Mr Gibbs, you told Helen Thomas that you'd deal

[malaise]

with her question after you'd answered the previous one. What gives?

[malaise]

1. OK he did not forget

She's enjoying herself now.

[Don Caballero]

2. I really want to like Helen

but she makes it hard when she attacks the President. I give her props for the bravery she showed during the last administration, but we are in a different time now. The President needs our support.

[malaise]

6. Your obsession with the President is

unhealthy. We all love Obama but do you have any understanding re the number of presidents and press secretaries who have been asked tough and relevant questions by Helen Thomas. No President is above questions including Obama.

[Lost-in-FL]

8. So, presidential decisions should only be questioned during republican administrations? nt

[Myrina]

9. WTF?

"... attacks the President" ? Its her job to ask questions of ALL Administrations.

:shrug:

[AngryOldDem]

10. And if this were reversed...

...say she was throwing softballs at Bush, you'd be saying the exact opposite.

Helen Thomas is exactly the kind of journalist we need in these times.

[CynicalObserver]

11. I am dismayed that there are adults who are presumably voting US

citizens who openly advocate that the media should be adversarial towards one party and supportive of another, dpeending on who is in power.

Adversarial media is one of the very largest checks on growth of federal power in all areas.

[boston bean]

12. are you for real???

I think I got you figured out

[City Lights]

13. Oh brother.

I abhor double-standards. Period.

[elocs]

3. The deal is that you tell people what they want to hear to shut them up,

then you do what you want.

[CC]

4. And he is now doing just that and he

apologized for making her wait.

[malaise]

7. He is forgiven

:D

[berni_mccoy]

5. Patience. It's a rare commodity here lately.