Helen Thomas: Pre-Packaged Questions for Obama

Hat tip to John Vennari.

Here’s a portion of a stunning quote from veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas:

“”The point is the control from here. We have never had that in the White House. And we have had some control but not this control. I mean I’m amazed, I’m amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency and you have controlled…It’s a pattern of controlling the press….These formal engagements are prepackaged….calling reporters the night before to tell them that they will be called on? That is shocking!”