American - Journalist | August 4, 1920 - July 20, 2013
But when will our leaders learn - war is not the answer.
Helen Thomas
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All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf.
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It's time for women to make their voices heard. Their silence on the subject of war and peace is deafening.
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We got the vote, which we should've been born with, in 1920. Everything we've had to struggle for - it's ridiculous.
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The White House used to belong to the American people. At least that's what I learned from history books and from covering every president starting with John F. Kennedy.
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I covered two presidents, LBJ and Nixon, who could no longer convince, persuade, or govern, once people had decided they had no credibility, but we seem to be more tolerant now of what I think we should not tolerate.
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I don't think there are any rude questions.
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I've never covered the president in any way other than that he is ultimately responsible.
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I censored myself for 50 years when I was a reporter. Now I wake up and ask myself, 'Who do I hate today?'
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I wrote that President Bush is passing on to President-elect Obama two wars and an economic debacle. I call it a depression. And he is arming Israel against the Palestinians in every way in Gaza.
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I have a background and an understanding of what's happened in the Middle East that a lot of people don't have, because there's been no interest.
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When you speak of the press, of course, you have to speak of different segments of the press. Reporters, straight reporters, wire services, you stick to the facts; you don't create the story, per se. You cover what is happening.
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