HELEN THOMAS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT (Hearst Press Release)

hearst.com ^ | June 7, 2010

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 – Helen Thomas announced Monday that she is retiring, effective immediately.

Her decision came after her controversial comments about Israel and the Palestinians were captured on videotape and widely disseminated on the Internet.

Thomas later issued a statement: ``I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief that peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance. May that day come soon.’’

Thomas will mark her 90th birthday on Aug. 4.

[a fool in paradise]

It is about time that this hate-filled vile woman retired was exposed for who she truly was.

Dan Ratherbiased left his journalist job in disgrace too.

[Kevin in California]

Did her face catch fire and did someone try to put it out with a pick?

[DallasDeb]

#14: What’s that about JFK?

[jpl]

Good riddance to one nasty piece of work.

[LouAvul]

I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians

You only regret it, you hypocritical liberal hag, because you were so stupid as to announce how you really feel. (Not as though you needed to announce it. We already knew.)

[SpaceBar]

Great. Now she just needs to pack her bags and go back to Beirut.

[Kieri]

I can’t wait to see the dust-up as “journalists” fight over the old harpy’s chair in the press room.

[lurk]

First Dan Rather and now Helen. From stature to ignominy in a hiccup.

The distance between the throne and the dumpster is very short indeed.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Does she have a retirement home in Gaza?

[Col Frank Slade]

Is Olbermann hiring ?

[a fool in paradise]

Just a snarky comment.

[mlizzy]

"Woman's got some ugly in her." [paraphrased]

[reagan_fanatic]

I deeply regret my comments...

Bullsh*t. She meant every single word of it.

[Joe 6-pack]

[a fool in paradise]

First Dan Rather and now Helen. From stature to ignominy in a hiccup.

No wonder the Pravda Media hates talk radio and the internets.

[kevinm13]

Hearst shouldn’t have allowed her the so-called dignity of retirement. She should have been fired.

[Lazamataz]

What a shame.

I was JUST about to ask her out.

[Liberty Valance]

Does this mean that Helen will now be the
full-time spokesperson for code pink-o?

[bigredkitty1]

Good riddance to someone who is as ugly on the outside as she is on the inside.

[Erik Latranyi]

From this day forward, she will be known as “the racist Helen Thomas”.