NPR. As Left As It Gets Or Your Tax Dollar At Work?

[SK-1]

During an appearance Monday on Fox News' "O'Reilly Factor," Juan Williams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_williams said: "When 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."

National Public Radio has fired Mr. Williams (a 10 year employee) over the phone for making this statement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Public_Radio


Interestingly enough, Billionaire Liberal George Soros www.soros.org/ just donated 1.8 Million to NPR. This was to hire reporters to go after Fox News.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/business/media/18npr.html?_r=1&src=busln

NPR a publicly funded non-profit media organization that serves as a national syndicator to 797 public radio stations in the United States of America.
Your Tax Dollar at work.

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[DaMulta]

Yep, fire the bigot....he should not of been saying that over the air-ways. On his own time OK, but not on public funded radio where people he offended listened to it.

[yogurt_21]

npr is left?

[DaMulta]

npr is left?

Fox news is just FAR right(along with others I heard on the radio this morning), and share no views with people close to center left nothing but far right views.

Fox is eating this up, because it happened on their watch after being SLAMMED on the View the other day.

[MT Alex]

npr is left?

National People's Radio
Never Patriotic Radio

[DannibusX]

Yep, fire the bigot....he should not of been saying that over the air-ways. On his own time OK, but not on public funded radio where people he offended listened to it.

Juan Williams is far from a bigot and he didn't say it on NPR.

[CyberDruid]

If people in traditional garb make Williams nervous I can only guess how nervous he must get surrounded by all those White People at Fox in their traditional garb of Suits and Ties. You know what makes me nervous? Nothing. People need to get over their prejudices and learn that the world is a huge melting pot of ideas, cultures, religions. Not everyone is going to be wearing Dockers and a Polo shirt mkay?

[DaMulta]

If people in traditional garb make Williams nervous I can only guess how nervous he must get surrounded by all those White People at Fox in their traditional garb of Suits and Ties. You know what makes me nervous? Nothing. People need to get over their prejudices and learn that the world is a huge melting pot of ideas, cultures, religions. Not everyone is going to be wearing Dockers and a Polo shirt mkay?

Fucking Hippy(slap)

[CyberDruid]

Hippies don't need long hair anymore :D

[SK-1]

You know what makes me nervous? Nothing. Millions of Islamic Extremest need to get over their prejudices and learn that the world is a huge melting pot of ideas, cultures, religions.

fixed.

[erocker]

If people in traditional garb make Williams nervous I can only guess how nervous he must get surrounded by all those White People at Fox in their traditional garb of Suits and Ties. You know what makes me nervous? Nothing. People need to get over their prejudices and learn that the world is a huge melting pot of ideas, cultures, religions. Not everyone is going to be wearing Dockers and a Polo shirt mkay?

I'm glad Muslims/Arabs/etc. wear what they wear. What if traditional garb was buttless chaps with socks on your cock? That would be frightening. That would be something to really be nervous about. Well, now I'm being prejiduced against gay biker community. Fuck, I can't win! I'm a God dammed hater. :(

[yogurt_21]

I'm glad Muslims/Arabs/etc. wear what they wear. What if traditional garb was buttless chaps with socks on your cock? That would be frightening. That would be something to really be nervous about. Well, now I'm being prejiduced against gay biker community. Fuck, I can't win! I'm a God dammed hater. :(

just the flamboyant gay bikers and they're too busy with cocktail hour to notice so i think you're cool.


regular gay bikers wear regular biker gear the only way you know they're gay is the fact that dudes ride on the back and even at that most biker chicks are pretty butch so it's hard to tell.

[ProgressiveTokyo]

Do any of you even know where NPR gets 94% of it's funding?

Check Google cause I want to teach you how to think critically and not just listen to what Fox News paid this man 3 MILLION dollars to be spouting on their network.

You can thank me later

[ProgressiveTokyo]

Juan Williams is far from a bigot and he didn't say it on NPR.

Maybe yu should take a look at the employment contract he signed (and violated) before you go screaming about censorship. He broke his contract and was fired. No different then you or me. Big difference: He had a 3 million dollar new contract from Fox News waiting for him and a flashy "scandal" to boost ratings.

