Posted on 01/06/2011 11:16:52 AM PST by 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?
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
*VA people must be thrilled at the excitement about Helen.*
Nobody actually reads the Falls Church News-Press. It’s delivered free to your driveway whether you want it or not, like the PennyShopper or whatever else in every other burg in America. It consists entirely of reprinted liberal op-eds and comics from other sources along with a few photos of the bald-headed geek/trust fund baby who vanity presses it.
When you’re in NoVa, you can spot the Freepers by those who have “I don’t believe the News-Press” bumper stickers on their cars.
Mike
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