Hag Gagged: Helen Thomas' half-century career ends in scandal

The Washington Times ^ | June 8, 2010 | Editorial

[Abakumov]

Play the end of the movie "Schindler's List" backward - the compelling scene in which refugees emerge from the hell of the Holocaust to freedom in Israel - and you will get a glimpse into the tortured mind of Helen Thomas....

Ms. Thomas expressed mild regret for her remarks, saying they do not reflect her "heartfelt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance." She should have heeded her own counsel. Ms. Thomas' comments embodied contempt and intolerance. They were a stark message of hatred from the dean of the White House Press corps, the kind of toxic speech that disqualifies someone from a position of public trust. She now enters her long-overdue retirement, tainting a half-century of White House reporting with the memory of a vile 30-second rant.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Brought down by decades of abusing the very thing they claim its their job to protect, the 1st amendment.

God Bless America indeed!

[dubie]

free speech is not scandal

[melancholy]

Was it only 1/2 a century? I thought she was covering the Lincoln assassination as a cub-reporter.

Nope, that was King Tut.

[rmlew]

Calling for the end of one of our allies, in a statement that undermines the legitimacy of the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand is a scandal.

[Crusher138]

No, but naked bigotry is...

[LostInBayport]

Helen has had a hatred for Jews ever since she was dumped by Fred for a tall, skinny redhead.

She is still convinced his last name was Flintstein, not Flintstone!

[jonascord]

I agree with Krauthammer, insofar as the b#$%^ should have been encouraged to stay, as a constant reminder of the true face of liberalism.

[dynachrome]

Just to make sure....

[MWestMom]

Free speech is not a scandal; but with it comes responsibility and consequences. She was free to say what she pleased. She did. Now she is reaping the consequences of her words. Period.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

They do control the media, don't'cha know...

[PISANO]

May she somehow represent the imminent demise of most of the Washington press corp elites & MSM leftist sycophants. They think like her, believe like her, and eventually, if they stick around long enough, say something equally outrageous and retire in disgrace.

[Loyalist]

Helen Thomas should go home to Lebanon.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Anyone who didn't realize she was anti-Semitic BEFORE THIS WEEKEND is blind.

They are probably the same people who think Hussein is an intellectual giant.

[South40]

Well that just proves it; every turd can be flushed.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Yes, she has always been the same Jew-hating liberal she is now. I’ll bet that you go back far enough and you will find that she sympathized with the Nazis during WWII.

[SunkenCiv]

Shouldn’t this read, “Thomas’ half-century scandal ends her career”?

[SOSCEO]

It’s all going down the drain!

[EGPWS]

Now to find a babe to match her voluptuous conveyance of the news.

It could be tough.

[mj1234]

Exactly!!!!

Dan ratherless went screaming... no chance for
Helen, the press will paint her as “ the grand old dame”

just like Brather- but if all real Americans .. keep blogging as to this hateful witch’s real agenda— maybe
she will disappear from being an “icon”

[Ouderkirk]

Her legacy was tainted long before this latest rant.

Indeed it was...and good riddance.