Fox News to move to front-row White House briefing room seat

[red states rule]

I wiould love to read the emails from the members of Jurnolist on this topic

The White House Correspondents Association voted unanimously Sunday afternoon to move Fox News to the front row of the White House briefing room.

The seating change was prompted by the resignation of veteran UPI reporter Helen Thomas.

According to Ed Henry, the senior White House correspondent for CNN and member of the WHCA board, the Associated Press will move to the front-row middle seat formerly occupied by Thomas.

Fox News will replace the AP in its former seat, also in the front row, and NPR, which lobbied for Thomas' seat along with Fox and Bloomberg News, will take Fox's former seat in the second row.

The 2010-2011 WHCA board includes representatives from USA Today, Reuters, C-SPAN, the New York Times, Politico, Time Magazine, NPR and the DC Examiner.

Thomas, a longtime critic of Israeli foreign policy, had resigned in late May after a video clip in which she said that Israelis should "get the hell out of Palestine" and "go home" -- to Europe, the United States and other places -- surfaced on the internet.

Liberal groups had lobbied for NPR's placement in the front row over Fox, which one petition called a "right-wing propaganda outlet."

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...fing-room-seat

[Abbey Marie]

Oh my; and into Helen's seat no less.

[Little-Acorn]

Oh my; and into Helen's seat no less.

Actually an AP reporter was moved from his own front-row seat into Helen's front-row seat; and Fox was moved from their back-row seat to the AP's front row seat.

Would have been justice if Fox was moved directly into Thomas' former seat. But justice in the White House press corps... don't make me laugh.....

[namvet]

ill bet Keith Overbite and Matthews are throwin' a shit fit.

[Kathianne]

Oh my; and into Helen's seat no less.

There is a sense of humor, no? Perhaps they see FOX as the troll that Thomas was? Their mistake.

[Abbey Marie]

Actually an AP reporter was moved from his own front-row seat into Helen's front-row seat; and Fox was moved from their back-row seat to the AP's front row seat.

Would have been justice if Fox was moved directly into Thomas' former seat. But justice in the White House press corps... don't make me laugh.....

You're right; sloppy reading on my part. I'll take my fun in the fact that ultra-lib NPR is sitting where Fox's butt once was.

[Abbey Marie]

There is a sense of humor, no? Perhaps they see FOX as the troll that Thomas was? Their mistake.

That's a logical explanation considering who does the choosing. I'll bet the Fox reporter will be better looking, too, lol.

[namvet]

I know who i would want on the front row

[red states rule]

CNN is very jealous

Not surprised considering Fox news destroys CNN in the ratings


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[krisy]

Now this is a shocker:eek

I really like Major Garret from Fox,he does a good job

[red states rule]

O' Reilly was having fun with this on his show last night

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[PostmodernProphet]

I'll bet the Fox reporter will be better looking, too, lol.

yes, I expect HE will......

[Abbey Marie]

yes, I expect HE will......

What did you think I meant?

[red states rule]

What did you think I meant?

Sorry Abbey, but I much rather would see Molly Henneberg broadcasting nightly from the WH

[namvet]

she'll lock jaw Gibbs