Why would you post this in this thread? Can you please stop changing the topic when you're stuck against a wall.

She has every right to ask the question and you can paint it any way you want to, but it's worth asking and it's worth knowing the answer. Too bad it pisses off the government.

Helen Thomas is a highly respected journalist who does not have some of the big corporate ties that the other journos do. She does her job and it pisses presidents off. She's an institution!! She's in her eighties and has worked in the White House for decades. She's not some hippy nut job.