WTF, NPR fired Juan

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if juan had said that he went to a tea party rally and he saw a bunch of wild looney weirdos carrying scary signs and he felt uneasy...do you think npr would have fired him for that?

. Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought

HELL NO, Fox would have fired him for feeling that way!

HELL NO, Fox would have fired him for feeling that way! Originally Posted by WTF

fox, regardless of any mistakes they may make, has been, along with talk radio and now the internet, the salvation of america.

It is going to be an interesting lawsuit.

It is going to be an interesting lawsuit. Originally Posted by pjorourke

didnt tavis smiley say that christians were the cause of more terrorism than muslims and isnt he still on npr? im not sure because i dont listen to npr

but im sure there are many examples juan or his lawyers can cite of liberal npr hirelings statements that swing the other way without any disciplinary action.

I doubt that NPR pays anybody very much, and read that he got a far more lucrative deal with Fox News.

How would he prove up damages?

I doubt that NPR pays anybody very much, and read that he got a far more lucrative deal with Fox News.

How would he prove up damages? Originally Posted by CaptainMidnight

wouldnt it be what he lost..and the attempted slander and damage to his reputation..not necessarily what he acquired later?

fox, regardless of any mistakes they may make, has been, along with talk radio and now the internet, the salvation of america. Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought

Good God, even for you , thats a bit dramatic. Fox News is the rights new God! Come to think of it that makes sense.

wouldnt it be what he lost..and the attempted slander and damage to his reputation..not necessarily what he acquired later? Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought

Maybe so...in any case, it will be interesting to see what happens.

It's always seemed to me that libel cases, especially involving media personalities, tend to have a fairly high degree of difficulty.

Good God, even for you , thats a bit dramatic. Fox News is the rights new God! Come to think of it that makes sense. Originally Posted by WTF

there just isnt a monoply on lies anymore

there just isnt a monoply on lies anymore Originally Posted by nevergaveitathought

Ain't that the truth!

Juan said that people dressed in traditional Muslim garb made him nervous when flying.

The truth is that most Muslims are probably made more nervous by seeing other Muslims they don't personally know getting on the plane. . . they just won't say it.

If the towers had been toppled by Swedes, it would be tall blonds with big tits that make people nervous. . . hell, they had nothing to do with it, but they still make me nervous!

Ain't that the truth!


Originally Posted by WTF

Well ain't it?

If the towers had been toppled by Swedes, it would be tall blonds with big tits that make people nervous. . . ! Originally Posted by Iaintliein

I'd be working for TSA right now and would've been nominated for racial profiler of the year nine years running if big tittied blonds were a threat to anything other than my pocketbook!

Now that I've read what he said, he should have been fired. Here's Glenn Greenwald with the details. Anyone who not only admits to ethnic profiling, but then defends it as OK, ought to be fired from any workplace.

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/gl...ams/index.html

The real question for those defending this scumbag's remarks is why should bigotry be allowed in any workplace?

I've never been a fan of Juan Williams, but what he said in his role as a commentator (yes, I've read it, heard it, and don't find it offensive in any way) should not be a firing offense. He simply admitted to a visceral reaction when seeing someone who chooses to dress in a manner that resembles the people who flew airplanes into large buildings, behead kidnapping victims on video, and consider Western society as a whole to be equivalent to Satan. His reaction is shared by many Americans. It may not be entirely rational, but human beings are not entirely rational animals. Pretending this reaction doesn't exist is futile and, in the long term, counterproductive. I recall several years ago Jesse Jackson admitted publicly that when he came upon a group of young African-American men on the street, he was tempted to cross to the other side out of fear. He wasn't accused of bigotry.