Helen Thomas: I Could Call Obama Anything Without Reprimand; But If I Criticize Israel, I’m Finished
Former dean of the White House press corps Helen Thomas delivered some candid remarks Monday on CNN's “Situation Room.” Thomas, who last year retired from Hearst for telling Israelis to “get the hell out of Palestine” and go back to their former lands, railed against what she viewed as America unequivocally protecting Israel. On Friday the Society of Professional Journalists announced that, in light of that controversy, it would “retire” the lifetime achievement award that bears her name. “I could call President Obama anything in the book, and no one would say anything. You touch one thing about Israel and you're finished,” Thomas groused. CNN's “Situation Room” ran a segment on the 90 year-old journalist Monday afternoon, reporting that Thomas, who currently works for the Falls Church News-Press, is pushing to regain her status as a White House correspondent.
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