Rachel Abrams: (January 2, 1951 - July 7, 2013) was an American writer, editor and artist. She was the wife of Elliott Abrams. She was a writer who served on the board of the right-wing Emergency Committee for Israel. Known for her sharp tongue and vitriolic rhetoric, Abrams was the author of the blog Bad Rachel, which periodically made headlines for its over-the-top condemnations of liberals, Palestinians, critics of Israel, and anyone who happened to disagree with her views. Eulogizing Abrams' passing, the Washington Free Beacon called her "a writer who did not care about politically correct convention," and praised her "gift for saying the things the rest of us were not supposed to say with verve and wit."
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Robert Anthony "Tony" Snow (June 1, 1955 – July 12, 2008) was an American journalist, political commentator, television news anchor, syndicated columnist, radio host, musician, and the third White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush. Snow also worked for President George H. W. Bush as chief speechwriter and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs. He served as White House Press Secretary from May 2006 until his resignation effective September 2007. Between his two White House stints, Snow was a broadcaster and newspaper columnist. After years of regular guest-hosting for The Rush Limbaugh Show and providing news commentary for National Public Radio, he launched his own talk radio program, The Tony Snow Show, which went on to become nationally syndicated. He was also a regular personality on Fox News Channel since 1996, hosting Fox News Sunday and Weekend Live, and often substituting as host of The O'Reilly Factor. In April 2008, Snow briefly joined CNN as a commentator. He also made several notable speeches, including keynote addresses at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2007 and 2008.
In his journalistic and governmental capacities, Snow generally supported conservative causes. He died of colon cancer on July 12, 2008. | ||
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June 24, 2013: National Review: The Real Helen Thomas
In the movie Animal House, the Deltas are put on trial for their antics. When offered a chance to defend themselves, the best argument the fraternity’s president can come up with is, “But sir, Delta Tau Chi has a long tradition of existence both to its members and the community at large.” The line came to mind as I read through the obituaries for Helen Thomas, the longtime White House correspondent for UPI and, for a decade, a left-wing columnist for the Hearst newspapers. July 21, 2013: CNN: Pioneering front-row journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
Trailblazing White House journalist Helen Thomas has died at age 92 after a long illness, sources told CNN Saturday. July 20, 2013: Washington Post: Helen Thomas, feisty scourge of presidents, dies at 92
Helen Thomas, a wire service correspondent and columnist whose sharp questions from the front row of the White House press room challenged and annoyed 10 presidents and who was effective in divulging information that federal officials tried to keep secret, died July 20 at her home in Washington. She was 92. |
July 20, 2013; Former White House Correspondent, Helen Thomas, has died at age 92 following a lengthy illness. Thomas covered every president from Eisenhower to Obama. She was the only woman who traveled with Richard Nixon on his trip to China. Thomas left the White House beat in 2010 after she suggesting that Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine.” In recent years, Thomas wrote for the Falls Church News-Press, contributing a weekly column until January, 2012..................
July 20, 2013: New York Times: 50 Years of Tough Questions and ‘Thank You, Mr. President’
Helen Thomas, whose keen curiosity, unquenchable drive and celebrated constancy made her a trailblazing White House correspondent in a press corps dominated by men and who was later regarded as the dean of the White House briefing room, died on Saturday at her home in Washington. She was 92.
Helen Thomas, whose keen curiosity, unquenchable drive and celebrated constancy made her a trailblazing White House correspondent in a press corps dominated by men and who was later regarded as the dean of the White House briefing room, died on Saturday at her home in Washington. She was 92.
July 20, 2013: Stop The Press: Good-bye to a legend
Helen Thomas will always be a hero to me. None of that “shero” stuff. You’re either a hero or you’re not, no special designation if you’re a woman. Helen was a reporter, not a reportrix or a reportress. A reporter, a journalist. A real journalist.
Helen Thomas will always be a hero to me. None of that “shero” stuff. You’re either a hero or you’re not, no special designation if you’re a woman. Helen was a reporter, not a reportrix or a reportress. A reporter, a journalist. A real journalist.
July 20, 2013: TV Newser: Helen Thomas Has Died
Thomas, 92, was born in Kentucky to parents who were immigrants from Lebanon.
July 20, 2013: Huffington Post: Helen Thomas Dead: Pioneering White House Reporter Dies At 92
The Gridiron Club, the press group that counted Thomas as its first female member, announced the news in an email, Politico first reported. The Associated Press saidThomas had been sick "for a long time."
Mar 26, 2013: Huffington Post: Helen Thomas Denied Table For White House Correspondents Dinner
Veteran journalist Helen Thomas will not be getting her own table at the White House Correspondents Association's dinner next month at the Washington Hilton.
Thomas, 92, was born in Kentucky to parents who were immigrants from Lebanon.
July 20, 2013: Huffington Post: Helen Thomas Dead: Pioneering White House Reporter Dies At 92
The Gridiron Club, the press group that counted Thomas as its first female member, announced the news in an email, Politico first reported. The Associated Press saidThomas had been sick "for a long time."
Mar 26, 2013: Huffington Post: Helen Thomas Denied Table For White House Correspondents Dinner
Veteran journalist Helen Thomas will not be getting her own table at the White House Correspondents Association's dinner next month at the Washington Hilton.
July 3, 2010: Vice: Helen Thomas
This interview with Helen Thomas was conducted in March. We were holding it for an upcoming issue of Vice magazine, but in light of what’s going on with her now, we’ve decided to run it online today.
This interview with Helen Thomas was conducted in March. We were holding it for an upcoming issue of Vice magazine, but in light of what’s going on with her now, we’ve decided to run it online today.
Helen Thomas was an American author and former news service reporter, member of the White House Press Corps and opinion columnist. She worked for the United Press and post-1958 successor United Press International(UPI) for 57 years, first as a correspondent, and later as White House bureau manager. She was a columnist for Hearst Newspapers from 2000 to 2010, writing on national affairs and the White House. She covered every President of the United States from the last years of the Eisenhower administration until the second year of the Obama administration. She was the first female officer of the National Press Club, the first female member and president of the White House Correspondents' Association, and the first female member of the Gridiron Club. She has written six books; her latest, with co-author Craig Crawford, is Listen Up, Mr. President: Everything You Always Wanted Your President to Know and Do(2009). Thomas retired on June 7, 2010, following controversial comments she made about Israel, Israeli Jews and theIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
