I just Emailed Helen Thomas:[e-mail] a gigantic THANK YOU!

[KAT119]

[valerief]

1. Thanks. I just did, too.

[SGT Mack]

10. Helen

What exactly is it that you are all thanking her for? Just curious...I must be out of the loop.

[valerief]

12. For asking * the war question yesterday and for bringing up PNAC on

Wolfie's show. And for being an overall real journalist since Jump Street.

[bluhoodie]

22. locking horns with bush

Check this out: http://www.newshounds.us/2006/03/22/special_report_attacks_helen_thomas.php

Special Report Attacks Helen Thomas
Reported by Janie - March 22, 2006
"Special Report with Brit Hume" dedicated more than one segment yesterday (3/21) to bashing White House Correspondent Helen Thomas because she understands the definition of journalism and dared to question the President on his policies.

- italics added

CC: "In a news conference aimed at easing public doubts about Iraq, President Bush found himself confronted by veteran White House Correspondent turned columnist and harsh Bush critic, Helen Thomas who demanded to know why the President really went to war in Iraq."

Comment: So asking Bush a tough question now makes you "Anti-Bush"? This - coming from a White House correspondent that literally takes his talking points directly from the President's office.

HT: "Every reason you've given, publicly at least, turned out not to be true. My question is, why did you really want to go to war? From the moment you stepped into the White House you have said it wasn't oil, a quest for oil, it hasn't been Israel or anything else. What was it?"

[obnoxiousdrunk]

23. Welcome to DU mack

How is the that upcoming war on Easter going ?

[shanti]

25. welcome to DU

enjoy your stay:)

[helderheid]

2. K & R - I will too - maybe we should send her roses?

[Betsy Ross]

3. I just wrote her too. Thanks. n/t

[wicket]

4. I've corresponded with her several times

She's such a nice lady :)

:kick:

[spuddonna]

5. I wrote a thank you last night... What an awesome woman! :) n/t

[helderheid]

6. what do you all think of pulling a Barbara Boxer on her and sending roses?

[KAT119]

9. Love idea of sending roses to Helen-but where is her office address?

[KAT119]

14. This must be Helen's office address: Hearst Newspapers-1701 Pennsylvania

Ave. NW-Suite 610-Washington,D.C. 2006. Am sending immediately-ROSES!! The Barbara Boxer mass delivery took quite a bit of organizing....Would someone take on that project-ot better to self-send....

[helderheid]

15. Yes, we need to organize this - that woman deserves a big room

full of roses!!!

[KAT119]

16. Helen's office address must be: Hearst Newspapers - 1701 Pennsylvania Ave

NW - Suite 610 - Washington,D.C. 20006.( Googled Hearst Newspapers-Washington,D.C.).

[helderheid]

17. who and how did we organize the roses for Barbara Boxer last time?

Was there a paypal thing we donated to? I can't remember anymore!

[PuraVidaDreamin]

7. She does answer her e-mail

She thanked me for my kind words and
told me that we despair together!

What a treasure!

[LisaLynne]

18. I wished her a happy birthday last year ...

and she emailed me back. I was thrilled. :) She's wonderful.

[Digit]

8. Thanks for the email address...I sent her a Thank You, too! n/t

[coalition_unwilling]

11. Just emailed her; text of message below:

Dear Ms. Thomas:

I wanted to say "thank you" for your attempt to question President Bush yesterday. I found his response to you rude, condescending and patronizing. He did not allow you any follow-up question, despite several attempts by you to pose one.

Furthermore, there is ample evidence that he directly lied to you when he said he didn't "want" war. His first Treasury Secretary, Paul O'Neill, has written that Bush was already talking about "wanting" to invade Iraq during the very first cabinet meeting (well before the events of 9/11).

I also must say that I was really pissed off that not a single one of your colleagues rose to your defense; as I told my wife last night, the WH press corps behaved like "Bush's bitch" in failing to stand up for you.

Of course, given the press corps' record in beating the drums for this war before it began, I suppose it would be expecting a bit much to expect them to defend the professionalism of one of their colleagues. Please recognize that there are millions of Americans just like me; we don't buy the "stab in the back" theory being promulgated right now that somehow the press was to blame and we stand behind you 100%.

[mod mom]

13. done. I asked her to take on the electronic voting machines as well.

[Obamarama]

19. You'll get a reply back from Helen....

I got a nice reply from her when I sent an email hailing her for her journalistic integrity. It may have helped that I know her niece who is a local news anchor at TV 8 in Grand Rapids, MI, but I have read that many others have received replies as well.

[Carni]

20. Yes, I have gotten replies back from her in the past also!

It's amazing that she takes the time to acknowledge email.

I wish we had more like her!

[liberal N proud]

21. Met her about 10 years ago.

We were walking down the street and my wife recognizer her and had to introduce her to my daughter. She was very nice and friendly considering we just walked up to her on the street in DC no less.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

24. Just wrote! Thank you! K&R! eom

[andyhappy]

26. whoa!

I wrote her after I saw your post and she wrote me back...wow...thats so cool!

I guess the internet isn't just a vacume after all...we are all people here...connecting!

so cool!

a

[Coexist]

27. wow - me too

what a wonderful lady!

[Gato Moteado]

28. thanks for the email address......

i'm going to drop her a nice note.

helen rocks.

[Brazenly Liberal]

29. Thanks! I just wrote to her.

It's a damned shame when the only reporter in the room with any balls is an 85 year old lady. But thank God she has some!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

30. She just wrote me a short note of thanks back to me! Wow! She is

wonderful! :)

[VOX]

31. Thanks, KAT119. Will do the same. n/t

[ronnykmarshall]

32. She responded too!

Just a quick "Kind words. Thank you."

Pretty cool, huh?

[Ron Green]

33. My email message:

Ms. Thomas - I must thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing your job as you are. It's been like living in some parallel universe for the past few years as "journalists" have followed the market for fear mongering and false comfort, giving readers and viewers fuel for the basest parts of our humanity. I salute your courage to question this trend toward comfortable and cowardly propaganda, and only hope that others in your line of work will be shamed by your example into once again finding their way back to the real journalistic calling, which as you have said, is to seek the truth, wherever it takes us.
Sincerely,

XXXX