Juan Williams: ‘I Don’t Have a Psychiatrist’; NPR CEO ‘Low’

NPR-The best left wing propaganda George Soros’ money can buy….

Not sure about whether firing was justified. There is more to the story and Mr. Williams had said made other questionable statements. I agree, NPR leans to the left, but they are much more balanced than FOX. I view NPR as a very necessary antidote for FOX, the (very loud) voice of the right.

NPR sucks; Juan Williams should rejoice !

I have heard many NPR white News Analysts say much worse on NPR shows. (Does NPR have any non-white News Analysts besides Juan?) Juan has always shown the utmost in integrity in his reporting and analysis. NPR won’t get another dime of my money for their racist organization.

It’s unfortunate that it took Jaun so long to recognize the far lefts intolerance. It’s all context to them. Conservative: guilty. Liberal: well…what he meant was, you know…his life experiences etc. Surely no one believes a free pass would have been given to a conservative who uttered Harry Reid’s racial comments or his “she’s hot” statement. Had Bush been President when the oil spill disaster happened I can see the daily riots that would have happened and school plays with kids pretending to be dead otters. Double standard that only liberals seem to believe is fair and understand.

NPR has over reacted on this issue. I agree the expression made by Mr. Williams shouldn’t have been spoken. But if there is to be healing there needs to be honesty and the fact is that Mr. Williams is not alone in his fears. NPR should have used this opportunity to engage in a broader discussion on this issue. Instead they resorted to outright dismissal. The reaction is too extreme for a balanced organization to take. I agree that NPR should be defunded.

And of course… let’s not forget Vivian Schiller, NPR’s CEO. So what if he IS seeing a Psychiatrist? First off why are you trying to continue the stigma that if you talk to a professional there’s something fundementally wrong with you? Don’t we have enough problems not to try and discriminate and prejudice people like that? More so… I hope Juan IS seeing a Psyc. Vivian just busted a major Federal Privacy law called Hippa. I expect the Feds are going to investigate.

Vivian – if your comment to Juan is that he needs to keep his comments between him and his pyschiatrist, I can’t believe you got to the position you have today.

Tens of thousands of complaints from listeners were soon sent to NPR, much of whose funding comes from the taxpayers. NPR apparently never considered removing Codrescu from his regular on-air perch, and took three days to issue a qualified apology for his use of a “vulgar term,” and for saying the world would be better without such believers.
“Those remarks offended listeners and crossed a line of taste and tolerance that we should have defended with greater vigilance,” NPR said in its apology, adding that “We spoke with Andrei, who told us he would like to apologize for what – with hindsight — he regards as an inappropriate attempt at humor. It’s one he regrets. And so does NPR.”

I am not sure the comments this man made was enough to fire anyone from a job, regardless of what the codes of conduct might be. He was expressing his personal feelings. If we are no longer allowed to do such things as say how we feel, then we might be living in North Korea.
I am a Christian, yet some Pastors scare me to death with their preachings; I am certain I am not alone. If we are being honest to ourselves, we would admit that Juan Williams is not the only one who feels that way. At least he had the courage to admit it.

Mr. Williams, you are so better off.
NPR and its parent company CPB are racist and left wingers and have been for as long as I can remember. Let them take the leftest Soros money, but no more of our tax payer money.
My family loves you and Fox is our station!!!
CAK

While I do not agree with firing someone over a simple statement, I do understand why it was done. With all of the other news outlets focusing on opinion, NPR has been able to remain somewhat of a news station. I rerely hear a host interrupt a guest or make a statement of personal oppinion. As a moderate, I like being able to listen to politicians from both sides speak civily about issues or even each other. I can now only find this on NPR and PBS.
I understand that some people do not want their tax dollars going to NPR but I do. I wish I had a sheet, similar to the ones I used for United Way, so that I could choose where my tax dollars go. I would not hvae them go to pay for the wars in the middle east; I would not want my money to subsidize corporations; I would not want my money going to pay for pet projects. I would send part of my money to NPR so I can have reporting that is civil. There are over 150 million taxpayers and we all want something different out of our government so we should respect that.
Also, in all fairness, the CEO of NPR should be asked to resign over her statements since they too lower the civil discourse.

I cannot believe some of the comments supporting NPR on the firing of Juan Williams. Can these people really think for themselves? Most importantly can they vote?

Please anyone, tell me why taxpayers are forced to give even a single dime to PBS or NPR?

To be consistent with NPR’s firing of Juan Williams, shouldn’t Vivian Schiller resign or be let go now for her psychiatrist comment?

Juan had a choice and he made it. He doesn’t belong on NPR, he’s much more at home on Faux.

Bob Loblaw
thats all juan ever said.

Since Mr. Williams was fired for making an insenstive and dumb comment toward Muslims, so should his former NPR boss who also made an insenstive and dumb remark regarding Mr.Williams.

As an independent I have listened to NPR off and on throughout my life, but not anymore. If they don’t believe in freedom of speech then I don’t believe in supporting that viewpoint. Also, what in the world are taxpayers supporting NPR for anyway?! Get real, if their product isn’t good enough to make it on the open market then somethings wrong with the product. Just another example of government waste!

I’ll miss Juan Williams from NPR for he provided good analysis, and he may not have been treated fairly, though his response I found a bit too inflammatory. And the decision to go on Bill O’Rielly was probably not good for his credibility. I’d like to think that his comments remind us that we all have prejudices and that we need to be on guard to keep those prejudices from interfering with clear thoughts about emotionally charged issues.
Finally, the comments about psychiatry from him and Ms. Schiller don’t really add to the discussion, and seem as stignitizing as the original comment about Muslims. As practicing psychiatrist, I find it is a good thing when someone chooses to come for an appointment – it means they’re trying to understand their psychological life and make good decisions in what can be a very complicated life. It’s a sign of health. I hope Mr. Williams will stay on the scene in an unaligned way and I hope both he and the Director of NPR will consider seeing a psychiatrist.

Juan and Fox ultimately win this debate. Juan an unabashed liberal gets a career boost and a pay raise. Fox earns yet again the “Fair and balanced” reputation.
Vivian Schiller, NPR’s CEO with her “psychiatrist” remark reinforces the intolerance and desperation of the Soros funded left.

I’m glad to see Juan will go where he is appreciated. Foxnews tries to live up to being “Fair and Balanced,” which is one of the reasons why I watch it, and I learn from their interactions between people with diverse opinions, which is more than I can say about the other networks. That is why their ratings are going through he roof.

I think it’s unfortunate that Mr. Williams and NPR split under these circumstances. I always appreciated Mr. Williams’ analysis and perspective on NPR. I hope that NPR can find an adequate replacement for him as he served a important role with them.
While NPR may be a left-leaning organization, let’s not villainize them for having journalistic standards to uphold. If one of their new analysts is making regular appearances on a far-right talk show and sharing private opinions (no judgement on that opinion, Mr. Williams, but you are a public figure), he must reckon with his actions. NPR is far more balanced in their reporting than Fox (let’s be honest here people). In order to maintain that balance they do not need to be employing reporters that associate themselves with hyper-partisan “news” agencies, such as Fox.

