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By: TobyToons (Diary)  |  October 25th, 2010 at 08:00 AM  | 

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npr and Juan Williams

In case you hadn’t heard already, Juan Williams (an opinion giver on npr – National Public Radio) was fired, supposedly, for making honest comments about what he feels when he sees Muslims on an airplane.

Many people think it had more to do with the fact that he said it while on the hated Fox News. npr basically claims that it had more to do with the fact that their employees are not allowed to have their own opinions, or at least share them on the air.

It seems more likely that they CAN have opinions, but only if they are left leaning opinions. There are many instances of “reporters” on npr spouting their opinions. Specifically, one “reporter” wishing that a certain Republican (or his grandchildren) would contract AIDS.

It’s a little annoying to me that npr is funded with tax money from my paychecks. It’s a little more disconcerting that the lefties (in love with the ever increasing control that government exerts over our lives) have their own radio propaganda arm. What scares me most is that so many people I interact with on a daily basis listen to npr and can’t hear their bias.

Maybe the Juan Williams incident will wake them up.

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  • hoootie

    As far as the authors friends and associates listening to NPR and NOT hearing the bias I say…”Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large groups”.

    • edintexas

      He needs to move in a different circle of people. Well, that may not be possible, since he presumably works in the “artistic community”.

      • http://www.tobytoons.com TobyToons

        I don’t hang with the artsy people. I work in what would normally be considered a conservative field… engineering. I do see this phenomena more when volunteering at the school though – I guess that is to be expected.

  • Marcus_Traianus

    First;
    - I disagree most of the time with Mr. Williams, however, I respect his fundamental right to free speech
    - His books on civil rights are some of the most thought provoking pieces of contemporary literature on the subject
    - The man seems to honestly and genuinely make points that are intellectually developed rather than scripted by some third party
    - He is a throw back to traditional Democrats with whom you could honestly disagree in a debate context

    That said;
    - I may have missed where amongst all the dishonest, diabolical and outrageous pieces of left-wing tripe that NPR has produced over the ages, Mr. Williams loudly and prominently expressed his distrust
    - Being the honest person I believe him to be, there must have been an inkling in his mind this day would come. Why not be proactive or at least outspoken?

    I revert to my title.

    • kestrel

      Marcus, the Motor City Madman agrees with you 100 percent:

      • Next93

        Have you noticed how most (all?) Socialist revolutions are immediately followed by a purge of former allies who are suddenly deemed as politically unreliable?

        If the goal of your movement is maximizing outcomes for some (“taking care of our most vulnerable citizens”), it’s pretty easy to find yourself representing the wrong victim group; your distance from said wall depends entirely on the current political fortunes of “your kind of people”.

        (On the other hand, if your core value is maximizing personal freedom for all, it’s unlikely you’re going to turn on a friend for wanting to grant the “wrong kind” of freedoms to the “wrong people”)

        Williams’ mistake wasn’t that he said something offensive, it’s that he offended the wrong people; the left has collectively decided that Muslims are presently “more equal” than other victim groups.

        Anyone care to venture a guess at how this would have played out if Williams had prefaced his comments with “As a black man in America…”?

  • johnt

    he would still have an NPR job, just like Nina “Mad Dog” Totenberg.
    Free speech takes some odd turns in the minds of leftists.

  • DefendUSA

    Totenburg et all, because there are more than just she. I wonder if Juan read Bernie Goldberg’s book, Bias?