Kathryn Ryan: You're a self-declared liberal, how much has that influenced your reporting and commentary over the years?
Helen Thomas: I write a public opinion column. I'm allowed to think for myself.
Kathryn Ryan: And how much can and should personal opinion influence political commentary?
Helen Thomas:
I hope it influences a lot of people. But I'm not running for anything!
BUSH I & BUSH II
Kathryn Ryan: Is there not the theory, though, that in some ways George Bush II’s presidency is about completing the uncompleted work of his father's era?
Helen Thomas: What is uncompleted? To go into someone's country and conquer it, and say, This is a big victory? What is the goal? What do you mean "uncompleted"? I know you're not saying it; everybody else says it.
”I WANT TO DIE WITH MY BOOTS ON”
Kathryn Ryan: Do you ever regret committing an entire life to this the way you have?
Helen Thomas: Hell, no! I love my job. Don't you? Love yours?
Kathryn Ryan: I've got to be honest with you I intend to retire before I'm in my eighties.
Helen Thomas: I know what you're hinting at. I love my job. I want to die with my boots on. Is there anything wrong with that?
Kathryn Ryan:I think not.
Helen Thomas: Why do I have to apologize for being alive?
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