Give me a break for a minute. Can you imagine what would have happened if someone said that about a black guy. I wonder what Al Sharpton would have been wearing in the protest. Profiling is profiling. This guy should know all about profiling

NPR-The best left wing propaganda George Soros’ money can buy….++++++++++++Maybe the Koch brothers should have invested in FAUX news rather than buying the Tea Party for their big business buddies.

After having watched Juan Williams on your program, I believe that he was fired from NPR, not for his statement, but for his lack of intelligence. What kind of Muslim terrorist would wear full Muslim attire if they planned to blow up a plane? While I’ve enjoyed listening to him on NPR over the years, I think his lack of judgement will make a much better fit on Fox.

its gotten too far when you can’t express a personal opinion. politically correct over freedom of speech? i hope the funding for NPR is pulled after this.

I’m listening to NPR report on this story right now while I’m commenting. I guess the biggest issue is that unlike FOX, NPR actually has a code of ethics that it follows.

Ms. Schiller could not have been more appropriately named. RIP…NPR.

It is really a shame that we live in such a PC world where we are afraid to speak out how we truly believe. Our enemies are loving this and see our weakness as a country.To deny Juan Williams this right just proves to me where they stand.NPR received one million dollars from George Soros.Between him and certain Muslim organizations they do want to take away our freedom of expression. This is the life blood of our country. I do not wish to live in fear of what I say.

Note to txresident: As a typical liberal you seem to forget that thing called the Constitution whenever someone challenges your fragile belief system. The issue is not whether Williams was right, wrong, biased or not. (Actually, if you had the integrity to listen to the ENTIRE interview you would have known that Wiliams went on to DEFEND muslims and attack O’Reilly for broadbrush attacks on Muslims). The issue is Williams’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT UNDER THE FIRST AMENDMENT to express a point of view . Williams is not a “reporter”, he is a news ANALYST, just like all the folks who express opinions on every talk show on radio or TV. The problem was not that Williams expressed a feeling as a prelude to arguing against bigotry, the problem is that Williams , for a brief moment, committed thoughtcrime and spoke to FOX News.
I am always astounded by the vapid liberals who claim that no one should ever speak to anyone at FOX. Just what does that mean? Does that mean that liberals cannot tolerate a network offering 2 points of view? Are libs so insecure that all opposition must be silenced? What does that say about the filtered news we are receiving from NPR and its ilk?

Listen – Most people feel the same way about people in Muslin garb as they enter a plane. It would be impossible not to feel that way after 9/11! The intelligent fair minded Muslin would certainly understand this also. Perhaps not like it, but understand it.
Williams firing is sad in this respect:
How are we going to go forward on any issue, if a guest on a show has to constantly be thinking, “Is this answer or comment going to cost me my job?”
It obviously makes for a stilted interview with no spontenaity. Is this what America wants? The day may be approaching when guests are given the questions ahead of time so that they can write out the answers. ….fearful, not that his interview will have substance, but that a questionable strictly defined comment might cost him his job.
Air travel is supposedly the safest, but there are more than a few whose hearts miss a beat as the plane rumbles down the runway. It’s natural and so were William’s comments.

It is becoming very scary to see the comments that think this was OK to fire this man for saying what he thinks. When the day comes that we cannot say what we think we are in serious trouble. The left seem to think more and more that if someone disagrees with the left then that person is a bigot and racist. When the show is on the other foot it is OK for the left to espouse about any type venom they choose.
Thanks to the Tea Party this will come to an abrupt halt after November.
The days of having to be politically correct will be over. The truths will come out and will be talked about and discussed, no matter how much someone doesnt like it.
I would also suggest that everyone call their Congress person and DEMAND they make a statement on this subject!!!!!!!!

I will no longer support NPR and this morning our company is debating dropping all donations. I was always raised to be honest and all he did was state what most people feel. If that offends Muslims have their clerics apologize and condemn 9-11. Not be silent. I think it is always healthy to be upfront and honest and that is all Juan Williams did. Maybe the President of NPR who said he needed a psychiatrist should think about her choice of words. Censorship is a serious matter. +========++++++++++++++++LOL. How much did you give NPR each year? And if you ever listen to anything but FAUX news you would have heard many Muslim clerics speak out against 9-11 even though there was no reason to. We never asked the Protestant Church to speak out against the K lan for what they did.

NPR stopped being relevant over 20 years ago. Why is public money being wasted on this failed enterprise, anyway?

The overreaction of NPR to Juan’s ill-considered, but otherwise non-existential comment, shows more about the gutless, complicit, collapsing, and occasionally stupid Liberal Class than about Juan or NPR in particular.
As Christopher Hedges’ latest and incomparable book, “Death of the Liberal Class” compellingly documents, the gutless and self-delusional liberal class of later 20th century America (most particularly the Democratic Party and the media) has been entirely co-opted, captured, corrupted, and is complicit with the ruling-elite proto-fascist corporate/
­financial/­militarist EMPIRE, which hides behind the facade of its TWO-Party Vichy sham of democratic government.
Hedges makes the even more important and unique contribution that broad swaths of this intellectually dishonest and financially ‘kept’ courtier class now recognize the deceit of their treasonous turning away from working-class concerns, honest / empathetic critical analysis of the American corporate Empire’s crimes, and acceptance of the Empire’s monetary rewards for their support that they (the publicly recognized Liberal Class) now recognize that their own service to the ruling-class is irreversible, obvious the the working and former middle-classes, and will not end well for anyone.
Hedges notes particularly that specifically because of the deceit of this publicly visible, captured, and ‘used’ Liberal Class in assisting the corporatist Empire in taking over our government that the phrase “Consent of the governed” is now meaningless, and that we have been reduced to nothing but a disguised form of “participatory fascism”.
Alan MacDonald
Sanford, Maine

When I heard it, I felt the “psychiatrist” comment was actually most appropriate.
What Mr Williams mentioned was a negative psychological association with ‘muslims in garb.’ What he didn’t immediately add was that this association shouldn’t be reason enough to distrust all muslims. Because he described his opinion as a psychological issue – look it up – his comments would have been better expressed to a psychiatrist or psychologist, who could then guide him out of the irrational fear.
Mr Williams has also failed to add or insist on this in the aftermath of his comments – opting instead to play the race card, and fault NPR in every way for being wrong. As such, individuals who support NPR recognize that Mr Williams’s comments only fit into a growing ‘anti-Muslim’ sentiment, both here in the US and abroad. This sentiment is understandable but misguided, and based on ignorance about the religion and its adherents.
To Mark K: NPR listeners pride themselves on being able to think for themselves. NPR insists on a standard of objective journalism, not to be tainted by the sort of opinion Mr Williams expressed to Mr O’Reilly – himself known for almost rabid anti-Muslim sentiments. NPR did not wish to be associated with such sentiments or individuals, and did the logical thing.
It says a lot that the people most vocally against NPR are those who think that “government de-funding” would seriously affect NPR. This indicates the demographics of that group – and I will not elaborate, as the implications should be quite clear.

