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    "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas

    All's Quiet On The Western Front For Ling, Lee

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    Image of willwriteforfood willwriteforfood
    10/06/09

    In reply to "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
    Helen Thomas kicks ass seven ways from Sunday. I love that she is patient when interviewed, even in the face of inane questions, but always acts like she'd much rather be the one doing the interviewing. Which is the attitude of any good journalist.
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    Image of rednrowdy rednrowdy
    10/06/09

    In reply to "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
    i thought ann's questioning of that sextortion dude's lawyer was about as direct as possible - it was probably the first time ann did an interview and didn't ask a cringe-inducing question. there are plenty of interviewers who do that.

    ted koppel is the master. barbara walters is alright - she gets too precious in her delivery. with oprah, she's a good interviewer in that she'll softball, but only to a point. she lost a bunch of points when she asked the olsen twins what they ate for breakfast, though. stupid ass question. charlie rose is good, but let's face it, he's got, like, half an hour for his interviews, and that's just the part they show.
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    Image of Apollonia Apollonia
    10/06/09

    In reply to "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
    I love Helen Thomas. She reminds me so much of my abuela, both in looks and disposition.

    And I want to defend Ann Curry, but after watching the whole video, she comes off as kind of patronizing. Helen's old, but she's clearly not stupid. "I want to die with my boots on" clearly means with her pen in hand, Ann.
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    Image of Anna N. Anna N.
    10/06/09

    @Apollonia: Yeah I just found her really condescending throughout.
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    Image of winner winner
    10/06/09

    In reply to "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
    "Do you ever get tired of looking at the white house?"

    What the hell kind of question is that?
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    Image of freckles freckles
    10/06/09

    @winner: The kind of question that gets you a job on the Today Show apparently. ::bangs head into wall::
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    Image of willwriteforfood willwriteforfood
    10/06/09

    @freckles: I guess that means I'll never work on the Today Show (breaks down, weeps). Seriously, even when I was a stupid cub reporter, it would not have occurred to me to ask that question. I mean, what kind of answer are you expecting to get?
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    Image of rodmanstreet rodmanstreet
    10/06/09

    In reply to "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
    She's a classy dame. I want to write a musical about her. It might be called "Classy Dame." It would fall somewhere between Golden Girls, The Man Who Came To Dinner, and The Music Man.

    "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points" would be a great title for an inspirational belter to close the first act.

    "And I will ask the questions!
    And I will find the truth!
    Because the shorteeeeeeest
    Distaaaaaaance
    Betweeeeeeen twoooo pooints...
    Is a straight liiiiiiiiiiiine!"
    ba bada ba baaaa! Bum.

    Curtain.
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    Anna N. promoted this comment Edited by rodmanstreet at 10/06/09 2:45 PM rodmanstreet was starred rodmanstreet was unstarred
    Image of winner winner
    10/06/09

    In reply to "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
    Actually, the shortest distance between two points is a tesseract.
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    Image of brokenscope brokenscope
    10/06/09

    @winner: /nerd laugh
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    la.donna.pietra promoted this comment Edited by brokenscope at 10/06/09 2:36 PM brokenscope was starred brokenscope was unstarred
    Image of GreyEminence GreyEminence
    10/06/09

    @winner: I think I love you.
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    Image of rodmanstreet rodmanstreet
    10/06/09

    @winner: All right, all right. Who let the nerds on the board? ;)
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    Image of teenypanini09 teenypanini09
    10/06/09

    In reply to "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is A Straight Line:" The Toughness Of Helen Thomas
    when i was about 11 years old, my family and i took a trip to washington d.c. when we were visiting the white house, she was leaving it. my parents took a picture of her and she chatted with them a bit. i was too young to realize who she is. but now, i think she's so awesome.
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    Image of APigofSuccess APigofSuccess
    10/06/09

    @teenypanini09: My dad saw her on a plane about a year ago. He is really tall and he leaned down quietly and said, "Keep giving 'em hell, ma'am." He said she just smiled and said, "I will." LOVE.
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    10/06/09

    @APigofSuccess: I love your dad, that is awesome. And I too teared up reading that...
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    Image of willwriteforfood willwriteforfood
    10/06/09

    @APigofSuccess: Fabulous story! I am ENVIOUS. Also, your dad is awesome.
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    Image of andBegorrah andBegorrah
    07/29/09

    In reply to All's Quiet On The Western Front For Ling, Lee
    But at least we can celebrate the establishment of a free and democratic Iran. High-fives, everyone! Go, us!
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    07/29/09

    In reply to All's Quiet On The Western Front For Ling, Lee
    I wondered if the Michael Jackson story pushed both this and the Iranian elections out of the spotlight. Which, if true, is revoltingly sad.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    07/29/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs....: Yet, reassuringly American.
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    Image of CherriSpryte CherriSpryte
    07/29/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs....: That was my first thought upon hearing of Michael Jackson's death. The media's got a BAD case of ADD, and no sense of true priorities.
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    Image of Sanfo Sanfo
    07/29/09

