Move to the Back of the Bus
Citing the new Politico blog, the Huffington Post, in Helen Thomas Losing Her Seat?
reports that:
Helen Thomas, long-time Presidential correspondent, may be about to lose her front row seat in the Press Briefing Room.It seems that CNN and Fox News want the front row, but the Press Room renovations will only create one extra seat per row. So, there's talk that Helen Thomas may be banished from her front row seat to make room for the cable news boys.
Apparently, being the first woman officer of the National Press Club, the first woman member (and president) of the White House Correspondents Association, and the first woman member of the Gridiron Club, not to mention covering every president since John F Kennedy, does not necessarily entitle Thomas to a front row seat.
Of course, moving White House Correspondent Helen Thomas to the back of the Briefing Room will hardly work to silence her voice. The video shows Stephen Colbert taking on Steve Doocy of Fox News for trying.
Best quote:
He's starting an email campaign to steal an old lady's chair. Bravo, sir. That takes courage. And of course FOX News deserves that chair. If anything, they should get two chairs because Tony Snow has been polite enough to stand for the past year.
And of course, I'm Helen's #1 fan. See e.g., No Gentle Good Night for Her and Thomas the Terrible.
(Video via Crooks & Liars)
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