New York – Nine months after anti-Semitic remarks forced her to resign from her post as a White House correspondent, Helen Thomas remains unrepentant, demanding an apology from President Barack Obama and defending her assertion that Zionists own the White House and Congress.
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Speaking at the annual spring convention of College Media Advisers in New York City on Tuesday, Thomas said, “I want an apology from the president,” Editor and Publisher reported Friday.
Obama criticized her comments in an interview during a Jewish Heritage Month celebration event at the White House last year when Thomas said Israelis should “get the hell out of Palestine” and “go back home to Poland, Germany, America and everywhere else.”
The president later called Thomas’ comments “offensive,” saying, “She made the right decision [to resign].”
In an interview, Thomas said she knew she had “hit the third rail” when she began speaking about Jews in the interview last June.
“I’ve had it up to here with the violations against the Palestinians,” Thomas said. “Why shouldn’t I say it? I knew exactly what I was doing — I was going for broke. I had reached the point of no return. You finally get fed up.”
The 90-year-old, who revealed former President Jimmy Carter called her to express sympathy following her resignation, also told Playboy she stood by a speech she made last year in which she said, “We are owned by the propagandists against the Arabs. There’s no question about that. Congress, the White House and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists.”
“I want you to look at the Congress that just came in,” Thomas told the magazine. “Do you think [New York Democratic senator Charles] Schumer and Lehtinen — whatever her name is — in Florida [Republican representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a strong supporter of Israel] are going to be pro-Arab? No. But they’re going to be very influential. Eric Cantor, the majority leader of the Republicans, do you think he’s going to be for the Arabs? Hell no! I’m telling you, you cannot get 330 votes in Congress for anything that’s pro-Arab.”
But Thomas became emotional when the reporter asked what she thought her obituary would say.
“Oh, I know what they’re going to say: ‘anti-Semite,'” said Thomas, beginning to cry. “I’m a reporter. I know damn well what they’re going to say because they have their print, they have their ink. They don’t give a damn about the truth. They have to have it their way, and they’ll be writing my obituary.”
“Oh, I know what they’re going to say: ‘anti-Semite,’” said Thomas, beginning to cry. “I’m a reporter. I know damn well what they’re going to say because they have their print, they have their ink. They don’t give a damn about the truth. They have to have it their way, and they’ll be writing my obituary.”
Keep crying… No one cares…
Wow. How can a human brain be so fried. This witch is gonna have alot more to worry about then her obituary. May her death come as soon as possible and may she suffer for all eternity. Amen.
I old hag hit rock bottom
Wouldn’t it be great if John Galliano were hired to design Helen Thomas’s tachrichim?
Old Hag. Vashti in 2011
Zeresh
“who revealed former President Jimmy Carter called her to express sympathy following her resignation”
Matzah min es mino. Birds of a feather …
You can easily see that the Jews do not control the press, ptherewise this witch would never have been at the head of the white house press for 40 years. She was always
They hung Haman but Zeresh is alive
The old witch just doesn’t give up, Pinchos had a good way to deal with people like this.
she’s definitely off her rocker.
Her face makes a very scary Purim mask. Why is she still alive? She proves the old adage, G-d takes the good young.
She must really be DESPERATE!!!
It’s amazing that she can get away with her blatant lies!
Are you kidding!!!??????
She is the gift that keeps on giving!!!!!!!!
And may they get to write her obit speedily in our time!
She’s from Lebanese descent, what do you expect from her. How many of you here, keep on saying that the Palestinians should go look for refugee at their Arab brethren. She feels the same way just the opposite way around.
And don’t fool yourself, she said her honest opinion that Palestine doesn’t belong for the Jews, and whether she’s right or wrong, she’s still entitled to her own opinion, and having an opinion against Israel’s interests, doesn’t make her an anti-Semite. And the reason she was fired was clearly from public pressure, which gives some burden to her argument [about Zionists power].
It’s shocking that so many people sentence her for life here, just because it’s easier for them, than trying to understand her. (like she said: …they have their print, they have their ink. They don’t give a damn about the truth…)
PLease don’t keep us is suspense HElen. We want to see your obituary as soon as possible.
She’s of Lebanese descent – in other words, an Arab. Enough said. She should get a job with Al-Jazeera.
Next case!
she and ol’ jimmy should hug each other ’til they both stop breathing
I read there will be a remake of the Wizard of Oz, and Helen Thomas will play the Wicked Witch of the West without requiring any makeup.
Hasin’ah mekalkeles es hashurah. Which planet does she inhabit?
To #17 -Moone- Your argument contains no logic at all, and doesn’t make sense, or address the issues. Helen Thomas is exactly the same as Pat Buchanan. Their apologists always state “they are not anti-semitic, they are only expressing their views about Israel”. Look, when we hear the same code words about Hollywood, Wall Street, the media, Congress, etc., we know exactly what that means. The funniest thing, is that the vast majority of the banks, and businesses on Wall Street are not run by Jews; the same is true of Hollywood. Helen Thomas and her ilk must be responded to, as silence will not help the situation.
#17 – how did you crawl out of your cave to post? And how did VIN let you slither by?
May we all be zocheh to witness the suffering of these risho’im and mechashaifos. Put her back on camera.
The old crow should shut up and move back to Lebanon.
She really gives anti-Semites a bad name.