O.K. Who Should Helen Thomas' Replacement Be?

[Dinger]

[no_hypocrisy]

1. In a perfect world, Rachel Maddow.

[Ian David]

4. She enjoys her current job too much. n/t

[madmax]

5. I don't think she would want it.

Plus, she does such an excellent job providing facts and investigative journalism. She's simply the best.

[Ian David]

2. Bill Press already has a seat in the room. n/t

[avaistheone1]

18. Bill Press is boring.

Not really gutsy either.


:boring:

[Ian David]

22. Probably true. But he's unabashedly Progressive and better than giving it to Fox "News." n/t

[avaistheone1]

26. Have to agree with you on that score.

[Phx_Dem]

3. She probably won't be "replaced" per se. She was a columnist, and the

only reason she even had a seat in the briefing room was because of her historical status.

They'll probably just reshuffle the seating arrangements, and some nimrod like Chuck Todd will probably get her seat.

[Enrique]

6. Dan Froomkin n/t

[xchrom]

7. juan cole. nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. Bozo the Clown. That's all the White House Press Corpse is good for.

If six successive "reporters" aske the same question in slightly differing ways, do they win the Grand Prize Game?

[Ozymanithrax]

9. Who is the next top Political Reporter for the Hearst Newspaper syndicate? n/t

[choie]

10. There is not one other person

in the White House press corps that will ask the tough questions. Not one.

[Dinger]

12. Yup,Mission Accomplished. What Was It, 5-6 DAYS After The Afghanistan Question

Shit, I'll go in for a day and ask a question, a real question. I won't give a shit if I get fired.

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Pat Buchannan or Mel Gibson

[Perky]

13. Andy Rooney???

[kjackson227]

14. Amy Goodman

[avaistheone1]

17. +100

Amy would be a brilliant choice.

Good on you.


:thumbsup:



:kick:

[cornermouse]

15. I expect them to get a "yes" man.

[Dinger]

28. I'm Sure They Will

COunt on it.

[zipplewrath]

16. Bill Maher?

Bill Moyers?
Garry Trudeau?

[zipplewrath]

21. Katrina vanden Heuvel

Of course. Not that she'd take the job.

I'm just sayin'

[kirby]

19. It is a worthless seat, really...

There really is little value to the white house press pool anymore. The message is so carefully scripted that it really seems to be a circus show.

[harun]

30. I don't think they should even do it anymore. It is worthless to me.

Helen was the only one actually asking questions the administration didn't want to answer anyway.

[cornermouse]

20. A lap dog.

The smaller and quieter, the "better". (said with deep irony)

[Laughing Mirror]

24. Never a truer word spoken in a joke

Grandma used to say.

[AngryAmish]

23. Bob Stinson

[WI_DEM]

25. Oh brother.

[IndianaGreen]

27. Let Israel's ambassador to the US pick her replacement

after all, Israel runs everything else over here!

[Dinger]

29. Yup (nt)

[PBS Poll-435]

31. Lady GaGa

At least the replacement would have a fan club too...