Posted on 06/07/2010 9:07:24 AM PDT by Rennes Templar
WASHINGTON – Controversial remarks about Israel by veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas drew sharp criticism from the Obama administration on Monday, as well as the cancellation of a high school graduation speech she was to deliver.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was asked at his daily briefing with reporters about President Barack Obama's reaction to Thomas' remarks. Gibbs called them "offensive and reprehensible."
Thomas, a columnist for Hearst Newspapers, has apologized for comments that were captured on video by an interviewer for the website http://www.rabbilive.com. On the May 27 video, Thomas says Israelis should "get the hell out of Palestine," suggesting they go to Germany, Poland or the U.S.
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Helen in a pink slip? Ut, oh.
Way to tell which way the wind is blowing...
And yet she still has her credentials. I’m guessing had Major Garrett made a similar statement, they would have been pulled by both FNC and the WH that you would only have seen a vapor trail.
Which ones BO?
She looks angry even when she’s laughing.
Is this picture from today?....does it mean she’s gone?
The words will have meaning when they send her packing back to Lebanon and give her chair to Andrew Breitbart.
Too little, too late man-child.
That was my question and everyone’s question, I’m sure. How can the story about the briefing omit any mention of whether she was at the briefing or not? Poor reporting.
I read Thomas’ apology for her statement... but can’t reconcile it to the video of her original comments. Not looking for a cheapshot, but her facial expression and tone showed a lot of hate towards Israel. She meant what she said.
WH in running scared mode. Just not scared enough. Yet.
“Where’s her pink slip, Barry? “
Nowhere. To get a pink slip, she’d have to say something like black americans should go back to Africa. And even that might do it as she is very very left-wing.
She is...
Obama's favorite correspondit
At least Major has a ‘clean’ view of the podium now. LMAO!
She announced her retirement today. No pink slip for her.
They have the same birthday? figures.
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