Posted on 10/21/2010 12:34:29 PM PDT by chickadee
NPR’s decision to fire Juan Williams over comments he made about Muslims on Fox News has prompted calls on the right for Congress to remove its funding and concern on the left that NPR may have just handed its critics a powerful weapon for painting the broadcaster as liberal.
The biggest names in conservative politics — including Mike Huckabee and Sarah Palin, both paid Fox News contributors like Williams — rushed to his defense after he said he gets “nervous” when he sees people in Muslim dress boarding an airplane.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
But former Rep. Mickey Edwards (R-Okla.), once a regular contributor on NPR’s “All Things Considered” said the radio network had caved into political correctness.Pass the popcorn.“Firing Williams for these comments, even if they were not in sync with NPR's new sensitivities, was itself over the line: Political correctness quite easily morphs into censorship, and here NPR fell into that trap.
Liberals are energizing the wrong base. LOL!
Glad to see that kow-towing to Muslims is now clearly seen as "liberal".
Liberals love censorship.
And I mean, they really twisted it.
I thought, "If they do this to some nobody like me, just imagine how the twist stuff that matters!"
NPR has made war on our tax dollars for years.
Right declares war on NPR...?????
That’s exactly backwards of what happened!
National Palestinian Radio
National Partisan Radio
...any others?
Nancy Pelosi's Radio?
*** Right declares war on NPR...?????
That’s exactly backwards of what happened! ***
This is an interesting take - will you say more?
Meanwhile Wade Rathke and Drummond Pike have openly declared that they seek nothing less than the elimination of FOX news.
Soro’s probably had a hand in this
I guess George Soros was tired of laundering his money through his many liberally foundations to put the screws on the main stream media so he just bought 100 NPR reporters. pretty sick
George Soros’ Millions Buying ‘Political Reporters’ for NPR
Almost immediately his dirty money paid off! NPR just announced they are firing Juan Wiliams for being honest.
Screw Free Speech, NPR Fires Juan Williams for Muslim Remarks
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2611764/posts
It’s a sad day for the first amendment.
I have a question - are the NPR/PBS stations in your area tied to colleges/universities like those in this area?
We need to root out, and “declare war” on ALL institutions that support leftism with our tax dollars.
No man should be forced to contribute to his own enslavement or empower those whose policies are repugnant to him.
Sometimes rights suck. Here I am defending Juan Williams.
NPR. Employing thousands so hundreds can listen.
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