To Marc Christopher…I LOVE YOUR POSTS. Keep it up. Go get those intolerant liberals. Their main focus is to shut down ANY discussion that in not in line with their sick belief systems. It will be up to the likes of the rest of up to fight against this political correctness that is trying to permeate every corner of American society. If you ask me, the push back began with O’Reilly on the View, and God bless him for that. We’ve had enough and we are not going to take it anymore. :)

The majority of people in the U.S. feel fear or anger when seeing someone dressed in a middle east wardrobe! Sorry, but that is how it is!!! We ARE learning more about the Muslim religion and way of life but until the electronic or print mediums actually run a special on true Islam, our society’s attitudes will reflect the norm!

One more thing, they can be mulims without dressing as one, remember the terroist dress that way. It is in the book to kill all people who do not believe as they do, why wouldn’t we who are not muslims be fearful. Wake Up America.

he didn’t say anything wrong or out of the way.

Juan Williams is a realy great guy. I think he is a better host of the Factor than he is a guest. Juan really shines he most when he is running the show. I think Juan should have his own show!

I’ve thought about my “leans to the left” comment and I think it was unfair. It may seem that NPR leans to the left, but that is the result of the far right being so vocal (and well funded). FOX is “Fair and Balanced”? I thought that was tongue in cheek…like Colbert is “Conservative.”
Juan has been more than fairly compensated for this “injustice” and is where he is more comfortable. Congrats to him!

First point: Juan Williams is a great commentator, and he’s better off being unassociated with NPR.
Second point: NPR has gotten progressively (no pun intended) more awful over the past decade. Not a good place for anyone to be.
Third point: Just because there are idiots running NPR doesn’t mean that all liberals are idiots. There are smart people and idiots all across the spectrum of liberal-conservative. Painting with such a broad brush just makes YOU look like an idiot.

NPR ain’t got nothing on MSNBC.

There, there Juan, just lay down on the couch and tell me about these hallucinations you’ve been experiencing at NPR…

I don’t see the controversy. Williams said something stupid that would get him fired if he worked for any news outlet. All this is all just an excuse for the right wing to blast NPR. That is all. There is no substance to it at all.

mark kiryluk – I was just about the same thing about you. Can you really think for yourself?

I love NPR. I am a progressive. Schiller was dead wrong so don’t tar all progressives or all the excellent people at NPR just because Schiller was wrong. There are a lot of us libs who don’t like this and you can bet there are a lot of ticked-off libs at NPR who disagree with her.

I agree with this man, I would not get on a plane where people who look evil. I have a right to ay and think what I want and I am afraid of most Muslims, they are going to destroy us because we are stupid. Archie Bunker never walked around with a bomb up his butt or in his shoe

Irena,
I do follow my “Candy Lane” advice every time I react to a situation at work to remain in managements good graces because I have a unfavorable history with my boss.
Not everyone will agree with every decision made by management.
The first human reaction is to point to others who have committed similar offenses when management makes a decision to “fire” or “discipline”.
Juan William stated himself that he knew about their antagonism towards Fox. And he knew that they really didn’t like it.
Are any of NPR’s donors muslims? Could they be offended along with the muslim employees?
Vivian Schiller, NPR’s CEO comments seem to have been made while in the heat of the moment. I beleive she is implying those types of comments should be kept from the public.
While we all have our opinion, we are not in control of Juan’s contract. Vivian Schiller’s opinion is what matters in regards to Juan’s contract.

Maybe Vivian Schiller could recommend Maj. Nidal M. Hasan as a psychiatrist. I think he can work him in….

Juan Williams: ‘I Don’t Have a Psychiatrist’…He really should consider getting one. He has some issues to work through.

Those who have listened to Juan Williams over the years have always realized that he had a “right wing” bent, while he may have pretended to be impartial, his words never rang true; i.e. their was lack of conviction in them. Those who pay close attention to what an individual says, especially over and extended period, learn to recognize that trait in others. Some will support Mr. Williams, not because he was honest in his reporting and commenting but because they “liked to hear” what he said. That is never a reason to believe anything anyone says as that is mere emotion. Yet, it is quite apparent that all too many place themselves into that category.

Juan Williams is the winner in this dust up. The right is supporting him more than the left. Juan was the only black commentator at NPR, and they fired him. Can we all say double standard. NPR must be stripped of its Government funding and a investigation of the role that George Soros plays at NPR needs to take place-immediately.

The left has always been about shutting the mouths of those they disagree with. Every leftist commie country does that and NPR is a proponent of Marxism.

Marxists always try to stop free speech and NPR is a proponent of Marxism!

Juan Williams: “I’ve always thought the right wing were ones that were inflexible and intolerant and now I’m coming to realize that the orthodoxy at NPR, its representing the left.”
Well…lookie here, it’s another Lefty suddenly waking up to the totalitarian nature of the Left, once his head gets knocked off.
I’ve no sympathy for this man, who has defended far too many ill deeds of the Left over the years, but *do* hope this event will make his perspective more realistic in the future.

yes he desever to be fired what can happedn if white man said the same comments about blak people?

Williams was already employed by Fox when hired by NPR. They knew what his work encompassed, yet they had no objection initially. Also, they have tolerated his working for Fox all these years. Therefore, they have waived their right to use that as an excuse to fire Williams.
It’s odd don’t you think, that Williams wasn’t fired Monday night? Why did they wait? Did they fire him only after pressure mounted from Soros, who had just given NPR a $1.8 million donation?
Williams is a good journalist, one of the old school who believes in truth and not partisanship. He disagreed often with O’Reilly or Hannity but was always polite and civil.
In keeping with the NPR “ethics” CEO Schiller needs to be fired for her unprofessional, personal attack on Williams.

Whether it was fair or not that NPR fired Juan Williams is a moot point. He works at the pleasure of the company. They may fire him for a good reason, a bad reason or no reason at all–as long as they do not fire him for a PROHIBITED discriminatory reason. He is not entitled to a job. I was under the impression that conservatives were anti entitlements (scratches chin).

Anyone who thinks Williams is a bigot needs to watch the entire segment in question. Juan goes on to defend the importance of recognizing that EXTREMISTS, not all Muslims, are who we are at war with. He states that, just as Timothy McVeigh cannot and should not cast all Christians in that light, neither should we paint all Muslims with the terrorist brush.

Fox News encourages debate and has commentators with divergent view points who present many differing opinions. NPR can’t have that! I frequently disagree with Juan’s opinions as expressed on Fox, but I’m glad he’s there to present those views, and I appreciate his reasoned comments. I prefer to get both sides, which I can get at Fox, not at NPR. Tell me again why NPR gets any of my tax dollars?

To add to my earlier comment, Juan Williams is a class act and while I never see or watch NPR, I will see him on Fox. I usually disagree with him but his philosophy is at least well thought out most of the time. NPR did a very bad thing here.

Can’t be an activist while working at NPR… News to ME… Did Nina Totenberg ever get around to giving Bill Clinton a “Monica” like she said she would, since he kept Abortion “legal”???
The UGLY hypocrisy of the left (behind) knows no bounds, indeed. Juan, congratulations! You have now experienced the “tolerance, and intellectual diversity of the left”, where they FIRE you, while your agreeing with them… Because you aren’t agreeing with them 100 percent, to the tee…
This is nothing new. Moderates knew this, that’s why they are moderates and NOT liberals! Neither the far left or the far right accept ANY diversity of thought…

I, too, agree with NPR. Now that he has gotten a fat contract with FOX, he should feel home.

Someone said NPR was needed to counter FOX? Are you serious? What planet do you live on?
FOX is the only place that allows a diversity of views! If you only tell half the truth it is a lie! So if you listen to NPR, or any of the other left and more left news outfits you are being fed lies. Day after day.
Williams is the voice of liberalism in America. And yet he speaks freely on FOX. In fact FOX snapped him up full time as soon as he was available! Yet FOX is biased? That is simply illogical.
Turn off NPR and get their lies out of your heads! Listen to both sides of issues! Understand what others think and why they think it! The only place that ever happens is on FOX.
Stop pretending NPR, or MSNBC, or CBS, or ABC have any other reason for being other than keeping Democrats in power. You are keeping the corrupt fat cats in power!
Open your eyes. Your fellow Americans are not your enemy, nor are they rabid racists who hate the President personally! Find out the truth. Stop listening to Pravda!

How many conservative voices on NPR????
*chirp*
*chirp*
*chirp*

Juan Williams is a liberal and he just got a taste of liberal intolerance. He should have known better then to hang out on FOX……the most popular station in the country!

It’s not bigoted Nicole. Ever get on the freeway with a group of Hell’s Angels behind you? What do you ‘feel’?
“A bit nervous”.
Ever get on a subway with a group of teens in hoodies? They stare at you. What do you feel?
“A bit nervous”.
Mr Williams was being honest and then went on to spend the next five minutes explaining how you don’t stereotype Muslims. Interesting how the left always drops THAT part of the story out.
NPR wanted him out because he didn’t want to be owned by NPR. The far left doesn’t like it if you don’t stick to talking points.
Btw, I’m not far right, I’m more a smidgeon right of center, and I don’t often agree with Juan Williams about much, politically speaking. But this time, I most certainly do.
He was acting like an honest person and that is golden in this day and age of talking points and lockstep talking head opinions.
NPR jumped the shark, and Shirly Sherrod’ed him. And their CEO couldn’t have been more unprofessional with her comments yesterday.
The loser in this situation: NPR’s reputation.

It isn’t a bigoted statement Nicole its an honest statement. Its unfortunate that anyone has to worry about any other group. We all would like to live in a perfect world and have pure thoughts but it doesn’t happen. Black people in a small southern town with a white majority may have fears. They may not be rational but I’ll bet you many have fears. Because after all there is history. And this can be said for all sorts of groups. A woman walking alone a night might have fear as she passes men on a street corner. There are real reasons for the fears we have. It helps us to survive even if sometimes it causes are society problems. Its stupid to deny that we have these fears. Its better to talk about them and open up a dialogue. And that is apparently what the left doesn’t like. That’s why we have the PC police. But if they were honest…if you Nicloe were honest, you have fears of others too.
Jaun is better off with out NPR which is not more fair and balanced than anyone. They are as far left as you can go with out falling off the scale.

ALL LEFTIST eventually end up getting eaten by their own for not being sufficiently extreme.
ALL of the glorious Leftist revolutions, from Russia to China on to Cuba, ALWAYS end in genocide, murder and gulags.
Because the core requirement of this mentally unstable belief system is the lack of tolerance for dissent. Hence, the NPR Stasi turned on Juan Williams after he was fingered by the LEFTIST brownshirts.
So the sin of Williams was appearing on Fox News to represent a Liberal view on daily issues.
NPR’s idea of a radical conservative view would be Fidel Castro.

Next time you go through an airport screening…the line, take of shoes, socks, belts, no fluids, innocuous objects, remember Juan Williams. We have all forgotten how pleasurable and stress free air travel was before the ‘religion of peace’ invaded our shores. (SIGH)

Take the quiz.
1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by:
a. Superman
b. Jay Leno
c. Harry Potter
d. Muslim male between the ages of 17 and 40
2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by:
a. Olga Corbett
b. Sitting Bull
c. Arnold Schwarzenegger
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
a. Lost Norwegians
b. Elvis
c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
4. During the 1980′s a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by:
a. John Dillinger
b. The King of Sweden
c. The Boy Scouts
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
5. On May 13th, 1981, Pope John Paul II was shot and critically wounded by:
a. A fish called Wanda
b. Calvin Klein underwear model Markus Shankenberg
c. Juice Newton
d. Muslim male between the ages of 17 and 40
6. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
a. A pizza delivery boy
b. Pee Wee Herman
c. Geraldo Rivera
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
7. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by:
a. The Smurfs
b. Davey Jones
c. The Little Mermaid
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
8. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by:
a. Captain Kidd
b. Charles Lindberg
c. Mother Teresa
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
9. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
a. Scooby Doo
b. The Tooth Fairy
c. The Sundance Kid
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
10. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by:
a. Richard Simmons
b. Grandma Moses
c. Michael Jordan
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
11. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
a. Mr. Rogers
b. Jasmine Guy
c. The World Wrestling Federation
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
12. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by:
a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
b. The Supreme Court of Florida
c. Mr. Bean
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
13. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against:
a. Enron
b. The Lutheran Church
c. The NFL
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 40
14. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by:
a. Bonnie and Clyde
b. Captain Kangaroo
c. Billy Graham
d. Muslim males mostly between the ages of 17 and 4015.
15. In 2009, 31 people wounded and 13 American Soldiers murdered on base at Fort Hood by:
a. The last surviving male Solid Gold dancer
b. Dr. Girlfriend
c. Willow Rosenberg
d. Muslim male between the ages of 17 and 4015.
16. On May 1st 2010, a crude car bomb made from gasoline, propane, fireworks, and alarm clocks was rigged to explode in Times Square by:
a. Sigmund the Sea Monster
b. Fran Eaton, Editor of the Illinois Review
c. Mumm-Ra the Everliving
d. Muslim male between the ages of 17 and 40
Nope, no pattern here!

Juan Williams firing just goes to show how far left wing NPR really is and how bigoted NPR has become.
Why did they find it necessary to fire him by taking a comment he made (that is true for me also) that he feels uneasy when Muslim garbed passengers are on his plane. Juan was only speaking his mind and he fights for those who are discriminated against. I admire him and will follow his comments on FOX from now on.

