I'd like to hear Helen Thomas' comments on Scotty's book

[malaise]

She matters more than all of them.

http://www.democracynow.org/2004/7/21/stream

http://www.democracynow.org/2004/7/21/helen_thomas_takes_on_white_house
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* White House Press Briefing, July 19, 2004.

TRANSCRIPT
Helen Thomas: Prime Minister Blair took full personal responsibility for taking his nation into war under falsehoods—under reasons that have been determined now to be false. Is President Bush also willing to take full, personal responsibility—

Scott McClellan: I think Prime Minister Blair said that it was the right thing to do; that Saddam Hussein’s regime was a threat.

Helen Thomas: Those were not the reasons he took his country into war. It turned out to be untrue, and the same is true for us. Does the President take full, personal responsibility for this war?

Scott McClellan: The issue here is what do you to with a threat in a post-September 11th world? Either you live with a threat, or you confront the threat.

Helen Thomas: There was no threat.

Scott McClellan: The President made the decision to confront the threat.

Helen Thomas: Saddam Hussein did not threaten this country.

Scott McClellan: The world—the world, the Congress and the administration all disagree. They all recognized that there was a threat posed by Saddam Hussein. When it came to September 11th, that changed the equation. It taught us, as I said—

Helen Thomas: The Intelligence Committee said there was no threat.

Scott McClellan: As I said, it taught us that we must confront threats before it’s too late.

Helen Thomas: So the President doesn’t take full responsibility?

Scott McClellan: The President already talked about the responsibility for the decisions he’s made. He talked about that with Prime Minister Blair.

Helen Thomas: Personal responsibility?

Scott McClellan: Terry, go ahead.

[elizfeelinggreat]

1. Amen!

[malaise]

3. Maybe we should ask KO to interview her

Russert is on Joe Scum spinning away.

[elizfeelinggreat]

6. That's a great idea !

I think it's still

[email protected]

[malaise]

7. Thanks n/t

[Benhurst]

10. Better yet, have Bill Moyers have her on for one of his programs.

This is an important story.

[flor de jasmim]

2. yes, let's hear what she has to say.... hmmmm.....

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

4. Helen was the only one asking Real questions and confronting them on their lies and I adore her!

On edit...David Gregory had been too but he went to the Darkside once the network promoted him.

[malaise]

5. Helen has way more credibility than the rest of them

I'll be pissed if I don't see someone on M$M interviewing Helen

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

13. They probably don't even want to think about her because she would just bolster the fact that they

were complicit.

[Olney Blue]

8. Would love to see a review of the book by Helen!

[VWolf]

9. I remember that exchange

Scotty looked like the guy from Scanners just before his head exploded.

[havocmom]

11. Yes, and are there stats on how often he called on Helen, how often he called on Jeff Gannon?

:evilgrin:

[Caretha]

12. So much for McClellan's

accusation of the "liberal media" not doing their "fuckin' job"! (man- that quote pisses me off!!!) Hell, it's hard being a majority of one - just ask Helen.

[malaise]

14. Shhhhhhhhhhh!

They all ignored Helen.

[suffragette]

15. And I'd like to see Scotty apologize to Helen

for treating her so shoddily.

Of course, then he'd have to acknowledge that she was there day after day asking the pertinent and important questions and he was spinning and lying up at podium in response.