[Peace-discuss] A High Hard One From Helen Thomas

[E. Wayne Johnson]

She responded to Obama's lengthy and evasive response,
"Why do you have to speculate on who has them..."  (the microphone was 
drawn away and Obama moved on)

video here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVGWdLsAoBA

Obama sets the tone with the first question. 
He doesn't dare provide a straight truthful answer,
except for this...

"It is not acceptable for Pakistan or for US to have folks who with 
impunity will
kill innocent men women and children."  Snared by the words of his own 
mouth.

C. G. Estabrook wrote:
> [A good comment from another list.  --CGE]
>
> At Obama's press conference last night, it was nice to see that Helen can
> still bring the heat. He was sailing smoothly through what amounted to a
> one-candidate debate, giving long-winded wonky answers to everything,
> until she asked, "Do you know of any country in the Middle East that has
> nuclear weapons?"
>
> It was the only time he really seemed rattled. The best he could come up
> with was "I'm not going to speculate."
>
> "I didn't ask you to speculate," she appeared to be saying when they
> jerked the mic away from her.
>
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