tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post607995701715707447..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: To Helen GoneAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61114953022771803272010-06-09T00:19:42.224-04:002010-06-09T00:19:42.224-04:00Bev: I'd love to have been a fly on the wall ...Bev: I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when she found out the gang that had always either loved her or feared her were ready to make her the central issue in a long-overdue debate over whether opinion journalists should even be allowed to ask questions at a White House press conference, let alone take a front-row seat.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-77370860912027328972010-06-09T00:16:50.102-04:002010-06-09T00:16:50.102-04:00I should have known the lawyers could find us no m...I should have known the lawyers could find us no matter where we went. But at least someone is looking out for Kitty Kelly's interests.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-55354677903190017122010-06-08T18:02:27.871-04:002010-06-08T18:02:27.871-04:00LawHawk, at least Helen is wise enough to accept &...LawHawk, at least Helen is wise enough to accept "retirement" rather than try and justify her comments. And you know, she did not volunteer to retire. Even Jon Stewart skewered her.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91442122596334694992010-06-08T17:58:58.990-04:002010-06-08T17:58:58.990-04:00Dear Mr. LawHawkRFD (f/k/a LawHawkSF):
Our client...Dear Mr. LawHawkRFD (f/k/a LawHawkSF):<br /><br />Our client, Miss Kitty Kelly has informed us of her new address and has instructed us to handle her affairs in San Francisco in her absence. Though she feels hurt that she was not consulted about her temporary change of residence, she is willing to accept her new temporary accommodations with her usual dignity and grace. If she is happy, then we are happy. However it should be noted that if the need should arise, she will be seeking the advise of local counsel. Let's hope she will have no need to consult anyone in the near future.<br /><br />Yours truly,<br />Miss Kitty Kelly's attorneys (SF)Miss Kitty Kelly's Attorneys (SF)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-27608145329811233842010-06-08T17:38:31.431-04:002010-06-08T17:38:31.431-04:00Andrew: I can't imagine that someone as ignom...Andrew: I can't imagine that someone as ignominiously quotable as Thomas has not been the subject of a collector somewhere. It would be great to see a full panoply of those quotes. They could be called "The Venom Chronicles."LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-5678122539383035712010-06-08T17:02:55.320-04:002010-06-08T17:02:55.320-04:00Lawhawk, I think it would be interesting to gather...Lawhawk, I think it would be interesting to gather a collection of her greatest hits -- as well as those of other "unbiased" journalists. I wonder if anyone has done that yet?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-33708560280883697672010-06-08T16:18:31.366-04:002010-06-08T16:18:31.366-04:00Joel: You figured it out. One of my requirements...Joel: You figured it out. One of my requirements was that there be no lawyers within fifty miles of my property. On the other hand, Kelly is far more more intelligent and intimidating than her attorneys anyway, so we have decided that she will remain Kelly (although I intend to call her Kountry Kelly behind her back).LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-38578310952321609852010-06-08T15:57:05.895-04:002010-06-08T15:57:05.895-04:00LawHawk,
I don't think much will change at th...LawHawk,<br /><br />I don't think much will change at the Washington press room. It is the press room guys who kept her there.<br /><br />Have you met with Kitty Kelly's lawyers to see about the viability of changing her name? Or were they left in San Francisco?Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12398088747273224762010-06-08T14:13:16.854-04:002010-06-08T14:13:16.854-04:00CalFed: I assume you're talking about renamin...CalFed: I assume you're talking about renaming Kitty Kelly and not renaming Helen Thomas. LOLLawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-90453725609500500862010-06-08T14:10:40.836-04:002010-06-08T14:10:40.836-04:00Lawhawk--You could always rename her "Daisy,&...Lawhawk--You could always rename her "Daisy," and leave it up to the readers to decide if she's following in the footsteps of Daisy Duke or Daisy Mae (from Li'l Abner).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284025222779154243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-58535409418957572502010-06-08T13:05:06.598-04:002010-06-08T13:05:06.598-04:00Stan: I missed the obvious. She objects to a boy...Stan: I missed the obvious. She objects to a boy's name. I'll give Bea a try, and get back to you.