*UPDATED* O'Reilly blasts NPR for firing Juan Williams - video link included

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[QUOTE="Ninja-Hippo"]Guy appearing on national television equating muslims with terrorists? And he's upset that people would rather not employ him? Common sense, fella. Ninja-Hippo

Is there any point any more in being critical of Muslim extremism?

You'll either get fired or get killed.

Again....that is not what he did. :|LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]Again....that is not what he did. :|Genetic_Code

I read Juan's piece about his time there and what NPR did to him in the end. Sounds almost racist. I don't think NPR is racist but, if I was one of these idiots going around labeling anything with a heartbeat a racist, then I'd say NPR is racist for treating him like that.

That being said Juan just spoke what everyone feels and don't lie to yourself and us by denying it. We ALL get nervous in certain situations. Juan's got a pair unlike a lot of other people. So good for him for saying how he feels. You know Bill Maher wants to say it too. It's right on the tip of his tongue. It's only a matter of time.

NPR really showed that they have no spine. Firing juan williams was the worst thing they could possibly do, the guys at fox say WAY more offensive stuff then he ever did yet NPR fires him for an opinion :? Political correctness at it's WORST I think.Sp4rtan_3

I think you'll like what O'Reilly said in defense of Juan...the link to the video is at the bottom of the OP.:)

[QUOTE="Sp4rtan_3"]NPR really showed that they have no spine. Firing juan williams was the worst thing they could possibly do, the guys at fox say WAY more offensive stuff then he ever did yet NPR fires him for an opinion :? Political correctness at it's WORST I think.topsemag55

I think you'll like what O'Reilly said in defense of Juan...the link to the video is at the bottom of the OP.:)

O'Reilly really backed him up, saw it on TV last night. Was really impressed and glad that Juan is getting all the support he is. testfactor888

I agree...I think a lot of people overlook the fact that O'Reilly is an Independent - not a Republican.:)

Is there any point any more in being critical of Muslim extremism?

You'll either get fired or get killed.

p2250

Wait huh? The topic enveloped any Muslim who wore any religious mark.. Not just extremists.. Furthermore Sikhism is another religion that wear turbans that people consistently confuse with Islam.. I can see a Sikh being pissed at these comments.. Especially when they have seen some bigotry in post 9/11 when people stereotyped them as Islamic followers.

[QUOTE="testfactor888"] O'Reilly really backed him up, saw it on TV last night. Was really impressed and glad that Juan is getting all the support he is. topsemag55

I agree...I think a lot of people overlook the fact that O'Reilly is an Independent - not a Republican.:)

.. It doesn't really make a difference, the vast majority of his views are conservative.. Who cares what party he does or doesn't affiliate himself with...

If i ever have to get on an airplane and happen to be wearing a skull cap or wearing Saudi clothes.

and i see quivering eyes. i just wanna say.

"Boo... get over yourself"

I can't find the Yahoo version of the article. but isn't it ironic that a white person gets all nervous if they see a black guy walking who looks anything like gangster (be they just a fake on for dress up alone) and gets all nervous. and if it becomes an issue or problem, they'll preach to the mountain tops racism.

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Should not of been fired for it though, should of been rebuked for it, but that's all.

but i've also heard what Juan Williams has said about the Muslim community in the past... so this does not really surprise me.

SaudiFury

I agree with you but we are only human, and society and the media does its best to never let down stereotypes...so much, in fact, that the very people being stereotyped often tend to perpetuate them.

I wish as well we could get over them, and I feel on an individual basis (i.e. if I met you and you had a skullcap on, and you met me and I h ad a beard and shaved head) we'd be fine

but in public settings, the opposite happens: people would problably give you a weird look and might get a bit scared even, just like people tend to go the other way when they see me walking down the store isle.

[QUOTE="testfactor888"] O'Reilly really backed him up, saw it on TV last night. Was really impressed and glad that Juan is getting all the support he is. topsemag55

I agree...I think a lot of people overlook the fact that O'Reilly is an Independent - not a Republican.:)

I think most of the people who hate him take what they hear from someone else and run with it. If you actually listen to what the guy's views are they really aren't that different from most other people's. He's a pretty fair guy. He's not far right and he's not far left. His views closely match that of your average american. That's why he has so many viewers.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] I wouldn't say Fox puts on both sides of an issue; the guests they have range only from the center to the far (and increasingly farther) right. The other stations focus mostly on the center and center-right. There really isn't any mainstream news organization that is clearly liberal in the same respect that Fox is clearly conservative. topsemag55

Williams and Alan Colmes are not center.

I consider Hannity to be somewhat abrasive, yet he does have far-left guests on, I can't recall their names at the moment.

O'Reilly treated both Hillary Clinton and Obama very well on his interviews of them - and neither of them are center.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"]If I could poke my nose back in this thread, I'd just like to add that problems like these can be avoided for the most part if there was more unionization in the workforce rather than have some autocratic CEO who can fire you at their behest. topsemag55

Unions also have a dark side...like when a local news station filmed auto workers getting stoned and chugging beers in a public place then going back to work...they don't deserve any union protection, imo.

I think most of the people who hate him take what they hear from someone else and run with it. If you actually listen to what the guy's views are they really aren't that different from most other people's. He's a pretty fair guy. He's not far right and he's not far left. His views closely match that of your average american. That's why he has so many viewers.

greeneye59

Good post, well said.:)

No matter what O'Lielly says, he's still a friggin douchebag.