| - Juan Williams FIRED: NPR Sacks Analyst Over Fox News |
cory777 |
Oct-21-10 12:35 AM |
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I have been keeping an eye on O'Lielly's show for the past week and saw that. |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 12:43 AM |
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maybe faux |
la la |
Oct-21-10 12:54 AM |
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Don't forget Mara Lyinsombitch... |
stlsaxman |
Oct-21-10 06:12 AM |
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Cokie Boggs Roberts ... eom |
Kolesar |
Oct-21-10 07:02 AM |
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though she looks like a preying mantis, i call her Cokie The Clown... |
stlsaxman |
Oct-21-10 07:42 AM |
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She's Been Disappeared |
otohara |
Oct-21-10 11:07 AM |
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she was spotted locally |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Oct-21-10 12:04 PM |
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That would be the second time that "This Week" replaced her |
Kolesar |
Oct-21-10 12:07 PM |
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+1 |
mazzarro |
Oct-21-10 12:31 PM |
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Don't cry for Juan. |
disndat |
Oct-21-10 08:45 AM |
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you know what? |
SemperEadem |
Oct-21-10 05:05 PM |
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True ... I was just posting that ... and as I recall the stories about him .... |
defendandprotect |
Oct-21-10 06:54 PM |
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It's a ratings bonanza. |
John Kerry VonErich |
Oct-21-10 02:03 AM |
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OK, I'm not taking credit for this, but |
BonnieJW |
Oct-21-10 08:28 AM |
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you did. |
barbtries |
Oct-21-10 10:13 AM |
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Good one! I think you most certainly would have played a part in it |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 11:06 AM |
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Good for you for standing against these "reporters" ...... |
defendandprotect |
Oct-21-10 06:59 PM |
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My exact sentiments as well..... |
BrklynLiberal |
Oct-21-10 07:01 PM |
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Adios Juan...don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.... |
Hulk |
Oct-21-10 01:10 AM |
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This was way past due. |
Frank Booth |
Oct-21-10 01:17 AM |
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Precisely |
Sherman A1 |
Oct-21-10 06:26 AM |
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+1 |
Roland99 |
Oct-21-10 07:18 AM |
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What, are they wearing Crescent arm-bands or something? |
boppers |
Oct-21-10 01:39 AM |
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Do you "get nervous" |
dotymed |
Oct-21-10 04:41 AM |
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I personally would get very nervous if I saw Amish people on an airplane. |
tclambert |
Oct-21-10 05:39 AM |
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Only If They Were the Pilots, I Think |
Demeter |
Oct-21-10 05:43 AM |
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LOL |
Kolesar |
Oct-21-10 08:52 AM |
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Many of them drive, |
dotymed |
Oct-21-10 06:52 AM |
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I get very nervous when I see Whit e Male Christians entering or exiting office buildings |
Harry Monroe |
Oct-21-10 07:00 AM |
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McVeigh claimed to be agnostic |
roxiejules |
Oct-21-10 08:23 AM |
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He was associated with the white Christian separatists movements. |
John Q. Citizen |
Oct-21-10 12:10 PM |
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What Chrisitan group was McVeigh associated with? |
roxiejules |
Oct-21-10 10:04 PM |
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He did not do his terrorism in God's name, |
burnsei sensei |
Oct-21-10 12:39 PM |
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and the 911 bombers didn't do it for Allah. |
provis99 |
Oct-21-10 02:13 PM |
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EXACTLY RIGHT ON, I've wanted to say this and couldn't find the words. THANKYOU, THANKYOU, THANKYOU |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 02:44 PM |
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If not for Allah, then who or what? |
burnsei sensei |
Oct-21-10 04:41 PM |
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good question... |
ensemble |
Oct-21-10 07:23 PM |
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Isn't a fatwa religious? |
roxiejules |
Oct-21-10 11:01 PM |
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McVeigh also claimed "Army had implanted a chip in his buttocks to track him".... |
defendandprotect |
Oct-21-10 07:45 PM |
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Not to mention of any gathering of 3 or more white males. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 09:58 AM |
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The difference is McVeigh didn't do it in the name of Christianity |
Ter |
Oct-22-10 02:06 PM |
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Me too! Where there are Amish, there are usually horses. |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 09:51 AM |
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With Juan, that means horses' asses. |
