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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-10 08:45 AM
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Send Helen a little love. Poll response needed.
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Donnachaidh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-10 08:47 AM
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1. umm, a poll in Orlando? They are going to beat hell out of Helen.
All those retirees...
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-10 08:53 AM
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3. Isn't it an irony?
If you get under their skin you would find them to be anti-semitic. I guess they hate Helen Thomas even more.
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Lost4words Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-10 08:50 AM
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2. done!, results so far
Should Helen Thomas be out of a job because of her remarks about Israel?

Absolutely. These were bigoted remarks that reflected an underlying prejudice that can't be tolerated. (126 responses)
40%

No. And if she had said "The Palestinians should go home", nobody would have criticized her. This is political correctness run amok. (87 responses)
28%

Yes. Thomas' work had been going downhill, and she lost whatever credibility she had left with her ignorant comments. (62 responses)
20%

No. She apologized, and she's an opinion columnist, not a general reporter. Don't let these remarks ruin a fine career. (37 responses)
12%

312 total responses

(Results not scientific



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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-09-10 10:13 AM
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4. I'm Actually Suprised
the results were're more lopsided given the coverage. 40% said she shouldn't have retired.
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