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All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf.

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Helen Thomas
Age: 92 †
Born: 1920
Born: August 4
Died: 2013
Died: July 20
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Journalist
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Winchester
Kentucky
Helen Amelia Thomas
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I covered Kennedy when she was three years old and the darling daughter of President Kennedy who doted on her and whose mother did everything to protect her from the prying press.
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We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed.
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But when will our leaders learn - war is not the answer.
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I think Obama is handling his image very well, but I think he lacks boldness.
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If we lose our title of land of the free, what have we got?
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I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.
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Maybe the Jefferson case will give members of Congress second thoughts the next time they get ready to legislate away the rights of ordinary Americans.
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Life is too short to drink the house wine.
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I'm a liberal, I was born a liberal, and I will be a liberal 'til the day I die.
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You cannot have a democracy without an informed people.
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Get the hell out of Palestine.
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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 don't think a tough question is disrespectful.
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The day Dick Cheney is going to run for president, I'll kill myself. All we need is another liar... I think he'd like to run, but it would be a sad day for the country if he does.
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Every President hates the Press.
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We are the only institution in our society that can question a president on a regular basis and make him accountable. Otherwise, he could be king.
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I love my work, and I think that I was so lucky to pick a profession where it's a joy to go to work every day.
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I think that presidents deserve to be questioned. Maybe irreverently, most of the time. Bring 'em down a size. You see a president, ask a question. You have one chance in the barrel. Don't blow it.
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Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly has been disturbed over what he sees as the erosion of presidential powers since the Watergate scandal and has urged Bush to take a stronger stand against what Cheney sees as congressional intrusions into the executive branch.
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I don't think there are any rude questions.
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