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Helen Thomas' Unfortunate Remarks, Noted Sadly
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyHere in Washington, a video getting huge traffic on the Internet is on an obscure Web site called RabbiLive.com showing Helen Thomas, the well-regarded presidential press corps' member, in an unguarded moment. Thomas' fearless candor is what brought her to that front seat in the gaggle in the first place, but this time her outspokenness proved unfortunate. In an interview with Rabbi David Nesenoff, Thomas suggested a remedy for tension in the Middle East over occupied Palestine would be for Israeli citizens to "go home" to Germany or Poland. The words evoked the worst atrocities against ...
Helen Thomas Speaks Her Mind and Loses Her Job
By Nisha Chittal - Politics DailyThough Helen Thomas spent decades as a press icon, her reputation seems to have been destroyed overnight. I do not condone her remarks, but I do think we should be defending her right to express her opinion, especially when her job was . . . to express her opinion. For those just catching up, last week, Thomas, the 89-year-old newspaper columnist, White House press corps fixture and trailblazing female journalist said she thought Jews should get out of Palestine. When pressed further, she said they should go "home" to Germany and Poland. She later issued a statement apologizing for her ...
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