Helen Thomas returns to journalism

Yahoo News ^ | 6 Jan 11 | Michael Calderone

[seanmerc]

After a seven-month retirement, Helen Thomas has a new journalism gig: columnist for the Falls Church News-Press in Virginia, as the ARLnow blog in Arlington, Va., reports.

The 90-year-old retired from Hearst newspapers in June after a media uproar over controversial comments she made about Israel. That move sent shock waves through the press corps and left White House reporters scrambling to see who'd get Thomas' front-row seat in the briefing room.

So why'd the News-Press give her another chance?

[seanmerc]

You can't get rid of me!!!

[seanmerc]

Looks like the Helen Thomas ping list is back in business!

[bgill]

She’s baaaaaack!

[Da Coyote]

“So why’d the News-Press give her another chance?”

It’s vewwy, vewwy hawd to get someone who’s as ugly on the inside as they are on the outside.

[Lazamataz]

To return to something, one must have been in it to begin with.

Propaganda and thinly-veiled opinion is not journalism.

Unless they mean journOlism.

[seanmerc]

[OB1kNOb]

So why'd the News-Press give her another chance?

Because they share her antisemitic views, I'd guess..........

[TSgt]

Why did I click on this thread? Just why?...

[MrB]

Da Jooooz made her doit!

[Textide]

"You're a bad man. You're a very bad man!"

[Bitsy]

So why’d the News-Press give her another chance?

er...self-hate?

[DPMD]

The FR Blog headline immediately following this one is prescient: “Colonoscopy Reveals Incredibly Resilient Insect.”

Couldn’t have described her return any more accurately.

[bgill]

You’re so bad, lol.

[BigFinn]

A helpful guide to understanding some of the abbreviations she might use in her new column, texting or tweeting.

ATD: At The Doctor's

BFF: Best Friend Farted

BTW: Bring The Wheelchair

BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth

CBM: Covered By Medicare

CGU: Can't get up

CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center

DWI: Driving While Incontinent

FWB: Friend With Beta Blockers

FWIW: Forgot Where I Was

FYI: Found Your Insulin

GGPBL: Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low!

GHA: Got Heartburn Again

HGBM: Had Good Bowel Movement

IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?

LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out

LOL: Living On Lipitor

LWO: Lawrence Welk's On

OMMR: On My Massage Recliner

OMSG: Oh My! Sorry, Gas.

PIMP: Pooped in my pants

ROFL... CGU: Rolling On The Floor Laughing... And Can't Get Up

SGGP: Sorry, Gotta Go Poop

TTYL: Talk To You Louder

WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?

WTFA: Wet The Furniture Again

WTP: Where's The Prunes?

WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil

GGLKI (Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking In)

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[seanmerc]

You may have hit the nail right on the head. If you look at the full article, you find a quote from the editor that says he finds no evidence that she is antisemitic. He must not have looked very hard.

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[MissesBush]

Al Jazeera?

[Theodore R.]

VA people must be thrilled at the excitement about Helen.

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