Yuk. This whole issue stinks. I don't like what she said, I don't like how she's being treated, and I just come away with this thought:
She is angry at war, our war, their war, war, war, war, war.
But are we going to go there?
Are we going to ask the real questions that effect us all or are half of Americans going to think she's a Jew hater and the other half going to say Jews are too powerful (neither one of which is true), and then we'll bounce on to the next free speech controversy?
Israel and Turkey's extremist muslims' deadly actions in the past week directly led to Helen's comment.
I for one, want to do more research into the situation in Israeli, Turkish, and Egyptian waters.
What is legal? What is moral? What is feasible to protect the state of Israel?? At what point should America stop supporting Israel? Philosophically? Morally? Over this???? Really?
In 2010, what makes Israel any more war-like that our own?
3 comments:
I'm torn here, too, Pink. On the one hand, I'm clearly uncomfortable with Thomas's statements. On the other hand, I totally believe in free speech and don't ever like it when people get fired (like Imus, for instance) for using it. Me - I'd probably let her keep working.
Helen Thomas deserves to be retired. 89 years? Israelis should be sent home. But I would be satisfied if they just went home to Israel. That achievement would be of Nobel stature.
Final borders can be ironed out in peace negotiations, Vig. But, yes, I agree, Israel should stop the settlements and Hamas the rockets.
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