ChairmanAgnostic |
Oct-21-10 12:06 PM |
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And horse patooty, too! |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 02:46 PM |
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I would be nervous of them if I were traveling with my dogs |
WatchWhatISay |
Oct-21-10 01:13 PM |
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I have had it with those Monkey-Fightin' Shakers on |
mochajava666 |
Oct-21-10 01:35 PM |
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I'd be afraid that they'd raise a barn on the airplane. nt |
Deep13 |
Oct-21-10 07:59 AM |
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I'd be terrified |
jonthebru |
Oct-21-10 11:46 AM |
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I would get nervous if I saw snakes on an airplane. |
Uncle Joe |
Oct-21-10 12:08 PM |
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Were the guys who |
The Wizard |
Oct-21-10 05:36 AM |
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NO KIDDING |
Kolesar |
Oct-21-10 07:03 AM |
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Good riddance... |
TheeHazelnut |
Oct-21-10 03:50 AM |
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+1 |
mazzarro |
Oct-21-10 04:57 AM |
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Wouldn't it be surprising if FOX has no use for him because he is out at NPR? |
mediaman007 |
Oct-21-10 05:15 AM |
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I think that is a good question, and one worth watching. |
eyepaddle |
Oct-21-10 08:00 AM |
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I was wondering if anybody else remembered his horrid performance on |
eyepaddle |
Oct-21-10 07:58 AM |
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i thought he was on just for a year while the other |
mrs_p |
Oct-21-10 02:32 PM |
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in one interview with a person friend of his John Feinstein, he was described as |
stevebreeze |
Oct-21-10 08:02 AM |
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Chimpy |
dotymed |
Oct-21-10 04:39 AM |
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So it's Bush's fault? |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:53 AM |
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Follow the time line. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:07 AM |
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Bush packed the CPB board |
1gobluedem |
Oct-21-10 11:59 AM |
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No. CPB only funds part of NPR |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-22-10 05:57 AM |
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You are asking some of the people at DU |
BoneDaddy |
Oct-21-10 12:37 PM |
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FOX Anal-ists |
Hubert Flottz |
Oct-21-10 04:46 AM |
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that's about 10 years too late |
ProfessorPlum |
Oct-21-10 05:07 AM |
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One hopes that Mara Liasson will be on her way too. |
ProfessorPlum |
Oct-21-10 05:07 AM |
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Let's fire everyone there with a non-liberal viewpoint |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:33 AM |
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Mara Liasson is supposed to be a journalist |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 07:45 AM |
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She's a commentator, not a reporter |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:59 AM |
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her and williams are dishonest sacks of shit |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 08:10 AM |
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"Intellectual criminals" !!! |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:30 AM |
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nope |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 08:37 AM |
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I don't defend their views or even watch them much |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:41 AM |
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they do not have the right to jack shit |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 08:54 AM |
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It is censorship pure and simple |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:09 AM |
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civil discourse? |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 09:18 AM |
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+1 |
HCE SuiGeneris |
Oct-23-10 12:25 PM |
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Do you actually know what Censorship means, Bragi? |
MinM |
Oct-21-10 09:38 AM |
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Yeah, I know what it means |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:49 AM |
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Bragi: Why are Fox, NPR, and all other media outlets "Censoring" you? |
MinM |
Oct-21-10 10:01 AM |
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I work for an NPR affiliate |
1gobluedem |
Oct-21-10 12:03 PM |
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Excellent insight which should be an OP in its own right!!! |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 12:22 PM |
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So they have warned him before? Bigotry is not easy to |
sabrina 1 |
Oct-21-10 01:10 PM |
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Thanks for the explanation. It makes a lot of sense. |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 01:48 PM |
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Thanks for posting it as an OP, it is required reading for those who still don't get it (link) |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 02:25 PM |
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If Juan signed his name to that contract, then he deserves to be fired |
SemperEadem |
Oct-21-10 05:15 PM |
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Censorship is when the GOVERNMENT shuts down discourse. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:17 AM |
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No it is NOT! |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 10:35 AM |
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ha! |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 10:40 AM |
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I've always thought that |
burnsei sensei |
Oct-21-10 12:44 PM |
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you are wrong. it's not censorship. it was his J-O-B to adhere to standards and practices... |
nashville_brook |
Oct-21-10 10:47 PM |
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Correct me if I am wrong, but..... |
backtomn |
Oct-21-10 11:15 AM |
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I saw this on another thread today, where the funding comes from... |
meeshrox |
Oct-21-10 07:26 PM |
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Surely you are not equating NPR with the government, are you? |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-22-10 06:04 AM |
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That's racism, not a "controversial viewpoint." |
Daemonaquila |
Oct-21-10 10:39 AM |
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The statement from the his boss |
eilen |
Oct-21-10 02:49 PM |
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Free speech? Puhlease. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:14 AM |
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exactly |
SemperEadem |
Oct-21-10 05:20 PM |
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It's not just you |
Abq_Sarah |
Oct-21-10 06:06 PM |
#310 |
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"free speech" doesn't mean Juan Williams has a god-given right to be an NPR commentator |
nashville_brook |
Oct-21-10 10:44 PM |
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Let's criminalize disagreement now |
rtw |
Oct-21-10 12:29 PM |
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So who exactly are the "right-wing commentators" on NPR? |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Oct-21-10 09:03 AM |
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First of all no one mentioned is just a commentator. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:22 AM |
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Secret right-wingers? I don't know about that |
Doctor_J |
Oct-21-10 12:34 PM |
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David Brooks, for one -- but more importantly, do you need RW talking points to stay awake? |
nashville_brook |
Oct-21-10 10:49 PM |
#339 |
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Nah, I just listen to Ed Schultz to stay awake |
ProudToBeBlueInRhody |
Oct-22-10 05:52 PM |
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Bullshit...she's listed as a "national political CORRESPONDENT" |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 09:39 AM |
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I've never heard Liasson put her personal views out there much on NPR or Fox |
RZM |
Oct-21-10 10:37 AM |
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It is not the non-liberal view. It is pushing the fucking right wing lies |
rurallib |
Oct-21-10 08:00 AM |
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And you get to define "truth" I presume |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:07 AM |
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+10 |
Myrina |
Oct-21-10 08:29 AM |
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Where? How? |
verges |
Oct-21-10 09:01 AM |
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Uh no. But it is not hard to tell when Williams distorts facts. |
rurallib |
Oct-21-10 10:00 AM |
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I agree. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:24 AM |
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Well said. |
Psephos |
Oct-21-10 01:10 PM |
#251 |
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You clearly don't get it. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:10 AM |
#159 |
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You miss the point |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 10:39 AM |
#172 |
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I never called you a Nazi . |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-22-10 06:16 AM |
#346 |
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Being a racist is not having a different point of view, it is |
efhmc |
Oct-21-10 11:26 AM |
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The Keeper in Star Trek's "The Cage" said it best: |
marshall |
Oct-21-10 02:58 PM |
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About time! |
on point |
Oct-21-10 05:21 AM |
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GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH! |
RoccoR5955 |
Oct-21-10 05:36 AM |
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recommend |
TexasObserver |
Oct-21-10 05:39 AM |
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I've been sick of Williams for years and years. |
mwb970 |
Oct-21-10 05:59 AM |
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Agreed |
Sherman A1 |
Oct-21-10 06:26 AM |
#26 |
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Well, I guess I have to contribute some money to them. |
yellowwood |
Oct-21-10 06:03 AM |
#22 |
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I wouldn't do that |
Doctor_J |
Oct-21-10 06:48 AM |
#29 |
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NPR is all wingers now. They were taken over a couple years ago. |
harun |
Oct-21-10 04:21 PM |
#293 |
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YAYYYY!!! |
stlsaxman |
Oct-21-10 06:09 AM |
#23 |
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Three cheers for censorship!!! |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:21 AM |
#40 |
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wha- they don't have censorship in Canada??? |
stlsaxman |
Oct-21-10 07:47 AM |
#61 |
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We have dreadful, bad censorship |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:03 AM |
#75 |
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When was the last time you heard anyone on NPR saying ANYTHING in favor of Obama??? |
stlsaxman |
Oct-21-10 09:41 AM |
#135 |
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He wasn't fired for "expressing right-wing views" exactly, he was fired for blatant Islamophobia |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 11:00 AM |
#187 |
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And yet you questioned Rick Sanchez being fired for his comments |
oberliner |
Oct-21-10 11:37 AM |
#205 |
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I was only going by what was in the article in the OP at the time |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 11:48 AM |
#212 |
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Ok - fair enough |
oberliner |
Oct-21-10 12:33 PM |
#233 |
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My responses do not illustrate what you're looking for |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 12:39 PM |
#239 |
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He can still say whatever he wants. |
Deep13 |
Oct-21-10 08:02 AM |
#71 |
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Really? |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:10 AM |
#79 |
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His viewpoint is not being suppressed. |
Deep13 |
Oct-21-10 08:15 AM |
#83 |
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So you expecting a robust debate soon on radical Islamicism? |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:55 AM |
#114 |
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You sure get a hard on about censorship. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:33 AM |
#169 |
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That is irrelevant |
backtomn |
Oct-21-10 11:22 AM |
#198 |
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Silly conflation. |
glitch |
Oct-21-10 08:47 AM |
#104 |
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Wrong. My concern is this: |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:17 AM |
#123 |
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well, I have mixed feelings about free speech |
newspeak |
Oct-21-10 10:55 AM |
#184 |
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Dude, seriously, take a look around DU and ask yourself: |
eyepaddle |
Oct-21-10 11:37 AM |
#204 |
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Uh Oh. Mrs Jones. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:27 AM |
#168 |
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Boo fucking hoo. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-22-10 05:09 PM |
#359 |
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What took them so long? |
baldguy |
Oct-21-10 06:35 AM |
#27 |
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There are still DUers who think that Juan is one of us |
Doctor_J |
Oct-21-10 06:45 AM |
#28 |
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Some of us still support the principle of free speech |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:22 AM |
#42 |
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Some of us don't think that tax dollars should support fascist propaganda |
Doctor_J |
Oct-21-10 07:44 AM |
#57 |
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+1000 |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 07:46 AM |
#60 |
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Can you cite the part of the Williams transcript that is fascist propaganda? |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:11 AM |
#81 |
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All of his transcripts over all the years, really? |
glitch |
Oct-21-10 08:57 AM |
#116 |
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You sound like a Stalinist |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:11 AM |
#122 |
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You're the one saying that you don't listen to NPR - so how would you know? |
devilgrrl |
Oct-21-10 09:25 AM |
#126 |
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I read the transcript /nt |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:29 AM |
#130 |
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Oh well, saying stupid shit will get you trouble. Boo Hoo Juan Williams. |
devilgrrl |
Oct-21-10 10:42 AM |
#179 |
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Yes. And students of Cold War history |
burnsei sensei |
Oct-21-10 12:48 PM |
#243 |
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Your responses are a monument to idiocy! |
Vinnie From Indy |
Oct-21-10 11:52 AM |
#213 |
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+1,000,000,000 |
