May 24, 2013

Helen Thomas Cries, Calls Obama ‘Reprehensible’

HelenThomas

*In a recent radio interview, former White House correspondent Helen Thomas could be heard crying after learning that President Obama condemned her remarks about Israel on the “Today” show, calling them “offensive and out of line.” “I think he was very unfair, and I return the compliment on his remarks,” Thomas said. “Reprehensible.” [Click here [...]




White House Shuffle: AP Gets Thomas’s Old Seat & Fox News To Front Row

Helen Thomas and President Obama

* The White House Correspondents Association has reportedly reached a decision on who gets Helen Thomas’s much-coveted briefing room seat. AP moves to Helen’s center seat, Fox to AP’s front-row seat, NPR to 2nd row. Mediaite.com writes: It’s an interesting shuffle and no doubt some speculation will go into why Fox, who pushed hard for [...]




The Mo’Kelly Report: ‘Obama’s Katrina’ … Rendering Black Suffering Invisible

Morris O'Kelly

*Helen Thomas, White House correspondent for Hearst Newspapers recently announced her retirement following the controversy surrounding remarks on Jews and Israel back in May. Thomas, dubbed the “dean of the White House press corps” said in a videotaped interview given to a rabbi that Israeli Jews should “get the hell out of Palestine” and return [...]