Helen Thomas on Pickles and The Protester-"Bush rallies are by invitation"

[Rose Siding]

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In her protest, Niederer asked the first lady why her twin daughters weren't serving in Iraq -- as she later told reporters -- "if it's such a justified war."
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The first lady would have shown some class by telling the campaign aides to let her be. I've seen many first ladies in the past deal with protesters, including Lady Bird Johnson and Pat Nixon during the height of the Vietnam War. Their political gatherings were not sanitized and screened for non-believers.

When anti-war demonstrators tried to disrupt Johnson's speeches, she would gently chide them, saying: "You have had your say, now let me have mine."

President Bush's political events are by invitation only. So are his phony press conference-style events -- "Ask President Bush," sometimes satirized in cartoons for the softball questions that fans ask him.

Scott Stanzel, press secretary to the Bush-Cheney campaign, said the president's political appearances are "ticketed events" and space is limited.
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When I asked Stanzel to cite the laws and regulations that bar freedom of speech or shouting at political rallies, he couldn't name any......

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/192162_thomas24.html

[DebJ]

1. wouldn't Helen Thomas make an interesting debate moderator?

[darknesstolight]

2. Its called selection bias

In research its called selection bias. This is done to give a unrealistic view in this case. In research its done to control the variables to bring the outcome you want. We need more than three debates I like the ones with no time limits and no rules....

[Sticky]

3. Helen's taking a few hits on her message board

It's sickening.

I hope she doesn't much time reading the comments:
http://forums.ibsys.com/viewmessages.cfm?sitekey=bos&Forum=79&Topic=10620

[kokomo]

5. Looks like Freepers like to spread manure everywhere

[Carolinian]

4. Laura Bush is a vacuous stepford wife. Teresa Kerry and Elizabeth

Edwards are the women of today. I came away from a Teresa Kerry speech feeling like she was the best thing to happen to women's rights during my lifetime. I'm sure the * campaign picked up on this and they're scared to death of her. Listen to how the women's vote is spun on the news....majority of married women support *, W stands for women, etc, etc. - until we have heard it so much we feel powerless to stop it. Well, Ladies, WE have the power to decide this election. Join Mothers Opposed to Bush at mop.org. even if you're not a mother. See you there!

[Maeve]

6. Kick

:kick: