Original sentence: " Thomas pointed to the arrangement between the White House and The Huffington Post's Nico Pitney, who was allegedly invited to last week's presidential news conference with the understanding he would ask a question from an Iranian blogger.During the White House press briefing after the president conducted a town hall meeting that featured pre-screened participants asking pre-screened questions, Thomas said, "It's really shocking... It's a pattern of controlling the press.She told Cybercast News: "Nixon didn't try to do that... What the hell do they think we are, puppets.Thomas has criticized the Obama Administration's handling of the press.Your formal engagements are pre-packaged