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Helen Thomas is not thought of as an Obama critics, since Helen Thomas is the supposed symbol of the liberal media. Helen Thomas was frequently bashed by conservatives for her questions, and speeches, at President Bush and his people at press conferences. Things are a little different today, as Helen Thomas actually went after the press secretary of a Democratic president. In fact, Helen Thomas actually said that the Obama "control" of the press was worse than Nixon, to further shock the blogosphere.Helen Thomas didn't start the battles at yesterday's press briefing, but she certainly highlighted them. Thomas came to the defense of CBS News correspondent Chip Reid, when he tried to ask Press Secretary Robert Gibbs how Obama would choose questions for tonight's town hall meeting in Virginia.Reid stated that the administration was controlling both who was going to attend, and what kind of questions would be asked. When Gibbs tried to brush him off, Helen Thomas injected herself in her...