Posted on 10/22/2010 3:02:23 PM PDT by raptor22
Media: Public broadcasting strikes a blow for censorship by firing a nationally known commentator for suggesting a connection between Islamofascism and terrorism. Sorry, there is one, and it makes us nervous too.
Perhaps we should now call NPR, public broadcasting's answer to Air America, National Politically Correct Radio, as the Weekly Standard's William Kristol has suggested. The firing of resident pundit Juan Williams demonstrates that free and open debate is not NPR's thing, despite its publicly funded mission statement that all voices should be heard.
Appearing on Fox's "O'Reilly Factor" Monday night, Williams did not disagree with host Bill O'Reilly's observation that the "cold truth is that in the world today, jihad, aided and abetted by some Muslim nations, is the biggest threat on the planet." That is, in fact, the cold, hard truth.
Williams cited the words of the Times Square bomber: "The war with Muslims, America's war is just beginning, first drop of blood. I don't think there's any way to get away from these facts."
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” Free Juan Williams “
Hmmmm...
A $2 million contract is hardly “free”......
Why are we aiding and abeting the enemy? Now I know why it is called the Boob Tube. At last At last. I have discovered the tru answer to the age old question...Why do we drink?
Anyone heard anything about the Trade Center mosque? Anything? Weird.
People who watch TV support the elites/Dems/islamists. Fox is only marginally better but support TV keeps Dems in power.
The public traded liberty for a TV clicker.
Just pay shipping and handling.
Juan now is making money from business, not government grants. He’s a better person now that he is free of the NPR zealots.
LOL!
I thought it was Buy Juan, get Juan free...
I always order Juan to go...
F*** Juan Williams...he is being hoisted upon his own petard.
Ping
May I (not too) respectfully suggest the renaming of NPR from NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO to a more fitting NATIONAL PROPAGANDA RADIO?
The LEFT only approves of “dissenting opinion” when it is YOUR opinion and They dissent.
Good one!
How about....NATIONAL PLANTATION Radio.....and Juan just displeased his Masters....
After two solid days of this on all the talk programs, I'm sick to death of Juan.
If he's so great, why didn't FOX give him a 2 million dollar contract before he was fired by NPR?
Juan has been an idiot forever...now he is attacked by his peers using terms commonly flung at conservatives. The truth is out there, but one must value honesty to appreciate it.
This story has everybody gasping. It seems the polls are mostly against NPR. This is just a sampling of what is to come when progressives gain control of everything.
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