A long time coming...

Tiger Wench · « **on:** June 07, 2010, 01:09:34 PM »

Senile old liberal bitch reporter Helen Thomas has retired because she spoke her true feelings to the wrong person. This should have happened years ago. After this last racist tirade, the White House "rebuked her" and she stepped down.

NOBODY should still be claiming to be a journalist at age 90, especially when you can take one look at the woman and think she is coming from an episode of Hoarders. She was ugly when she was younger, but assuming that there is someone out there who actually cared for this old hag on a personal level, they should have stepped in and explained the concepts of "growing old gracefully" and "knowing when to bow out gracefully". I would never have let my grandmother be mocked in public for her appearance.

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June 07, 2010

Helen Thomas retires

In the world of political journalism, it's the end of an era: Helen Thomas has retired just months shy of her 90th birthday.

The longtime White House journalist has covered ever president since Dwight Eisenhower and broke several barriers for female journalists but stepped down from her latest role -- a columnist for Hearst Newspapers -- in the wake of controversial remarks made in late May about the need for Jews to "get the hell out of Palestine" and return to Poland and Germany.

"Helen Thomas announced Monday that she is retiring, effective immediately," read a statement from Hearst Newspapers on Monday. "Her decision came after her controversial comments about Israel and the Palestinians were captured on videotape and widely disseminated on the Internet."

Thomas said in a statement that, "I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.’’

The decision to retire came as Thomas faced rebuke from nearly every corner after video of her remarks during an interview with RabbiLive.com's Rabbi David Nesenoff emerged online late last week.

"Those remarks were offensive and reprehensible," Gibbs said during the Monday briefing, adding that Thomas's remarks "do not reflect certainly most of the people here and certainly not those of the administration." Thomas did not attend Monday's briefing and journalists, perhaps sensing the closing of an era, were spotted taking pictures of Thomas' empty front row.

Over the weekend, Thomas' agency dropped her as a client and a high school that had asked Thomas to speak at its commencement ceremony revoked the invitation. Such political bigwigs as Dana Perino, Ari Fleischer, Rep. Rick Lazio, Lanny Davis and Joe Lockhart denounced Thomas' remarks, as did many Jewish organizations.

During Thomas' fifty-seven years as a correspondent for United Press International, Thomas earned a reputation as a tough questioner willing to put the feet of politicians to the fire, while simultaneously becoming a whipping boy for conservatives who objected to her liberal viewpoints and, later, for her privileged position within the White House press corps (the middle seat in the front row was -- first by protocol and then by mandate -- designated for Thomas). She became the first female officer of the National Press Club as well as the first female member of the White House Correspondents Association and the Gridiron Club. When UPI was acquired by News World Communications, Inc. in 2000, Thomas resigned from the organization and later joined Hearst Newspapers as a columnist, where she covered national affairs.

Tarheel · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2010, 01:32:51 PM »

Quote from: Tiger Wench on June 07, 2010, 01:09:34 PM

Senile old liberal bitch reporter Helen Thomas has retired because she spoke her true feelings to the wrong person. This should have happened years ago. After this last racist tirade, the White House "rebuked her" and she stepped down.

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You're way too kind in your description of her.

GarMan · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2010, 02:45:08 PM »

Quote from: Tarheel on June 07, 2010, 01:32:51 PM

You're way too kind in your description of her.

She's like a Leftist cornerstone... I heard that her agent immediately dropped her along with her publisher and everyone else she knows. She finally said out loud what a lot of Democrats secretly think. They had to drop her like a hot potato. Hillarious...

Tarheel · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2010, 03:02:06 PM »

Quote from: GarMan on June 07, 2010, 02:45:08 PM

She's like a Leftist cornerstone... I heard that her agent immediately dropped her along with her publisher and everyone else she knows. She finally said out loud what a lot of Democrats secretly think. They had to drop her like a hot potato. Hillarious...

From the Democrat political playbook:

Democrat Rule # 1: "If it moves, tax it; if it keeps moving, regulate it; if it stops moving, subsidize it."
Democrat Rule # 2: Don't criticize the Israelis and Jews...at least not in public anyway.
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GH2001 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2010, 03:50:22 PM »

Another doozie from Helen earlier this year...

Helen Thomas: "Obama’s Not A Liberal, I Am – As Far Left As You Can Go"

Tiger Wench · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2010, 05:16:25 PM »

I am sick right now, and the codeine has a dampening effect on my vitriol. I hate her with every fiber of my being. Like Miss Clairol and Mabelline and whore red lipstick could ever improve the appearance of that nasty bitch. Her presence has been a canker sore on the face of the White House press room for YEARS. Her writing was second rate hackish liberal spew.

SO I wonder now who will fight to take her seat, literally?