I do not agree with Mr Williams on all his positions, however I have found him to be honest and genuine in his beliefs of those positions. Juan Williams was not giving an opinion on Muslims but conveying a gut emotional feeling and was honest about it. NPR is an obsolete media venue and should not be supported by government funding, it should compete with all others and not have an undue monetary advantage. George Soros pouring money into NPR and Jaun’s firing in my opinion was of interesting timing. Why doesn’t Soros come out from under the bushes, buy his own network outright and be honest with the American people and tell them his true agenda, to make money off the fall of America in order for him to gain more power and control. PEOPLE WAKE UP! VOTE ALL PROGRESSIVES OUT OF OFFICE AND DON’T ELECT THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, that is unless you need to be dominated by corrupt self serving people. Senior citizens need not fall for the $250 check bait or the unemployed with continuing unemployment checks unless they want to become economic slaves.

“I view NPR as a very necessary antidote for FOX, the (very loud) voice of the right.” – RPM
Antidote? You got that backwards.
NPR was started in 1971.
FOX – 1996

The LEFT is definitely more INTOLERANT of opposing views than the RIGHT. You see it every day from the media. The View walk-out was TYPICAL of what I see from the left. If they can’t get their way, or shout the other person down, they pout and run away. The left is VERY childish.
I explained to my kid, in terms he (and DEMOCRATS) can understand on the differences between Republicans and Democrats.
You are having lunch. You take out your snack pack of pudding and your Democrat friend bemoans, “It’s not FAIR, you have MORE pudding than me! You NEED to SHARE your pudding!”
Where you would turn to the Democrat and say, “It’s MY pudding! Get your own DAMN pudding!”

NPR more balanced than Fox? Only in Bizarro World!

Everyday the lefts facade gets weaker and weaker. There is nothing liberal at all about authoritarian know-it-alls like these sycophants at NPR. They have had commentators wish Jesse Helms grandkids got AIDS, but they dont even see that HATE and intolerance in that statement, then punish someone for telling the TRUTH. It is a sickening example of a sickening pathology known as “progressivism” AS IF……Just very glad the NEW CONGRESS will defund them.

THOUGHTCRIME!!!!!!!

I used to listen to NPR ALL THE TIME… and believed it to be absolute truth. I was once a brainwashed liberal. No more.

juan already sold his soul to fox for a cool $2m. good riddence!

i did not realize until today that the Federal government funds NPR. That funding should be the first we cut when we are able to downsize our oversized government

If thats the obiously arbitrary standard that they use for “journalistic standards”… do you NPR faithful still trust their news coverage choices and framing? They clearly pick and choose based on ideaology. And thats not appropriate for govt patronage.

From Jesse Jackson: “I hate to admit it, but I have reached a stage in my life that if I am walking down a dark street late at night and I see that the person behind me is white, I subconsciously feel relieved.”
Obviously a bigot.

Viv made some stupid remarks about Mr. Williams and his psychiatrist. She should be fired for being so unprofessional and exposing NPR to more serious legal problems. No person with real leadership experience would say such a thing. I wish Juan well, no matter how this turns out. I do not want to pay taxes to fund NPR. I used to enjoy listening to them. I will not listen to them now!

If everyone were truthful, especially those at NPR, they too probably had moments of “anxiety” when they board a flight with people who are clearly Muslim. 9/11 and the continue spewing of hate toward our country by some Muslims, this, in my opinion, is a normal reaction. NPR fired Juan Williams mainly because he appears on Fox News. They can deny all they want but NPR is truly a left-wing organization and should not get taxpayers money. I do not always agree with Juan Williams but I always felt he was sincere and truthful. Now it appears TRUTHFULNESS is not what NPR and its supporters want unless it what THEY consider truth. Juan Williams I wish you well. You were truly wronged and I hope you DO NOT RETURN to NPR if they recind this firing. I think your future is bright and there are other news organization where political correctness isn’t their only standard. TRUTH ONLY.

Juan Williams statement about what crossed his mind upon seeing these Muslims to that scenerio was a classic free speech example. Society is speaking through both sides of its mouth under the circumstances. The left wingers should acquire tolerance.

I did not always agree with Mr. Williams but I knew that he had a strong point of view and he was being honest. NPR not pleased by him being at Fox, yet Fox never acted on him bing at NPR? Where’s the NAACP? Al Sharpton? Jessie Jackson? What hypocrisy. Amazing who is embracing him now in his time of trouble and who throw him under the bus. Revealing. Pull NPR’s funding.

NPR WAS OBVIOUSLY ON A MISSION BY FIRING
JUAN WILLIAMS. WELL, THEIR LOSS IS FOX
NEWS’S GAIN. I DON’T ALWAYS AGREE WITH
JUAN, HOWEVER, HE IS TRUTHFUL WHEN HE
SPEAKS AND HE IS ONE OF THE BETTER
SPEAKERS IN THE NEWS!

Amazing apologists for NPR here. When those of us who are NOT liberals listen to NPR, we immediately recognize its FAR left perspective. It lives off the Government, therefore its interests coincide with those of its master. DUH.
Trouble is that those of you on the left can no longer discern this. You think public funding is a GOOD idea, when it is clear to any thinking person that NPR only exists because they have their hand in our pockets. They don’t produce anything worth paying for, which is why taxpayers are compelled to support it! The Government pays for NPR because it toe(s) their line.
Of course FOX is on the right. It serves as an antidote to the constant leftist media barrage and groupthink CBSNBCABCNYTIMESWPOSTTIMENEWSWEEK.
The fact that FOX is actively hated by your President and your liberal media proves that it serves a public good! And clearly the public is willing to PAY for the network, voluntarily.
Cut NPR and let its lefty supporters fund the show.

To Nicole,
Juan did not say it was a rational fear, but was honest enough to express what a lot of people feel. People might be racist and bigoted, but their visceral gut reactions cannot be. He never said he was afraid of Muslims – but when you envision a group of devout Muslims in connection with air travel, you’re kidding yourself if you think some sort of flashback experience is inherently racist. In the world of the left, there is no room for this kind of honesty and self-reflection.

To Dean M Wakefield….
saying NPR is not leftist is as naive as it gets, or it is willfully ignorant. And if Totenberg is worth a darn she can get a job in the private sector media….NPR must be defunded by the government. If they can con corporations out of money beyond that, more power to them. Im a conservative, I wouldnt try and censor them, just make them play by the same rules as everyone else.

What a gift for the republicans! Two weeks before the election. Thank you NPR!

I do not always agree with Mr. Williams, yet I know he has a strong point of view and is honest. It is a shame that NPR had an issue with him being on Fox yet Fox never acted out on him being on NPR. Doesn’t sound open and tolerant. What hypocrisy. Where’s NAACP? Rev. Al Sharpton or Jessie Jackson? Amazing who is supporting Mr. Williams in his troubled moment and who threw him under the bus. I am sure he is rethinking who his real friends are. Suprised that on a MSNBC program last night, it was said that is not a matter of Freeedom of Speech…NPR had a right to fire him. What??? How convenient. It was wrong. No more public funding for NPR.

