She smacked down that useless little Republican tart, Dana Perino, thusly:
“Why should it be?” Thomas interruped. “Why can’t the American people have a say?”
Perino pointed to the 2004 election: “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.”
“And you think that was the vote of the American people?” Thomas pressed.
First of all, we didn’t elect that horse’s ass, he and his criminal consort stole the election. And the presidency is a civilian position, reporting to the American people. We don’t elect a Commander-in-Chief; we elect a President. Acting as Commander-in-Chief is a bullet point on the presidential job description. The President works for the American people, not for the military. In fact, our entire system of government, from the President on down and through the military, is supposed to be working for the American people.
Perino said, “Because he [Petraus] is the commander on the ground, Helen. He’s the one who is making sure that the situation is moving –”
“You mean how many more people we kill?” Thomas interjected.
The White House press secretary then blasted the reporter for using her “bestowed” front row position in the press room to make “absurd and very offensive statements.”
“Helen, I find it really unfortunate that you use your front row position, bestowed upon you by your colleagues, to make such statements,” Perino said. “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.”
Dana, I find it really unfortunate that you use your presidential spokesperson podium, stolen from the American people, to lie your *&^*&^ ass off. This administration belongs in prison for crimes against humanity. To suggest that we, the United States, have not and are not killing innocent people is in complete and utter denial of reality, and you make me sick.
Thomas asked Perino about civilian casualties in Iraq: “Do you know how many we have since the start of this war?”
“How many — we are going after the enemy, Helen,” Perino said, ducking the question. “To the extent that any innocent Iraqis have been killed, we have expressed regret for it.”
The longtime White House correspondent who has gone after presidents from both political parties responded, “Oh, regret. It doesn’t bring back a life.”
But Perino refused to get sentimental over civilian casualties.
“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,” Perino said. “I’m going to move on.”
How could she get sentimental? She has no conscience.
