NPR you suck
 

This is laughable..

It gives me pause too!!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...102101474.html

Pretty nuts. Tax payer funded and unable to give a point of view that is the least bit politically incorrect. 1984

wow. No way on earth that guys should have been fired.

NPR does suck!

Is there anything more amusing than liberals devouring their own, using their favorite weapon: political correctness?

Except when one uses the free market to get hired on a contract with an employer, and that contract has certain provisions as to one's behaviour as an employee, that you agree to when you are hired, a good capitalist really shouldn't complain when those provisions are enforced ;)

NPR also publically this week said their news employees will not be attending Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" as attendees. They can go as reporters.

Huckabee calls on Congress to cut NPR funding
 

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...t-npr-funding/

There should be NO federal funding.

Being old enough to have witnessed NPR's birth, I'm glad it's there, it's done exactly what it has supposed to do for the past 40-odd years.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/...s-psychiatrist

Wow.

Today Williams got a 2 million-dollar contract with Fox News. Now he can keep talking about how seeing Muslims on planes scares him, to an audience that wants to hear that type of crap.

Seems Williams has found a more appropriate home.

So speaking the truth is now contractually off limits? I'm interested in knowing how you know what is in Williams contract with NPR. I would also like to know what 'behavior' Williams displayed that was so egregious?

And kudos to NPR for simply covering the "Rally" as liberally biased media members as opposed to liberally biased participants.

It is if you are hired as a news analyst, and you sign a contract that you will not publically engage in opinion.

It's been discussed in various news outlets - in fact one of the links, above has it.

His bosses have been quoted as calling what he said "bigoted".

So when he speaks openly and honestly about his feelings it is "crap"?

That would seem to be a rather narrowminded view. Some of us appreciate his candor.

How do you analyze something without giving an opinion?

What has been quoted is a general rule, not specific to Williams contract.

His bosses are idiots who have already retracted that label

Whatever, it's NPR's right to fire the guy, but there doesn't seem to be much cause and the psychiatrist comment by the NPR CEO is way beyond the pale, speaking of people who could probably use to get canned.

Muslims on planes make me nervous also, sometimes.

Not Arabs, but the Muslims dressed full out in Muslim garb and stuff.

it is not a good religion at all

Yes, I find the blanket condemnation of every person in a huge group (billions) based upon the actions of a few to be crap. Hardly "candor".

How do you know Williams didn't want to deliberately violate, and thus terminate, his contract, so he can sign a 2-million dollar deal elsewhere? I'm sure if he feels he was unjustly fired, he'll contest it (after all, there is an employment contract)

And I am quoting the public comments from NPR on Williams contract, not some "general rule".

I'm sure you make them nervous, too.

O.K. How about the Tea Party? Judge any of that by the actions of a few?

How about the Democrats? Do you judge any of that by the actions of a few? How about blacks? Jews? Gays? Women? Catholics?

They follow the teachings of a butcher, and glorify him. That's a fact. Dispute it? You can't. He was a butcher, and they follow his teachings, and glorify him. If it scares Juan, then they get that B word out (like it's their brush, or comb.) One definition of Bigot is: A person who is intolerant of any ideas other than his or her own, esp on religion, politics, or race. That definition fits Liberals a lot better than it fits the relatively moderate Juan Williams.

The Psychiatrist comment was worse than anything he said. She holds the Politically Correct opinion, so poor Juan must be crazy. He's just not quite Liberal enough I guess.

Face it - many in America are sick of prejudice and bigotry, and quite willing to point fingers and call it out for exactly what it is.

They do follow the teachings of a butcher. Do you claim they don't? Just because they all don't kill doesn't mean they're against killing those that try to leave the religion.

Reading Riot's gibberish is enough to turn me into a conservative...almost.

Yes, exactly. I know they don't. I don't call Mohammad a butcher. You feel free to continue.

Democrats? Actions of the many?
Blacks? I love black people.
Jews? That's borderline hate speech. God Bless Israel.
Gays? It's Two Thousand and frikkin Ten. I have Gay friends. Some are against Gay Marriage.
Women? I love women.
Catholics? I believe every word. What do you have against Catholics?

I have nothing against any of the above. Or Muslims. You?

Muslims in general? Or Muslims in particular?

He butchered many people, honey. You really gunna dispute that? You're smarter than that.

This didn't really get any Media play. It was lightly reported on. Its pretty long but you will get the jist after a few pages. Scuds, you must have heard about this report. Why this gets ignored is beyond me.

http://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.o...2009142010.pdf

When they asked the so called Times Square "Attempted Bomber" about taking his United States of America Citizen Oath, He said " I didn't mean it". So, Riot, keep believing everything you are told about Islam by the Govt. run politically correct mainstream media.

I thought this was rather interesting. I listen to NPR every morning, or at least I have, and have always found her to be bland, uninformative, and factually incorrect. Turns out she's also a giant a-hole.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/...html#read-more

Their prophet said it's o.k. to lie to non-believers (if it helps Islam.)

There is a clash of civilizations going on right now. The fact that people are blind to that fact doesn't change the truth of that fact.

If you listen to the comments in the context of the conversation its painfully obvious that he isnt condemning anyone. He was simply expressing the fear he personally felt. You are projecting on his words. Expressing his own honestly felt feelings is candor.

You want the world to be so black and white, politically correct that you can't see the difference between a guy expressing his own personal fears and a blanket condemnation. The fact is that everyone of us knows that if a suspect looking person wearing muslim clothing gets on a plane with us, the thought crosses our minds. You may not admit it but you know it is true. Doesn't make you a bigot or racist or anything of the sort. It simply makes you human.

I don't know what Williams motives were but I have a hard time believing after reading the background that NPR wouldn't have released him from his contract had he asked to leave.

The public comments are referring to a general rule.

That definition fits Riot like a glove

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