Juan Williams spoke the truth.When Americans can no longer speak the truth we will no longer be a free nation and unfortunately that is the direction our country is going now.The liberal left news media does not recognize the “truth”word anymore.

The Americans had best dig deep because George Soro’s is the one calling the shots for the US failure’s. I hope Karma bit’s him right square in the blank

I can’t wait for the movie!
Juan Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
“Upon arrival at a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients together to take on the oppressive Nurse Ratched (aka Vivian Schiller), a woman more a dictator than a nurse (CEO).”

Sad that this has to turn into a media frenzy, as to be honest I think this may have more to do with job performance than anything.
As a long time listener to NPR and Talk of the Nation I found Juan Williams to not be a very effective moderator or host who tended toward inflaming callers rather than moderating. He also seemed not terribly quick with wit or insights. I was thrilled when he was pulled from that slot as I quickly stopped listening when he hosted. I assumed that his bosses also felt he wasn’t particularly good at it either since he had one of the shortest tenures in that position.
Of course these days if you have procured a forum like FOX assumptions are made by the public that you’re good at you’re job, but that’s simply not true. Likely Juan knew his skills weren’t the best but at FOX he could be a token liberal voice and I’m sure he pitched it in just that way.
And like George Bush’s bumbling mismanaged empire of greed once you’re in you are family and so they will jump all about to defend you even if in the end the real reasons may be that the person was simply not the best at their job. MS Palin being a perfect example. Now Juan has exactly what he wants big money and a very public forum sealed with a bit of political controversy — I’m sure he couldn’t have “planned” it better. Juan’s the winner with job security for someone who is not particularly talented at his job.

Hey, Juan Williams was an ANALYST for NPR, not a reporter. He is supposed to give opinion. There has got to be more to this story than what appears on the surface. Perhaps ABC should hire him to look into it.

Honesty is not to be tolerated by the Left. Juan remarked about his discomfort under the circumstances (airplanes and Muslims after 911). He probably expressed the feeling of many. We all know the context in which he made the statement.
He didn’t say he was right; He didn’t say all Muslims are had; he didn’t encourage others to feel his way. He simply confessed his truth.
Hypocrisy and dishonesty and political correctness trump everything else if you’re a Leftist. At least NPR has “come out”. Honesty is not to be tolerated, period.

Did anyone notice that NPR’s CEO apologized about the “psychiatrist” remark but not the “publicist” part?
As a public relations professional,I AM so offended!
Posted by: JMG | Oct 22, 2010 4:06:02 PM
Isn’t an apology normally given to a person (rather than a camera)? Juan said noone called him to aologize.

I often disagree with Juan William’s viewpoints, however, he has always been honest and good natured in his analysis of issues.
Vivian Schiller on the other hand has displayed incredible pettiness, mean spiritedness and ignorance in her portrayal of Juan’s comments. Juan in no way expressed an “opinion” demeaning Muslims. He expressed only an “uneasy feeling” on his part, and did so without malice toward Muslims.
On the other hand NPR’s liberal bias, lack of decency, and disregard for freedom of speech are sickening. NPR should not receive a single penny of taxpayer funding! NPR totally disrespected Juan for no good reason whatsoever, and they should be defunded as well by private donars who respect basic human decency.

Isn’t interesting that the GOP is defending the LIBERAL journalist Juan Williams while the Liberals are defending the reprehensible fascist NPR! Quite curious in deed! And it just gets couriser and couriser as they would say in Alice in Wonderland.

I am so sick of the left accusing FOX of leaning to the RIGHT! That is a lie! The NEWS section of FOX is completely netural and always allows both sides to be heard PERIOD. Now are their commentators that are to the right yes but they are not reporters or news they are talk shows. Do Liberals really not know the difference. Oh that’s right most liberals get their news from John Stewart!

Would venture that the people who characterize NPR as “left” seldom, if ever, listen to it. One of the greatest accomplishments of the right has been to redefine responsible, thoughtful, factual, legitimate journalism as “elite”, “liberal” and “left wing”. When you define the middle as far left it makes the far right seem less extreme.

When you define the middle as far left it makes the far right seem less extreme.
tfk | Oct 22, 2010 5:37:21 PM….What are the characteristics of “the far right”?

NPR Endowment – $258M
NPR Revenue – $159M
NPR Net Income – $18.9M
Juan Williams, a Liberal, being sacked by his Ultra Left Wing Liberal employers at NPR – Priceless…

I cannot believe that Juan’s remark is the basis for his firing. This is one of the most irresponsible decisions I have ever heard. Juan, I support you and appreciated your comments on FOX.

Juan Williams claims he would have added context to his statement but the interview was only six minutes. Disingenuous claptrap. If I say an ethnic type create fear in me and don’t go on to explain that I know this is somewhat questionable, then guess what? I am subject, as a commentator to actions. Juan perhaps should have been given a second chance, but it comes on the wings of Bill O’Reilly’s stupidly phrased statement about Muslims in general. O’Reilly corrected himself on air. Williams wasn’t smart enough to do so.

Who in their right mind wouldn’t feel nervous when seeing Muslims on a commercial airliner after 9/11/01? What’s that they shout just before flying into tall buildings or blowing themselves up? Oh, now I remember, it’s “Allah Akbar!”

What the mainstream media requires of its reporters and journalists.
D.O.P.E.
Docile, Obedient, Partial and Effete.
Expressing your opinions are not wanted.

NPR has always carried on a conceit that they are morally superior to any normal American point of view. They would never approve of any assertion of American power.
They have been building up a war chest (an endowment fund) that would allow them total independence from public opinion. A break was always in the offing. Make them spend that endowment. Don’t give them another cent.

NPR is so far left that it is funny how they react to the right or the middle. Socalism at it’s worst. To say FOX is far right only shows how truely stupid or ignorant you are. Made by people that are koolaid drinkers and haven’t ever listened to FOX.

Vivian Shill…er is aptly named!

I’ve tuned into NPR far more than I have ever tuned into Fox and still think it’s one of the nation’s best news organizations. However I do believe that journalism in the United States is not like journalism in Cuba and North Korea, we should be able to discuss issues that matter.
Freedom and openness are the key to good journalism,especially with such timely and imortant issues such as islamophobia and Post 9/11 security. Stiffling that debate serves no one and only increases the social tension within society.
NPR’s board of directors need to show their commitment to fair and open journalism by removing the current management team. I believe that NPR is a great organization and can continue to be a world class organization.
However NPR needs to start with a new management team from scratch so it continue it’s pursuit of journalistic excellence.

Juan Williams is just an honest man and is NOT a bigot. He did NOT say he didn’t like Muslims, he didn’t say he was uncomfortable around Muslims, he didn’t say Muslims are terrorists, he said he gets nervous when he’s on an airplane with someone that appears to be a devout Muslim ever since 9/11. I personally share his feelings. I have friends and give business to those that are Muslim and/or from Muslim countries. I’m fine most anytime except for when I get on a train or airplane with someone from the Middle East or in full Muslim dress…I get nervous. I wonder if they could be among the small percentage of Muslims that are extremists and terrorists. How could any American not have the same thought go through their mind at times since 9/11?

