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KoKo

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55. Democratic Underground Members sent Helen a Roomful of Flowers..see Here:
Tue May 22, 2012, 08:12 PM
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More pictures - Roses for Helen Thomas

What a thrill it was to meet Helen Thomas today. She was so gracious. She was visbly moved when she walked in the room and saw the roses.

As you know a few days ago DUer Helderheid posted a suggestion that we send roses to Helen Thomas to show our appreciation for her gutsy questioning of the President last week. The suggestion soon became action and dozens of DUers opened their hearts (and wallets/purses), and the money started rolling in. Before she knew it she had enough money to buy 100 dozen roses for Helen Thomas! Be sure to give a standing O to Helderheid - she worked her butt off to make this happen!

The roses were delivered to a conference room near her office. Six volunteers: Rainer, Paula, Malissa (DUer MiniMe), Chris, Neal, and Skip (GOPFighter) spent the afternoon cutting and arrainging them in vases (A big THANK YOU goes to Kristen Collie, Hearst Bureau Manager, who made sure we had everything we needed!).

Rainer has worked in a florist shop and did a great job showing us how to trin, cut and arrainge the flowers.


The highlight of the day came at 6:15 when Kristen led Helen into the conference room filled with roses. Helen couldn't beleive it and she kept saying "Thank You, Thank You" and we kept saying "No, Thank YOU!" Then to our delight, Helen stayed and talked to us for almost an hour (talking to Helen is like talking to another DUer. She knows all the issues we discuss here and feels the same as we do. Her heart goes out to all those who have been killed - it really bothers her. I love that woman!

Here are a few pictures...










Malissa (MiniMe), Rainer, and Paula
More at......

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x799674



AND THEN THERE'S THIS!




Roses for Helen

Posted: March 31, 2006 10:34 PM

Al Eisele / Editor at Large of "The Hill"

The roses kept coming - and coming - and coming - to the Hearst Newspapers office in downtown Washington Thursday, until they filled a large conference room to overflowing.

By the time the Federal Express delivery was complete, there were a hundred and eight dozen roses, nearly 1,300 in every color. they were the result of an email campaign to show support for Hearst columnist Helen Thomas after she grilled President Bush about his Iraq policy at last week's White House news conference.

The campaign was the brainchild of Clarity Sanderson, a 31-year-old Democratic activist from Sandy, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, who was motivated by the sharp exchange between Thomas and Bush, and an op-ed article Thomas wrote about the exchange in the Salt Lake Tribune.

"Those two things set me off," Sanderson said in a telephone interview Friday.

Sanderson, a work-at-home web designer and mother of two who is co-chair of the Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus, said she saw a note on the website , suggesting that people email Thomas to thank her for asking Bush "the questions all Americans want answered about Iraq."

"I thought, 'Let's take it a step farther," she said, and sent an email asking people to donate to her PayPal account to send roses to Thomas.

That was last Friday and by Monday, she'd received more than $2,200. She ordered the roses and a hundred glass vases from an on-line floral service in San Francisco, Organic Bouquet, and they were delivered on Thursday.

Thomas, the 85-year-old veteran White House journalist whose outspoken criticism of the Bush administration has drawn much hate mail from Bush supporters in recent years, said Friday she was "overwhelmed" by the avalanche of roses.

"It sure beats the brickbats," she said, referring to hundreds of vitriolic emails she's received since last week's encounter with Bush. "Some of them attack you ad hominem and call you a traitor and ask if you're ever been to Iraq," she said. "I think it's the frustration of those who are angry with me and take it out in email. I think there should be a logical debate, but maybe that's not possible during an on-going war."

Thomas shared her roses with Hearst bureau chief Charles Lewis and other colleagues, but sent the bulk of them to wounded military personnel at Walter Reed Army Hospital.

Asked about Bush's response to her pointed question about his Iraq policy, she said, "He could not answer my question. He kept referring to Afghanistan. He never articulated the reasons we're in Iraq. I don't think there's any justification for an unprovoked war against somebody who did nothing against us."


Thomas had received hundreds of supportive email by Friday afternoon, bearing such messages as, "O-M-G...I LOVE THAT LADY!", "We all owe her so much more than roses", "Her little finger has more class than George Bush does", and "Helen Thomas kick ass!"

Sanderson said she's never spoken with Thomas, but received an email from her via Hearst office manager Kristen Collie, who wrote that "Helen asked me to send you the following note:

"Blessed are the peacemakers. The bounty of beautiful roses from such wonderful people has lifted my heart and will remain in my memory for the rest of my life. Thank you for caring that others may live."

MORE at.........

