Community | January 07, 2011 | 1 comment

Falls Church News-Press hires Helen Thomas; says she's no bigot

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Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas has come out of a seven-month retirement to write a column for the Falls Church News-Press.

Thomas was a long-time fixture in the front row of the White House briefing room, having begun her daily White House coverage in 1960. She resigned as a columnist for Hearst Newspapers last year after making controversial remarks about Jews and Israel. When asked by a video camera-wielding rabbi what she thought of Israel, Thomas said that Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine” and “go home” to Germany, Poland and the U.S.

Thomas, 90, will now be writing a weekly political affairs column exclusively for the News-Press.

“She is progressive, and following my more than eight hours of direct, one-on-one talks with her since the events of last June, I remain firmly convinced that she is neither bigoted, nor racist, nor anti-Semitic,” News-Press owner Nicholas Benton is quoted as saying in an article announcing Thomas’ column. Benton said he’s happy to be giving Thomas a “second chance.”
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1 comment // Falls Church News-Press hires Helen Thomas; says she's no bigot

  • freecrack
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      freecrack  
    • but wait? i thought the stranglehold the zionist's have on our media meant her right to free speech was forever taken way?

      i guess that theory is bullshit too huh? or are we gunna try to side step and spin to keep the zog conspiracy theories going?

    • 1 year ago
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