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3173466978579285612010-06-08T11:55:54.666-04:002010-06-08T11:55:54.666-04:00Maybe it’s a gender thing with Kelly, maybe Aunt B...Maybe it’s a gender thing with Kelly, maybe Aunt Bee?StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29175000932249935602010-06-08T11:14:50.063-04:002010-06-08T11:14:50.063-04:00Andrew: Tony Snow took a few jabs at her lofty pr...Andrew: Tony Snow took a few jabs at her lofty pretensions, once calling her "Secretary of State Helen Thomas." And Fleischer got in a good shot at one conference when he announced "we will now temporarily suspend the Q&A portion of today's briefing to bring you this advocacy minute," then called on Thomas.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-8238168725572590992010-06-08T11:12:03.471-04:002010-06-08T11:12:03.471-04:00Stan: Thanks, and I think Kitty Kelly is adapting...Stan: Thanks, and I think Kitty Kelly is adapting reluctantly. She does not seem too pleased with my suggestion of renaming her Opie, however.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73860838003540198372010-06-08T11:09:52.198-04:002010-06-08T11:09:52.198-04:00Tennessee: She was indeed a rumor in her own time...Tennessee: She was indeed a rumor in her own time. She's such a screwball that sometimes it was hard to make out what her political views were at any given moment. But you could always bet that they were consistently hostile to any exercise of American power.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-81111180546127549802010-06-08T11:06:50.204-04:002010-06-08T11:06:50.204-04:00Patti: Is it just my imagination, or did Thomas l...Patti: Is it just my imagination, or did Thomas look like she was 103 years old when she was in elementary school? I remember in the early 60s wondering what geriatric clinic they found her in. And I'm sure you're right--the odor of sulfur will linger around that chair for decades.LawHawkRFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-22806652744068476592010-06-08T10:54:13.236-04:002010-06-08T10:54:13.236-04:00I've been looking her up ever since Bev mentio...I've been looking her up ever since Bev mentioned that she had a history of anti-Semitism, and it's pretty interesting. I did not know, for example, that her family is from Syria. In one instance, after an anti-Israeli rant, Ari Fleischer dismissed her comments with "thank you Helen for the Hezbollah view."<br /><br />Apparently, there have been many instances of anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish remarks by her.<br /><br />Good riddance.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24056362112614639242010-06-08T10:42:20.552-04:002010-06-08T10:42:20.552-04:00I’m with you Lawhawk, I’ve always found her a tire...I’m with you Lawhawk, I’ve always found her a tiresome old shrew. When Dan Rather was in the White House press corps, you had the Yik & Yak of badgering banality, where somewhere in their predictable lecture, perhaps someone could find a question. Two of the old liberal goats (reporters) are thankfully swept from the stage, and by their own actions...good riddance. <br /><br />That’s good news with Kitty Kelley, I guess she’ll allow you to stay…ha!StanHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395708786509590321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87679938654122973212010-06-08T09:59:06.084-04:002010-06-08T09:59:06.084-04:00She is a great example of being a legend in her ow...She is a great example of being a legend in her own mind. I really don't remember her all that well, but she is also a great example of a so-called "jornalist" who does NOT keep her personal bias out of her questions.<br /><br />On a slightly different front, Commentarians might be interested Kathy Griffin at 9:00 edt on Bravo. "live from the bible belt" was filmed at the historic Tennessee Theater about a block and a half from my downtown loft. I plan to watch to see the Theater, but also to determine if she is an equal opportunity comic or will only skewer Christians, southerners and conservatives.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-90693667637467137322010-06-08T09:26:20.408-04:002010-06-08T09:26:20.408-04:00i think after the conference, the more brash repor...i think after the conference, the more brash reporters took turns quickly sitting in her chair, trying it on for size, only to discover the spirit of helen still resides there. mean old bidy dust: even febreeze can't touch that stuff.Notawonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388997298014397980noreply@blogger.com