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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.
Muslims, Political Correctness, and the Juan Williams saga
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OUT OF CONTEXT seems to be the operative statement there. And I don't recall saying that at all. I tried to find where I might've made any other comment on this, but couldn't. I do recall saying something about being surprised at the time at a couple friends of mine who seemed to share his sentiments to some degree. But I couldn't find that post so I might have made that comment elsewhere.
And the answer to the second part of your question is NO. Besides, I wasn't aware that political correctness had "requirements" and I am somewhat suspect of the concept anyhow.
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Hear dat, homey! Aint they never heard of no Rocky Marciano, I wonder? No Matt Harpring? Blacks probly don't pay no attention to white folk no how, I spoze, and they probly all look just alike to em, too.
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My bad, Mo, I checked my source and that aint what ya said. I got it mixed up wit another statement ya said ya thought was "racist,' sorry.
What ya said was that ya didn't "agree with" Williams' comments. Check yo PM's for the source.
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Lookin back, it seems I mighta been a little hasty when makin this comment, eh? The "nature" (if not the actual content or identity of the complainer) of the 56 complaints Kicky indirectly cited as (a starting) justification for "opting to use a different contributor" was spelled out. It was his comment about Michelle Obama:
"The latest flap involves Williams' comment on Fox about First Lady Michelle Obama. To date, I've received 56 angry emails. For comparison, this year so far, listeners sent 13 emails about Steve Inskeep, 8 about Mara Liasson and 6 about Cokie Roberts — other NPR personalities who I often get emails about."
Even then, it's far from clear that all 56 complaints were about that, (because she is citing complaints in the year to date, not just since the "latest flap") but apparently some of them were.
Elsewhere Kicky referred to "baggage" that Williams brought to NPR. I guess he was referrin to this claim from the ombudsmand about why Willliams was controversial "among NPR listeners."
"Williams is controversial among NPR listeners because of his long-standing contract with Fox News, which he had before he joined NPR. Currently, he appears on Fox sometimes with Bill O'Reilly and on Sunday morning with Chris Wallace."
Kinda curious that NPR would complain about that association when it preceded his association with NPR itself, aint it?
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Another issue which seems to be emergin from this thread is one I've raised before in another thread (and which got me an infraction, or warnin, I forget, for "trollin"). It is the age-old philsophical question of whether "might makes right." It amazes me how often peoples will try to settle an issue of what "should" be done by relying on the "power" someone has (the "power" of NPR to fire, in this case).
A long time ago, Eric was a mod. He gimme an infraction for a sentence in a post I made. This contributed to (and at least partially caused) me to be banned from that board after a final "infraction" which never was explained to me. At that time, I exchanged a few PM's with Eric regarding the "objectionable" comment I made. My recollection is that, no matter what I said, I kept gittin basically the same response from him, to the effect that "we have the right to punish posters for any reason we see fit." I never questioned that, and that wasn't the basis of my inquiry.
I have the "right" to stand for 30 minutes and watch someone bleed to death on a street corner, laffin the whole time. Aint no law which says I gotta call no ambulance, or try to help in any way, least not if I aint the one who cut him to begin with. Does my "right" to do that make it the "right" thing to do, ya figure?
A long time ago, Eric was a mod. He gimme an infraction for a sentence in a post I made. This contributed to (and at least partially caused) me to be banned from that board after a final "infraction" which never was explained to me. At that time, I exchanged a few PM's with Eric regarding the "objectionable" comment I made. My recollection is that, no matter what I said, I kept gittin basically the same response from him, to the effect that "we have the right to punish posters for any reason we see fit." I never questioned that, and that wasn't the basis of my inquiry.
I have the "right" to stand for 30 minutes and watch someone bleed to death on a street corner, laffin the whole time. Aint no law which says I gotta call no ambulance, or try to help in any way, least not if I aint the one who cut him to begin with. Does my "right" to do that make it the "right" thing to do, ya figure?
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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) asking for "immediate action" from it's members which was to contact NPR and demand "action" against Williams. A "sample letter" was provided:
SAMPLE LETTER:
During an appearance Monday on Fox's "O'Reilly Factor," NPR News Analyst Juan Williams backed Bill O'Reilly's recent claim that "Muslims killed us on 9/11" and then said: "[W]hen I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
Such irresponsible and inflammatory comments would not be tolerated if they targeted any other racial, ethnic or religious minority, and they should not pass without action by NPR.
I respectfully request that your network take appropriate action in response to Mr. Williams intolerant comments."
https://www.facebook.com/notes/cair...ress-analysts-remarks-on-muslims/449625769441
That night NPR fired Williams, without even meeting with him. Interestingly enough, of the thousands of emails received by NPR (the vast majority of which supported Williams), NPR ombudsman selected one, and only one, to quote, i.e., this one (which was received on "wednesday," before Williams was fired):
"On the Radio, Williams is somewhat of a thoughtful though superficial moderate while on FOX he shows his politically correct submissive Pro Fox bigotry for a few dollars more," wrote Mohamed Khodr, a doctor from Winchester, VA, who was among scores who contacted me Wednesday.
"NPR must and should take a stand against this bigotry and tell Williams' he must choose NPR's code of ethics or be let go to join the racist bigoted fearmongerers of FOX,” continued Khodr. “NPR can't have it both ways."
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The majority of NPRs funds come directly from listeners. Naturally they will listen to them.
The news story is more than the news segment(s) being aired on a simgle network/website, and of course the emailserver being crashed and was NPRs email server. If you want to contact NPR, you go to their site, even if you have not been there before.
No evidence, got it.
I'm curious how you are supposedly aware of how NPR's audience views NPR. NPR specializes in long news segments were opposing points of view can make detailed,substantive responses, and does not employ commentators on current events or political opinions (there are commentators on things like movies and sports).
Of course, if you want to claim a slower-paced, more-detailed examination of the facts favors liberals, or that there is something about liberals that means they are more likely to support a thorough discussion of the facts looks at all the sides involved, I won't dispute you. I don't see it that way.
I was discussing the meaning of the innuendo, not denying its existence. I'm sure to some people, any indication of seeing a psychiatrist involves an assumption of mental instability. Others see it as a simply a place to discuss things privately. I agree that she apologized because there are people who interpret the innuendo in the way you suggest. That is not the same assaying it was her intention.
I havethe exact same reactions to any young man, regardless of skin color. If some comedian thinks one skin color is safer, he is kidding himself.
So, no evidence.
Since you've brought this up more than once... George Soros has been a favorite target of the conspiracy crowd for years. This is no overnight sensation blowing through the ether wind as you're making the story out to be.