Let me offer an alternative thought on Helen Thomas.
First, I think it’s inappropriate to ever comment on someone’s relative unattractiveness. We should attempt to view their statements and ideas independent of whether they’re pretty or handsome. To do otherwise is to stoop to the level of thoughtless Democrats who dismissed John McCain on the basis that he was old and ugly. (How shallow must you be to vote on relative “prettiness?”)
Second, I think having Helen Thomas around may be a good thing. She has lost the power to disguise her true self under some all-inclusive, love-the-sinner, I’m-a-good-communist-and-it’s-good-for-everybody mask that has been so effective for other Democrats. She is the real statist Democrat with no sugar coating, no pretty mask, no soft misleading words. She is what they all are, but out in the open. Every word she speaks is from the heart with no spin that I’m sure all other Democrats know to put on their words to make them palatable to the larger audience. As such, she shows us daily what they truly are; monsters. The most horrible monster is one who is also beautiful and therefore whose politics and its inevitable results are under the radar.
I have to say, regretfully, that you make a good point.
It never hurts to point out consistent liberal hypocrisy.
Remember who cast the tie breaker voted in Florida for Bush? She was attractive. Liberals nit picked her looks and mocked her looks because she was a conservative. This is how liberals operate. You are right though, as conservatives we need to rise above this.
“Second, I think having Helen Thomas around may be a good thing. She has lost the power to disguise her true self under some all-inclusive, love-the-sinner, I’m-a-good-communist-and-it’s-good-for-everybody mask that has been so effective for other Democrats. She is the real statist Democrat with no sugar coating, no pretty mask, no soft misleading words. She is what they all are, but out in the open. Every word she speaks is from the heart with no spin that I’m sure all other Democrats know to put on their words to make them palatable to the larger audience. As such, she shows us daily what they truly are; monsters. The most horrible monster is one who is also beautiful and therefore whose politics and its inevitable results are under the radar.”
Yes ... but the LIBERAL DRIVEN MAINSTREAM MEDIA will NOT highlight this.
You have a very valid point. I now feel sheepish to admit that I’ve mocked her appearance in the past, but truly, no more. As conservatives we really should take the high road.
“First, I think it’s inappropriate to ever comment on someone’s relative unattractiveness. We should attempt to view their statements and ideas independent of whether they’re pretty or handsome. To do otherwise is to stoop to the level of thoughtless Democrats who dismissed John McCain on the basis that he was old and ugly. (How shallow must you be to vote on relative “prettiness?”)”
But we can’t help it. She’s so ugly, when she went swimming Willy jumped back into the aquarium and promised to do tricks for fish pieces to the end of his days.
She’s so ugly, she has to sneak up on a glass of water.
She’s so ugly, the federal government requires her to carry a defibrillator with her whenever she’s out in public.
She’s so ugly, she spends her spare time in San Francisco, turning the last straight men there gay.
She’s so ugly, whenever she takes a walk on the beach, her face sinks a thousand ships.
You make an excellent point about commenting upon people’s “looks”.
However, it my heart of hearts, I do not believe it is age or wrinkles or the misuse of hair dye or make-up that makes Helen unattractive.
There are many BEAUTIFUL Faces of elderly People, and the lines and wrinkles are from glowing smiles and love and dignity that glows from within.
Even when Helen “Smiles” it is like the cackling grimace of a witch. Her “ugly” is from within. That is why the pictures are so startling.
The WH press corps needs to seat her in the back of the room where she is no longer to be heard from or seen, but will still be a physical reminder of the disgrace she has become.