I dont everagree with too much Mr willams say but I gotto standby him now the man did not do anything wrong.!!!!

I’m a psychiatrist myself and was really offended by the innuendo in Vivian’s comment.

While I do not agree with most of mr. williams comments..I will defend his right to say them..This could lead to the death of the extreme liberal left political adgenda..And a more closer examination of every canidate i may vote for in any up-coming election..No more repeats of the last 18 months..never again.

I feel that Juan Williams firing is not justified…I don’t want my tax money to go to NPR… we should boycott this news program and NPR CEO should be fired instead of Juan. I feel the same way that Juan feels. I understand how he feels.

mark,
Juan Williams called Michelle Obama Stokely Carmichael in a designer dress. He should have been fired from NPR a long time ago.

Juan, Its hard to say this but maybe you are better off not working for those people knowing that they had received monies from Soros.I think that there relationship with that man can possibly blemish your outstanding career as a news journalist, I say stick with FOX. I know you feel that it could have been handle in a more dignified manner,but as we now ms. Shiller has no dignity it showed in her remarks (what a pinhead).

Sounds as if he’s been egging NPR on to terminate his contract so he can go to work for FOX, for more money!!!

There is sadness in my heart over this whole incident.It reveals much of our political divide on namy levels.I listen to NPR, and have supported it in the past.I won’t again. I’ve seen more of their liberal bias with each passing year. Now that George Soros is a major funder, I expect it to increase. The arrogance of the upper eschelon at NPR is appalling, yet typical of many on the left. However there is a deeper danger here. NPR, with the help of some taxpayer funding has gone from a news organization to just another propaganda machine for the Left. Their agenda is now apparent.

This public display of bad and partisan behavior by NPR will have very predictable consequences–many of the people and organizations that financially support NPR (and CPB) will withdraw their support. The CEO will have to explain to the trustees that her poor public judgment has seriously weakened the organization. This could begin a trend that is similar to the path of Air America. If NPR reacts poorly to the situation it will begin a process that will ultimately become a permanent contraction of NPR.

Juan forgot his racial background. If Juan, or any American, would substitute Black in the statement that Juan made, it would be easy to understand why the firing happened. It took a lot to change society’s attitude toward Blacks. It is going to take a lot to change the attitude toward Muslims. Juan, of all people in the public eye, should be considerate of his power to help heal society or to generate fear. So Juan, when speaking out about Muslims, remember your racial past.

NPR receives federal funding, therefore they violated Juan’s Constitutional right to free speech. Cut funding now, congress, or you are violating your oath of office. Mr. Williams brought up a good point that needs to be explored: why obvious Muslim airline passengers breeze through security b/c TSA agents do not want to be accused of profiling and I (a 70-yr-old whilte woman right behind them) get singled out for a “random” extensive search. THAT makes me nervous on a plane – not that they are Muslim but b/c security is cowed by political correctness gone horribly awry.

Juan Williams was not denied his freedom of speech. He exercised it, and his employer exercised its right to select its employees. One could never again rely upon Mr.Williams to give an unbiased analysis of any situation involving Muslims. Although he conceded that not all of them are bad, he failed to tell us how he can tell the difference. He can’t, and so he must rely upon how they are dressed. He sees Muslim dress and he reacts emotionally. He should see a mental health expert. The comment was appropriate. I wonder how any Jew would react if Mr. Williams said every time he sees a group of religious Jews wearing Yamukas and tallisss and dredlocks he feels uncomfortable. I wonder how how Mr. Williams would feel if I said every time I see an African American wearing cornrows and African dress, I feel uncomfortable. Would he want NPR to let me work for it if I said such a thing? NPR acted appropriately. Mr. Williams did not, and his post firing comments prove he should not have been working for them. He is a childish and immature cry baby who can’t move on. And yes, he is prejudiced against Muslims because he jumps to conclusions about those he sees without getting to know them. Jews died because of that kind of dangerous thinking.
Michael

While OBAMA jumped on the white police officer on the Beer Summit case real quick….but then…so quiet on this lefty fellow Black Journalist, Juan Williams! Perhaps, the leftist like Obama is not so contented seeing one black cat of its kind off walking the boring and outdated railroad track? So off with Juan’s head is the liberals’ philosophy, so it seemed. Congratulation to Juan for waking up. And please get out of the so-called tolerant-liberal groups ASAP. Form your own group with the philosophy you believed in. A Republican like me, although disagreed with you in many aspects, but would respect you and your freedom of choice, Juan, for doing that!

Juan Williams was too honest for this liberal bunch . I hope he sues for the firing and also sue Vivian for making such a slanderous statement.

Somehow Americans have been convinced that Fox is “right wing” and just about everyone else “left wing”. The reality is that Fox is “right wing OPINION” promulgated by Rupert Murdoch, much of it based on falsehoods, where as an organization like NPR is simply NEWS. Any reporter giving opinion is NOT unbiased. Murdoch WILL be successful in bringing about an end to American democracy. Please, let’s give him and other billionaires all the support that he needs.

While I don’t care for fox news, I do think Mr. Williams was one of the bright lights not only on NPR, but on what ever venue he appeared. Shame on you NPR. No more donations to you.

It is unfortunate that Juan Williams was fired from NPR. I always liked him. I’m a Liberal, but he always seemed to be a good person.
I will say that to use the expression “Muslim garb” is to use inaccurate terminology. This has nothing to do with political correctness. It has to do with proper nomenclature. The phrase should be “Middle-Eastern garb.”
The stereotype of a terrorist is someone who has Middle-Eastern features. There are many types of Muslims: some are Indonesian or Filipino (Moro) to name a few. That’s why to use the word “Muslim” is inaccuarate. We are not in a religious war. We are in a conflict with Middle-Eastern terroists.

Did Mr. Williams say something the rest of all don’t feel and think? Since when did it become a crime to speak the truth? You better believe we’re all NERVOUS when we see people in Muslim Garb ANYWHERE!

the right wing fox network has just got themselves a cause to wreak havoc on the left wing npr.o reilly will spend millions of his own money to destroy npr and use all those right wing congress men to help him out.juan got fired because he was playing each side against the other.now he is feeling adopted by the right wing for money>>>>>

ALL journalists out there should be afraid, very afraid.
First there was the White House trying to exclude Fox network and now Juan Williams fired. This type of CENSORSHIP has been going on for years. Fortunately there are more news sources around now so light can be shone on the subject. NPR should fire their CEO at minimal at maximum, lose their funding that all Americans provide to them!

How did we ever reach this point where a man loses his job for sharing his fears? A man loses his job for hurting someones sentiments with his feelings? How can you take a mans fears and multiply it into bigotry or hatred? His remarks dont disparage anybody unless you read into some other meaning. I think that the Muslim activists in the United States spend more time on all this food fight talk instead of questioning those within their own religion over real issues.

