job providing facts and investigative journalism. She's simply the best.
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:50 AM
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2. Bill Press already has a seat in the room. n/t |
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:44 PM
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18. Bill Press is boring. |
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Not really gutsy either.
:boring:
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:51 PM
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22. Probably true. But he's unabashedly Progressive and better than giving it to Fox "News." n/t |
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Mon Jun-07-10 03:02 PM
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26. Have to agree with you on that score. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:50 AM
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3. She probably won't be "replaced" per se. She was a columnist, and the |
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only reason she even had a seat in the briefing room was because of her historical status.
They'll probably just reshuffle the seating arrangements, and some nimrod like Chuck Todd will probably get her seat.
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:52 AM
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:53 AM
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:55 AM
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8. Bozo the Clown. That's all the White House Press Corpse is good for. |
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If six successive "reporters" aske the same question in slightly differing ways, do they win the Grand Prize Game?
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Mon Jun-07-10 11:56 AM
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9. Who is the next top Political Reporter for the Hearst Newspaper syndicate? n/t |
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:06 PM
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10. There is not one other person |
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in the White House press corps that will ask the tough questions. Not one.
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:25 PM
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12. Yup,Mission Accomplished. What Was It, 5-6 DAYS After The Afghanistan Question |
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Shit, I'll go in for a day and ask a question, a real question. I won't give a shit if I get fired.
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:11 PM
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11. Pat Buchannan or Mel Gibson |
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:27 PM
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:43 PM
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Amy would be a brilliant choice.
Good on you.
:thumbsup:
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:31 PM
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15. I expect them to get a "yes" man. |
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Mon Jun-07-10 04:32 PM
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Mon Jun-07-10 12:39 PM
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Bill Moyers? Garry Trudeau?
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:49 PM
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21. Katrina vanden Heuvel |
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Of course. Not that she'd take the job.
I'm just sayin'
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:34 PM
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19. It is a worthless seat, really... |
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There really is little value to the white house press pool anymore. The message is so carefully scripted that it really seems to be a circus show.
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Mon Jun-07-10 04:38 PM
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30. I don't think they should even do it anymore. It is worthless to me. |
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Helen was the only one actually asking questions the administration didn't want to answer anyway.
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Mon Jun-07-10 01:48 PM
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The smaller and quieter, the "better". (said with deep irony)
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Mon Jun-07-10 02:22 PM
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24. Never a truer word spoken in a joke |
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Mon Jun-07-10 03:10 PM
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27. Let Israel's ambassador to the US pick her replacement |
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after all, Israel runs everything else over here!
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Mon Jun-07-10 04:33 PM
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At least the replacement would have a fan club too...
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