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NPR’s World of Make-Believe

By Andrew Cline on 10.22.10 @ 6:08AM

It doesn’t even claim Williams was fired for being a bigot.

The great institutions of the political left — government, academia, and the arts — are realms of fantasy and self-delusion. They exist to provide a refuge from — or a tool with which to reshape — reality. They are massive, expanding universes of make-believe. This week, NPR news analyst Juan Williams — a man who spent his entire career dealing in facts — found himself a victim of the creeping ether of fantasy generated by these institutions.

On Monday, Williams said publicly, “When I get on a plane, I gotta tell ya, if I see people in Muslim garb, and I think, you know, they’re identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims. I get worried. I get nervous.”

For that, NPR summarily canceled his contract. Williams said he was told he had made “bigoted statements.”

That’s curious phrasing because no one believes Juan Williams is a bigot. A Washington reporter respected on both the left and the right for his honesty, integrity and professionalism, Williams has built a national reputation as a thoughtful, considerate journalist. He has written eloquently on race relations in America (he’s for them), and he is known for presenting opposing views fairly and accurately. Bigotry? Utterly unbelievable.

NPR doesn’t even claim Williams was fired for being a bigot. The term Williams used when relaying the conversation with his superior was “a bigoted statement.” Welcome to Fantasy Island.

Either Williams is a bigot or he isn’t. If NPR thinks he is, it could easily say so and terminate his contract. The trouble is, he isn’t. And that’s demonstrable. In addition to his entire body of work, Williams is exonerated by words he uttered on the same national television program on which he spoke his offending (to NPR) statement. On the same show, he said that Americans shouldn’t stereotype Muslims. Obviously, the comments for which he was fired were not intended to advocate or justify stereotyping Muslims.

So why fire a non-bigot for making a non-bigoted statement? Perception and spin.

Council on American-Islamic Relations National Executive Director Nihad Awad released a statement: “NPR should address the fact that one of its news analysts seems to believe that all airline passengers who are perceived to be Muslim can legitimately be viewed as security threats.”

But of course that isn’t what Williams said. He simply stated that he feels worried when he sees self-identified Muslims on board airplanes. He wasn’t saying people should feel that way. He didn’t say he was proud of feeling that way. He just said it was a reality that he has that reaction.

At NPR, there is tolerance for a cornucopia of viewpoints and perspectives. But reality? There is no tolerance for that.

CAIR pretended that the comment expressed support for treating all Muslims as terrorists. NPR, in turn, pretended to agree, even though Williams categorically and convincingly disavowed such a view on the very same program and afterward. In the world of make-believe, the actual thoughts expressed by one’s words are meaningless; their meaning is determined by the thoughts, feelings and perceptions others form — or pretend to form — in response.

To NPR, the actual human being named Juan Williams, with whom the executives and staff have worked for years, is unimportant. With that one statement, Juan Williams transformed himself from man to symbol. To NPR, he was no longer Juan Williams, colleague, but Juan Williams, symbol of intolerance and bigotry.

What really sealed Williams’ fate was that he made his comment not on NPR, but on FOX News, and worse, on The O’Reilly Factor. NPR took Williams’ comment out of the context of the conversation in which it was said, but in the context of the company in which he said it.

Since Williams became a FOX News contributor in 1997, he has become, in the words of an NPR executive, a “lightning rod.” Many NPR listeners view Williams as a collaborator with the enemy. It doesn’t matter that he expresses a generally liberal viewpoint on that network. What matters is that he gives it legitimacy by merely appearing on it. Williams pained many NPR listeners by shattering their delusion that FOX News was purely a right-wing hate factory. Others feared that his presence would give non-liberals the perception that FOX News is a credible news network. They, without even watching it, knew that it wasn’t.

For NPR, Williams comment was the pretext for which it had been waiting. It canceled his contract without even giving him the chance to explain himself — to the brass or the listeners. There would be no “teachable moment,” as the president likes to say. Williams had to go back on FOX News — that symbol of hatred and bigotry — to air his defense.

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Booger | 10.22.10 @ 6:10AM

From the desk of National Public Radio President and CEO Vivian Schiller:

Dear Comrades,

Many of you have expressed dismay and disagreement in response to my decision to terminate the employment of our former news analyst Juan Williams following his recent mental breakdown. Although none of you have approached me directly about this matter, I know this is the case thanks to our recently installed security microphones in the break room, as well as the employment contracts you signed allowing me access to your personal e-mail accounts, cell-phone communications and home phone lines.

First of all, let me stress that my training in journalistic ethics is far higher than that achieved by anyone else in this organization. I trained in the good old days when "Russia" was still the Mighty and Enlightened Soviet Union. When I trained in the Soviet Union, they really knew how to run a press. The Glorious People's Newspaper, Pravda was a sterling example of journalism as it should be for the entire world. For those of you who are too ignorant to know, "Pravda" means "Truth" in the beautiful Russian language, as a result of which the proletariat of the Great Soviet Society always knew what they were reading was indeed the real truth.

After studying in the Soviet Union I found a home in the United States working for the New York Times, which, to my amazement, was actually able to match Pravda's commitment to truth and excellence in journalistic exposure of the bourgeoisie war-mongers who run this degraded and perverse capitalist society. Having properly learned True Journalism from two such impeccable sources, I was properly prepared to assume the helm here at NPR.

Now, as to poor Juan. After viewing his rambling and paranoid discourse on Fox News, which exhibited ALL the main tendencies of sluggishly progressive schizophrenia, it became clear to me that nothing would have benefited him more than an extended stay at the old psikhushka in Kazan, with a full round of treatments provided by the premier medical staff of the MVD. Unfortunately the Great Soviet Union is no longer in place, and while I look forward to the day Obamacare can establish a similar system in this country, it has not yet come. Thus, since I could not arrange for proper treatment for poor Juan I had to terminate his employment immediately, as all the best Soviet research has shown that sluggishly progressive schizophrenia is a highly contagious disease.

Juan's case followed the classic symptoms first of all in his paranoia. Quite frankly, anyone who harbors doubts, even small ones, to himself about flying with adherents of the Religion of Peace, is obviously disturbed. All of our leaders, from both parties, have repeatedly stated that Islam is a Religion of Peace. Had Juan studied in the Soviet Union as extensively as I have, he would have understood that it was not his place to question his leaders. Instead, he should have accepted their wise counsel and settled his uneasy thoughts away. That he was unable to do so, and that he further expressed such thoughts, was proof that his disease was progressing at an alarming rate.

Furthermore, Juan persisted in pursuing some ridiculous struggle for "truth and justice". He insisted on appearing on a "fair and balanced" news network run by a capitalist pig. He actually questioned the truths that we here at NPR hold so dear. Comrades, these are the classic symptoms of sluggishly progressive schizophrenia. Had I not removed Juan when I did, many more of you might already be infected! Remember, it is not your place to seek "truth and justice". If you want to know the truth, ask me, or listen to the words of Our Great Leader Obama. If you seek justice, then do as I tell you and follow the dictates of Our Great Leader Obama. All else is the road to madness and unemployment.

Comrades, I hope this unfortunate incident has served as a good lesson for all of you. Remember your place and your duty. Remember that your freedom comes from doing the work of Our Great Leader Obama. Do not question Him, do not question me, and do not question The Holy Prophet of Islam. Do this and all will be well for you. Fail in this and you will join Juan on the unemployment line.

Your Fellow Traveler,

Vivian Schiller, President and CEO of National Public Radio

Mimi| 10.22.10 @ 6:58AM

VIVIAN: YOU'RE FIRED ! P.C died last week...was buried on Wednesday....Not knowing that was STUPID and can't be tolerated. !

R Martin| 10.22.10 @ 7:33AM

Booger, please take more care with your posts. Had this one really come from the desk of Ms. Schiller it would have been far less articulate and filled with misspellings.

SJC48| 10.22.10 @ 8:21AM

I never thought it possible, but Liberals may be even more intolerant than Islamic jihadists.

Jeffrey| 10.22.10 @ 12:40PM

The very fact that far leftists and Islamic radicals get along so well suggests they are so far on the ends of the left and right spectrum that they bend back and touch. Proof that the spectrum is a circle rather than a yardstick.

Deborah D | 10.22.10 @ 12:48PM

Their goals are the same -- bringing down the USA. They all hate the country as it is founded, therefore, natural allies. Scary, isn't it?

Those who say the Left is for women better start paying attention to sharia law. Women, come on over to the conservative side...we don't want women subservient to men. Sharia says differently, so it's time women come home to conservatism.

Occam's Tool| 10.23.10 @ 6:06PM

There is a certain schadenfreude in watching a Liberal impaled on a stake of Liberal Hypocrisy. Of course, now NPR has gotten rid of its only Black Reporter---uh, oh.

Blackwatch| 10.23.10 @ 11:58PM

don't worry about firing Juan, NPR will fill out their quota spreadsheet and hire hire another "black reporter" to keep the hue factor the same. Regardless of his talent, class, humor, or sense of right or wrong the new Black Report won't be of the caliber of Juan Williams. I wouldn't be surprised to see Rick Sanchez with a new darker spray tan making a bee-line for the HR dept. at NPR.

I have enjoyed watching Juan on Fox for years. NPR's loss is Juan gain. He will make scads more money and will have much more of an impact with his books and speaking engagements. Have fun on the rubber chicken circuit Mr. Williams ripping the twits at NPR a new one. We know you will do great Juan.

D. Eric Williams | 10.25.10 @ 12:41AM

Islam is not right wing but left. Leftism is all about power in the hands of the few lorded over the many. Rightism is about personal responsibility and freedom. The reason the left-wingnuts of the USA get along with the Islamofascists of any nationality is because they share a common ideology.

Old One| 10.22.10 @ 4:12PM

Lib leftists love jihadis becuase they share a fatal attraction to murder, mayhem, genocide and destruction. Re: Stalin. Pot, the Kims, Mao, Bin Laden, and the rest of the stone age muslims crazies and are fiercely defended and idolized by America's stalinist left at Neo-nazi Propaganda Radio as exemplified by Comrade Schiller, another Red Diaper New York Baby .

Silver Streake| 10.23.10 @ 9:36AM

Welcome to the world of enlightenment SJC. It's a wonderful place where you'll be surrounded by many friends.

NavyBrat | 10.22.10 @ 8:36AM

Brilliant as always, my friend! As & usual, I had to share this with my brothers & sisters on Townhall.com. With all proper credit to you, of course! Keep up the good work Booger. Your posts make my morning!

Deborah D | 10.22.10 @ 8:43AM

Booger -- Bless you!! You are simply brilliant -- and to come up with these so quickly is truly a talent most do not have! Thanks for making me laugh at a truly absurd situation.

And, Mr. Juan Williams -- you, sir, are a class act. I've disagreed with you most of the time, but have always realized how good a human being you are. Glad to have you on Fox!!

Paul| 10.22.10 @ 10:50AM

Hey, I thought black people could not be bigoted?

Schiller must be racist!

Firing him is so gay.

Dr. No| 10.22.10 @ 12:37PM

Very funny, as Comrade Schiller actually has degrees in Russian and Soviet Studies from Cornell and Middlebury.

Helen Donnelly| 10.22.10 @ 2:51PM

Booger - this is your best one yet...

dw| 10.22.10 @ 2:58PM

From the Desk of Goerge Soros
To: Vivian Schiller, President, N.P.R.

Dear, Dear Vivian,

I was extremely heartened to see you act with such resolve regarding the Williams situation. It does my old soul good to see my funding result with such immediacy. As we discussed CAIR reacted just as expected which always helps in confusing the issues.

As we know, in '06 and especially in "08, with the election of Obama, my funds were exacting the very consequences I intended, but '010 is turning out to be a different animal. It seems that some of the masses have awakened from their capitalistic stupors long enough to create a minor resistance. I can usually count on their childlike attention spans to ultimately divert themselves to the latest technical idolatry and so in that vain I have engaged Gates to accelerate the introduction of his next bright bauble. Once they bury their heads in another gizmo with "apps" they will return to their former pliant mode, I am sure.

We have to pay homage to our comrades who came before us for it was they who began the infiltration of america's educational system, it's teachers unions and it's labor unions. For that to culminate in the installation of one of our own as President of this deprave nation is a tribute to those pioneers of marxism. Arianna and I were marveling the other day at how we as foriegners are so easily able to influence these bourgeois, fat pigs into the discarding of their own heritage so that we may install a foriegn born doctrine in its place. As we have joked before...dangle a bright object in front of their eyes and you can wreak havoc behind their backs. As I say, I am convinced that the number one reason for that is the take over of their educational system. Indoctrination never fails and these shallow over indulged robots were easily indoctrinated.

Also, Vivian do not be concerned with these hollow threats of losing your tax payer subsidies, heaven knows I have paid off enough of our own to block that effort. This brimstone will fade as quickly as it surfaced.

Anyway as I told you more funding will follow, you just keep up the pressure on our behalf.

Until our next dalliance and in firm solidarity,
Georgie

ENOUGH ROPE| 10.22.10 @ 4:27PM

After the election results made Obama president, I expected Democrats to use their power outrageously. Instead of my reacting to their abuses with resentment, I decided that election night to content myself with the expectation that they would hang themselves by their actions. My faith in their own undoing continues to be rewarded.

ENOUGH ROPE| 10.22.10 @ 4:30PM

georgann marks| 10.22.10 @ 5:30PM

Juan Williams got caught up in a net cast by Jews -- for other Jews.

Imagine if Williams had said - " I hesitated to do business with someone named Cohen, because, you know, I didn't know if I could trust him"

where would the freedom fighters for speech against specific minorities be???

you're all a bunch of hypocrites... Jews set the bar.... then moved it when the victim was Muslim.

Allan Brooks| 10.22.10 @ 5:48PM

Right you are georgann. Rick Sanchez is just another example. First a Hispanic, then an African American. The jews are the ones really trying to implement a "Final Solution".

Alan Brooks| 10.22.10 @ 11:43PM

Alright, if you are going to steal my identity, fuck you.
I wont blog here, you southern-fried punk Tim* or whom-- or what-- ever you are.

Alan Brooks| 10.22.10 @ 11:49PM

Who won the Civil War, Timmie*?

All those Southern boys burned, blown to pieces, blind, crippled, their groins destroyed. All so Jeff Davis could playact Napoleon.

Tim*| 10.23.10 @ 6:12AM

Get Bent Israel Firster Asswipe.

I didn't Post that .however I'm gettin' increasingly amused that you & Margie Crank Lady Israel Firster see me behind every freakin'
bush .

Apparently , You're Card Carryin' Members of Paranoids Anonymous .

Tim*| 10.23.10 @ 6:25AM

Owwwww ! Destroyed Groins !

O K Men, everybody look around the ground for Bubba's nuts !

Damned Yankees !

Alan Brooks| 10.23.10 @ 9:13PM

I think you are a victim of what passes for education, Tim*.
You write like a 15 year old! seriously, it doesn't trigger any happiness to know that at least tens of thousands of dollars-- probably much more-- was spent to mis-educate you. And if you graduated from a private school, then it is even worse than I think.

Alan Brooks| 10.23.10 @ 9:19PM

Tim,
let this be a last hopeless attempt to communicate: you can say what you want about me, however Margie is not paranoid. Plus, unlike you...
SHE WRITES LIKE A GROWNUP.

Look, all some of us want to know is how old you are-- it would clear up a mystery; are you just out of High School? Are you 25? Wont you give us a hint? can you write "under 30"? Please?
Pretty Please with sugar on it?

Tim*| 10.24.10 @ 2:44AM

Aaaand You ObamaBoy Brooks write like The ObamaBoy that You are.

Go Feed The Pigeons in The Park .

Alan Brooks| 10.24.10 @ 10:35PM

You think I enjot this? knowing that probably hundreds of thousands were mis-spent by skools to mis-educate you?
Tim, sometimes you write like a two year old.

Alan Brooks| 10.24.10 @ 10:39PM

No one at AS who isn't a sadist enjoys your advertisement of bad education, Tim.
IF you graduated High School, it must have been around the year 2000--
or maybe later! 2009, perhaps?

Tim*| 10.25.10 @ 4:09AM

Are ya tryin' to tell us that you're not really a Sadist, despite all the talk ObamaBoy Brooks .

Don't You dare hurt htose pigeons in the park ObamaBoy Brooks, or I'll have the cops take away your little tiny pigeon whip and your little tiny pigeon handcuffs .

Tim*| 10.25.10 @ 4:01AM

That Trumps writin' like an ObamaBoy Propagandist Brooks.

Go Feed The Pigeons In The Park .

DaveS| 10.22.10 @ 10:22PM

NPR did Juan a favor. What, NPR has about 200,000 listeners? Juan will have that many at a 12:30 AM showing on Fox.

Reagan tried to de-fund NPR. He knew a dog when he saw one.

Alan Brooks| 10.22.10 @ 11:53PM

IMO Joe Sobran was more of a dedicated jihadist enabler/fellow traveler that anyone at NPR. Buchanan still is.

Occam's Tool| 10.23.10 @ 6:09PM

Not just in your opinion, Alan. Look at Sobran's paeans to Tim*'s favorite website next to StormFront, the Institute for Historical Revie.

Tim*| 10.24.10 @ 2:42AM

You're A Liar Tool Job .
You ,ObamaBoy Brooks & Crank Lady Victor-Margie just don't like the fact that many of We Tea Party Rebels Ain't Asskissin' Your Israel Firster Agendist Routine.

Wanna Make Somethin' Of It Twerp ?

Occam's Tool| 10.24.10 @ 6:30PM

The Razor cut close to home, huh, Tim.* Let me be blunt---I think you are a Nazi-symp, like Buachanan. I, on the other hand, have impeccable Conservative credentials going back to College---Veep of TCU's YAF chapter in 1984---before you were trailing slime across the landscape.

Tim*| 10.25.10 @ 4:14AM

You're A Liar Israel Firster Tool Job.

You're a typical Israel Firster AgendaBoy, who thinks He can Smear any American who doesn't Asskiss Your Israel Firster Agenda.

Wanna Make Somethin' Of It Pussy Israel Firster AgendaBoy ?

Gary in Colo| 10.23.10 @ 5:55AM

If this really is the Pres. & CEO of NPR, you
just did an excellent job of proving NPR as
a liberal biased propaganda outfit working
on behalf of George Soros, The Communist
Party, or The Democratic Socialist of America,

Gary in Colo| 10.23.10 @ 5:59AM

BTW: You really ought to be defunded.
I'm sure George will fund you anyway on his
own dime. And no back door stimulus or bailout
funds from Obama and Pelosi either. We want
accountability.

Stuart Koehl| 10.22.10 @ 7:01AM

Personally, I would have diagnosed Juan as suffering from pathological heterodoxy disorder, and prescribed a round of psychotropic drug treatment.

Alan Brooks| 10.23.10 @ 12:02AM

Think of it:
for decades Sobran was dedicatedly anti-Israel, and he wasn't some far leftist eating Ben & Jerry's ice cream. Sobran, more than Buchanan, was a raised-up intellectual. Sobran sat next to WFB's seat for many years-- until WFB saw through to the core of his urge to scapegoat Israel. I have no respect for Sobran, and you have no reason to offer that anyone has to respect Sobran or Buchanan. None. Naturally, you want to play down rightwing opposition to Israel...
but too many now know.

Margie| 10.23.10 @ 12:13PM

"Interesting" how the isolationist anti-Israel crowd here seems to want to "dis" Williams rather than NPR, the "other" Communist News Network. Why aren't they standing up for his right to political free speech?
You've nailed it this time, Brooks.

Tim*| 10.24.10 @ 2:52AM

Actually Juan Williams would make a better Republican than You Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie.

Aaaand , He's probably More Loyal To The United States & Our Military & Our National Interests than You are Crank Lady Victor-Margie .

Occam's Tool| 10.23.10 @ 6:11PM

Yes, there are Right Wing antisemites like Buchanan and the late Sobran. But there are also Conservatives like WFB, Victor Davis Hanson, Cal Thomas, Michelle Malkin, etc. Alan, the Left is far more antisemitic than the Right, now. Believe me, as a Conservative Jew, I follow these things. Tim* is an exception, not a rule.

Margie| 10.23.10 @ 8:03PM

And this:
True conservatives cannot be anti-semitic.
True Christians cannot be, either.

"Thus you will know them by their fruits." Mt. 7:20.

Tim*| 10.24.10 @ 2:57AM

Tell it to the Jewish-Americans ,who voted 78 Percent for Obama, Israel Firster Tool Job.

Then tell it to Pollard &Kadish;.

Occam's Tool| 10.24.10 @ 6:34PM

Yeah, but the Messiah is only popular among 4% of Israel's Jews. The more Conservative Jews end up fighting the enemy directly. Therefore, Tim*, you should be directing your ire against American Jews (who, I agree, tend to vote against their own interests and for people who would kill them---my co-religionists in America have poor survival skills), and not against Israelis, who are eminently sane. Unless you LIKE cutting the nose and ears off of teenage girls, which I suppose you might, being a Nazi-symp.

Tim*| 10.25.10 @ 4:31AM

Aaaaand those Israeli Foreigners Never Voted against Obama Israel Firster Smear Artist Tool Job . It was The 78 Percent of Your Fellow Jewish-Americans who Voted for Obama.

We Tea Party Rebels don't Asskiss Your Israeli Firster Traitor Bastard Agenda Tool Job.

Wanna Make Somethin' Of It Israel Firster PropagandaBoy?

This Ain't The Freakin' Knesset Boy.

RCV| 10.23.10 @ 2:53PM

How did the regular anti-Semites on this site -- Shiela, Tim and their I'll -- manage to turn this story into a rant about Jews? They're just a despicable, vile bunch.

RCV| 10.23.10 @ 2:55PM

Thanks, spellchecker, but that was "ilk"

Tim*| 10.24.10 @ 3:01AM

The same as You ObamaBoy Smear Agendists and The These Israel Firster Smear Agendists, Obamboy Brooks , Apocalyptic Crank Lady Victor-Margie and Tool Job did LawBoy .

Get Bent ObamaBoy .

Stammon| 10.22.10 @ 7:03AM

I loved NPR. I would search the dial looking for NPR while I smoked and drove across this wonderful country. Well I don't smoke anymore, and I guess I don't listen to NPR either. I lost Prairie Home Companion when Garrison Keillor lost his mind in Bush hatred, and now with Sirius XM, I pay for and get exactly what I want to listen to.
I think the time has come to defund NPR.
They do it to themselves, and they can't help it.

Appleby| 10.22.10 @ 7:06AM

There are many people here in MultiCulti Toronto who will not enter a subway car in which a burqa is visible. Consequntly there are far fewer public displays of Muslim garb lately.

After a soldier took a video with his camera phone, Air Canada is now beginning to demand that Muslim women in veils follow the law, and are not kowtowing to those males in charge of them who scream ISLAMOPHOBIA when asked to follow the law and lift those veils for an ID check.

When people, even in a beaten-down country like this one, start saying and acting as if maybe those burqas have something to hide, the Marketplace of Ideas is beginning to win.

Deborah D | 10.22.10 @ 8:56AM

Thanks for passing that info along, Appleby!! If these folks want to live in the West, then they must leave their anti-Western ideas at home. It's time we stand up for our cultures -- screw multiculturalism. (Thanks, Angela Merkel, you've done a "tear down this wall" thing for your country and the West in general.)

gran torino| 10.22.10 @ 7:10AM

Fine to joke but could we keep the fact that this whole thing was brought about by CAIR and not let it be sidelined by either humor or whinging. Freedom of speech in America is being seriously curtailed by pressure from, hello, hello, Islamic groups. Why? Ask Juan.

JimH| 10.22.10 @ 8:21AM

I don't recall who first said this: Freedom of the press belongs to he who owns the printing press'. NPR is in part government(taxpayer) funded and the airwaves are treated as a public resource. Sell NPR to Soros (he controls it already) and auction off the broadcast bandwith used by all tv and radio.

Franklin| 10.22.10 @ 9:36AM

Sounds like Mark Twain. Not sure.

Michael L. Hauschild| 10.22.10 @ 1:29PM

"Journalism in Tennessee" is one of Clements finest.

Akaky| 10.22.10 @ 1:36PM

It's A.J. Liebling. The actual quote is:

Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 10.22.10 @ 7:23AM

Juan Williams has my sympathy. He might even have my respect. The problem is he is not a victim.

The real victim in the NPR fiasco is the American public. How so?

Think about it. The employees at NPR are government financed alleged news reporters whose pursuit of government compensated freedom of speech tramples all over your rights to freedom of speech. Their government financed speech reduces your ability to have your voices and thoughts heard over the airwaves and actually makes certain your point of view is never heard.

Instead the public is fed a steady diet of left wing government sponsored sympathies which diminishes your free speech rights since your ability to get public funds as a conservative to broadcast your views is nil.

olainfree| 10.22.10 @ 7:37AM

It's time to correctly identify the PC crowd as knee-jerk reactionaries who cower in the face of honest opinion rooted in facts and reality.

American taxpayers should demand the de-funding of NPR. We should not be subsidizing the Ministry of Truth that curbs freedom of speech.

CAIR employs stealth jihad by abusing our freedoms to undermine our freedom. CAIR has successfully imposed its doctrine of submission on NPR.

Anthony| 10.22.10 @ 7:46AM

I have never been a fan of Juan Williams. On FOX I have always found him to be an insufferable bore, an Obozo apologist of the first order, and simply clueless.
That said, this is delicious schadenfraude to say the least. Poor Juan, I guess he didn't get the memo that Muslims now outrank liberal black males on the pecking order of political correcctness and multiculturalism.
NPR neesds to be defunding immediately. I am sick of my tax dollars going to this increasingly hard left organization that claims to be in the news business. It has become insular and completely out of touch, like the world of academia. Let George Sorois support this crap.
They can fire Williams for an honest and tepid comment, yet leave the Paul Krugman of NPR, Bill Moyers around to spew his leftist hatred.
Oh, well, Juan welcome to the club of disenfranchised conservative, Christian, white males, the lowest of the low. We welcome you as one of our own. WE FEEL YOUR PAIN. BROTHER.
Now wake the hell up, these are your supposed own that did this to you!!!

Dagny Taggert| 10.22.10 @ 9:42AM

"That said, this is delicious schadenfraude to say the least. Poor Juan, I guess he didn't get the memo that Muslims now outrank liberal black males on the pecking order of political correcctness and multiculturalism."

Excellent point Ant. Despite their claims to be the folks more concerned with fairness, compassion and helping the under-represented, Liberals always seem to be picking the winners in life. Political Correctness has jumped the shart with this incident. Bleeping hypocrites.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 9:53AM

Anthony,

You hit the nail on the head.

I'd like to know why Roger Ailes felt the need to expand Juan Williams contract. I have no personal antipathy for Williams, but like you, I don't care for his constant apologia for Obama and find his reasoning weak. I can't imagine watching anything hosted by him. Perhaps they can mash him in with Geraldo.

RacerJim| 10.22.10 @ 10:28AM

John N,
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said. Perhaps Juan Williams will now realize the error of his ways in having constantly defended liberalism and specifically Obama, especially since his reasoning was typically liberal (very weak). I quit watching anything hosted by Geraldo many years ago and, unless/until Juan Williams convinces me that he has learned his lesson, won't watch a Geraldo-Williams mix either.

Sheila| 10.22.10 @ 10:32AM

"Delicious schadenfreude" it is. Williams is neither particularly bright nor open-minded; he merely has moments of rationality that are all the more surprising coming from such an unoriginal thinker. The multicultural pecking order in perfect microcosm: Hispanic (Sanchez) gets fired by Jews for talking about Jews; Black gets fired by Jews for talking about Muslims. Tribalism + democracy + stupidity = racist idiocracy.

loulou| 10.22.10 @ 11:41AM

You're right, Sheila. Juan Williams is not bright but he is innocuous so he got to be on FOX. A garden variety lefty but mindless rather than evil.

I hope he'll learn from this experience but I'm not holding my breath.

It looks like Muslims trump Blacks.

Mimi| 10.22.10 @ 9:43PM

Sheila..Loulou: Are you the suddenly famous VIVIAN???.....You , want a triple hit? Fire, called crazy,and "NOT BRIGHT". !!! Wow we got ourselves a ..."mean-girl"!!!

Occam's Tool| 10.23.10 @ 6:16PM

Sheila, you really need to keep your conspiracies more uncluttered.

Soros is technically Jewish, but he is doing his best to destroy Israel and worked with Nazis to confiscate his fellow Jews' belongings. A very poor excuse for an MOT---in fact, one might call him a Benedict Arnold.

Sanchez' remark was anti-semitic; Williams' remarks were apologetic for his feelings and actually, on the whole, pro-Muslim.

As they would say in Oz, You are one sorry Sheila.

RCV| 10.23.10 @ 8:01PM

To Sheila, there is no evil conspiracy that does not involve "the Jews".

loulou| 10.22.10 @ 11:44AM

I have to hope that Ailes thought this was a good business decision what with all that free publicity and all.

Since Fox is expanding Juans duties, can it cut Geraldo's?

Anthony| 10.22.10 @ 12:01PM

Juan y Geraldo, dos amigos con nada cabazzas.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 2:26PM

Translated into liberal: Two saviours of the meek and the righteous from the privations of the vast right wing.

Rich D| 10.25.10 @ 12:17PM

sin cabezas

Intelligent Design| 10.22.10 @ 8:08AM

True religions oppose evil. They don't embody evil.

Obama, his comrades in the government, academia, and the media all tell us that Islam is a religion deserving respect, and protected by the First Amendment. I imagine that they don't realize that the the Ayatollah Khomeini once said, "Islam is politics or it is nothing". They also probably don't realize that sharia law (so-called "Holy Law") "deals extensively with the acquisition and exercise of power, the nature of legitimacy and authority, the duties of ruler and subject, in a word, with what we in the West would call constitutional law and political philosophy." (1) Islam does not recognize secular law, such as our own Constitution. The ideal for Islam is to combine or merge the state with "religion" in such a manner that religious freedom and individual rights are denied. It is fundamentally at odds with our Constitution.

Islam is a totalitarian political ideology which teaches hatred, discrimination and barbaric violence against Jews, Gentiles, Infidels, Buddhists, Americans ---- even against other Muslims. There are similarities between Islam and Nazism. Allowing mosques or sharia courts in the United States is similar to tolerating outposts of Hitler's National Socialism during World War II. We often hear about "radical" Islam versus "moderate" Muslims. This is a bogus dichotomy. There is no such thing as "sort of" Muslim. People either adhere to Islam or they don't. We are also told sometimes that Muslims are a race. This is totally wrong; there are Muslims of various races in most countries.

Islam belongs in the 7th century. If Muslims would wake up, reject Islam, and join the 21st century, the world would be far more peaceful.

Congress should identify Islam as a political ideology which is subversive to our Constitution. Mosques and sharia law should be outlawed. Muslim immigration to the U.S. should be halted. Muslims should not serve in our civilian government or the military.

(1) Quoted Source: The Crisis of Islam, by Bernard Lewis - a widely recognized expert and scholar, Professor Emeritus at Princeton.

Willis| 10.22.10 @ 8:30AM

Well said but, unfortunately, you utter a truth which too many cowards and apologists will not recognize.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 10:02AM

Intelligent Design,

You are in good company. Karl Popper, a social and political philosopher, wrote on the paradox of tolerance. He said:

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even though those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them.

In this formulation, I do not imply, for instance, that we should always suppress the utterance of intolerant philosophies; as long as we can counter them by rational argument and keep them in check by public opinion, suppression would certainly be unwise. But we easily turn out that they are not prepared to meet us on the level of rational argument, but begin by denouncing all argument; they may forbid their followers to listen to rational argument, because it is deceptive, and teach them to answer arguments by the use of their fists or pistols.

We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. We should claim that any movement preaching intolerance places itself outside the law, and we should consider incitement to intolerance and persecution as criminal, in the same way as we should consider incitement to murder, or to kidnapping, or to the revival of the slave trade as criminal."

Nunya| 10.22.10 @ 11:06AM

Very well said. Excellent post.

Wes in Mt| 10.22.10 @ 11:57AM

I think that the pursuit of truth is to be the highest order, not tolerance. I reread your quote by Karl Popper and am convinced he was on drugs at the time as it makes so little sense, but so do most of the utterances of the liberal mind that avoids confrontation. So lets get this straight, we are to be tolerant of all but the intolerant. How do we go about doing that? In the pursuit of state sanctionde "tolerance" we are on the verge of making the tenants and beliefs of our founders religion "intolerant". One example, voicing disapproval of homosexual behaviour is well on it's way to being made illegal in many liberal locales. No one cares for the truth as to why most Christians still view homosexuality as wrong and a sin, well it's just that it's "intolerant and mean".
So, tolerance is a snare for the simple minded coward when it goes beyond religion, race, color, or sex, (not sexual orientation). The progressives have used it as a wedge to destroy the morals and values of this culture in order to make us easier to control. So pursue truth, even if you are afraid of where it leads.

Dagny Taggert| 10.22.10 @ 2:24PM

It's the illogic of being "inclusive" of all--except those who don't agree with "inclusiveness" as an end goal. So then you're not truly "inclusive."
Rinse, wash, repeat.
You aren't Wes in Big Timber, are you?

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 2:30PM

Wes in Mt,

I'm not sure I understand your response. Popper says the tolerant MUST be intolerant of intolerance to preserve tolerance, thus the paradox.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 2:54PM

Wes in Mt,

Rereading your post it seems you are coming from the point of view that the truly intolerant will label the tolerant and intolerant in order to justify suppressing them. If so, you have merely inverted the sense of the argument. The central paragraph argues that suppression is not necessary unless the intolerant will not engage in reasoned debate. It serves nicely to clarify who is, in fact, the tolerant and who is not.

PC is intolerance, plane and simple. There is not debate. In JW's case he was told that there was nothing he could say that would change Schiller's mind. The decision had come from above. (Of course, what would be the point of changing her mind it had to consequence, but that's another point). It seems clear the lack of reasoned argument has served to shine the light rather clearly.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 2:57PM

I can't type today...

"the truly intolerant will label the tolerant AS intolerant in order to justify suppressing them."

"PC is intolerance, plane and simple. There is NO debate."

and

"what would be the point of changing her mind IF it had NO consequence, but that's another point."

I guess I'd better get off the coffee.

Willis| 10.22.10 @ 12:03PM

And, of course, back to Intelligent Design's point, such intolerance should not be considered a religion.

Sheila| 10.22.10 @ 10:34AM

Well said, Intelligent design.

Clinton nee Publius | 10.22.10 @ 8:15AM

The issue is the fear liberals have of Muslims and the extent to which they will go to appease Muslims. I am reminded of the Chinese parable about the village that is besieged by a great dragon. The people were terrified and ran all around bemoaning the fate that brought the dragon to their village.

What was to be done?

Some villagers decided they could placate the dragon by offering the dragon the oldest of their people. The dragon could not believe his fortune and devoured the old villager. And yet afterwards, the dragon wondered if his appetite was truly slaked. He huffed and puffed and the villagers continued to feed more people to the dragon, one after the other until there was no one left. They even fed the dragon the warriors who could have protected the villagers by slaying the dragon.

You see, in the end, the corruption of the dragon will destroy all it touches if you don't stand up to it. Mr. Williams just learned the same lesson the Chinese taught us five thousand years ago.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 6:07PM

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” - Churchill

WRTolkas| 10.22.10 @ 8:19AM

I have historically had this appreciation for Mr. Williams. In my lifetime listening to Mr. Williams I always had, and have, the utmost respect for his honesty, candor, and truthfulness. The following is a small segment of my letter to NPR: "...and I wish this sound could be recorded on this letter. This is the sound of my NPR radio station being deleted from my car radio and my computer laptop. I have been a contributor to NPR and PBS, never again.... The National Propagandist Radio will not receive another dime from me."

What happened to Mr. Williams is despicable. The bright side is that if the rumors are true, Fox News will soon be hiring an excellent journalist.

Be safe and have a good weekend,
WRTolkas

Ryan| 10.22.10 @ 8:31AM

The other side of the coin is that if he had said something similar about Jews or Israel, they probably would have given him a raise. NPR is practically anti-semitic in the true sense of the term.

Tim*| 10.22.10 @ 8:37AM

More and more The Professional Victimhood Society punish American Freemen for their Free Speech.

Padoux| 10.22.10 @ 8:37AM

Williams is one of few liberals I can listen to and not want to shoot the TV. His opinions are expressed rationally and reasonably. Often I don't agree with him but he presents opposing views in a professional and respectful manner. I haven't listened to NPR in years. Williams is THEIR

bluecollarbytes| 10.22.10 @ 8:39AM

I'm a little disappointed, but not surprised that the first comments from Newt, Palin, and other fine Republicans say we should cut funding of NPR because they're biased. Since when should govt ever be involved in news-gathering & presentation, and providing an outlet for specially-selected opinion? The relatively tiny amount we give NPR is not the issue. Why should it get anything ?

Is NPR crucial to providing an outlet for generally anti-American, pro-Leftist/Liberal programming? It mostly just adds to the ongoing leftist drone- over-represented by a for-profit PopMedia, when compared to where a majority stand politically. NPR is not even needed. And judging by its regular begathons (Rush), NPR is not even desirable.

Franklin| 10.22.10 @ 9:42AM

Well said.

My guess is that these people HAVE called for defunding NPR but it's fallen on deaf ears. So they seized on this widely-seen act of intolerance as a perfect reason to again call for de-funding.

Just guessing.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 10:11AM

Of course they should be de-funded. The CPB should never have been funded to begin with. Even if you buy the argument that non-commercial, non-profitable programming should be funded like public art, the problem becomes trying to find the dispassionate dispensers of the money. These are the guys who quickly become passionate. We must fund the crucifix in urine in order to demonstrate that we are not censorious. We cannot fund a painting of the descent from the cross because that crosses (pun) the dividing line between church and state. The are becomes political from the outset.

On a second point, imagine Pelosi wagging here finger at the proposition that roughly $500 million be provided for a project on American Exceptionalism listed as an explicit counterpoint to the CPB. She'd hit herself in the head with her own gavel in apoplexy.

SonOfSam| 10.22.10 @ 8:43AM

Whenever I have watched Juan Williams on Fox News, I have found myself disagreeing with him roughly 95% of the time. That said, it was nice to see a liberal who didn't try to look down his nose at people, or mock them as being wicked or stupid (or both) simply for disagreeing with him. One of the things I have always thought that he shares with Bill O'Reilly is that he actually tries to SEE people, not just try to fit them into a pre-designed pigeon hole. When I watch the two of them on a panel together, I cannot help but think: yup, that's civilized discourse...they each lay out their arguements, they might disagree, cantankerously even, but they don't try to stifle each other, or cast each other into outer darkness.

Funny thing is, I could swear that there's some amendment in our constitution that covers this very sort of discourse. Yup, I'm dead certain that in fact, its the very FIRST amendment the Founders put in that document.

too bad the Kool Aid swilling ObamaNazis at NPR didnt remember that, even after they took their thirty pieces of silver from "spooky dude" Geroge Soros

stand strong until freedom dawns
Son Of Sam

Neo-libertarian| 10.22.10 @ 8:50AM

Everyone seems to be missing the point. Brit Hume, pirated “Juan” away from NPR to help with his stealth amnesty agenda.

Stephanie| 10.22.10 @ 8:53AM

And who the HELL isn't nervous while on a plane and a muslim in muslim garb gets on said plane! WTF!!!!! Hopefully this is the death of "public funded radio and television". Sickening. But Juan has make some lemonade out of a big bag of sour lemons. And unlike that bitch CEO of NPR, he acted with grace. She's needs a nitenite shot.

Stephanie| 10.22.10 @ 8:56AM

And as I said about Woopie and Joyless, this stupid woman at NPR will be one of the first to be buried up to her neck and stoned to death by a group of men in muslim garb when they take over our once great nation.

Anthony| 10.22.10 @ 8:58AM

Our brother Juan has just experienced what the great Justice Thomas so accurately called " a high tech linching", by those who Mr. Goldberg accurately describes as liberal fascists. A most vile hate crime of the first order.
This lynch mob doesn't wear Robert (KKK) Byrd (D) deceased designer robes, no, this group wears $1,000 Armani's.
After Nov. 2nd, when we Americans plow the roads of Obozo, Pelosi and Reid and their dupes, and hand Washington back to the Rs, our gutless leaders had best grow a pair real quick and institute some Henery Waxman like hearings ASAP.
The Board of NPR should be the very first hearing. There needs to be some explaining as to how a publicly funded entity can behave in such a fashion. The U.S. Attorney's office should be prepared for indictments. Prison is in order for some of these folks.
If our R leadership fails to do the job, we will plow them off the road the same as we will do to the Ds.
Washington had best wake the hell up, just as Juan Williams got his wake up call by his fellow leftist fascists.

gearjammer| 10.22.10 @ 9:41AM

Armani suit for a mere 1k ? I'll take a 44 regular please. I'll be best dressed guy at my gun club.

Anthony| 10.22.10 @ 12:15PM

Yeah, me too. Sorry, I never bought one, I just took my off the racks and multiplied by 3.
Do you desire cuffs or no cuffs , sir?

Steve A| 10.22.10 @ 8:59AM

This is actually one of the best things that I have seen happen in some time. For Juan, who I have always respected, but mostly disagree with, it is certainly a wake up call to the reality of the "tolerance" of the left. For any other avowed leftist or liberal out there, it should also serve to put you on notice that you have been deluded into believing the rhetoric of the left.

The crew @ FOX has displayed who the true tolerant are in our society. They embrace his opposing viewpoints regularly & debate in the arena of ideas. Juan now gets a first hand taste of the true nature of comitted leftists.

For me personally, I prefer to have my conservative principles challenged by a well thought, passionate argument from someone who sees things with another perspective. I enjoy debating RCV on this thread for this specific reason. I agree with virtually nothing he states, but I respect him & relish the debate because it makes me think about my position & sharpen my argument. This is what America is about. There is no need to silence an opposing viewpoint as with NPR. The only possible reason to even attempt this is if you truly fear the opposing argument as being superior to your own & know you will ultimately lose the debate if it takes place in full view of the American people. This is why FOX is so successful & the NPRs, CNNs , MSNBCs & NY Times of the world are marginalized & evaporating.

Regards, Steve

Nunya| 10.22.10 @ 11:11AM

Steve, excellent post. Exactly where I was headed.

It's funny how those that "care" are typically the ones that show the least tolerance.

Dave| 10.22.10 @ 9:01AM

I stopped listening to NPR when I grew up. Their type of entertaining news is for those who can not think for themselves and need parental guidence.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 10:14AM

You can stop listening, but you won't stop paying.

Steve A| 10.22.10 @ 11:25AM

I don't know if I would bank on that one. Even the semi-reasonble liberals are pissed about this one. NPR may be a done deal.

RCV| 10.22.10 @ 11:52AM

I'm not just pissed, I'm raging mad. This action was disgraceful. Not only a suppression of free speech, but a move that chills any honest discussion of race, religion, or fear of the kind that President Obama sought to encourage in his Philadelphia address during the campaign. Whoever is responsible at NPR ought to be fired.

John Navratil| 10.22.10 @ 2:31PM

Steve A,

An outcome fervently to be wished. I'll keep my fingers crossed, but I won't hold my breath.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 10.22.10 @ 9:14AM

There is one less government sponsored propagandist in the world today. We should be cheering!

Donna| 10.22.10 @ 9:19AM

Juan agreed with Bill Krystol a couple of weeks ago on Fox News Sunday and my thinking at the time was WHAT!!!! I think his demise started then with NPR. I can’t imagine they were too happy with that. Even I was thinking after the agreement, maybe Juan is coming around. Then this situation with O’Reilly sealed his fate. Juan, I started respecting you that Sunday as a good balance to the Fox program, before that not so much. Way to go Juan, you’re with a better program. God has you in his sights.

Redstateboy| 10.22.10 @ 9:22AM

I swallowed hard last night and watched The News Hour on PBS... Not a frigg'n word.

gearjammer| 10.22.10 @ 9:45AM

Well of course not. Call it the " home on the range " media syndrome. Never is hear a " discouraging word", dontcha know. In their artificial universe the economy is doing great.

Tom James| 10.22.10 @ 9:42AM

Ms. Schiller, in a stumbling explanation of this outrage, cited previous "incidences" when Juan had strayed from the plantation. How does a person who has such a poor command of English get a job like that?

Willis| 10.22.10 @ 10:01AM

Quotas.

Matt Morehouse| 10.22.10 @ 10:03AM

Best thing that ever happened to JW. Now he can go fulltime with Fox and collect the big bucks as the new Alan Colmes. Maybe they will even give him his own show.

Bless those who disappoint you...

daddio| 10.22.10 @ 10:07AM

"When I get on a plane, I gotta tell ya, if I see people in Muslim garb, and I think, you know, they're identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims. I get worried. I get nervous."

He's just saying what we are all thinking...

Theo Prinse| 10.22.10 @ 10:31AM

I fully support the view against jihad of brave Juan Williams.
Here's the latest news from the Dutch battlefront.
Two weeks ago, fmr. Dutch secretary of Justice dr. Ernst Hirsch Ballin admitted to have used his justice department influencing the prosecution of Geert Wilders. After that, we had member of the Marokkofund, judge Frans Bauduin refusing to challenge judges Jan Moors, van der Nat, Lommel van Alphen for being biased against mr. Wilders. Today court judge and leftist columnist Tom Schalken turns out to have manipulated the prosecution of mr. Wilders in a biased way. Judge Jan Moors refuses to hear a witness of mr. Wilders about this leftist manipulation. After that, layer of mr. Wilders, Bram Moszcowicz asked for the second time that this court be challenged ! Wilders is now prosecuting judge Schalken. There is a maximum sentence of four years for influencing a court witness.
All political parties in Holland should dissociate from this partisan Moscow style political show proces !

RacerJim| 10.22.10 @ 10:37AM

This incident is fast becoming "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" :-)

Dave | 10.22.10 @ 10:47AM

From a strictly legal point of view - one to give serious consideration to - was offered by Judge Joe Napalatano(sp). According to his record of facts - Mr. Williams, in his contract with NPR, is free to engage in any legal arena where his talents are used and not be squashed by the corporate constraints of (a O'Reilly said) pinheads like Schiller and here mob of hyprotical leftists. In Judge Joe's opinion, Juan would take home a fat legal settlement should he choose to take the neo- Nazis at NPR into a "non-shoped" court of law that would objectively and FACTUALLY read over the causes, clauses and restrictions of his NPR contract.

If I were Juan Williams, I'd hire me one of them baracuda lawyers and sue the a-s off NPR and anyone else within banking distance.

The image I have is that scene in Deliverence where Porky meets Bubba's ... b-side.

Yep, that's what I'd do. But I'm kinda' vindictive that way.

OINK!

Nunya| 10.22.10 @ 11:15AM

Dave, while I agree with your sentiment, the unfortunate part of your plan means that WE THE PEOPLE would end up paying for Mr. Williams' settlement.

Neanderthal| 10.22.10 @ 3:43PM

Not if we defund 'em.

Boston12GS| 10.22.10 @ 12:03PM

If it's true he's been hired at Fox at a higher salary than he was receiving at NPR, there won't be any suit, as he won't have suffered any substantive damages.

I agree with those who suspect that JW may well look back on this as the best week of his career.

Vern Crisler| 10.22.10 @ 12:28PM

It's almost a duty for Juan to sue NPR. If he doesn't, then the chilling effect on free speech will be allowed to stand.

Redstateboy| 10.22.10 @ 10:50AM

I would wager even a plane full of Muslims in Muslim garb are fearfull of each other!

neanderthal| 10.22.10 @ 3:44PM

Brilliant!

Aesthete| 10.22.10 @ 10:51AM

I think it's grand to fire an opinion monger for having and opinion. I stopped listening to NPR and CPTV years ago because they were boring. How many beg-a-thons must one tolerate?

Redstateboy| 10.22.10 @ 10:54AM

anyone on a plane today that says they're Not nervous seeing someone of evident Mid-Eastern decent - particularly a male between the ages of 17-33 - will lie about other things too.

A. C. Santore| 10.22.10 @ 10:54AM

Regarding the several expressed concerns about government-owned or government-controlled radio and television:

I wish I could remember the details, but someone in or around the Obama administration has already suggested that ALL electronic media should be owned/supported/ruled by the feds.

We'd better do a superior job on November 2 and destroy that hateful ideological bunch once and for all.

butterfly53| 10.22.10 @ 11:23AM

"We'd had better do a superior job on November 2" Barry is out stumping 24/7 trying to get the idiots rallied to vote and "let's get it done!" He looks angry, evil and like he knows he's loosing his grip on the masses.

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.22.10 @ 11:08AM

Mr. Cline,

Thank you.

I've published an E-book. It is fictional playing out of the conversation ...and war...between American Law and Sharia Law.
The timeline of the novel begins the week after our elections. the title is "Texas Said NO!", (to Sharia Law), and the war turns physical.
www.texassaidno.com
You can read the foreword there, and there is a link to Chapter One.

skip| 10.22.10 @ 11:21AM

How come a home burglary in Cambridge resulted in an immediate same day national comment from the great orator, but not a peep now? It is not because he is afraid to make comments about muslims or islam. Everybody remembers the "acted stupidly" comment, where the world's healer implied a law officer doing his job acted stupidly, when in fact a professor breaking into the home provided by the university employing him acted stupidly, and the the partisan healer acted even more stupid than the professor.

BL in AK| 10.22.10 @ 3:42PM

He's busy webcasting to his groupies to stop bullying each other with their high tech toys..he needs all of thier votes!

Redstateboy| 10.22.10 @ 11:40AM

anyone aware PBS is coming "Hat-in-hand" to Congress asking for 409 Million dollars for their budget? With all the Cable and Satelite Channels available.. many offering the same programming as PBS.. and the US practically broke... why in the F! are giving this Left of Center organization a dime!

Dixie Pixie| 10.22.10 @ 4:57PM

Budget, what Budget, Nancy Pelosi don't need no stinking Budget.

loulou| 10.22.10 @ 11:46AM

If our GOP eunuchs don't move to cut off ALL funding to NPR now, they never will.

ton| 10.22.10 @ 11:50AM

Where is the NAACP? Will no one from the professional racre-baiters defend Juan?

By the way, Jim DeMint is again introducing a bill for the de-funding of NPR. And while we're at it, let's de-fund Planned non-Parenthood and eliminate federal subsidies for the murder of children.

Margie| 10.22.10 @ 12:14PM

Communism is now flowering in the open for all of us to see right here in our own country.

The Trolls who post here who so "nicely" tout the "greatness" of Obama & his cause are nothing more (or less) than dupes for Communism in America.

Read what Pastor Richard Wurmbrand testified to at a US Senate Judiciary Committee in 1966 "Communist Exploitation of Religion."

Richard Wurmbrand:
"With us in Rumania religion is a very great thing. You do not find much religious difference in Rumania. By these weak Christians, the Communists used religion for their propaganda. When the Communists came to power in Rumania, they convoked in the building of our parliament a congress of all the cults. There were 4,000 priests; pastors, rabbis of all religions were there. Our Prime Minister Gorza, said the same things which you hear now in the West. This was in 1945 when they came to power with us. "You know Rumanian communism will not be like Russian communism. We are a democratic communism. We will not persecute the church. We are on the side of monarchy. We will never collectivate agriculture. We are something entirely else and you should be on our side and then we will protect religion and we will give salaries to the priests."
And the priests, good men, simply believed him and cheered him. Priests and bishops one after the other stood up and said, "Well, if your communism is otherwise than the Russian communism, if it will be a good communism, we do not object against communism in principle." And one after the other stood up and praised this form of communism. There was only one in that congress who protested and said that communism can never change, that terror is an essential part of communism, because communism is contrary to human nature.
What would you say if I would take the purse out of your pocket? Everyone wishes to have something. A dog wishes to have a bone, and communism is against human nature because it does not allow you to have anything of yours and so communism must use terror. At that congress there was only one who said these things. This one is now before you.
But what has happened? I went to prison, this was one of the charges against me. I met in prison all those who had praised communism, all those who have collaborated with communism, and they were treated just like me. They had been the fools. There was only one difference that I was in prison with a good conscience and they were with a bad conscience. In prison they had remorse. Religion was used for Communist propaganda in our country.
Just to give you one example: To the Orthodox Church of Rumania foreigners come and see the liturgy and see everything so beautiful. The church is open. They do not understand the language, they do not know what is preached. I will give you the test of the sermon. It was a sermon about an epistle of St. Paul where it was written that Chris is our peace , and so the priest explained, "Christ is our peace. Who is against peace? American imperialists. And who is on the side of the peace? We, the Socialist countries."

So you see that Christ identifies Himself with socialism and so on. Such sermons they have. They have used the religion for their own purposes in the country. Then they have used the religion for getting political positions in the West. They are not fools to send in the West representatives of the Communist Party. They send bishops with great beards and beards are always very impressive here in the West, and through these beards they influence the West.

Senator Dodd: I have many more questions, but would you show your wounds and scars, if you have some?

Reverend Wurmbrand: I apologize here before the ladies.

Senator Dodd: Take your time. If ever a man was entitled to time, I think you are.

Reverend Wurmbrand: Look here, look here, look here. Look here, look here. And so the whole body.

Senator Dodd. What is the scar behind your ear?

Reverend Wurmbrand: Here they put the knife and said, "Give accusatory statement against your bishops and against the other pastors. Do you give or not? And they cut. It is true that they did not cut very deeply.

Senator Dodd: These are all knife wounds?

Reverend Wurmbrand: They tortured by all means. They beat until they broke the bones. They used red-hot irons, they used knives, they used everything. And what was the firs thing is not they beat, not what they did, but how they did it. They interrogated you very politely, and if you did not wish to say what they asked they said, "Well, we have the first. On the 15th you will be beaten and tortured at 10 o'clock in the evening."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/916787/posts

Ever notice how the Communist Trolls here say the same things concerning Christ and how they try and twist the Bible to say Jesus is a Socialist?

Well THAT is the spirit of Communism. The same spirit that fired Juan Williams and the SAME spirit who is going to take over the airwaves and the press. Although we all know the press is all but dead anyway.

THIS is what we are fighting against now and it is full time now for us to wake from sleep! Rom. 13:11.

Christopher| 10.22.10 @ 12:26PM

in the long run, this firing will help juan and the country.
first, he now has a better job with fox.
second, he can write a book about his experience with npr.
third, he should have an awakening to the hypocrisy and intolerance of the so-called liberals and progressives. he can now emphatize with how conservatives are treated.
fourth, the country can have a discussion about "muslims." do we always have to say muslim extremists when discussing all the terror attacks since 1968 starting with sirhan sirhan? do we have to use the word extremist when describing any terrorirst attack by any group?
if there are all these moderate muslims who believe in a religion of peace, they now is the time to step up and condemn the extremists instead of calling for and demanding the firing of juan williams. after the 9/11 attack there were reports and news film of people in the mid-east, presumably arabs/muslims, dancing and cheering in the streeets. i do not remember the moderate muslims, like CAIR, denouncing these demonstrations, nor do i remember NPR denouncing them.

Le Cracquere| 10.22.10 @ 12:31PM

"One of these days, thought Winston with sudden deep conviction, Syme will be vaporized. He is too intelligent. He sees too clearly and speaks too plainly. The Party does not like such people. One day he will disappear." --G. Orwell, 1984

Juan Williams was always an unperson waiting to happen. Just like Christopher Hitchens, he was a consistent man of the left--too consistent for his side's own tastes. Whatever one thinks of leftism, he argued for it with an intellectual integrity and honesty that could only be his undoing when his allies inevitably demanded some novel intellectual or ideological contortion.

Bob S| 10.22.10 @ 1:07PM

That's quite a deep insight. Thank you.

Guy| 10.22.10 @ 12:31PM

Mr Cline,

I see the firing of Juan Williams as just the latest expression of rage by the far left. Previously it was the NAACP "proving" that anyone who identifies with the tea party movement is a racist.
Before that it was the co-ordinated attack on the Chamber of Commerce.

Their hopes were so high when they gained control of both Houses and Obama ascended to the throne of "Intellectual-In-Chief" . To say that the far left has been severely disappointed by the way things have turned out is an understatement. I personally believe that if they had played their cards right that Obama would have been the last person to be elected President of the United States.

Now with the looming threat of their losing control of the government, and with it their ability control every aspect of life, they are starting to become unglued.

If it should come to pass that they do lose 100% control of the government you will see their rage intensify. They will cast aside their phoney "hopey-changey" masks and the true ugliness that lies at the foundation of their thought system will be revealed for all to see. It's already starting. All one has to do is listen to the ugliness that spews from Obama's mouth when he stands before his worshippers and denounces everyone who does not recognize his Messiah-hood.

After coming so very close to achieving their decades-long goal they will not go quietly into the good night. This is only the beginning.

Redstateboy| 10.22.10 @ 12:45PM

As if there's not enough that is pathetic with Liberalism.. Liberals will insist (pompously) "We must have PBS/NPR!" but could PBS/NPR stand on its own without Federal funding?? Could/did AirAmerica? of course not.. So what Liberals do is Con the rest of us in to subsidizing what they won't do with their own money..

KyMouse| 10.22.10 @ 12:59PM

Here's another reason I loathe NPR: In a fit of temporary insanity, my sister sent a small donation to the local NPR station, because she enjoys shows such as "Car Talk."

The next thing she knew, she was getting mailings from the baby-killers at Planned Parenthood.

Bob S| 10.22.10 @ 1:09PM

That'll teach her! Like my mother used to say: "You fool with the bull, you get the horns."

CalMark| 10.22.10 @ 1:14PM

Regarding the outrage about Juan Williams, let's cool it a little--make that, a lot.

Williams recently called the Tea Parties "racist." Sounds like a thoughtful and honest commmentator to me--NOT! Juan Williams is just as bad as any other liberal, just (often, but not always) more polite.

It's a terrible thing to happen. But I'm not going to shed any tears for the man to whom it happened.

WJ| 10.22.10 @ 1:22PM

Cool the outrage - my thought exactly.

Williams is a liberal creep. His lies and distortions of the truth are too numerous to count. He got what he had coming to him but I am sad to see Fox reward the little weasel.

Michael L. Hauschild| 10.22.10 @ 1:38PM

The catchphrase, “the enemies of our enemies are our friends,” makes no more sense to me than “those wronged by our enemies are our friends.” Juan Williams is the same liberal buffoon he always was, being able to tolerate both the minions of NPR and the jackass Chrystal is has no redeeming journalistic relevance.

Perusha| 10.22.10 @ 1:49PM

Does 2 + 2 = 4?

Well, you’d THINK that anyone who was educated beyond caveman status would ALWAYS certainly affirm that it does.

So, take the case of Juan Williams, as a “tolerable” public face, or mafia mouthpiece, for the left wing socialistic side of the political spectrum---those who advocate for the mob verses the individual.

(An aside---around 50 years ago, as I ended my high school brainwashing career, one of the most memorable subjects I was assigned was to write a paper about the origin of ballads. The crux of it came down to an unanswerable (seemingly) pair---either an INDIVIDUAL or a GROUP created the first ballad.)

If anyone lives AWAKE for long enough, after a quick or a slow dipping in the sewage flowing from the mouth of all Juan William types must either revolt one, OR become congruent with one’s own beliefs.

2 + 2 = 4.

Thus, how many times does one need to be water boarded with the same old filth that escapes from all Juan Williams clones, before just seeing their visage or reading their name instantly results in the choice to turn them off?

My lifetime of experience long ago raised my own tolerance of ANYTHING said by Barney Frank, et al, leftists to ZERO----don’t let them TELL you zip, and you don’t have to ASK anyone for permission to follow this habit.

The choice of a good and HONEST life is to keep GOOD company, and to try your damnedest to avoid BAD company.

I missed, therefore, the explosive statement by Williams, even as I usually try to observe what the hell O’Reilly is narrow casting through his window to the world, at any time. Remotes are GOD!

“The Harder They Come, The Harder They Fall”---thank you, Jimmy Cliff! How salient this unhappy drug-era song is, in that it applies to fooled leftists, MAYBE, eventually, when they have been mugged by reality. Hence, BOTH Williams AND NPR and its leading minions are going from their haughty “Hard Coming” position to a “Hard Fall”! And, it still is----FALL!

Another way to understand the sad condition of programmed leftists, and even all of us, to varying extents, is that when it comes to surviving over time, our experiences, and most vitally, our reactions to them, necessarily result in any present-day noospheric condition. That is, our takes and opinions are at once shaped by nature AND nurture, through time.

So, we resemble a tightly wound baseball. When born, you could say the core is our born “nature”, our karma, our predispositions. And, then, the string starts to wind away!

Well, in my tightly-wound-string opinion, leftists usually, especially as they get older, and don’t change---or are FORCED to change by real conditions---can’t be reasoned with. How paradoxically funny, too!

Consider a “Renaissance” man, like Christopher Hitchens. His whole Weltanschauung rests on the RATIONAL, and he, Pavlov-dog-like, always instantly repels any “irrational” threatening-to-him ideas. And, yet, as intellectual and bright as he doubtlessly is, he is as closed up as the hardest baseball, and his entire essential character is---irrational!

Finally, I had my own trivial Juan Williams moment.

About twenty years ago, I was subbing in a school (Ygnacias Valley High School, I think) in the Concord, California area. The “lesson plan” for one class was, for me, great, because the teacher had arranged for these two young ladies to spend the hour promoting---Earth Day like left wing crap. I suffered through the whole time, and couldn’t help myself, as it was ending. I asked the brainwashers if they were paid to do this, and who paid them.

It was so “far out” to see them tighten up! Of course, they just ASSUMED, that like all “normal” teachers, I shared their far left agenda. The silence was deafening, as they oozed out of the room.

I was never “invited” back to that school, and at year’s end got the news that I was unacceptable as a sub, for them! The teacher got his revenge, but it was worth it. Even so, I doubt my “subtle” dig even made an impression, let alone mattered, to the poor being-tightly-strung up students. Do YOU even remember ANY single class, or any substitute teacher---let alone, teacher?

It is, though, always possible to make that hoary “purse” from ANY “sow’s ear” that makes up reality.

Therefore, Obama, in his own unique tightly-wound-string way, couldn’t help but be himself, by invoking the idea of a “teachable moment”. And, all along, HE is THAT---a gift that never stops giving!

However, in Truth, the “teachable moment” phrase is really another simple way of saying what I have always tried to use as a “lens” through which to “view”, or process ANYTHING that comes into my consciousness---don’t buy it!

Look, life, at least material life, is indeed a CONSUMER driven reality. Just so, when it comes to thoughts and ideas. Does one BUY everything? NO!!!

Being conscious IS to choose---Consciously. Be Consciousness, contemplate Consciousness, transcend everything in Consciousness.

This is the epitome of the way of Truth.

MD Kellogg| 10.22.10 @ 2:37PM

This was Soros's condition for the $1.5MM donation.

Robert| 10.22.10 @ 3:33PM

Soros drives NPR without a doubt. Over the years, the reasons I would allow my radio dial to stop at NPR came down to two. The first was to see if one of there funny live radio shows was airing (albeit they were 50% humorous and 50% liberal drivel), and the second was to listen if I heard Juan's reasonable voice amidst a cadre of leftist elites. Without Juan, what's the point?
Soros can have NPR but I want my tax dollars back.

Redstateboy| 10.22.10 @ 3:50PM

the story that won't get reported... NPR's Pledge week becomes a disaster, they miss their projections by 40% and must go to their sponsors, PBS; to make up the difference whereby PBS goes to some of their biggest Donors and quietly slips the money on to NPR.

Simon Templar| 10.22.10 @ 4:04PM

Ok..here is a theory of what may be going on..consider this...NPR and Soros want federal defunding and privization of a major left wing media outlet for sole purpose of promoting a viable far left alternative media and complete media control and funding by billionaire Soros.

Mad Hatter| 10.22.10 @ 4:18PM

In their View, O'Reilly removed Joy from the stage,
Bill was Making Whoopi... fly off in a rage!
So though NPR backed 'er,
Said, "O'Reilly a non-Factor,
In Juan's firing!" We need a Spin gauge!

Dixie Pixie| 10.22.10 @ 4:43PM

This whole affair is so ludicrous is to be beyond parody.

Juan Williams is so deep dyed a liberal he went on Fox News to propagate the following idea.
Liberals are on such a higher moral plane that Liberals should be able to violate federal law when that law conflicts with a liberals conscience.

Three times I saw him push that line on O'Reilly. He tried selling the NPR agitprop line where he could, when he could. He was NPR's man at Fox.

The offense was so trivial an offense as to be beyond notice. The NPR's massive response violated most of the liberal media principals and confirmed every conservative suspicion.

The Conservative are justly enjoying themselves having been slandered as moral defectives for decades. NPR deserves to be hammered.
Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy.

If the Liberals are so mad before the election, they will go berserk after.
I predict the Liberals will turn on Obama like a pack of rabid weasels after the election.
They will need a scapegoat and Obama is it.

JoshIN| 10.22.10 @ 11:14PM

Nah,

They'll blame the furreners that stealed our demokrasy with derty money.

Dixie Pixie| 10.23.10 @ 1:48AM

Good one JoshIN
And well written too.

jack| 10.22.10 @ 4:54PM

Will the gutless Republicans defund NPR as they had promised in the past . Probably not. Why? Its easy. You promise air time to scoundrels like Snow,McCain,Collins and other Reps who vote is always for sale to the highest bidder. NPR hires a couple relatives of Republican leaders. Untill we understand the only reason Congress exists is to enrich its members and their financial supporters this stuff will never end.
And yes Liberals are no different than extreme moslems. They are both intolerant. They hate for any view other than their own to be voiced. And they are in it for the power.
Liberalism is much more dangerous than any wingnut muslim or moslem or whatever the heck they are

Cpm| 10.22.10 @ 5:31PM

As someone smarter than me pointed out, while NPR listeners complained about and resented William's association with FOX, FOX News viewers didn't hold his association with NPR against him. So who are the intolerant ones in this scenario?

jerseyguy| 10.22.10 @ 5:45PM

This issue of the firing of Juan Williams goes beyond free-speech and someone being fired unfairly. There are many hidden issues here that the author and many pundits seem to miss.

Issue #1 – This issue brings out the hypocrisy of conservative pundits and media. When a person expresses a view (free-speech) that is not supported by conservatives, they get fired. Von Jones, Helen Thomas, Octavia Nasr. NBC fired Peter Arnett for criticizing the Iraq war, Phil Donahue fired for being perceived to anti-war. David Weigel of the Washington Post loses his job for criticizing Matt Drudge and Rush Limbaugh. People are rarely fired for pissing off the liberal pundits or media. But piss off the right, you get fired. If a liberal media outlet (NPR) fires someone who says something Conservatives agree with, they run to his defense. Say something conservatives do not agree with and the conservative machine goes into motion. Media pundits attack relentlessly calling you a socialist, communist, traitor and hate America. It is relentless until you are fired.

Issue #2 – Muslim racism is socially acceptable; If a woman said I see a young black male dressed in hip hop, I get scared and clench my purse. Or all black men are lazy. You will be fired. Make a comparable remark against Muslims and it is socially acceptable. Say Muslims are violent and the Koran is violent and it is socially acceptable. To be pro-Israel is socially acceptable. To express a view that is favorable to Palestine over Israel and you are a trader.

Issue # 3 –The author has trouble discerning that a person can say bigoted things without being a bigot. “Either a person is a bigot or not”. Not true, not simply that cut and dry. Racism has evolved. A person can be a partial bigot. People can have black friends yet still stereotype and black youths dressed in Hip Hop as criminal. They can treat people differently under circumstances based on ignorance, fears and stereotypes. That is what Juan Williams did.

In the end I agree with the author that Juan Williams probably should not have been fired. He has a stellar reputation that should have saved him. NPR over reacted. However, NPR is taking a bold (and risky) move for saying Muslim bigotry is no longer socially acceptable. it is no longer socially acceptable to publicly say disparaging things against Muslims.

Heywood| 10.22.10 @ 6:18PM

Peter Arnett was fired b/c he was passing along information to the Saddam regime--for many years--was well paid for it too.

Heywood| 10.22.10 @ 6:27PM

Van Jones was fired due to his past association with 911truth.org and his agreeing with their conspiracy kookiness, Helen Thomas wasn't fired--she voluntarily retired after she wasn't patted on the back for saying bigoted remarks that were also far from being true about Isreal and 'Palenstein', Phil Donohue''s show was canceled due to poor ratings and his extreme anti-war views--IOW you don't give up a time slot to a moonbat.
And -"David Weigel, who was hired by The Washington Post to blog about conservatives, resigned Friday after leaked online messages showed him disparaging some Republicans and commentators in highly personal terms. "

Ken (Old Texican)| 10.22.10 @ 6:42PM

Jersey guy,
Thank you for that. After studying your Koran more, go murder an Indidel for Allah.

Then you get 72 slave virgins to molest for eternity.

skip| 10.22.10 @ 7:18PM

issue #1: those dishonest unintelligent idiots were fired after conservatives called attention to the ridiculous hypocrisy of said same idiots even being allowed to be employed at their positions.

issue #2: a woman didn't say that; jesse jackson did. in the last 45 years, how many airline hijackings has there been, and how many of these by muslims? in the last 45 years, how many acts of terrorism have been committed, and how many of these by muslims?

issue #3: my statement that you are lacking in intelligence and lacking in honesty isn't bigoted, it's the truth.

Mark James| 10.22.10 @ 5:47PM

You are correct Jack. It's crony capitalism and has been the driving motivation of Congress since Wilson.

Heywood| 10.22.10 @ 6:13PM

The problem with Williams was that he wasn't spinning his rhetoric far enough out to the left like other leftie talking heads do on NPR.
I used to listen to NPR just to get a laugh at the 'moonbattery' talk coming thru the airwaves. I found myself on a few occasions thinking Williams was a conservative in comparison to the others they'd have on there. So anyways think he was not far enough to the left for their tastes.

Tony in Central PA| 10.22.10 @ 9:23PM

My favorite time listening to the news on NPR is after an election when the liberal candidates get clobbered. The bile really gets flowing. The only thing that would please me more than getting to hear the same thing this year would be for Congress to defund NPR and the whole CPB for that matter.

GreginOkinawa| 10.22.10 @ 10:07PM

Me too...when I see Muslims wearnig their Muslim garb, I get nervous.

Semper Fi

GreginOkinawa| 10.22.10 @ 10:08PM

...I said that above statement and it hasn't been deleted yet?

GreginOkinawa| 10.22.10 @ 10:09PM

...I think I hear a knock at the door. OMG, I may actually (no joking) lose my job with the Army over saying that.

led display | 10.22.10 @ 10:50PM

learn!!

Olfactory Bigotry| 10.23.10 @ 1:59AM

Wow, it's a good thing I don't work for NPR! I would have been fired for "dissing "cabdrivers.

We used to have a situation with cabs at my airport that made getting to my home difficult - as it is only a ten minute ride. If you hailed a cab at the curb and the driver found out he was not taking you to the Mark Hopkins, well - its was Road Rage in the driver's seat. So we called for a local cab from baggage claim.

Our dinky local cab company, back then, employed about four drivers at most. I stipulated one day to the dispatcher that I didn't want her sending the turban guy. (Everyone in town called him the turban guy - and for the same reason I did. We didn't know his name.) She bristled a bit and asked why. I said, "Not why you think, lady. The guy doesn't bathe regularly and if he does, he has curry oozing from every pore and he smokes all the time he doesn't have a fare. His cab smells like a dirty ash tray and he smells like curry." I did not say his turban looked infested with something, but I could have. It was personal hygiene and cultural seasoning - lack of one, too much of the other. Not racial.

Simply put, he was entitled to eat curry and smoke and not bathe till the camels came home, if that was his culture and his choice and I was entitled not to pay to ride in his cab and have my clothes reeking of the interior of his rolling garbage can.

That is not to say that all men who drive cabs and wear turbans don't bathe or that all of them eat too much curry and smoke incessantly. I knew this one did and I was voicing my preference not to drive with him. It had nothing to to do with the turban, it was merely my way of identifying him.

I may offend a lot of people myself, but it not because I don't bathe or brush my teeth or that I
eat kimchee (however you spell it) or garlic or curry. If, when you are talking to someone and their breath is setting your eyelashes on fire and you step back a little, I don't think it can be called bigotry.

For all I know, they all have curry/tobacco fouled cabs now. Haven't been in a cab in years. I have a relative pick me up.

Roy Smith| 10.23.10 @ 3:00AM

Whatever you say the Islamo-fascists in America are a fact of life. "The American-hating, Jew killing, Israel-destroying, women-abusing, multireligious-intolerant Muslims". . . as described in Brigitte Gabriel's book "Because They Hate". A Survivor of Islamic Terror Warns America. . . a must read for all America and indeed the whole free world.

Intelligent Design| 10.23.10 @ 9:38AM

Other good books: The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushie, Reflections on the Revolution in Europe, by Christopher Caldwell, and one I mentioned earlier, The Crisis of Islam, by Bernard Lewis. Also see this web site: http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/

Intelligent Design| 10.23.10 @ 9:54AM

http://www.commentarymagazine......ules-15535
This article by Daniel Pipes in the October 2010 issue of Commentary is one of the best I have seen. One quote: "Sharia contradicts the deepest premises of Western civilization."

AK | 10.23.10 @ 10:20AM

The only difference is that Pro Publica is geared towards providing "investigative" columns for newspapers, websites, and other media outlets. Their stories have been appearing in the Washington Post, Politico, and other media channels.

Therefore, what is reported as "news" by the government-funded NPR will be tainted (and perhaps influenced) by money provided by the hyper-partisan George Soros and "news" provided by Pro Publica (for free) to other media outlets will also be influenced by the role of Herb and Marion Sandler in funding Pro Publica. These two projects are supposed to fill gaps in coverage due to financial constraints at NPR and privately owned media outlets.

http://www.americanthinker.com.....ros_a.html

mark| 10.23.10 @ 7:04PM

What is interesting is the CEO's casual referal of Williams' need to discuss the issues with his psychiatrist.....as though there was something wrong his him. "Normal" people don't have misgivings concerning Muslims and Islam; however, we can check out the website "Bare Naked Islam" and see videos of the beheadings taken by the Muslims.
Gerald Wolper was slandered concerning "mental illness" when he investigated Americore and found a promentent Democratic contributer/politician wanna-be misusing funds in Sacremento, California.
And lo and behold, when a rather prominent global non-profit "church" wanted to get rid of an older employee in favor a younger plaything for the Director, an employee found out about it and complained, in writing. He was immediately shunned, run off the reservation, and pronounced "mentally ill." This organization had live coverage of the Obama inauguration for some reason on that day. The whistleblower went out about his business. A prominent politician sits on their board, as well as dispensing funds through another board that has access to funds through a major player in the Democratic trial lawyer machine. Life is ugly in 1984......

michigander_sandusky| 10.23.10 @ 8:20PM

Every time I fly (often) I do a little recon on who is getting on that plane with me. A little "situational awareness" never hurt anybody...except Juan Williams!

tailgunner| 10.23.10 @ 11:07PM

CAIR is HAMAS with suits and fax machines.

black mold | 10.24.10 @ 10:50AM

BOOGER, you are too funny! I always enjoy it when people such as yourself take the time to entertain the rest of us. Thanks.

As for Juan, several of you have commented that this is a good thing for him. I agree. The instant NPR (Narcists Promoting Racism) let him go, FOX increased his air time to equal what he was doing/making on NPR (Nannies w/Panties Riding high).

I applaud FOX for the move. Lets show the freaks at NPR (Not Practical Reality) how a boycot really works, send a one cent donation to NPR (Never Providing Real content). The cost to accept and process a donation is in the $ ($2-$6 depending on their payment processor). So for every donation they will go into the red!!!!

Yea it's mean but what they did was also.

Brian Ankner (non-guru)

Neo| 10.24.10 @ 12:36PM

Did Juan Williams have a “Shirley Sherrod moment” ?
I caught a talking head on MSNBC saying that Juan ended his comments by saying that you can’t “indict a whole people” based on a handful.

simon templar| 10.24.10 @ 1:05PM

Saw this on Fox News this morning, "Residents across the country are set to decide whether non-U.S. citizens should be able to vote, or whether immigrants must swear allegiance to America before being allowed to cast a ballot..."
Maybe Booger could write another entertaining letter about this reality and get some attention drawn to some real issues besides Williams and NPR and all the other ridiculous distractions while the nation is being dismantled, balkanized, economically and culturally destroyed. Oh, Chicago and San Fransicko have already allowed non-citizens to vote..lovely eh? NPR, health care, Dodd, Barney, Lindsay, Mel Gibson, and all the other crap really are not the biggest threats to this republic. Enough of Williams and all the other Bulsh*t! A note to the editors and writers of Spectator...stop thinking about your carreers..start doing some more educating and covering the most critical issues of our day. Please do not let me have to explain to you why giving voting rights to illegals and non-citizens is an unbelievable threat to the very essence of soveriegnty, citizenship, and a republic.

rangerrebew| 10.24.10 @ 6:30PM

Maybe NPR could start a new series called "reeducation camp".

Steve C| 10.24.10 @ 7:32PM

I guess Williams is in the same boat as Jesse Jackson who once said that if he was walking down a dark street late at night and saw someone walking his way he breathed a sigh of relief if he saw the person was white, the implication being he was more fearful if the person was black.

My recollection is the media didn't erupt in accusations against Rev Jackson for HIS bigotry.

dresses | 11.14.11 @ 10:29PM

Mel Gibson, and all the other crap really are not the biggest threats to this republic. Enough of Williams and all the other Bulsh*t

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