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NPR Ends Analyst’s Contract After Comments on Muslims (Juan Williams)
New York Times ^ | October 20, 2010

Posted on 10/20/2010 8:45:07 PM PDT by La Lydia

NPR has terminated its contract with Juan Williams, one of its senior news analysts, after he made comments about Muslims on the Fox News Channel. NPR said in a statement that it gave Mr. Williams notice of his termination on Wednesday night. The move came after Mr. Williams, who is also a Fox News political analyst, appeared on the “The O’Reilly Factor” on Monday. On the show, the host, Bill O’Reilly, asked him to respond to the notion that the United States was facing a “Muslim dilemma.” Mr. O’Reilly said, “The cold truth is that in the world today jihad, aided and abetted by some Muslim nations, is the biggest threat on the planet.”

Mr. Williams said he concurred with Mr. O’Reilly.

He continued: “I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. 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.”

Mr. Williams also made reference to the Pakistani immigrant who pleaded guilty this month to trying to plant a car bomb in Times Square. “He said 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,” Mr. Williams said.

NPR said in its statement that the remarks “were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR.”

The public radio organization said it thanked him for many years of service. Mr. Williams did not immediately respond on Wednesday night to an e-mail seeking comment...

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To: La Lydia
“I mean, look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. 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.”

This is what happens to a black man in America if he strays from Hussein-think!

Juan is as LIBERAL as it gets--but he dares to speak the truth and the Obamabots fire him.

Let's take the first step to correcting this CRAP November 2nd.

And eventually, I'd like to see all federal funding pulled from that cesspool NPR.

201 posted on 10/21/2010 2:56:03 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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To: Sophia777

Liberals love everyone who hates America, freedom, and our success.


202 posted on 10/21/2010 3:04:14 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: outofstyle

Juan was suspended by the Washington comPost a couple of years back for

Sexual harrassment


203 posted on 10/21/2010 3:05:25 AM PDT by Carley (For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
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To: jocon307

‘sok Juan, you just come right on over to Fox. Be part of the “balanced” part of Fair and Balanced.

... yea, he can be the black Shep Smith


204 posted on 10/21/2010 3:06:06 AM PDT by SF_Redux
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To: La Lydia

Defund NPR...the tax dollars of hard-working Americans should not be used to fund this nest of marxists...


205 posted on 10/21/2010 3:09:12 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: La Lydia
While I am hardly a fan of Juan Williams, I do agree with him on his points. Further, it was wrong of NPR to fire him like this.
206 posted on 10/21/2010 3:26:56 AM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: La Lydia

Evidently, George Soros wanted this spot for one of the useful idiot communists he is funding.


207 posted on 10/21/2010 3:28:15 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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To: golf lover
What is NPR?

National-socialist Propaganda Radio, that's what!

:-)

208 posted on 10/21/2010 3:33:08 AM PDT by Prole (Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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To: SF_Redux

“yea, he can be the black Shep Smith”

That might be an improvement. NPR can have Shep in trade.


209 posted on 10/21/2010 3:34:50 AM PDT by listenhillary (A very simple fix to our dilemma - We need to reward the makers instead of the takers)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

If he’s said something similar about the bitter white males or tea partiers NPR would not have had a problem.


210 posted on 10/21/2010 3:48:16 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: listenhillary

“yea, he can be the black Shep Smith”

That might be an improvement. NPR can have Shep in trade.

- - - - -

I don’t thinki npr is even that stupid


211 posted on 10/21/2010 3:50:35 AM PDT by SF_Redux
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To: Carley
Juan was suspended by the Washington comPost a couple of years back for sexual harassment.

This was right after he wrote a column defending Clarence Thomas against Anita Hill's accusations of harassment. Several Washington Post women decided then, not before, to complain about minor stuff against him. Another p.c. take down.

212 posted on 10/21/2010 3:50:45 AM PDT by fullchroma
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To: WOSG

We haven’t heard nearly enough from Emerson on any media.

The whole Bush “religion of peace” mantra was a huge disservice to the country.


213 posted on 10/21/2010 4:03:32 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (No Representation without Taxation!)
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To: La Lydia

Juan Williams is the James Harrison of the NPR.


214 posted on 10/21/2010 4:03:40 AM PDT by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific!)
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To: La Lydia

Poor Juan; he has a rare moment of lucidity, and he gets fired for it!


215 posted on 10/21/2010 4:12:14 AM PDT by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: La Lydia

NPR,PBS,ACLU, are all funded with tax payers monies..


216 posted on 10/21/2010 4:19:05 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: La Lydia
NPR cannot handle when someone says something true, not even when that someone is an avowed and committed liberal.

National Propaganda Radio.

217 posted on 10/21/2010 4:23:03 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: La Lydia
Also: It's racist to fire Juan Williams.

NPR, just keepin the Brothah down.

218 posted on 10/21/2010 4:24:45 AM PDT by Lazamataz
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To: Saundra Duffy

“He must be doing something right! Go, Juan.”

Agreed. He can do better than NPR.


219 posted on 10/21/2010 4:30:28 AM PDT by wolfcreek (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lsd7DGqVSIc)
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To: La Lydia

NPR - Controlled “News” for the White House and DNC

For once, Juan Williams TELLS the truth and is fired.


220 posted on 10/21/2010 4:30:53 AM PDT by Diogenesis ('Freedom is the light of all sentient beings.' - Optimus Prime)
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