This is outrageous! A government (especially one that is going broke)should never have financially supported NPR. The only thing the left can do is demonize people and issues they don’t like. They support unpopular liberal issues so there is no mention of the issues. Fox news recieves no federal funding and it is past time for our government quit funding left wing news/propoganda outlets like NPR. Big government, are you listening?

I was just wondering, I don’t think any of the 9/11 hijackers were wearing “Muslim” or middle eastern clothing when they commandeered the planes. As with most fears they exist only in our heads. Personally, I get really nervous when Tim McVeigh looking guy drives up to my federal office building on a delivery. As a result I have a lot of anxiety.

You know for George to suggest that it was perhaps Juan’s new contract to work as a Fox contributor that has made him re-examin his views of the left and right is rather issulting to all the reformed liberals I know who -like Juan have come to see the left for what it is rather than the idealized vision they held of it in their youth.
Seems to me that having gotten a taste of the intolerance of the left it has given Juan a wake up call.
BY the way it is not news to me that NPR is bias to the left..They have been from the get go and only hid behind a thin veneer of impartiality as they took in our tax dollars.

I have heard the arguement that “If this comment were made about a black man…” Honestly, if a large number of attacks were coming from the black (and you can put any gender, race, religion here)community and that group wasn’t speaking out against those attacks – as we are currently seeing in the Muslim community – then yes, I would look on them with a little fear and increased awareness of their actions. 16,000 + attacks are not a simple, small minority in the Muslim community. And if, as a Muslim, you are offended, then DO something about the people who are perpatrating these attacks! They are sullying your good name and trashing your religion. I have some good friends who are Muslim, and they are quality people. One is a well known pediatric physician for whom I have great respect. Yet, I agree with Juan’s feelings too. How can anything be done for the good of the community if there is not honest discussion?

NPR is a serious threat to American values and liberties. I am waiting to learn of the repercussions at NPR. No more public funding, no more impartial support. NPR has been spinning out of control over the past 10 years. ALL AMERICANS are outraged over this atrocity. Something serious needs to happen at NPR! A new CEO would be a good start.

I agree with NPR.Juan shouldn’t spread out his racist to the rest of the people.I’n glad NPR did the right things by not keeping people like JUAN.

Juan Williams was right. NPR thinks only their views are allowed in “freedom of Speech”, and they belittle others. Juan is a liberal who is honest, and doesn’t always follow Democrat “talking points”.

Vivian I am sorry that you are so insecure in your employment position that you are forced to make such an idiotic move.

This is not a left or a right problem. This is a problem with all of American society. Don’t you remember just a few months ago the number of Americans that wanted to deny another group of Americans from building a community center in NYC just because they are Muslim? Guys, this is bigotry. Juan spoke his feelings. Unfortunately, his statements were also steeped in bigotry. So, all of you who are against NPR, were you for or against the community center? If you were against, then like Juan your thinking was also steeped in bigotry. But, that does not mean you cannot heal. If Juan were to meet more Muslims who wear “Muslim garb” and get to know them as fellow Americans, fellow human beings who have families and love life, I think he would no longer have these feelings.

The firing was incredibly stupid and not particularly justified on its merits. A real gift to the right wing chorus. It shows liberals can be just as narrow minded and stupid as conservatives. As one who leans strongly to the left, I’m disgusted with NPR. Right wingers, don’t gloat too much.

NPR is old news..even new story gets old quick when delivered by NPR…Maybe they should change/update their fomat like “all things considered”..its getting old fast!Firing Juan Williams will not help NPR’s cause one bit. In fact this public display of intolerance can sealed the fate for NPR!

I agree with NPR. And there’s a reason why so many more journalists haven’t stepped forward in support of Juan. What’s to say about someone that tries to play both ends against the middle. By day, he’s NPR left leaning, by night he’s hobnobbing with right wingnut bigot Bill O’Reilly and Hannity? You can’t be both, or you’re nothing at all.

Someone said that it is a bigoted remark. NO, haha, and we should be able to say what our fears are even if they are irrational. If you go through the hoods in all major cities in the US you will be scared, rightly so, because it is a dangerous place. So it is not being a bigot to state that fact. Even black people are afraid of the hood. And many people are afraid of muslim attire because of what happened on 911 but also because they look suspicious, have you ever watched them???? They do not assimilate with us, they do not say hello to us, they just talk amongst themselves and are not outwardly friendly, fear is a normal reaction. That is not being a bigot or a racist.

I’m for Juan! Thank you Juan.

Yes Juan, you are a bigot. Don’t hide behind your race to say you were discriminated aginst. You are of Panamanian background and not ONCE have I heard you defend Latinos, of which unfortunately for us, you are!

It’s frustrating to hear people say that what Juan Williams said was bigotted or showed that he is a bigot!
bigot – a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion
-dictionary.com
At the most, one could say Mr. Williams’ comments showed some prejudice, as he described seeing someone and feeling that they were identifying a certain way and that there may be reason to be “worried” or “nervous.”
However, I don’t understand how anyone who listened to his statement in it’s entirety concludes that he was saying people should fear Muslims in general or anything negative about Muslims. In fact he was stating just the opposite. His initial sentence was just establishing that, yes, he is human and has emotions.
For people to characterize his statement as having offered an opinion on a controversial subject is problematic as well. The only opinion he offered is that you can’t group all Muslims as terrorists (Yes, that’s an opinion). His statement about feeling worried and nervous is not an opinion; it is a revelation of fact. Some people get nervous about merely the notion of flying. Is it an opinion if they reveal that to you?

Juan has written many books on the civil right movements. So he understands bigotry. I have known Juan longer than Vivian. He is not a bigot and does not need to see a professional. She does.
Ghebre Selassie Mehreteab

I have never heard Williams on NPR but I have seen him on FOX Cable. I do listen to NPR and I don’t know what I would do without it. The only other talk on Radio where I live is Rush Limbaugh, Hannity, Glen beck and Neal Boortz. We are bombarded with them on multiple stations. Also, there are religious stations that are about 2/3 politics.
Don’t take away NPR. It is the only link with sanity. By the way, when I cut down my TV service, Fox Cable went away. I don’t miss them much.

Congress should cut off funding to NPR. An news organization that censors free speech should not be funded by the taxpayers. We need to cut the deficit and this is a perfect place to start.

Now that NPR has rid itself of Mr. Williams I will support them. He is not African American, and is against every thing that African Americans stand for. Neither is he a liberal, unless of course he is sitting next to his friends at Faux News. He is an opportunist who is laughing all of the way to the bank. Now at least he is not benefiting from my tax dollars. I support NPR in this decision 100%. Good riddance to bad rubbish!

You’ve got to read: MikeMo1947s’ brilliant revelation! This is a perfect example of a species that has been cultures in a dark mushroom growing cave – or, he’s simply a flaming blind leftist operative… utterly incredible!

Why are those feelings are irrational? There is nothing irrational about parallel between Muslim extremists who hijacked those plane and a random muslim fully clothed in muslim garb in airport (who might or not might be extremist). His fear is based on rational deduction