Ari Fleischer on Helen Thomas: “Could You Imagine if Somebody Said All Blacks Should Go Home to Africa?” – Video 6/6/10

Here is video of Ari Fleischer, former White House Press Secretary, saying he believes Helen Thomas has “crossed all lines, all boundries” with her anti-Jewish remarks made to a Rabbi who interviewed her at the White House recently on the occasion of a Jewish Heritage Celebration. Thomas said in the interview that Jews should, “Get the hell out of Palestine,” and “go home” to “Poland and Germany.” Two Jewish teens were with the Rabbi in front of Thomas when she made the remarks.

Fleischer was interviewed by CNN’s Don Lemon, who seemed to be defending Thomas. Lemon asked if the fact Thomas has “broken down many barriers for women should count for something?” Fleischer responded to Lemon by saying, “Could you imagine the uproar there would be if somebody said all blacks should leave America and go home to Africa? They would have already lost their jobs.”

Fleischer flatly said that the Hearst Corporation “should not continue to employ her.” Unbelievably, Lemon actually asked Fleischer during the interview if he “sensed any bias” in Helen Thomas when he worked with her!

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