Helen Thomas

Helen Thomas Returns To White House To Harass Obama (VIDEO)

Mediabistro | Posted 11.12.2008 | Media


via Mediabistro: Our thanks to our sister blog FishbowlDC for this. Helen Thomas has sat in the White House Press Corp for seven presidents. Preside...

Sarah Palin: Washington's Silent Movie Star... But She's No Greta Garbo

Lily Koppel | Posted 09.25.2008 | Style


Lily Koppel

The American people should demand that Sarah Palin talk to the press. We are not watching a movie -- this is real life and it is getting increasingly scary. Who does she think she is, Garbo?

Rory Kennedy, RFK's Daughter, Chats About Her HBO Film on Helen Thomas

Greg Mitchell | Posted 08.14.2008 | Entertainment


Greg Mitchell

The HBO doc about journalism legend Helen Thomas, Thank you, Mr. President, is now slated for is first airing next Monday. Joe Strupp of E&P interviewed the director, Rory Kennedy.

Happy Birthday, Queen Helen

Steve Young | Posted 08.04.2008 | Media

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Steve Young

HELEN THOMAS TURNS 88 The single word that strikes the most fear in the heart of George Bush's press secretaries,, especially when it emanates direct...

Bush to EPA: "Hi. Thanks for Writing. Between Now and January 20, I Won't Have Access to Email."

Marty Kaplan | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

The Bush White House has come up with an ingenious new way to take care not to faithfully execute the laws of the land.

Friday Talking Points [30] -- "Mainstream Media Out To Lunch" Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

If every port on the West Coast of the United States of America was shut down because of a terrorist threat, do you think it would make the news? So d...

Is Coverage of Arabs, Islam Good? Western Media Under Scrutiny

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.26.2008 | Media


Magda Abu-Fadil

While media in the Muslim and Arab worlds have opposed the war in Iraq and in other Muslim countries, their reports and editorial lines can hardly be viewed as monolithic.

Dana Perino Has Her "Oops" Moment

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

Perino put herself on the hot seat doing The Daily Show, so she gets points for that. What she doesn't get points for is sliming one of the legendary journalists in American history, Helen Thomas.

Dana Perino Disses Helen Thomas On The Daily Show

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.14.2008 | Media


Dana Perino gets points for bravery, both for going on The Daily Show and for doing so in hot pink — but otherwise last night's interview with t...

Jason Linkins

The Gift That Keeps On Giving: FISA And Contradictions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.25.2008 | Politics


One of the things that's easy to lose sight of as the Bush Administration continues to battle over the future of placing taps on whoever's phone they ...

Helen Thomas Outside the Press Room

Cristina Pippa | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media


Cristina Pippa

You might think that a woman feared by Castro would be intimidating, but as long as you're not a president, Helen Thomas is quite the opposite.

I Am Incurious and Yellow

Steven Weber | Posted 12.12.2007 | Media


Steven Weber

The recent duh-bates evoke fashion shows where propped-up models strut their cotton-mouth pouts and spout the season's latest trends.

My Favorite Mistake: Helen Thomas Talks About The Mistakes She Could Never Make

Seema Kalia | Posted 12.04.2007 | Living


Seema Kalia

"My Favorite Mistake" is a new biweekly series in which writer Seema Kalia interviews various luminaries about the one mistake that taught them the mo...

In McClellan's Own Words...*

Steve Young | Posted 11.23.2007 | Politics


Steve Young

But it was the seven fateful words President Bush said when he introduced me as his new Press Secretary that I'll never forget: "I've known Scott for a long time."

Top Ten Tony Snow, Helen Thomas Interactions

Extreme Mortman | Posted 09.14.2007 | Media


Today is Tony Snow's last day as White House press secretary. There's no way you can remember Snow's service to this country without revisiting his e...