[MT Alex]

I'm guessing it's private donations. That way people can nonchalantly wave thier NPR sponsor coffee cup around at work, hoping people think they like classical music and all things cultured.

[erocker]

I love NPR. I donate money to them often and I listen to them often. It makes a nice balance between the conservative talk radio I listen to.

[SK-1]

Does fox hiring Williams count as a job created or a job saved?:confused:

[yogurt_21]

Does fox hiring Williams count as a job created or a job saved?:confused:

both, and due to his salary it actually counts as 60 jobs save and 60 jobs created so 120 in total.


at least that's the way Obama will count it.

[DannibusX]

Maybe yu should take a look at the employment contract he signed (and violated) before you go screaming about censorship. He broke his contract and was fired. No different then you or me. Big difference: He had a 3 million dollar new contract from Fox News waiting for him and a flashy "scandal" to boost ratings.

I never screamed censorship.

I just said he wasn't a bigot and didn't say it on NPR.

What transpired between Williams and NPR is none of my business, I could care less. I happen to like Juan Williams, even if his viewpoints are drastically different from my own.

[ProgressiveTokyo]

I never screamed censorship.


Fair enough, but a lot of people have. And it seemed to be the "gist" of this thread.

But anyway this is a tempest in a teapot "scandal" designed to do one thing: Boost Fox News ratings. Hell he knew he was violating his contract making that appearance and did it anyway. He had been formally warned more than once.

His firing was completely justified.

[DannibusX]

Fair enough, but a lot of people have. And it seemed to be the "gist" of this thread.

But anyway this is a tempest in a teapot "scandal" designed to do one thing: Boost Fox News ratings. Hell he knew he was violating his contract making that appearance and did it anyway. He had been formally warned more than once.

His firing was completely justified.

I like you man. I completely disagree with most everything you say, but anyone that has Bill Hicks as an avatar has gotta be one of the coolest mofo's on the planet.

Will you be my friend?

Meh, as far as appearing on Fox News is concerned, I don't think anyone should be barred from appearing on any news organization. If they didn't like what he said, that's one thing, but to come down on him for being on the network is pretty lame. That's a lot of people that could/would be exposed to NPR that necessarily wouldn't be.

[SK-1]

I guess (as Jmslob called me once) you have to be deaf dunb and blind to not see the NPR hypocrisy.
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Why oh why great Liberal in the sky, did this cunt continue, while ol Juan died?


Nuff Said.

[FordGT90Concept]

I think the government should defund PBS and NPR. They don't fulfill any critical government duties.

[MT Alex]

Holy shit! His grandchildren? Jesse Helms can choke cock - but his grandchildren?

She should have to test Old Jesse's theory about how a woman can run faster with her pants off. Anyone who knows anything about him will know what that theory is.

[ProgressiveTokyo]

I like you man. I completely disagree with most everything you say, but anyone that has Bill Hicks as an avatar has gotta be one of the coolest mofo's on the planet.

Thanks man! I listen to Bill Hicks almost daily on my iPhone on the train. Him, Kinison, and Mitch Hedberg are helping me every day maintain my sanity.

Will you be my friend? Hell ya. Come to Tokyo and I will show ya a night on the town you will never forget.

Meh, as far as appearing on Fox News is concerned, I don't think anyone should be barred from appearing on any news organization. If they didn't like what he said, that's one thing, but to come down on him for being on the network is pretty lame.

As I said before, it was explicitly stated in his contract as a pundit on cable news shows (not just Fox). If he didnt like it, he should not have signed the contract.

I remember there was a scandal a few years ago where a girl working for Haliburton was brutally raped while working in Iraq. She was barred from bringing charges in the States because it was stated in her contract she could not. The Right defended this up and down, saying if she didnt like it she shouldnt have signed the contract. This is a girl who was brutally raped by more than one guy, kept prisoner so she couldnt go to a clinic and get a medical check (and of course a rape kit) and the fact that she could not bring charges was defended by O'Reilly saying "Well she knew what she was signing when she signed the contract.

Buy now some douchebag wing nut gets fired for violating his employment contract and Fox News is screaming Censorship and pumping this story up and down its media empire.

Some of us have longer than 10 minute memories. I happen to be one of them.

This story is bullshit.

