Oh, goody...I get to throw stones at
the grave of yet another anti-semite.
Sigh...
OK, for most of you young 'uns, her
name evokes nothing. When I was your age, the name “Helen Thomas”
evoked truth and unimpeachable truth. If she said so, it was true.
She was the dean of all journalists whom all tried to emulate. She
was also the lead UPI reporter, the demise of both can now be
pronounced once and for all.
When I was young, my nagging mom always
cautioned me to not speak ill of the dead. Now that I am my own
sentient being, veracity is the watchword. It gives me a tummy ache
to say so, but she was also a fierce Jew-hater. In my perception of
the truth, this fact casts doubt on an entire life's worth of
journalism. Her perception of the world, including the Middle East,
colored her, regrettably unreliable, words. An entire generation
based their global perception based on what she did or did not say.
Once her antisemitic views became known, her career, deservedly, went
down the toilet, where her reputation lies to this day and should
always remain so.
Likewise, Dan Rather's career also
deservedly ended up in the circular file. So great was his hatred of
Republicans, that he famously pushed out stories about President Bush
(the son) alcoholism and drunk driving records, all false of course.
His flat out lies cast doubt upon an entire career of journalism, as
it should.
Like it says in John 8:32
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free
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