Ed Schultz is talking about his star position last night next to Helen Thomas.

[onehandle]

He sounds pretty excited and wishes it was for good. He plans to request credentials for each press conference that comes up.

He and his wife are going to have dinner with Helen.

[genna]

1. I bet there are some journalist weeping and gnashing their teeth at that one.

Bloggers and opinion makers are taking EQUAL STAGE with them. What a difference one election makes!

[onehandle]

3. He said that people have already called him.

"How did you get that?!" "Was it assigned seating??"

Ha ha.

[ErinBerin84]

9. gawker had a funny item

today about how it turned into a Beltway penis measuring competition, bc the establishment got pissy about Huffington Post getting a question and Ed Shutlz being in the front row, heh.

[ErinBerin84]

2. I wish that I could have dinner with Helen.

[MiniMe]

29. I spent about an hour talking to her when we did the roses a few years ago

What an amazing woman!

[ellacott]

4. I was hoping that he would have been called on for a question

[onehandle]

5. Helen said that if he was called on, that he should stand and take his time.

She said, "It was all about being on camera."

[ellacott]

6. That's cute

I bet it was cool to get advice from Helen Thomas. :)

[damonm]

7. Just seeing Helen in her rightful place again

was good enough...then "B-Rock the Islamic Shock"* put a verbal smart bomb right down the GOP's throat - LOVED it!

*Yes, I KNOW he's not Islamic, but that's too good a moniker not to use at least once...

[TTUBatfan2008]

10. Prepare to be quoted by Freepers across the Internet...

:P

[damonm]

18. Bring 'em on...

And I'll tell them ALL my accusations about Obama.
For example, he:
-let the dogs out
-wrote the book of love
-knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men
-shot J.R.
-WAS that masked man with the silver bullets
-pissed in my oatmeal
-sank my battleship
-drank...my...MILKSHAKE! HE DRANK IT UP!

:D

[TTUBatfan2008]

20. DRAINAGE!

Even though it makes my profession look bad, I enjoy the hell out of that movie.

[Captain Hilts]

8. So, how did he get in? He's not a reporter. nt

[1776Forever]

11. He was given an up front seat because of his support he gave during the campaign.

He is talking about it now - saying Fox News is outraged with his "seat"! Good for Ed. If you haven't listened to him he had supported Obama 100% throughout the campaign.

[Captain Hilts]

12. Okay, so press conferences are open to campaign supporters now?

Man, would we be reaming a Republican prez if they did that.

We're better than they are. Press conferences aren't for supporters.

[DevonRex]

22. Which is obviously why he wasn't called on. You're offended that he sat there?

Good grief.

[Captain Hilts]

25. It's a 'press' conference. If GWB had had Limbaugh sitting there, we'd be going berserk...

and rightfully so.

We're the Good Guys and we hold ourselves to higher standards.

[DevonRex]

26. Thankfully for all of us, Ed isn't dem Rush Limbaugh, so the standards ARE higher. nt

[1776Forever]

28. Personally I think Ed had every right to his seat! Dubya had right-wing talkers to the West Wing

Bush welcomes right-wing talkers to the West Wing

By DAVID HINCKLEY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Thursday, August 2nd 2007, 4:00 AM

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2007/08/02/2007-08-02_bush_welcomes_rightwing_talkers_to_the_w-2.html

Mark Levin was part of White House visit.

Radio Dial

For the second year in a row, President Bush called some of his closest radio friends to the White House for an off-the-record briefing and discussion.

Mark Levin and Sean Hannity of WABC (770 AM) were among the 10 conservative talk-radio hosts who met with Bush in the West Wing yesterday, according to Talkers magazine.

The others were Glenn Beck, Neal Boortz, Hugh Hewitt, Scott Hennen, Bill Bennett, Michael Medved, Lars Larsen and Janet Parshall.

Bush met with five hosts last fall, including Boortz, Hannity and Medved, Talkers noted, "to discuss issues and gauge the conservative talk-radio audience's feelings about issues and policies."

.......

I hope they give Ed a permanent sit! Sorry to me Ed is one of only a very few "reporters" who lean left! If you don't think he is a reporter then you haven't listened to his show. If Faux News can send someone to the Press Conference why the H shouldn't Ed be there too? You really think they report the NEWS?

ROFL!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[eShirl]

14. anything that outrages Fox must be good

[Captain Hilts]

17. I don't define my views, or our party by standards linked to Fox in any way. nt

[rucky]

13. He's a male escort on the side

;)

[Captain Hilts]

16. Yeah. I want to get to the...uh, er, 'bottom' of that too!

I had to jump through flaming hoops to get my boss into the White House with his real name!

[onehandle]

19. Neither was Jeff Gannon.

The press invited to press conferences are not all from from mainstream news agencies.

[mtnester]

15. I heard his quick reference to maybe getting a TV show

yesterday...it was said so fast I had to rethink it for a minute to really understand the reference...said it right about the time he announced he would be at the press conference.

[Jennicut]

21. Alternative media sources, Obama wants them allowed in.

[DevonRex]

23. Exactly. And Ed has a large audience and has fantastic guests. He asks them

great questions and keeps his listeners informed. I have no idea why anyone would be offended that he was allowed a seat.

[Jennicut]

24. Hi Jen!

:hi:

I don't get what is offensive about it either.

[Captain Hilts]

27. I agree with that. nt