Gibbs Grilled Over Prepackaged Questions for Obama

Posted July 1st, 2009 by radiofriendly

"CBS' Chip Reid and Helen Thomas double teamed Robert Gibbs today at the daily press briefing on the "tightly controlled" town hall meeting President Obama will hold on health care.
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Helen Thomas really digs in--it's great!

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On July 1st, 2009 Jiminy Cricket says:

Get 'em Helen. :)

Even the reporters are

On July 1st, 2009 cactus1010 says:

Even some of the reporters are waking up, hopefully. They probably thought that after Bush it couldn't get any worse...WRONG. It's gotten 100% worse.

Good for Helen at least she's fair, she gives everyone a hard time. Isn't that what a real journalist is suppose to do?

Thank you Helen!

On July 1st, 2009 Thundercloud says:

Now, about Gibbs.

How long do you think his conscience will allow him to be the Media puppet guy? Should we have a contest?

Or did he have a conscience-ectomy before taking the job?
Or, Should we just start calling him "Mary Annette" right now?..(sound it out)

Once the rest of the

On July 1st, 2009 cactus1010 says:

Once the rest of the reporters grow a backbone and start grilling him like Chip and Helen he won't be long for the job.. that's when he'll quit.

I was skimming through some of related Youtube vids

On July 1st, 2009 Thundercloud says:

It looks like there are a few promising reporters, ready to take this to the next level. it's so frustrating watching Gibbs feed them their daily pablum, an them just sitting there taking it. Things might change, they need to keep up the pressure as you said.

Thomas:"Not Even Nixon Tried to Control the Media Like Obama"

On July 1st, 2009 SteveMT says:

Wednesday, July 01, 2009
By Penny Starr and Fred Lucas

Following a testy exchange during today’s briefing with White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas told CNSNews.com that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the way President Obama is trying to control the press.

“Nixon didn’t try to do that,” Thomas said. “They couldn’t control (the media). They didn’t try.

“What the hell do they think we are, puppets?” Thomas said. “They’re supposed to stay out of our business. They are our public servants. We pay them.”

Thomas said she was especially concerned about the arrangement between the Obama Administration and a writer from the liberal Huffington Post Web site. The writer was invited by the White House to President Obama’s press conference last week on the understanding that he would ask Obama a question about Iran from among questions that had been sent to him by people in Iran.

“When you call the reporter the night before you know damn well what they are going to ask to control you,” Thomas said.

http://www.cnsnews.com/pu...

this will definitely be on

On July 1st, 2009 annica2 says:

the daily show.

It's about time - feet to the fire

On July 1st, 2009 sambachico says:

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