Tarheel · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2010, 05:23:53 PM »

Quote from: Tiger Wench on June 07, 2010, 05:16:25 PM

I am sick right now, and the codeine has a dampening effect on my vitriol. I hate her with every fiber of my being. Like Miss Clairol and Mabelline and whore red lipstick could ever improve the appearance of that nasty bitch. Her presence has been a canker sore on the face of the White House press room for YEARS. Her writing was second rate hackish liberal spew.

SO I wonder now who will fight to take her seat, literally?

GarMan · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2010, 02:08:59 AM »

Quote from: Tarheel on June 07, 2010, 05:23:53 PM

What a beauty!!! She reminds me of the other popular fem-NAZI scum out there...

wesfau2 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:01:40 AM »

It sure it nice to see all that respect for elders and those good Christian values being represented in here.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:08:00 AM »

I've always liked her, especially when she shot lightning at Luke Skywalker.

GH2001 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:24:53 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on June 08, 2010, 10:01:40 AM

It sure it nice to see all that respect for elders and those good Christian values being represented in here.

Its very Christian like to tell the truth.

She is a bitch. She is ugly. Karma is a bigger bitch. All truth.

Besides - an eye for an eye.....

Tiger Wench · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:28:32 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on June 08, 2010, 10:01:40 AM

It sure it nice to see all that respect for elders and those good Christian values being represented in here.

She is a public figure that was intentionally devisive - she used the so-called power of the press to further the national agenda that she had decided was the correct one. If I were forced to be in a room with her, I would be polite, as I was raised to be. But I would not go beyond the bare minimum of civility required. I don't think I owe her anything more than that. I despise the woman.

AWK · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2010, 11:11:21 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on June 08, 2010, 10:01:40 AM

It sure it nice to see all that respect for elders and those good Christian values being represented in here.

That only applies to people you like Wes, duh...

Tarheel · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2010, 11:43:37 AM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on June 08, 2010, 10:01:40 AM

It sure it nice to see all that respect for elders and those good Christian values being represented in here.

She has never earned my respect.

GarMan · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:56:00 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on June 08, 2010, 10:01:40 AM

It sure it nice to see all that respect for elders and those good Christian values being represented in here.

Elders do not always deserve respect. Consider Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Idi Amin, Mao Zedong, Slobodan Milosevic, Pol Pot, Josef Stalin, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter…

Your personal interpretation of Christian values likely differs from most Christians, but thanks for sharing!

AWK · « **Reply #15 on:** June 08, 2010, 02:19:50 PM »

Quote from: GarMan on June 08, 2010, 01:56:00 PM

Elders do not always deserve respect. Consider Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Idi Amin, Mao Zedong, Slobodan Milosevic, Pol Pot, Josef Stalin, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter…

Your personal interpretation of Christian values likely differs from most Christians, but thanks for sharing!

Random fact of the day: You can win an Election in Alabama by stating you have Christian values.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #16 on:** June 08, 2010, 02:30:53 PM »

Quote from: AWK on June 08, 2010, 02:19:50 PM

Random fact of the day: You can win an Election in Alabama by stating you have Christian values.

Check that..."Conservative" Christian values. (And at some point in your ad you must be holding a gun.)

Tarheel · « **Reply #17 on:** June 08, 2010, 02:35:17 PM »

Quote from: AWK on June 08, 2010, 02:19:50 PM

Random fact of the day: You can win an Election in Alabama by stating you have Christian values.

Well, right or wrong that strategy does still appeal to a LOT of voters especially in the South and Midwest...but you're going to get me started on another anti-Huckabee rant...those are best left in The SGA. I would not want to frighten anyone out here.

GarMan · « **Reply #18 on:** June 08, 2010, 03:09:22 PM »

Quote from: Harvey Birdman on June 08, 2010, 02:30:53 PM

Check that..."Conservative" Christian values. (And at some point in your ad you must be holding a gun.)

Yeah... I bet those bad old Conservative Christians are making life miserable for everyone over there. Now, if you folks would only elect a flaming homosexual who worships trees, hates capitalism and cheats on his taxes, it would set that backwards, hee-haw, hick-state of yours down the right path. Y'all need some of that modern, progressive enlightenment an-schit...

Tarheel · « **Reply #19 on:** June 08, 2010, 03:29:36 PM »

Quote from: GarMan on June 08, 2010, 03:09:22 PM

Yeah... I bet those bad old Conservative Christians are making life miserable for everyone over there. Now, if you folks would only elect a flaming homosexual who worships trees, hates capitalism and cheats on his taxes, it would set that backwards, hee-haw, hick-state of yours down the right path. Y'all need some of that modern, progressive enlightenment an-schit...

Sir, sir...you need to take that baited, merry-go-round political banter back to The SGA before you frighten and confuse these folk. Or you cause an Admin to exercise his Powers. And put out that cigar too.