Yet the White House press corps will be diminished without Helen [Thomas] front and center, and not only because she was in that job before the current president was born. She brought a ferocity to her questioning that has eluded too many in subsequent generations. At a time when others were getting cozy with sources, her crabby, unrelenting hostility was refreshing… . Now that Helen is gone, there’s more need than ever for others in the briefing room to share her opinion — specifically, the opinion that anybody standing on that podium should be regarded with skepticism.

The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank

via Glenn Greenwald 

C-SPAN Caller- Helen Thomas’ Statements Were ‘Spot On.’

The caller also said the Jews were “immigrants coming from Europe who were kicked out mainly because of diseases and homosexuality that were spreading.” He went on to say that the Holocaust occurred because Germany wanted Jews out of their country, but “nobody would take them” because they were spreading disease through prostitution and homosexuality. - Mediaite

Stay out of these fights.”…”They can only take you [Pres. Obama] down. You can’t kill the messenger.

Helen Thomas.

Also, Donny Deutsch, a former advertising executive and MSNBC host, told Scarborough that the White House shouldn’t even mention Fox by name. Not mentioning your opponent’s name is “marketing 101,” - via raw story - via msnbc