"Five Minutes With Helen Thomas"

[Hissyspit]

http://www.campusprogress.org/features/779/five-minutes-with-helen-thomas

Five Minutes With: Helen Thomas
Tuesday, February 28, 2006

What do you think has happened?

Starting after 9/11, they rolled over and played dead—they were so afraid of being called unpatriotic and un-American and they thought the American people were watching on television. They lost their guts and they did a lousy job. It was so clear, for two years, that President Bush wanted to go to war. Every day on the podium in the press room, we heard Ari Fleischer and then Scott McClellan say in one breath, “9/11—Saddam Hussein—9/11—Saddam Hussein—9/11—.” So later on when they said, no, Saddam Hussein had no links with them it was a little late in the game.

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There has been a huge change in the last 20 years with the rise of the right-wing shadow media. Even before the internet and before Fox News, which has become huge, you had the New York Post, the Washington Times—all these newspapers that are basically doing right-wing opinion journalism.

I think it’s terrible, really, that they have dominated now. I mean, they’re not giving you news. They’re baiting people. Practically every liberal commentator has been wiped out—I mean Moyers, Donahue, you can name them. It’s a tragedy in my opinion, and I think that part of it the blame is the media or corporations who really think they can make a lot of money with people screaming at each other. The right wing has dominated … and of course the middle ground Republicans don’t have a say any more.

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[cornermouse]

1. Helen is the national conscience.

As far as I'm concerned, she and Molly are national treasures.

I see that not even Helen knew that our ports were being run by foreign companies. People appear to kept it very hidden. I wonder what else they've been successfully hiding from us?

[liberal N proud]

2. Thank you Helen

She truly is a journalist.

[madokie]

3. I think she knows, I listen

[Minnesota Libra]

4. Helen Thomas talks and I listen - she asks the people's.........

......questions and many people are afraid of not answering her too. Love Thomas. O8)

[blueknight]

5. one of the last

real journalist still around. it is so sad what the news in this country has became. we have kids getting killed in iraq everyday, yet all the news outlets care about are missing white girls and runaway brides:wtf: :shrug:

[AndyA]

6. Helen Thomas is the best

Other journalists should follow in her footsteps. She's not afraid of the tough questions, because she knows they must be asked.

We are very fortunate that she still has high standards, and will not allow herself to be compromised.

[Just Me]

7. Helen is not only knowledgeable but wise.

Of course, when the corporacrats take charge, western loses its civilization.

It's tragic what this nation has become: barbaric.