Helen Thomas takes on the Obama administration (UPDATED)

UPDATE: I've switched out the video but more importantly, I'm linking to Bookie who's agreeing with the Thomas' premise that the press is being controlled:

Obama’s reluctance to expose himself to unscripted moments isn’t surprising, of course.  It was when he went off script that he revealed his belief that the federal government’s purpose is to redistribute wealth.  And even when he’s not redefining the American dream to bring it closer in line with the Soviet dream, his teleprompter-free moments reveal him to be a man of few words, most of which are “uh.”

Thanks to an outraged press corp and the blogosphere, Americans are now learning about the perversion of the traditional townhall concept.  The new administration’s control over content, however, is even worse than staging completely fake question-and-answer sessions with “ordinary” members of the public.  In a move that more closely aligns it with North Korea than with North America, the Obama administration is forcing people to listen to his message, whether they want to or not.  This is the antithesis of the marketplace of ideas.

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[trail nerd]

Regardless of party, this is a real ethical problem - the White House Press Office silencing those who they don't deem worthy by not calling on them. This video has some footage from the press conference and is worth a watch - Obama needs to drop this bull shit and focus on actually getting things done

http://www.newsy.com/videos/watchdogs_to_lapdogs