devilgrrl |
Oct-21-10 12:23 PM |
#227 |
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Hey, Bragi, you're in very good company. Look: |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-22-10 05:37 PM |
#362 |
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Tough Cookies !! n/t |
orbitalman |
Oct-21-10 06:48 AM |
#30 |
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This should come as no surprise since the MSM has been telling us for years to be afraid /nt |
still_one |
Oct-21-10 06:52 AM |
#31 |
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Just think, if he didn't watch FAUX "News" he might not of been so fearful & could have kept his job |
mod mom |
Oct-21-10 06:55 AM |
#33 |
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On the apparently huge appetite for censorship here |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 06:56 AM |
#34 |
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No Censorship Here |
yellowwood |
Oct-21-10 07:21 AM |
#41 |
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non-biased = views I agree with |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:30 AM |
#44 |
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Or maybe he simply got fired for not |
LanternWaste |
Oct-21-10 08:45 AM |
#102 |
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The difference is |
Ineeda |
Oct-21-10 07:41 AM |
#51 |
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He's a commentator, not a reporter |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:45 AM |
#59 |
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I don't agree -- he can express his opinions about the news, sure |
Ineeda |
Oct-21-10 08:30 AM |
#96 |
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No, you are wrong. His personal opinions have no place |
SemperEadem |
Oct-21-10 05:40 PM |
#307 |
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Good point. Sorry you had to be rude to make it. n/t |
Ineeda |
Oct-21-10 06:05 PM |
#309 |
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build a bridge and get over it. |
SemperEadem |
Oct-21-10 06:09 PM |
#312 |
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LOL |
Ineeda |
Oct-21-10 06:17 PM |
#314 |
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this! True true true |
SemperEadem |
Oct-21-10 05:37 PM |
#306 |
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I'll give a shit about Williams' "right" to talk on the radio... |
Deep13 |
Oct-21-10 08:17 AM |
#87 |
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You really need to learn more about what censorship is. People on this thread have been trying to |
glitch |
Oct-21-10 09:10 AM |
#121 |
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I'll stick my neck out and agree with you. |
Pacifist Patriot |
Oct-21-10 09:17 AM |
#124 |
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Why don't you go have your hissy fit at a site where it will be more appreciated? |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-22-10 05:13 PM |
#360 |
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Bye Juan and take Mara with you. |
Kind of Blue |
Oct-21-10 07:08 AM |
#38 |
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Editorial balance = no conservative viewpoints? /nt |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:39 AM |
#48 |
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Well, at least it equals no dishonest shills. nt |
eyepaddle |
Oct-21-10 07:52 AM |
#63 |
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Thank you for beating me to it. |
Kind of Blue |
Oct-21-10 08:03 AM |
#74 |
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I nominate you for the most red herrings ever created on a single thread in DU. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:40 AM |
#174 |
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Seconded n/t |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 12:13 PM |
#225 |
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Hey Bragi |
RetroLounge |
Oct-21-10 06:11 PM |
#313 |
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Reaction to this vs. Reaction to Sanchez firing somewhat different? |
oberliner |
Oct-21-10 07:24 AM |
#43 |
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Perception schmerception! |
Cirque du So-What |
Oct-21-10 07:31 AM |
#45 |
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I didn't want to ask a leading question or prejudge anyone's response |
oberliner |
Oct-21-10 08:15 AM |
#84 |
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DU usually supports censorship of non-liberal viewpoints |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:37 AM |
#47 |
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Does "non-liberal" viewpoint equate to bigoted, biased fear mongering? |
PassingFair |
Oct-21-10 07:51 AM |
#62 |
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If what Williams said is "bigoted, biased fear mongering" then... |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:15 AM |
#82 |
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He was talking about brown skinned people on an airplane. |
PassingFair |
Oct-21-10 08:24 AM |
#90 |
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No, he was not talking about skin colour or citizenship |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:49 AM |
#105 |
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Are you scared of muslins? |
PassingFair |
Oct-21-10 08:53 AM |
#110 |
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I already said I wasn't afraid of Muslims, I am supporting free speech /nt |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:56 AM |
#115 |
| -
So you think any news person should be able to say anything? |
