Robert Gibbs is being a wimp. Helen Thomas slammed him, and he wilted.

[Michigander4Dean]

[bdamomma]

1. what did she slam him on?

[Clio the Leo]

13. "when are we gonna get the heck out of Afghanistan?"

which was different from what she said yesterday which was "Hey Gibbs! When are we gonna get the heck out of Afghanistan?"

(paraphrased)

It's the same question, every day.

[high density]

23. Sometime after Iraq?

Obama is growing the force in Afghanistan. How is that signaling any desire to get out of there?

[cali]

2. what was this about. posts like this one are absurd.

they don't serve to inform or contain any elaboration. Pointless. Waste of time. Irritating.

[PretzelWarrior]

7. she called him a cocksucker to his face and all he said was

"what I do in my off hours is not your business, Helen." and then she laughed. more like cackled.

[otohara]

9. Yep

waste of time

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. So I says to the guy I says "he asshole it's 5 bucks." nt

[DrToast]

4. Q: Why did the incomplete message board poster cross the road?

[SeattleGirl]

5. Seems more like aimlessly wandering......

[Patsy Stone]

16. :eyes:

:hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5811396&mesg_id=5811396

[SeattleGirl]

25. Hi Patsy!

Yep, saw that, as well as the one of his/hers that got locked.

Like I said, wandering.

:hi:

[Cha]

36. So

it has gotten one locked(thanks for the info)..personally I think this one should have been.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8459116

[medeak]

38. how does this guy not get tombstoned?

and I was for not much way back in the early days.. feel like my parents..."back in my day...." ;-)

[Patsy Stone]

39. Best reply in there:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8459116&mesg_id=8459499

:)

[Cha]

42. Yeah, he

has a way!

[Number23]

40. Wow. 26 recs for that piece of... insanity?? Says it all...

[Patsy Stone]

41. Well,

the gigantor red letters were compelling.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. A: It's better to have loved and lost. nt

[Richardo]

8. Check the journal

[trueblue2007]

10. provide more information

[medeak]

12. whoa...Obama hater big time n/t

[PretzelWarrior]

14. yup. as I figured.

[asphalt.jungle]

17. at least he's consistent

been hating since 2007.

[Arkansas Granny]

20. To prove to the armadillo that it could be done.

Oh, wait, different joke. Oh, well.

[Clio the Leo]

11. Or Miss Helen is droning on about the same BS she drones on about every day...

... depends on your perspective. ;)

[EFerrari]

44. You weren't here yet when DU filled her a room with flowers, were you.

[scheming daemons]

15. Helen Thomas has become a caricature.... she's worthless

The same question, every day.... with the same whiny tone of voice.


Pull her credentials. She should've retired 20 years ago.

[PretzelWarrior]

18. come on. it's amazing people are now saying this on the Democratic side

when they thought she was a national treasure who shouldn't be ignored when Bush was in office. Be consistent at least.

[scheming daemons]

19. I am consistent... I never advocated for Helen Thomas ever...

She's been worthless for two decades.

[MadBadger]

22. My issue with Helen is that I think of her as a commentator, not a journalist/reporter

She admits her bias, and thats where I have my issue with her.

[masuki bance]

28. ...

edit to add this link- http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x799674

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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!). :toast:

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

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



Paula, Malissa, GOPFighter



Paula, Rainer


A few of the roses!


Helen Thomas, reading the names of all of you who contributed to buy the flowers
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y17/TrakkerToo/P101030...

Helen, surrounded by her admirers

Historians will mark the election of George Bush as the begining of the new Democratic majority.

[sharp_stick]

21. I'll give you credit for consistency

runny shit is always runny shit, same consistency for two years. Well done.

[Jennicut]

24. There is nothing wrong with Helen Thomas but Obama never campaigned on ending Afghanistan

so the questioning about it (every day) is pointless. There is no "public pressure" there to be had. He made his mind up and that is what he is going to do. The OP was trying to say Gibbs "wilted". LOL. Perhaps the answer is one the OP does not like: we are not getting out of Afghanistan any time soon (and I am not sure that is a good idea). Now we can debate that all we want to but the original point made was kind of pathetic.

[jenmito]

26. She didn't slam him on anything. I watched the briefing. She asked him how Obama's

policies on Iraq and Afghanistan are different from Bush's. He answered that Obama's doing what he said he'd do in Afghanistan, concentrate THERE while getting all combat troops out of Iraq on a specific timeline and any plans that the Bush admin. had to withdraw troops from Iraq must still be sitting on a desk somewhere in the Pentagon. Her "slam" was to ask, "And you're BRAGGING about that?" He replied that he's not bragging-he's just answering her question, and if she wants, she can go with him to the next DOD briefing (something like that).

[CreekDog]

27. needs more exclamation points

:boring:

[HOLOS]

29. Always love you, Helen

[medeak]

32. DU sent her roses.....ONE HUNDRED DOZEN

damn...where is that thread and the photos of Helen with our roses! She is a national treasure!

[medeak]

33. here's DU thread re Helen's roses

what a great day that was!

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

[MiniMe]

34. And this one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=799654#799844

[medeak]

37. one of my vey fave days on DU...thanks! n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

30. Who has been operating Helen Thomas since Frank Oz died?

[JamesA1102]

31. Maybe Gibbs was being respectful to a legend nt

[AtomicKitten]

35. Helen is a national treasure and Gibbs was being respectful.

Your framing of this sucks ass.

[avaistheone1]

43. I love Helen and I like Gibbs for the most part.

Helen doesn't let anyone get away with anything Republican or Democrat. And Gibbs is a pretty smart,sharp guy. I like watching Thomas and Gibbs tango.


:loveya: