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NPR fires Juan Williams for Muslim remarks on Fox
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.
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."
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Bill O'Reilly is a first class cunt
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Bill O'Reilly is a first class cunt
So is Maddow.
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Bill O'Reilly is a first class cunt
I totally agree, but getting fired because he said he gets worried when he boards a plane with rag heads is a little excessive, and dude put it in a nice way
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Dude where you been, Islam called checkmate on September 11, 2001
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I totally agree, but getting fired because he said he gets worried when he boards a plane with rag heads is a little excessive, and dude put it in a nice way
If someone doesn't get worried.....they are brain dead.
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Guess I'll be donating less to NPR this year.
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I like NPR but how the hell Juan Williams was contracted to work with them, I don't know...He's conservative and NPR is liberal.
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"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?'
haha I doubt that would slide
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If someone doesn't get worried.....they are brain dead.
Easy "Show"!!! These words may lead to your dismissal of your much coveted position as CEO of shit-shovelin on the farm in Apex.
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Smelly ass motherfuckers.
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What you idiots don't understand is that he can say whatever he wants.... BUT, NPR doesn't have to employ him. There are different standards companies employ when they have journalist employees.
My personal opinion is that NPR is WAY too PR sensitive. His being fired was bullshit... BUT they didn't break any law.
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its interesting that most people don't associate being Muslim and being American.
other religions don't have this issue
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I like NPR but how the hell Juan Williams was contracted to work with them, I don't know...He's conservative and NPR is liberal.
Do you know who Juan Williams is? He is through and through a liberal democrat. He just has common sense and speaks his mind ( which is probably why you thought he was conservative).
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Do you know who Juan Williams is? He is through and through a liberal democrat. He just has common sense and speaks his mind ( which is probably why you thought he was conservative).
Exactly. That's why Fox employs him. Fair and Balanced. ;D
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I like NPR but how the hell Juan Williams was contracted to work with them, I don't know...He's conservative and NPR is liberal.
NPR is taxpayer funded and should be middle of the road. if they want to be a far left organ of the Dem party - they should lose all tax funding.
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religion of peace ::)