Helen Thomas is an 87 year old reporter who also happens to have the special status of being a White House correspondent. In May she made a comment that has, fairly, been criticized as discriminatory toward the Jewish people. In essence she said, they should get out of Israel and go to Poland.
I’m going to be honest and say I don’t get the full issue around the Jews and America. There are things at play that I just don’t understand. From the Holocaust to money to political power. So I guess Poland is their home?? I can only imagine this statement if it were slightly different. If a reporter had said that all blacks should go back to Africa, or all Hispanics to Mexico. If THOSE comments had been made with this president there is no doubt that the reporter would have lost access to the White House. The fact that she has been able to keep that is awful.
I know liberals, in general, have wanted to be the anti-George Bush administration (no, REALLY… click that link, its a classic) and they felt that GWB was too Israel friendly, but to go this far the other way is an embarrassment.
Helen Thomas should lose her access to the White House and be fired by her employer. At least her agency has some class.
[Initially Written 6/6/2010 10:39PM]