PassingFair |
Oct-21-10 09:03 AM |
#118 |
| -
I see little comparison between the two incidents |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:28 AM |
#128 |
| -
Imus claims he was just making a joke. |
PassingFair |
Oct-21-10 09:37 AM |
#131 |
| -
News organizations should have the right to maintain certain standards among employees. |
totodeinhere |
Oct-21-10 12:37 PM |
#237 |
| -
I saw nothing wrong with what he said |
joeglow3 |
Oct-21-10 12:35 PM |
#235 |
| -
Are you still trying to work out if you're Islamaphobic or not? |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 11:27 AM |
#201 |
| -
What if Juan had said |
DeadEyeDyck |
Oct-21-10 08:40 PM |
#331 |
| -
Don't worry, your point has been made and I think it is reasonable. |
wmbrew0206 |
Oct-21-10 08:17 AM |
#88 |
| -
personally |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 09:28 AM |
#129 |
| -
that's a bullshit claim attacking all of us here |
fascisthunter |
Oct-21-10 09:49 AM |
#138 |
| -
I should back up what? |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:54 AM |
#143 |
| -
your perversion of what censorship is pretty plain to see here |
fascisthunter |
Oct-21-10 10:01 AM |
#149 |
| -
Perversion! |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 10:09 AM |
#157 |
| -
I can. I remember we came down hard on Harry Reid |
Kind of Blue |
Oct-21-10 11:39 AM |
#207 |
| -
No |
Doctor_J |
Oct-21-10 07:43 AM |
#55 |
| -
Has anyone defended Williams and suggested he should not have been fired? |
oberliner |
Oct-21-10 08:16 AM |
#85 |
| -
Me |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:25 AM |
#91 |
| -
Have you found common cause with other DUers? |
oberliner |
Oct-21-10 08:28 AM |
#93 |
| -
Yes, I find myself in the minority |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 08:46 AM |
#103 |
| -
Interesting - thanks for sharing your perspective! |
oberliner |
Oct-21-10 08:50 AM |
#107 |
| -
it is fearmongering |
newspeak |
Oct-21-10 11:22 AM |
#199 |
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Deleted message |
Name removed |
Oct-21-10 07:39 AM |
#49 |
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I don't give a red cent to NPR or Chicago Public Radio until Mara Liasson follows him out |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 07:40 AM |
#50 |
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deleted by author /nt |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 07:42 AM |
#52 |
| -
Morally bankrupt water carrier for Republicans |
anachro1 |
Oct-21-10 07:42 AM |
#53 |
| -
Deleted message |
Name removed |
Oct-21-10 07:43 AM |
#56 |
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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. nt |
Deep13 |
Oct-21-10 07:57 AM |
#65 |
| -
about time! |
handmade34 |
Oct-21-10 08:03 AM |
#73 |
| -
Give me a break |
Roy Rolling |
Oct-21-10 08:05 AM |
#76 |
| -
Hope they hire Hannity or maybe Christine O'Donnell to take his place. |
rurallib |
Oct-21-10 08:06 AM |
#77 |
| -
Juan WIlliams has alwas puzzled me |
d_r |
Oct-21-10 08:16 AM |
#86 |
| -
Money makes the world go around...Very simple. |
rgbecker |
Oct-21-10 08:51 AM |
#108 |
| -
It seems the guy got more extreme over the years... |
kjackson227 |
Oct-21-10 08:54 AM |
#112 |
| -
..and just his 'general' aura lately.... |
la la |
Oct-21-10 01:41 PM |
#261 |
| -
^Best post on this thread |
Kolesar |
Oct-21-10 08:55 AM |
#113 |
| -
His nuanced and varied views on certain subjects don't fit your stereotype |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 10:05 AM |
#152 |
| -
I get what your saying |
d_r |
Oct-21-10 11:46 AM |
#211 |
| -
I think he generally has been something of a token for Fox |
RZM |
Oct-21-10 10:54 AM |
#182 |
| -
I thought he was dreadful on "Talk of the Nation" |
LisaM |
Oct-21-10 12:24 PM |
#228 |
| -
I was on a plane |
Turbineguy |
Oct-21-10 08:31 AM |
#97 |
| -
Couldn't have happened to a better person, imho. |
kjackson227 |
Oct-21-10 08:43 AM |
#100 |
| -
Finally!! |
X_Digger |
Oct-21-10 08:49 AM |
#106 |
| -
Here's some questions... |
elias7 |
Oct-21-10 09:27 AM |
#127 |
| -
Great questions |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 09:41 AM |
#134 |
| -
those people are blind |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 09:49 AM |
#137 |
| -
Sure - blame the very folks who don't own the networks or blogs. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:50 AM |
#181 |
| -
hey, don't forget O'lliely |
newspeak |
Oct-21-10 11:06 AM |
#189 |
| -
Either he's not allowed to feel that way, or not allowed to disclose his feelings in public |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 09:54 AM |
#142 |
| -
Thank you |
RZM |
Oct-21-10 11:08 AM |
#191 |
| -
Terrorists rely on the element of surprise. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Oct-21-10 05:01 PM |
#297 |
| -
Political correctness sucks. |
robcon |
Oct-21-10 09:43 AM |
#136 |
| -
Fox News let him say it... |
MinM |
Oct-21-10 10:07 AM |
#153 |
| -
Fired for making an honest disclosure about his personal feelings about something |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 09:50 AM |
#140 |
| -
public figures like that should NOT be honest about their racist feelings |
Enrique |
Oct-21-10 09:59 AM |
#146 |
| -
Williams isn't a public figure. He's a paid talking head, and an at-will employee. |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 10:02 AM |
#150 |
| -
IMO, that's not his job. His job is to comment on NEWS |
Ineeda |
Oct-21-10 10:00 AM |
#147 |
| -
People who get paid to comment on news aren't allowed to have personal feelings? |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 10:03 AM |
#151 |
| -
Have them, yes. Broadcast them, no. |
Ineeda |
Oct-21-10 10:41 AM |
#177 |
| -
That's quite a leap of faith there |
RZM |
