Helen Thomas: Hey, sorry about that whole “Jews out of Palestine” thing (deeply regret comments)

Hotair ^ | 06/05/2010 | Allahpundit

[SeekAndFind]

It must be sincere. She’s never betrayed any anti-Israel sentiment before, has she?

Helen Thomas issued the following statement today: “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.”

I’m satisfied. Who among us hasn’t innocently stumbled into a statement of support for ethnic cleansing when we didn’t really mean it? In fact, that might explain Jake Knotts’s slur on Nikki Haley. He meant to say, “I welcome followers of the Sikh faith to South Carolina,” and it came out “f***ing raghead.” Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, my friends. (Just make sure to cast it at a Jew!)

Update: Read this for background. Especially the “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” section.

[hinckley buzzard]

Get used to it. No one ever truly apologizes in public life. Raggedy-Ann Thomas sure won't be the first.

[kaehurowing]

Nazi bigot.

[SkyDancer]

The thing that gets me is these people come out with the most outlandish statements then when they're caught out they give these empty apologies thinking that we'll accept them and that's the end of it. Well I don't think so. Actions have consequences and statements have consequences too. No, Helen your apology is not accepted, at least by this Hebrew ....

[Zhang Fei]

I’m satisfied. Who among us hasn’t innocently stumbled into a statement of support for ethnic cleansing when we didn’t really mean it? In fact, that might explain Jake Knotts’s slur on Nikki Haley. He meant to say, “I welcome followers of the Sikh faith to South Carolina,” and it came out “f***ing raghead.” Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, my friends. (Just make sure to cast it at a Jew!)

Thanks. That was good for a laugh.

[rdl6989]

Helen should be fired but we all know it won’t happen.

[Semper Mark]

“I deeply regret my comments I made last week regarding the Israelis and the Palestinians. They do not reflect my heart-felt belief..."

"You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart."
(Matthew 12:34)

[ETL]

[ROTB]

Didn’t Don Imus lose his job anyways? :)

[Volunteer]

Dear Helen-

Just drop dead already.

[zeebee]

peace will come to the Middle East only when all parties recognize the need for mutual respect and tolerance

Does this mean the Israelis need to respect and tolerate those who are trying to murder them?

[Gomez]

Someone should ask Gibbs if he’s proud to work in a room where a bigot has a place of honor.

[TheOldLady]

There, there. Be polite. Say it this way:

Dear Helen-

Achieve quietus already. Be sure to reach room temperature.

Now isn't that nicer?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Do you really, really, truly want to feel Helen Thomas’ heart?

[TruJess]

Methinks Helen needs to go home...back to Lebanon!

[Intolerant in NJ]

She forgot the part about “if anyone was offended by what I said...” then she’s supposed to go into “I deeply regret”.....libs are so bad at apologies......

[Bean Counter]

[goat granny]

She regrets that like I regret calling her a nasty, ugly old arab hag.......

[Noob1999]

..................she has long passed her ‘best buy’ date...........

Uhh, I don’t think that this hag ever had a “best buy” date!

Time for Hearst news to get the hook and get her off the stage.

[tophat9000]

The thing is Helen Thomas did not just come up with this...the people around here... the DC insiders of the left think this way...

This is where the blame 9/11 on America think comes from..

To the left 9/11 happen because we back the Jew and the Jew are evil because the stole the land from the poor Arabs...So if the evil Jew would just go away there will be Peace in the world.... we all that know how the left thinks...

Socialist / National Socialist thinking are the same thing

Of course to the left America is evil because stole everything so if we would just go away there will be Peace in the world.... we all that know that also how the left thinks...

Socialist / National Socialist always need to have someone to blame there own failing on...With the left Utopia is always just one more dead body away

[Fast Moving Angel]

... or the scum on the top of a septic tank ...