    In reply to All's Quiet On The Western Front For Ling, Lee
    Thank you, Katy- I began to wonder about these two as I brushed my teeth, this morning. I appreciate all the coverage we can get about their situation and their status.
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    Image of Intern Katy Intern Katy
    07/29/09

    @Sanfo: It is something worth talking about, and it is important that we don't forget them. However, I have to say that if the State Department is really going to make more headway by keeping it quiet and out of mainstream news, I am all for that too.
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    Image of NefariousNewt NefariousNewt
    07/29/09

    @Intern Katy: I think we all believe that Hillary and company know what they are doing. If the can get Ms. Ling and Ms. Lee out by toning down the rhetoric and avoiding unnecessary fireworks, then I say let them do their job.
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    Image of Sanfo Sanfo
    07/29/09

    @Intern Katy: I'm really frustrated at Current.TV's continued silence- even a statement saying that they're working with authorities would be nice. These people were detained while doing their jobs- frankly, it's just the polite thing to do.
    I might stop watching Current's programming due to their silence. Of course, I'm not sure why their silence exists in the first place, so I don't know if a boycott is justified.
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    Image of CurtCole CurtCole
    07/29/09

    In reply to All's Quiet On The Western Front For Ling, Lee
    I'd wondered where this story was going. I have to side with the State Department's view of not drawing too much attention to this situation.
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    Image of heykoukla heykoukla
    07/13/09

    In reply to "Most Dangerous Woman In China" Challenges Censorship — Cautiously
    Interesting that in a country with such heavy restrictions on the press, she's publishing stories about corruption, government cover-ups and a health crisis. And here in the West, with all our press freedoms, more and more of our papers and magazines are being padded out with celebrity news, gossip and "women's" sections.
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    Image of AmericanSplendor AmericanSplendor
    07/13/09

    In reply to "Most Dangerous Woman In China" Challenges Censorship — Cautiously
    The more I learn about China and the media, the more I realize that my old boss (Chinese, moved to the US about 7 years ago) was such a bullshit slinger when it came to how "free" they were. She even told me that minorities get better treatment than "real" (her word) Chinese people. Oh, and of course, Tibet always belonged to them. Did I just end up with the most brainwashed one?



    No wonder my journalist mother doesn't trust any Chinese news sources.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    07/13/09

    @AmericanSplendor: She even told me that minorities get better treatment than "real" (her word) Chinese people.



    Now, in all fairness, you hear this one in America a LOT. Just replace "real Chinese" with "white men."

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    Image of doodley is not amused doodley is not amused
    07/13/09

    @AmericanSplendor: She even told me that minorities get better treatment than "real" (her word) Chinese people.



    I'm fairly confident that the Uighurs, at a minimum, would dispute this.



    On the other hand, I do know that ethnic minorities in China are not subject to the same population control laws as the Han Chinese. So, in that one respect at least, one could argue they are treated better.
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    Image of AmericanSplendor AmericanSplendor
    07/13/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles:



    Oh, I know, it's just I can easily NOT listen to those people, because i know they're spouting bullshit. But, with her, I didn't know, and I was forced to listen to her and I didn't know if she was completely biased, turns out she pretty much was.
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    07/13/09

    @doodley is not amused:



    She never talked about the birth control stuff, but she made it seem as if all they do is sit around and make up mean things about the government and no one ever gets in trouble. She said they have "no respect" for the Chinese government.



    Oh, and funny anecdote, she was at the University of Beijing in 1988, and doesn't understand why the Tienanmen square protests were "such a big deal."



    She would probably think this journalist is a total traitor.
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    Image of Dallifornia Dallifornia
    07/13/09

    In reply to "Most Dangerous Woman In China" Challenges Censorship — Cautiously
    It speaks volumes about the leadership in Iran that they have more journalist prisoners than China, a closed-minded, heavily controlled nation with over 1 billion in population.
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    07/13/09

    @Dallifornia:



    So true. And although the Chinese gov't will cut out sites like google and yahoo for periods of time, they're not completely cutting out wireless service.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    07/13/09

    In reply to "Most Dangerous Woman In China" Challenges Censorship — Cautiously
    Osnos points out that she seems to see reform as a way to strengthen the existing government, not overthrow it.



    Well, first off, who really ever wants a coup except those who hope to gain power? And second, if I were her I'd rather be giving a moderate message all the time than a radical one between jail visits, ya know what I mean, Vern?

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    Image of QuicheLorraine QuicheLorraine
    07/13/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Yeah, and I don't understand why she has to want the overthrow of the entire system. What's wrong with reform?



    She seems super-clever to me, getting her point across without doing anything that could get her in massive trouble.
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