Guest blogged by Jon Ponder, Pensito Review.
From Dana Perino’s press briefing on Friday, Nov. 30, 2007:
MS. PERINO: Well, 5,700 troops will be home by the end of the year, so that is some troops coming home. The President said that troop levels are going to be made by commanders on the ground, and that we’re going to have to talk about —
[HELEN THOMAS:] Why should it be? Why can’t the American people have a say?
MS. PERINO: — return on success. The American people have had a say. They elected a President who is their Commander-in-Chief and is making decisions based on what his commanders on the ground are telling him.
[HELEN THOMAS:] And you think that was the vote of the American people?
MS. PERINO: They elected a Commander-in-Chief, and the President is bringing home 5,700 troops, based on the recommendations of his commanders on the ground and based on return on success. Hopefully in the future we can bring home more, but it’s going to depend on what General Petraeus reports and remember he will come back in March.
[HELEN THOMAS:] Why should we depend on him?
MS. PERINO: Because he is the commander on the ground, Helen. He’s the one who is making sure that the situation is moving —
[HELEN THOMAS:] You mean how many more people we kill?
MS. PERINO: Helen, I find it really unfortunate that you use your front row position, bestowed upon you by your colleagues, to make such statements. 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.
[HELEN THOMAS:] Do you know how many we have since the start of this war?
MS. PERINO: How many — we are going after the enemy, Helen. To the extent that any innocent Iraqis have been killed, we have expressed regret for it.
[HELEN THOMAS:] Oh, regret. It doesn’t bring back a life.
MS. PERINO: Helen, we are in a war zone, and our military works extremely hard to make sure that everyone has the opportunity for liberty and freedom and democracy, and that is exactly what they are doing.
I’m going to move on.
The angry look that Perino shot at Helen Thomas at the end of the clip was priceless.
How about slapping Perino with the actual figure of 1,000,000 ++ Iraqis killed? Hellen should have wacked her with that figure.
Also we did not ‘elect’ Bush in 2000 or 2004. The truth is in they stole Ohio and have been dstroying the evidence against state and federal laws ever since 04.
This President is not legitimate and it is time for the press corps to call him on the Ohio theft in 2004, and call the maniac what he is, an illegitimate war mongering, thief.
Perino is at the golden gate and ST. Peter asks her why she as spokesperson condoned misrepresentations, distortions and out right lies.
Perion replies, I believed in the president and America and his convictions as well as believed it was what Jesus would do.
ST Peter replies, “Neocon section then” step to the right, pulls the handle and down she goes.
Comforting thought huh.
Sweet dreams perino. Thanks Helen!
Soon it will be time to put our lives on the line. Perino will be on the list!!
Just imagine fellatio from the motor mouth perino ~ ~ ~
{Pssssssssssst optional! replace “imagine” with “ponder” }
This Fascist Gestapo and it’s highly tuned propaganda machine does not need out of place questions by a sniveling liberal like Helen Thomas.
Send the bitch Thomas back to the last row in the press room, she is lucky she is even given a seat in the room.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0ubgKrQLAhQ
kinda late in posting but……..YOU GO GIRL!! “wahhhhhhh wahhhhhhhh I’m going to move on” Luv u Helen!!