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Banned
PC or not, it's so damn wrong to think all white guys are non-threatening weaklings! Imagine if he woulda said sumthin bad about a minority!?!?! Oh lawd the uproar! Reverse-bigotism IS bigotism.
One reason I ax, Mo, is that I understood you to say that Williams' (probably out of context) remarks struck you as "racist." Still feel that way, after watchin the vids?
Well, you can evaluate whether thoughts (if expressed), feelins (if expressed), and presumed psychological states comply with the requirements of political correctness, caincha?
PC or not, it's so damn wrong to think all white guys are non-threatening weaklings! Imagine if he woulda said sumthin bad about a minority!?!?! Oh lawd the uproar! Reverse-bigotism IS bigotism.
And I don't recall saying that at all.
I tried to find where I might've made any other comment on this...
...ax Kicky. He's seems to suggest that "complaints" by listeners (without even qualifying his statement to consider the nature or content of the complaint or the identity of the complainer) are determinative of what NPR should do.
Here's what's missing: a link between the calls by CAIR and the actions by NPR.
They shouldn't. But ax Kicky. He's seems to suggest that "complaints" by listeners (without even qualifying his statement to consider the nature or content of the complaint or the identity of the complainer) are determinative of what NPR should do.
You seemed to blame it on a "angry segment," Eric. Certainly the Fox News report (as opposed to the opinionated "Factor" segment which O'Reilly presides over) was not an "angry" segment. The first to run the story was presumably NPR (who Fox News quoted) in any event, and the ombudsman said the e-mail reponses were from THAT news story and were generated off of NPR's own website.
More on that later, although it was mentioned in the first vid I posted
Yes, they are. "Supposed" in the sense that that is how they are generally perceived by their own audience, by others who don't listen regularly, and by impartial "analysts" of the media. But not "supposed" in the sense of "should," of course.
We both know what she said, Eric, and it seems obvious to all I've seen comment (except you) just what she was trying to insinuate, which is presumably why she apologized. If you want to cling to your denial of the innuendo, help yourself. I'm not gunna debate you about it for 4 pages.
"If I'm walkin the streets late at night and I hear loud footsteps behind me, I git worried. If I look behind me and see it's a white guy, I'm relieved" (Chris Rock, or some black comedian, I mighta forgot just who)
In addition to issuing it's own official demand for action by NPR against Williams, CAIR launched a facebook campaign (at 1:48 P.M. on Wednesday, 10-20-10) ... That night NPR fired Williams, without even meeting with him. Interestingly enough, of the thousands of emails received by NPR ... Mohamed Khodr, a doctor from Winchester, VA,
Serious question, why does Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck on every one of their shows talk about George Soros? What's so important about this guy? Is a governor from some backwards state that the GOP is trying to recruit to run as VP in 2012? Seriously, why is foxnews and am radio talking about him all the time? And it's not like I take in a lot of that kind of media. So even in my few experiences with foxnews and am radio, I'm hearing about George Soros. Just imagine if I was a real all day listener!
Can anyone explain to me why conservative radio is obsessed with this guy?
I just read about the ban. If Hopper wishes to continue the discussion, he's welcome to do so on my blog.
"The board for NPR NEWS has just ousted CEO Vivian Schiller in the wake of video sting by conservative activist of a top exec," he said.
Vivian Schiller also faced criticism for her firing of analyst Juan Williams over comments he made about Muslims. She told The Associated Press that the recent remarks made by her fellow executive Ron Schiller, no relation, were outrageous and unfortunate and that her staying on would only hurt NPR's fight for federal money.
Is this an effort to fuel the "Millsapa is Hopper" rumors or what?
Recently there have been some claims and statements made about "racism," "religious slurs," etc., in connection with the Muslim religion. These include some comments made in Eric's recent thread, with a specific reference to "politcal correctness," but I am also thinking, among others things, about specific comments made to me by mods in recent infractions and warnings I have been given.
I don't know if it even possible for many people to have an honest discussion of these issues. Many seem to think the utterance of truth is unacceptable if it doesn't cater to, or advance, their personal socio-political dogma.
Since words and pictures are much easier and more fun to view and understand than obnoxious printed words, I will attempt to elucidate some of the issues by means of a couple videos pertaning to Juan Williams. As most of you probably know, Williams is a distinguished (black) man who wrote an excellent book on racism and is a life-long liberal. He held a high position (senior news analyst) at NPR for many years, but was summarily fired and accused of being a bigot by NPR for expressing some of his personal anxiety about muslim garb when on an airplane.
This first vid is mainly just a summary of the circumstances of the firing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIOBYsVuuFs
*see op for other 2 videos*
Who's right here, in your opinion? NPR for firing Williams, or the critics of that action?