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Deride and Conquer

Helen Thomas Hangs Up on Hugh Hewitt

This is great. An excerpt:

HH: And you guys took out Nixon, didn't you?

HT: What do you mean?

HH: I mean, you got rid of Nixon.

HT: He took out...he took out himself.

HH: Oh, come on. Woodward and Bernstein helped, didn't they?

HT: Every reporter helped to find out the truth.

HH: Right.

HT: Are you against that?

HH: No, I'm just...

HT: Who are you?

HH: I...

HT: Who am I talking to?

HH: Hugh Hewitt.

HT: Am I talking to a journalist?

HH: Yes. Yes, for a long time. I'm just curious about what's gone wrong...

HT: Tell me about your career. What have you really done?

HH: Well, it's not nearly as impressive as you.

HT: Where did...yes, it's...it's very important to me. Where did you work?

HH: PBS for ten years.

HT: PBS?

HH: Yes.

HT: Well, that's a good credential.

HH: There you have it. See? I'm...

HT: But then you decided to switch over?

HH: To switch over to what?

HT: God knows what you are.