Oct-21-10 11:21 AM |
#197 |
| -
It sounded to me like a personal admission of weakness |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 11:38 AM |
#206 |
| -
He was not a commentator on NPR |
1gobluedem |
Oct-21-10 12:07 PM |
#219 |
| -
Correction - his job at NPR was to analyze the news, not comment on it. |
hedgehog |
Oct-21-10 03:01 PM |
#280 |
| -
That's true, and reinforces my POV. n/t |
Ineeda |
Oct-21-10 03:13 PM |
#284 |
| -
Agreed! |
hedgehog |
Oct-21-10 03:32 PM |
#288 |
| -
What if his "honest disclosure of personal feelings" was "I think all women are sluts at heart... |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 11:08 AM |
#192 |
| -
Absurd comparison |
elias7 |
Oct-21-10 12:49 PM |
#244 |
| -
It's not absurd at all: his statement is a "random fear or perversion" |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 01:28 PM |
#255 |
| -
I respectfully disagree |
elias7 |
Oct-21-10 04:50 PM |
#296 |
| -
Yes |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 05:10 PM |
#301 |
| -
You're calling me a bigot for being afraid in an unfamiliar neighborhood? |
elias7 |
Oct-21-10 09:29 PM |
#332 |
| -
I have many honest, personal feelings about my co-workers |
LanternWaste |
Oct-21-10 01:06 PM |
#248 |
| -
So, Juan, how's it feel to be one of "the little people" who ARE terminated without cause? |
patrice |
Oct-21-10 09:59 AM |
#145 |
| -
I wonder if he'll be able to collect unemployment insurance |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 10:15 AM |
#163 |
| -
that helps some. |
barbtries |
Oct-21-10 10:08 AM |
#155 |
| -
Freedom of speech prohibits GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE |
Doctor_J |
Oct-21-10 10:08 AM |
#156 |
| -
I suspect that NPR has been looking for a pretense on which to fire JW for a long time |
slackmaster |
Oct-21-10 10:14 AM |
#161 |
| -
You miss a big point |
Bragi |
Oct-21-10 10:42 AM |
#178 |
| -
I am a leftist. I don't support censorship. |
MedicalAdmin |
Oct-21-10 10:54 AM |
#183 |
| -
This isn't censorship. |
bushmeister0 |
Oct-21-10 10:55 AM |
#185 |
| -
To me, he could have said what he said |
newspeak |
Oct-21-10 11:32 AM |
#202 |
| -
+1million! |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 12:10 PM |
#223 |
| -
no, YOU miss the only point: Standards and Practices (it's a journalism thing...look it up) |
nashville_brook |
Oct-21-10 10:52 PM |
#340 |
| -
Williams will have more time to appear on Faux now and will get more exposure than ever before. |
totodeinhere |
Oct-21-10 12:42 PM |
#240 |
| -
and my donations to NPR will no longer buy his $300 shirts that he wears on Billo's show. |
nashville_brook |
Oct-21-10 10:53 PM |
#341 |
| -
He can buy plenty of shirts with his new $2 million contract with Faux. n/t |
totodeinhere |
Oct-22-10 08:06 AM |
#347 |
| -
Indeed. This will be the best career move he ever made |
Doctor_J |
Oct-22-10 12:30 PM |
#354 |
| -
What the fuck took them so long? |
Chakab |
Oct-21-10 10:09 AM |
#158 |
| -
I'm gonna party! |
kestrel91316 |
Oct-21-10 10:23 AM |
#166 |
| -
His rhetoric is stuck in the GWB era. |
felix_numinous |
Oct-21-10 10:40 AM |
#175 |
| -
Good! |
Scurrilous |
Oct-21-10 10:45 AM |
#180 |
| -
So will Williams get rehired by Fox News this time? |
alp227 |
Oct-21-10 11:00 AM |
#186 |
| -
He already has a contract with Fox News. |
totodeinhere |
Oct-21-10 01:08 PM |
#250 |
| -
So tired of the political correct BS. |
Milo_Bloom |
Oct-21-10 11:11 AM |
#193 |
| -
FOX won't hire him Full time |
jsgindc |
Oct-21-10 11:13 AM |
#194 |
| -
yup |
Steerpike |
Oct-21-10 11:39 AM |
#209 |
| -
wrong, fox just offered him $2,000,000 contract |
crazyjoe |
Oct-21-10 05:23 PM |
#305 |
| -
I never liked him...especially after his admitted desires for Condi Rice..... |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Oct-21-10 11:15 AM |
#196 |
| -
It's good to see NPR do something right. |
BlueMTexpat |
Oct-21-10 11:34 AM |
#203 |
| -
I dunno ... NPR has really dropped the ball the past seven or eight years. |
SomeGuyInEagan |
Oct-21-10 11:39 AM |
#208 |
| -
Can anyone imagine... |
MissMillie |
Oct-21-10 11:57 AM |
#214 |
| -
I don't know if he'd mind that much |
RZM |
Oct-21-10 12:53 PM |
#246 |
| -
Its good to get our bigotry out in the light. Its the only way to get rid of it. Closet bigotry |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 12:12 PM |
#224 |
| -
He does have free speech rights, but they are irrelevant to this situation |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 12:26 PM |
#229 |
| -
He was not speaking for NPR or PRI, NPR already knew of his appearance and job on Fox, he may have |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 01:40 PM |
#260 |
| -
You didn't go to the link, did you. It's not about "free speech", he violated NPR's ethics code... |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 02:17 PM |
#268 |
| -
What ethics code? NPR wanted to restrain his free speech. He did not misrepresent his authority to |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 04:46 PM |
#295 |
| -
You're probably going to get a response from a DUer |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 01:36 PM |
#259 |
| -
His bigotry is not dispicable. Limbaughs is. O'Rielly's is. I think Juan can be talked down. The oth |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 01:45 PM |
#263 |
| -
like it or not |
wxgeek7 |
Oct-21-10 12:28 PM |
#230 |
| -
You are so right. Right after Sept 11, a friend who is one of the most open minded and hearted peopl... |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 02:59 PM |
#279 |
| -
I know Juan personally |
earthlite |
Oct-21-10 12:43 PM |
#241 |
| -
If you know him personally, you should pass this on to him |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 12:49 PM |
#245 |
| -
