From Boom2Bust.com:

“Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency.” -U.S. President Barack Obama, January 21, 2009…

It appears the Obama administration is having a hard time convincing legendary journalist and prominent symbol of the liberal media Helen Thomas, who has been a correspondent for 57 years and has covered every president since JFK, that this is indeed the case these days.

The Raw Deal says:

…things got testy, and Gibbs looked very uncomfortable as Reid and Thomas took turns attacking his evasive answers.

“Calling reporters the night before, telling them they’re going to be called on — that’s shocking,” Thomas said, referring to an incident last week when Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney was given advance warning that he would be called on to ask a question on behalf of the Iranian public.

“The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by a despotic government.” – Thomas Jefferson

A despotic government is exactly what we have at present in America…