Posted by
John Caile on Tuesday, June 08, 2010 12:23:57 PM
After decades of the most vile, unprofessional, and downright shameful rants that have no place in legitimate journalism, veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas has finally been shown the door. The final straw was an unapologetic attack on Jews, actually telling them to "go back to Germany" - you can view it at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQcQdWBqt14
If you want to see yet one more example of Ms. Thomas making a fool of herself, and how the late Tony Snow, as elegant a gentleman as ever occupied the position of White House press secretary, dealt with her, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICq2AuxYTTE&feature=related
Her departure should have been facilitated a long time ago. For most of her career, this bitter old crone has been nothing more than a mouthpiece for the extreme Left in America. Her "questions" at White House press conferences were typically preceded by a tirade of accusations, almost invariably expressing some radical left-wing viewpoint.
But the fact that she stayed around this long is an indictment of the American press in general. Her views are, to some extent, shared by the majority of journalists in every newsroom in America - they simply camouflage their biases more carefully.
So while I say "Halleluiah!" at the ignominious exit of the Ms. Thomas, I have no illusions that the kind of biased journalism she represented will go with her. Because, from the New York Times to MSNBC, the spirit of Ms. Thomas will, unfortunately, live on.