Once again, it took the New Media to slay an Old Media dinosaur. Helen Thomas has retired, amid a whirlwind of criticism of this little ditty:
Within minutes of her well-known pro-Palestinian bias hitting the airwaves, the 89-year-old Hearst journalist -- the longest-sitting Washington Press Corps member -- was spurned by just about every insider who was asked about her. Even the Obama White House called her comments "reprehensible".
The clip was shot on May 27th, but Just a few days after the Thomas clip went viral, it did what the ravages of age, and every president since 1960 has been unable to do: put an end to her career.
Thomas apologized, but the damage was too severe, even in a town where "I misspoke" has become a catchphrase. She was dropped by Nine Speaker -- the agency that books her for big-bucks speaking gigs -- and she was dis-invited as the commencement speaker of the Bethesda, MD high school.
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