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-eisele/roses-for-helen_b_18270.html




What a wonderful tribute to Helen, my dear DFW! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #1
Democratic Underground Members sent Helen a Roomful of Flowers..see Here: KoKo May 2012 #55
DFW, thank you so much for keeping us... prairierose May 2012 #2
Thanks. badhair77 May 2012 #3
I won't rehash her comments, but I disagree that they were a 'line' to be 'swallowed' RZM May 2012 #4
Like I said, that was not what this thread was about DFW May 2012 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2012 #48
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beautiful bigtree May 2012 #5
We love her and miss her, please let her know there are many who remember her as the only one peacebird May 2012 #6
God bless Helen. I've been thinking of her lately. Gregorian May 2012 #7
Thanks DFW. lpbk2713 May 2012 #8
Thank you, DFW. Lugnut May 2012 #9
I'm so sad she is no longer there among the press corps to challenge the elite dballance May 2012 #10
Thank you for sharing, DFW. Helen is a gem. Vidar May 2012 #11
What a wonderful dinner date. dmr May 2012 #12
No way. NYC_SKP May 2012 #20
Join the club! DFW May 2012 #25
Three cheers for 1952! dmr May 2012 #32
Year of the dragon, how can we miss? n/t DFW May 2012 #34
Crack open the Geritol! dmr May 2012 #33
Hey, haven't seen you in a while. Beacool May 2012 #51
Beacool! NYC_SKP May 2012 #56
I'm OK. Beacool May 2012 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author dmr May 2012 #12
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THANK YOU for sharing your evening with this wonderful woman with us Raine May 2012 #15
Thanks, DFW. It's so good to know Helen has good friends around her. EFerrari May 2012 #16
She is one of my "fantastic four" elderly friends. DFW May 2012 #27
wonderful! NJCher May 2012 #65
Legends get de-mystified when you sit down and chat with them. DFW May 2012 #77
I send much love to her... hlthe2b May 2012 #17
Thanks for sharing! VenusRising May 2012 #18
Funny, I was going to ask you about her a few days ago. Thank you for this thread sabrina 1 May 2012 #19
Thanks. I had noticed her on TV in connection with Correspondents dinner unc70 May 2012 #21
I did! n/t DFW May 2012 #26
Thanks for the update! nt bananas May 2012 #22
Thank you for this lovely post malaise May 2012 #24
K&R... Glad to hear some news about this Journalist....I was just thinking about her... midnight May 2012 #28
K & R AzDar May 2012 #29
K & R cate94 May 2012 #30
There are Helen haters here... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #31
Not necessarily DFW May 2012 #35
yeah, I know... awoke_in_2003 May 2012 #43
Helen is a national treasure and we are all reduced by her absence from the public media emsimon33 May 2012 #36
glad you had such a nice time. Whisp May 2012 #37
She has been a family friend for over 40 years. DFW May 2012 #39
Thank you for that lovely account of your evening with Helen. Paka May 2012 #38
Bravo for her and you. She is missed, and dare I say, much needed in her old job. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #40
Oh thank you so much for offering us a further glimpse into truedelphi May 2012 #41
Got it, thanks! n/t DFW May 2012 #44
there have been raffels to win a dinner with obama and this hollywood star and that--but a chance to dembotoz May 2012 #42
Helen would think you were crazy to say so.... DFW May 2012 #45
Thanks for the report. I rec'd before but didn't kick so here you go. uppityperson May 2012 #46
wonderful to hear she's doing well! rosesaylavee May 2012 #47
Great lady!!! Beacool May 2012 #49
Thanks for sharing this, DFW! pacalo May 2012 #50
From DU-2 History....Campaign to give Helen Thomas a Roomful of Roses like we did Barbara Boxer KoKo May 2012 #54
Democratic Underground sent "Thank You" to Helen..A Room Full of Flowers: Here: KoKo May 2012 #58
Thanks for the update and hope all of you and your friends are doing well. freshwest May 2012 #57
I love that lady HarveyDarkey May 2012 #59
Kick KoKo May 2012 #60
Thanks for the update DFW blaze May 2012 #61
I'm glad to hear my fellow WSU alum is still feisty and kicking. TahitiNut May 2012 #62
Lucky you! klook May 2012 #63
Yeah Helen! lonestarnot May 2012 #66
Love you Helen! Zorra May 2012 #67
I always so enjoy and appreciate your Helen stories, DFW -- thank you again. And Helen has such gateley May 2012 #68
The luck is mostly mine. DFW May 2012 #69
i really miss her ... madrchsod May 2012 #70
oh yes..thank you for posting about the day you shared with helen madrchsod May 2012 #71
Thanks DFW. Always good to hear your news about Helen suffragette May 2012 #72
"Congress, White House, Hollywood, And Wall Street Are Owned By Zionists". Nye Bevan May 2012 #73
Thanks so much for sharing... countryjake May 2012 #74
Thank you for this, DFW. Helen is a treasure and inspiration....she had the guts Cass May 2012 #75
She was a colleague of my father's DFW May 2012 #76
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