Obama Backing Off Assault Weapons Ban?

Press Secretary Robert Gibbs certainly gives off the impression that in spite of all the violence we've seen in this country (especially last week) that the NRA still rules the roost in Washington when it comes to smart gun control laws. The always-fearless Helen Thomas asks the tough questions:

It Must Be Hard To Be Dana Perino

Then again, she's chosen to lie and manipulate facts for a President responsible for thousands upon thousands of deaths in a war that he started without provocation.

Helen Thomas Scolds Perino In The WH Briefing Room

Things got ugly inside 1600 Pennsylvania on Friday when Dana Perino led the daily briefing for the press corp. Helen is never one to shy away from attacking a President, she's been doing it for decades. Poor little Dana really does not have much experience and it was almost sad to see she couldn't keep up with veteran Thomas.

From RawStory:

"Helen, I find it really unfortunate that you use your front row position, bestowed upon you by your colleagues, to make such statements," Perino said. "This is a -- it is an honor and a privilege to be in the briefing room, and to suggest that we, at the United States, are killing innocent people is just absurd and very offensive."

Thomas asked Perino about civilian casualties in Iraq: "Do you know how many we have since the start of this war?"

"How many -- we are going after the enemy, Helen," Perino said, ducking the question. "To the extent that any innocent Iraqis have been killed, we have expressed regret for it."

The longtime White House correspondent who has gone after presidents from both political parties responded, "Oh, regret. It doesn't bring back a life."

Ooooh, ouch. At this point Perino moves on, without answering the question. She either doesn't care about how many civilians are being killed in the war, or perhaps her handlers won't even let her know that kind of information.

Perino talks about having honor and privileges, but she routinely forgets that the President (and his staff) serve at the pleasure of the people of America. Of course, neither she or her boss seem to care about that minute detail.

Helen Thomas Talks

Helen sat down with Tim Russert on CNBC, talking about reporting, her relationship with George Bush and what she would do if Cheney became President.

FoxNews Wants To Rob Helen Thomas

Stephen Colbert highlights Fox Noise Channel's Steve Doocy on who should and shouldn't have a chair in the White House Press Room. His justification for the change is that he got 200 emails from Fox News viewers brainwashed zombies that believe Helen should be replaced. Colbert has a problem with Helen and wants it solved....for safety's sake.