[ProgressiveTokyo]

I think the government should defund PBS and NPR. They don't fulfill any critical government duties.

Again, do you know where NPR gets 96% of its funding from? (first clue: its not the Government).

PBS is AWESOME! I would never have the love of Science and Technology if it wasnt for NOVA. Tell me a single station out there that provides the awesome programming and educational entertainment that PBS does. Nickelodeon? Pleeeeeasee.. that stuff is pure pop crap.

Give me Nova, Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers and all the rest. Its what Im showing my son now, and he is learning already.

[FordGT90Concept]

I know. The point is, they should have never been created.

History, Discovery, Science, Military, Documentary, and formerly, TechTV channels.

[DannibusX]

Thanks man! I listen to Bill Hicks almost daily on my iPhone on the train. Him, Kinison, and Mitch Hedberg are helping me every day maintain my sanity.

Hicks and Kinison left us far too early. I'm not sure who Hedberg is, but I'll definitely be googling. Thanks for the tip.

If I ever find myself in Tokyo, I'll make sure you know. Japan is a country I have on my see before I die list.

Can you give a link for that story? I don't think I've heard of it. I also have a memory longer than 10 minutes. If that's true, it's complete bullshit.

[ProgressiveTokyo]

Hicks and Kinison left us far too early. I'm not sure who Hedberg is, but I'll definitely be googling. Thanks for the tip.

If I ever find myself in Tokyo, I'll make sure you know. Japan is a country I have on my see before I die list.

Can you give a link for that story? I don't think I've heard of it. I also have a memory longer than 10 minutes. If that's true, it's complete bullshit.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/15/defence-contractors-rape-claim-block

For Hedberg look up Mitch All Together. You might find the audio on Youtube.

The guy was amazing. All the best comics die young unfortunately.

[MT Alex]

PBS is AWESOME! I would never have the love of Science and Technology if it wasnt for NOVA. Tell me a single station out there that provides the awesome programming and educational entertainment that PBS does. Nickelodeon? Pleeeeeasee.. that stuff is pure pop crap.

Give me Nova, Reading Rainbow, Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers and all the rest. Its what Im showing my son now, and he is learning already.

I totally agree, although I think Sesame Street started going down the tubes with the addition of Elmo, and I've heard that Cookie Monster doesn't gobble as many cookies to fight childhood obesity.

My son is a Thomas nut, the show is fine, albeit a little pacified, but they really hook you into the consumer market with all the toys. We also like the piano guy.

Disney channel is a pile of shit, and the history and discovery channels are turning into reality crap.

[ProgressiveTokyo]

Disney channel is a pile of shit, and the history and discovery channels are turning into reality crap.

My son is INSANELY addicted to Mickey Mouse Club House. Seriously. If he is crying, angry, or just grumpy and I say.. "Mickey" he smiles and runs to where my PC is (I download). We have more Mickey crap in my house now than I could have ever imagined. He went crazy when I took him to Tokyo Disney.

He is 1 years old.

[FordGT90Concept]

Disney = crack for kids


I don't blame Discovery and History for turning to Reality. You can only make so many documentaries on World War II, Vietnam, and Presidents before people get bored of it. At least there is some substance to the reality shows History and Discovery runs unlike your Big Brother, Survivor, and other BS reality shows you see on the major broadcast networks.

[MT Alex]

Yes, I'm still down with Mickey. I was a Pooh Bear kid. It just seems like whenever I scroll by, most of the programming on Disney is soap operas for teens.

[yogurt_21]

I have a slew of old school disney programming like The Wonderful World of Color and etc. that i'll throw on every once in a while. I also have their sing alongs and movies. I find the disney channel to be a brainkiller these days so I pick the content directly.

My daughter loves sesame street and elmo and most of the time it's decent, not as good as the old days but I have some of that on video as well.

I don't know if any of you get Qubo but I find most of those shows ok also, not quite in the same league as mr rogers or reading rainbow, but much better than the other crap that's on.

oh and my daughter also loves Sid the Science Kid on pbs, kinda annoying for me, but educational.

[SK-1]

Again, do you know where NPR gets 96% of its funding from? (first clue: its not the Government).


They get 420 Million this year. Do you pull your statistics from thin air?

