According to this, Helen Thomas has absolutely no idea what the First Amendment is.
That wretched, batcrap crazy anti-semite is all mad because the president of the Anti-Defamation League, Abe Foxman, called for Helen to be stripped of all of her honorary degrees. Foxman made that call after Helen stood by her earlier moronic claims that led her to resign from the White House press pool in the first place. In fact, she added to those claims, and said that “Congress, the White House, and Hollywood, Wall Street, are owned by the Zionists.”
What a freaking lunatic.
But anyway, she said, in response to Foxman’s statement that she should be stripped of her honorary degrees, “I’m going to tell the Anti-Defamation League to back off. They think they have the right of intimidation. They already got my job. They want to get my honorary degrees. I mean, who are these people? What’s the matter, they can’t take freedom of speech? I’m getting tired of this intimidation. I’m going to report him (ADL director Abe Foxman) to President Obama and all the proper authorities. He better stop intimidating me. He has to shut up everyone in the country who is against Israeli tyranny. That’s his job. That’s what he is paid for.”
Oh hi, paranoia. Nice of you to join us.
I guess Helen needs to brush up on her civics, because the First Amendment doesn’t protect you from the CONSEQUENCES of your speech. You can say any ole stupid thing you want to say – that’s guaranteed by the First Amendment. But, the beauty of that amendment is that Abe Foxman can say anything HE wants to say back to you. Because you’re a hideous beast and should be condemned for the crap you’re spewing, Helen.
You know what Abe Foxman said in response to Helen’s ridiculous remark? “It’s very sad that a woman of her stature, at this point in her life and career, just can’t stop lashing out in anger and in bigotry and hatred. It’s very sad. She’s exercising her freedom of speech. We’re exercising our freedom of speech. That’s not intimidation. We have a right to say you’re a bigot and if you’re a bigot that you don’t deserve to be celebrated. That’s the beauty of this country. The constitution guarantees your right to be a bigot, but there are consequences.”
I love him and want to facesmash him.
I’m sort of stunned to learn that Helen Thomas has received honorary degrees in the first place, but so has Kermit the Frog, so I guess it’s not that difficult to make the cut.