[Rufus2007]

Holy apologist, Batman!

[US Navy Vet]

How about Uglism.

[MrB]

Limbaugh, Beck, and Hannity are not representing themselves as “objective journalists”.

Is Salon saying it’s time for the leftist “journalists” to come out and admit that they slant all their reporting to fit their leftist political agenda?

[billhilly]

“Salon.com Equates Helen Thomas to Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity; Blames Departure on Sexism, Ageism”

They for uglyism.

[Mozilla]

However, in a June 7 column on Salon.com, Anna Clark wrote that Thomas deserved leeway punishment, since some talk radio left-wing personalities say "controversial, even despicable comments," but manage to keep their jobs." Keith Olbermnann anyone? Mike Malloy anyone? Ed Schultz Anyone? Randi Rhodes anyone? Chris Matthews anyone? Rick Sanchez anyone?

[SnakeDoctor]

>> Salon.com Equates Helen Thomas to Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity

In some jurisdictions, equating a liberal with Limbaugh is a hate crime.

SnakeDoc

[bassmaner]

Yeah, Rush, Hannity, and Beck constantly advocate that Jews in Israel be deported back to the lands of Auschwitz, Dachau, and Treblinka. I swear I heard Glenn say it this morning ... /s

[netmilsmom]

[Tex-Con-Man]

So the White House Correspondence Association would have no problem with Limbaugh taking her tenured chair at the press conferences to ask Obama questions directly?

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Anna Clark wrote that Thomas deserved leeway, since some talk radio personalities say "controversial, even despicable comments," but manage to keep their jobs.

Hey Anna...tell that to ESPN.

[DoughtyOne]

The problem with Salon is, it couldn’t find a clue if it was up there with it’s head. A better placement strategy seems called for, but then that hasn’t helped improve the situation in the past.

No, let’s not address Thomas for what she did. Let’s just smear everyone else who didn’t do it, and has never done anything even remotely similar.

Thomas suggested Israel/Jews should leave their present home in the Middle-East, and return to the two nations who made it the most necessary for them to flee to that location.

When has Rush done anything like this? This was a very crude and destructive smearing by Salon. It should destroy their credibility completely. Alas, that was already done for anyone that has read much of the tripe it puts out.

Those that still read it, are content to expose themselves to the misinformation and slandering it publishes.

Not me.

[a fool in paradise]

Salon stock deathwatch

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp?s=SLNM.OB&a=00&b=1&c=2009&d=05&e=8&f=2010&g=w

0.08 a share

[elhombrelibre]

This type of rationalitation can only make sense in the alternative reality of the liberal mind.

[mware]

So when does Rush, Beck, and Limbaugh get front row seats at WH Press Briefing??

That would be a hoot.

[Jim Scott]

This nonsense by Salon's Anna Clark is not surprising. Leftists always try to shift justified blame for their offensive antics by throwing out the names of conservatives and/or those they consider to be social pariahs. Attempting to distract by wailing about what someone else did that is supposedly even more offensive and thus attempting to take the spotlight off of the leftist being boorish. The sad thing is that sometimes it works.

However, Anna Clark gives the game away when she uses the excuse that Helen Thomas got 'sloppy', meaning - to me, anyway - that Clark realizes Helen Thomas said what most, if not all liberals believe; that the existence of tiny Israel and Jews living in their ancestral homeland are 'the problem' and need to disappear (presumably, back to Auschwitz). Thomas also made a point of (erroneously) stating that 'Palestine' is 'occupied' by Jews, who need to "get the h--- out! This is the Arab line - and its a lie.

Israel was was given statehood in 1947 via the United Nations and Great Britain. Jews had been in Israel for 3,000 years. The anti-Israel types employ the meme that "Palestine' is an Arab 'homeland' and that the Jews 'stole their land' (a lie) and now 'occupy' their land. (another lie). Of course, it's really just tribal hatred fueled by the Muslim holy book, the 'Qur'an', that puts a 'religious' sheen over what is really deep-seated, tribal-based animosity.

So, Helen Thomas is finally gone from the White House press room and her vile utterances will be heard no more. Too bad it took so long to dislodge her.

[ridesthemiles]

Anna Clark better watch what she says & who she supports in the future. Badmouthing Israel & Jews might not sell so well in the future.

[Oceander]