You saying you know him IS the new low of DU |
jsgindc |
Oct-21-10 01:30 PM |
#256 |
| -
Your friend is either a bigoted racist asshole |
alcibiades_mystery |
Oct-21-10 01:30 PM |
#257 |
| -
There is no reason to leave this thread. Supporting him or not. |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 02:42 PM |
#272 |
| -
He wasn't "fired over free speech"! |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 02:52 PM |
#276 |
| -
He was fired over free speech. He was being interviewed, not commenting and he did not clain to be s |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 03:04 PM |
#281 |
| -
Wow, you really are stubborn. He wasn't fired "for free speech." That doesn't even make sense |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 03:14 PM |
#285 |
| -
He was fire over free speech, regardless of the contract. What don't you get? |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 03:42 PM |
#290 |
| -
I'm not the one who doesn't get it |
Turborama |
Oct-21-10 08:01 PM |
#328 |
| -
so, is he as much of a suck-up in person as he is on teevee? |
nashville_brook |
Oct-21-10 10:55 PM |
#342 |
| -
Door, ass, etc. |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-22-10 05:17 PM |
#361 |
| -
What if "plane" was "white neighborhood" and "muslim" was "cop"? |
elias7 |
Oct-21-10 12:55 PM |
#247 |
| -
None of the 9/11 hijackers wore "muslim garb" |
tinrobot |
Oct-21-10 01:06 PM |
#249 |
| -
Good... NPR doesn't need Faux News plants in there advancing their agenda |
budkin |
Oct-21-10 01:13 PM |
#253 |
| -
Yah!!!!! As with Cokie and Mara, you never know if their opinion |
demigoddess |
Oct-21-10 01:42 PM |
#262 |
| -
Whatever happened to "Can't we all just get along"? |
golfguru |
Oct-21-10 02:06 PM |
#265 |
| -
Juan Williams always showed a overt preference for conservatives... |
Ozymanithrax |
Oct-21-10 02:12 PM |
#266 |
| -
So what? There are good conservatives. And closet fascist liberals with agendas that would be at |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 03:07 PM |
#282 |
| -
His peference shaded everything he said. |
Ozymanithrax |
Oct-21-10 06:50 PM |
#317 |
| -
Juan Williams was also accused by a number of women of sexual harassment .... |
defendandprotect |
Oct-21-10 06:46 PM |
#316 |
| -
I neve heard that... |
Ozymanithrax |
Oct-21-10 06:52 PM |
#318 |
| -
Absolute bullshit! |
earthlite |
Oct-21-10 09:51 PM |
#334 |
| -
No, it isn't. |
eyepaddle |
Oct-22-10 10:51 AM |
#351 |
| -
bigotry or not it was a dumb statement and brown nosing.. |
Green_Lantern |
Oct-21-10 02:19 PM |
#269 |
| -
Free speech is speech without any vetting required past hate, slander, disruption to public safety. |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 03:09 PM |
#283 |
| -
well if his views don't reflect the platform of the news agency he |
Green_Lantern |
Oct-21-10 03:17 PM |
#286 |
| -
So if my employer is prolife and I am interviewed on tv speaking pro choice, I should be fired? |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 03:41 PM |
#289 |
| -
Well, I guess that depends on what sort of ethics policy the employer has in place and |
eyepaddle |
Oct-21-10 04:07 PM |
#292 |
| -
So you believe there is a sliding scale on rights. You and I have more freedom to free speech than |
herbm |
Oct-21-10 05:08 PM |
#299 |
| -
It's called an "ethics policy" and lots of places have them. |
eyepaddle |
Oct-22-10 08:17 AM |
#348 |
| -
it depends on your job... |
Green_Lantern |
Oct-22-10 10:42 AM |
#350 |
| -
Uh-oh...you just introduced nuance to a right-winger. |
U4ikLefty |
Oct-22-10 06:28 PM |
#364 |
| -
YES! |
harmonicon |
Oct-21-10 02:57 PM |
#277 |
| -
My Teabagger Boss |
Beavker |
Oct-21-10 03:22 PM |
#287 |
| -
That's been the right winger line, "his Opinion", 1st Amendment. He was paid to report, not give |
Thor_MN |
Oct-21-10 06:09 PM |
#311 |
| -
A sign of life from NPR which should never have hired Juan Williams in the first place.... |
defendandprotect |
Oct-21-10 03:59 PM |
#291 |
| -
Lay down with Fox, get up with fleas. |
Faygo Kid |
Oct-21-10 05:09 PM |
#300 |
| -
Now they need to get rid of Cokie Roberts. |
Odin2005 |
Oct-21-10 05:11 PM |
#302 |
| -
about time... long ago gave up his objectivity drinking the fox "friends" koolaid n/t |
BREMPRO |
Oct-21-10 05:58 PM |
#308 |
| -
Williams should have been fired on 9/14/2001 when he advocated genocide |
dharmamarx |
Oct-21-10 06:24 PM |
#315 |
| -
I will not miss that idiot. Let FAUX NOISE use him up. |
BrklynLiberal |
Oct-21-10 06:58 PM |
#320 |
| -
Fox news has been using him up for years...they have offered him a job and he is happy to take it. |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Oct-21-10 08:10 PM |
#330 |
| -
Sure makes one wonder if that was not his plan all along... |
BrklynLiberal |
Oct-22-10 04:10 PM |
#358 |
| -
Juan less bell to answer...Juan less egghead to fry. |
Ticonderoga |
Oct-21-10 07:50 PM |
#326 |
| -
I don't guess that they're going to replace him with his twin, Amal.... |
PassingFair |
Oct-21-10 07:54 PM |
#327 |
| -
Fox and Murdoch are forming a HUGE counter attack to defund NPR and PBS again.... |
ElsewheresDaughter |
Oct-21-10 08:08 PM |
#329 |
| -
Juan Williams --- Biggest Loser of 2010 |
Major Hogwash |
Oct-21-10 09:41 PM |
#333 |
| -
Deleted message |
Name removed |
Oct-21-10 10:14 PM |
#336 |
| -
Conservatives and liberals should both be on NPR, CNN and Fox |
Bragi |
Oct-22-10 08:19 AM |
#349 |
| -
We live in an Empire, not a liberal democacy. That shows you just how bad |
John Q. Citizen |
Oct-22-10 11:30 AM |
#352 |
| -
What bothers me so is this: |
Bragi |
Oct-22-10 01:26 PM |
#356 |
| -
Why was he fire? |
tweetypie |
Oct-22-10 11:51 AM |
#353 |
| -
re |
Steve20 |
Oct-22-10 12:51 PM |
#355 |
| -
bump |
RantinRavin |
Nov-05-10 04:29 PM |
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