Apparently you need to watch this video again: Helen Thomas states that NO OTHER administration has done this.

This is pre-selection of questions from anybody. Meaning--that there will be no TOUGH questions answered. Those will be put in file 13.

This is NOT transparency in government as promised by Barack Obama--it is complete control over the media & what you are going to hear from them, accordingly as specifically designed by this administration.

During the Bush/Clinton administration if you ever watched the press core--they would hammer away at random questions--& the press secretary was often caught of guard & would reply back. "I don't know the answer to that I will find out & get back with you."

You never-ever hear that from this administration. Barack Obama has an answer for EVERYTHING--because he pre-selected the question way in advance.

And this video is the PROOF of it. Gibbs explains in detail how people & their questions are selected--THROUGH ADVANCE E-MAIL. At the end of this video he even asks Helen Thomas--"did you e-mail me your question"?