More people seemed more upset over Helen Thomas's gaffe than they were over the killing of nine people on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. While Thomas's of-the-cuff comments were insensitive, they were not a call for Jews to "go back to Auschwitz" as some have suggested. Comments like Helen's, which call on a people to leave Israel and go back to where they come from, are made all the time by people who never apologize. If only Helen had called for the Palestinians, not the Jews, to get the hell out of Israel, if only her bias had been pro-Zionist, like most everyone else's in the mainstream media, not anti-Zionist, her comments would have been ignored or lauded. Those shouting the loudest for Helen's head are people who have little to no moral authority, having lied and/or displayed bigotry on several occasions without apologizing, being asked to apologize or being dropped by their speakers' bureau. Many of those who shamed and banished Thomas should hang their heads in shame, and promptly retire themselves from the stage of American politics and media. For more examples of double standards or bigotry visit RetireAriFleischer (http (I am Jewish, so when attacking me, please refer to me as a self-loathing Jew, not an anti-Semite)
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'We will throw them into the sea'.
New footage from the Mavi Marmara was released by the Foreign Ministry on Friday afternoon, this time showing IHH head Bülent Yildirim inciting to violence against Israeli commandos hours before the encounter that claimed the lives of nine Turkish passengers.
IHH head calls for violence, "martyrdom" in new 'Marmara' footage
You MUST see this new video footage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSYjuDEZw1w
Thanks, Katie for your honesty. The venality of Ari, Lanny & other goons of the vested interests has robbed the American people of a priceless asset, Helen Thomas.
President Obama, who has yet to condemn the Freedom Flotilla debacle, or offer more than a mild statement or two about the heinous blockade of Gaza, found Helen Thomas (by way of Gibbs) to be "reprehensible."
That's what's really reprehensible, not Helen's opinion about Palestine.
A nasty piece of work, is how i would phrase it.
(I am sure he is working on the shadowgovt with roveandliz...but they need to be exposed for these crimesnow and then...not praised.)
Oh please get over your self-righteous indignation and try thinking for once. Her comment was laced with sarcasm and irony, so please don't add to the dumbing down of any sort of intellectual discourse by engaging in Faux Noise type hyper-literalism.
Learn to read, then learn to read between the lines.
There is nothing I can see between the lines but sodium
That a disgraceful, self-serving dishonest weasel such as Fleisher can weigh in to have her fired is the ultimate in scumbaggery.
Ask Helen Thomas & everyone who sees through the matrix, is fed up, pure and simple.
First rule of American Free Speech is never say anything controversial about Jews or Israel.
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2003/0304.marshall.html
There is a famous story in which the Kaiser asks Bismarck, “Can you prove the existence of God?” Bismarck replies, “The Jews, your majesty. The Jews.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher (1844 - 1900)
We invaded a soverign country (Iraq) on lies that were repeated by Ari Fleischer & other neocons.
There is a name for this & is is called a "war crime".
http://sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2009/12/08/the-deadly-embrace/
These neocons should be in Prison , not allowed on the MSM to provoke their next, a war on Iran.
Where is the Congressional Investigation where is American Justice ?
Despite protests from the general population, governments and parties force politicians to immediately resign for questioning the legitimacy of Israel or criticizing the occupation.
Canadian example:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/harper-wants-ndp-to-fire-deputy-for-criticism-of-israel/article1605386/