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CBS: Juan Williams Firing Prompts Jim DeMint Bill to Defund NPR Posted by Brian Montopoli Conservative Republican Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina today announced plans to introduce legislation stripping federal funding from National Public Radio...
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Some Muslims are now worried that the firing of Juan Williams might backfire on them:WASHINGTON — NPR's decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams for controversial remarks he made about Muslims on airplanes was not only roundly criticized by conservatives...
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Wow! Like I said earlier, I believe the firing of Juan Williams will have far-reaching implications, and it seems Mr. Williams recognizes this as well. He is going for the throat here, isn't he? From Juan Williams Blog: I say an ideological battle...
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Lefty Juan Williams: When I See People Dressed in Muslim Garb on Airplanes I Get NervousI'm glad the guy is speaking his mind, but personally, I don't get as nervous about people who wear Muslim garb as I do about people who look like they could...
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NPR Liberal Juan Williams Opposes Ground Zero Mosque From Weasel Zippers: (Weekly Standard)- During Fox News Sunday’s online “Panel Plus” segment, Juan Williams made the case against building the 13-story Islamic center a couple blocks from...
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NPR fires Liberal Juan Williams for Saying Muslims Make Him Nervous On Flights
From Yahoo News:
NPR terminated the contract of Juan Williams on Wednesday after comments the veteran journalist and news analyst made about Muslims on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor."
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly stirred up controversy last week on "The View" after making the blanket statement that "Muslims killed us on 9/11," a comment that led to co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg walking off the set.
On Monday, O'Reilly asked Williams if there is a "Muslim dilemma" in the United States. The NPR analyst and longtime Fox News contributor agreed with O'Reilly that such a thing exists, and added that "political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis where you don't address reality."
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot," Williams continued. "You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
Some commentators and a leading Muslim civil rights organization took issue with Williams' comments.Am I the only one who think CAIR may have overreached here and caused even more dislike of Muslims?
The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan wrote Wednesday morning that Williams' statement about fearing Muslims on planes is an example of bigotry. "What if someone said that they saw a black man walking down the street in classic thug get-up," Sullivan wrote. "Would a white person be a bigot [if] he assumed he was going to mug him?'
The Council for American-Islamic Relations sent out a press release Wednesday afternoon calling on NPR to address the matter. Nihad Awad, the organization's national executive director, called the comments "irresponsible and inflammatory" and said they "should not pass without action by NPR."
They certainly didn't. NPR took action Wednesday night and put out a statement regarding the severing of Williams' contract: "His remarks on 'The O'Reilly Factor' this past Monday were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR."
You can watch Williams' comments below:
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Juan Williams Speaks: NPR Said My Remarks Were Bigoted Then Fired Me On The Spot Without Giving Me Chance to Defend Myself
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CBS: Juan Williams Firing Prompts Jim DeMint Bill to Defund NPR Posted by Brian Montopoli Conservative Republican Senator Jim DeMint of South Carolina today announced plans to introduce legislation stripping federal funding from National Public Radio...
- Damage Control
Some Muslims are now worried that the firing of Juan Williams might backfire on them:WASHINGTON — NPR's decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams for controversial remarks he made about Muslims on airplanes was not only roundly criticized by conservatives...
- Juan Williams: Npr Lacks Diversity Of Ideas And Skin-color ("i Was The Only Black Male On The Air") - "this Is Evidence Of One-party Rule At Npr"
Wow! Like I said earlier, I believe the firing of Juan Williams will have far-reaching implications, and it seems Mr. Williams recognizes this as well. He is going for the throat here, isn't he? From Juan Williams Blog: I say an ideological battle...
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Lefty Juan Williams: When I See People Dressed in Muslim Garb on Airplanes I Get NervousI'm glad the guy is speaking his mind, but personally, I don't get as nervous about people who wear Muslim garb as I do about people who look like they could...
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NPR Liberal Juan Williams Opposes Ground Zero Mosque From Weasel Zippers: (Weekly Standard)- During Fox News Sunday’s online “Panel Plus” segment, Juan Williams made the case against building the 13-story Islamic center a couple blocks from...