In the Words of David Nimrod errr. I mean.. Axelrod... Prove Me Wrong.

[Deusxmachina]

Again, do you know where NPR gets 96% of its funding from? (first clue: its not the Government).


http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/10/how_public_is_nprs_funding.html


In the end, then, local NPR affiliates derive something like 41% of their funding from taxes, either directly or indirectly.

[Deusxmachina]

After the 800-page thread on the mosque in NY, I'm expecting a thanks from Ford for this post. :D

http://townhall.com/columnists/DavidStokes/2010/10/24/we_are_all_bigots_now/page/full/

Williams’ remark was not only a reflection of common sense; it’s common sense that’s widely shared. I find myself feeling the same way on occasion. A family member who recently flew to Detroit told me that after the plane was airborne, a man in “Muslim garb” (you know it when you see it) got up and bowed down in the aisle for some reason. Everyone who saw it was uncomfortable and it is doubtful anyone slept for the remainder of the flight.

It was clearly an aircraft filled with bigots.

The problem is that the people at NPR suffer from the same disorder as do Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, and a growing multitude of naïve Americans. They fail to acknowledge the clear Muslim threat to America and our way of life. And when someone dares to mention the “M” word, some liberals are like 6-year olds with hands over their ears and yelling, “Blah, Blah, Blah, I Can’t Hear You!”

But it’s worse than childish behavior on their part; it’s willful ignorance.

Here is a very important distinction between what those on Sept. 11th did, along with the Fort Hood shooter, and others would have done elsewhere if not prevented. They attempted or did what they did IN THE NAME OF ISLAM (emphasis on purpose). Timothy McVeigh did not proclaim “Jesus Is Lord” when he blew up the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. In fact, truth be told McVeigh was a professed agnostic who said he worshipped science!

The attacks nine years ago that killed 3,000 Americans were not just done by people who happened to have grown up in a Muslim country, but they were done IN THE NAME OF ISLAM (emphasis, again, on purpose). When Nidal Hasan climbed onto the table last year at Fort Hood, he cried, “Allahu Akbar” (“Allah Is Great”) before opening fire. He was not a nut who happened to be Muslim; he did what he did because he was Muslim. This distinction must be made again and again because it is clear that some Americans simply don’t get it and others have long since lost interest.

Islam was the reason for the Sept. 11th attacks and every attack or attempt since, according to those who planned, funded, and implemented them—without exception. And no one involved took time or cared to make a distinction between “their” Islam and the kind some others profess to believe.

As for NPR, its extrinsic media role in America is once again glaringly apparent. Proudly (arrogantly) portraying itself as a voice of objectivity, the slant of most of the news elements shared on its member stations is decidedly to the far left.

[FordGT90Concept]

Not that I entirely agree. There are a lot of muslims that aren't violent.

As for NPR, as I said previously, they should be defunded. If they can't survive on donations/adverts alone, the broadcast should be shut down. The government has no business in the media. The first amendment should point out there is a conflict of interest there.

[SK-1]

Do any of you even know where NPR gets 94% of it's funding?
You can thank me later

No, please answer(link) for us.

He broke his contract and was fired. No different then you or me. Big difference: He had a 3 million dollar new contract from Fox News waiting for him and a flashy "scandal" to boost ratings.

Wrong. AND if true why wasn't this cun... I mean lady fired?
INKQwUHE510

He or one of his grandkids will get AIDS.

The Lefty Double Standard IN ACTION!(nutkick)



Why oh why great Liberal in the sky, did this cunt continue, while ol Juan died?

Nuff Said.

The unanswerable question?:confused:


Some of us have longer than 10 minute memories. I happen to be one of them.


Well use it and school me.

They get 420 Million this year. Do you pull your statistics from thin air?

In the Words of David Nimrod errr. I mean.. Axelrod... Prove Me Wrong.

NOT A RHETORICAL QUESTION(ch)

And it looks like the sic bastard and Liberal God Idol Bill(sic)Maher agrees with us stupid racist rednecks.:D
Can't wait to hear from the Far East on this one lol...
http://www.breitbart.tv/maher-am-i-racist-to-feel-alarmed-by-the-thought-of-islam-taking-over-the-western-world/

^^^^The video that would get Bill Maher Fired from NPR^^^^