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I Wouldn't Have Apologized
I thought it was in fact pretty damned funny:
Rep. Steve King (news, bio, voting record), R-Iowa, was discussing the June 7 death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi on Saturday when he mentioned 85-year-old Helen Thomas, who has covered the White House for nearly 50 years and is a columnist for Hearst Newspapers.
"There probably are not 72 virgins in the hell he's at," King said about al-Zarqawi, in a recording transcribed by Radio Iowa. "And if there are, they probably all look like Helen Thomas."
But then, I'm not a politician. And would probably be an utter failure as one.
Oh, and here's a shocker:
Thomas did not immediately return calls seeking comment.
Posted by Rand Simberg at June 21, 2006 09:48 PM
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I've seen Helen Thomas. He should apologize to Zarqawi.
Posted by BDavis at June 21, 2006 11:36 PM
I'm not a politician either, nor are the 280 million people in this country minus the X hundreds of members of the political faith, and I think that MOST would think to themselves "A- Fing MEN!"
Posted by Wickedpinto at June 21, 2006 11:42 PM
Also, EFFING hilarious BDavis.
Posted by Wickedpinto at June 21, 2006 11:43 PM
Now thats not funny, even Helen Thomas should get the benefit of the dpubt on her looks.
I'll bet she was something to see, back before electricity became all the rage!
Posted by Steve at June 22, 2006 02:11 AM
Maybe he should have made the comments at the White House correspondence dinner.
Posted by Leland at June 22, 2006 06:58 AM
Hilarious - if told to some buddies over a drink.
Told to a reporter during an interview? Geez. Good job making yourself look like a jerk.
If Rep. King wants to take a shot at Helen Thomas, he should at least find a legitimate method of insulting her.
-S
Posted by Stephen Kohls at June 22, 2006 11:44 AM
If you deserve your face by 50, what's extra 45 years done to Helen Thomas?
Posted by slinkybender at June 22, 2006 03:17 PM
Tony Snow smacked her down good today at a press conference for interrupting him repeatedly.
In related news, a relative of Helen's passed away today, a younger niece named Harriet who was a native of the Galapigos islands
Posted by Mike Puckett at June 23, 2006 05:32 PM
Reading these comments, I can't help but think what an ugly bunch of thoughts have coalesced about this blog entry and it's follow-ups. What a nasty place you have built here Rand.
Posted by Fumanchu at June 25, 2006 08:33 AM
Sorry, but Helen Thomas' real problem is that she's ugly on the inside--if that weren't the case, I doubt if many would criticize her exterior (at least here). If it's "nasty" to point that out, then so be it.
Posted by Rand Simberg at June 25, 2006 08:39 AM
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