Thursday, October 21, 2010
NPR IS A JOKE
NPR contribitor and Fox analyst Juan Williams was summarily fired from his NPR gig for saying he gets nervous when he sees Muslims on a commercial airliner. So do most sane individuals but it doesn't make them bigots or racists. It makes them rational. Every terrorist event since 9/11 involving an aircraft had one common denominator. The perpetrators were Muslims and justified their cowardly and muderous actions through some distorted interpretation of the Koran. Do I or Juan Williams think every Muslim on a plane wants to kill me. No but I'm sure paying more attention to anyone of Arab or Muslim appearance who goes anywhere near the front of the plane or acts suspiciously. That's not profiling or prejudice, it's the manifestation of the human survival instinct. Normally I would say NPR is entitled to hire and fire within reason but given they are funded with taxpayer money, I have a problem. Taxpayer money means citizens of all political and religious persuasions. Their voices should be heard as well as those of the far left. But as we all know, liberal talk radio has always be a financial loser and liberals have had to rely on public funds to stay on the air. That's fine but let's not make it so obvious by firing a decent and intelligent guy like Williams.
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Since 9/11 there has only been one airplane attack in the U.S. that included a death, and that was a white male who flew his plane into an IRS building.
Also, it's obviously profiling if you are paying closer attention to a specific race or religion. You can argue that it makes sense to profile them based on prior history, but you can't argue that it isn't profiling.
And lastly, you really need a copy editor.
Juan Williams said he gets nervous on a plane with people in Muslim garb. What if he had said he crosses the street when he sees black teenagers? Or he watches his wallet with Jewish store owners. Different or not? Why or why not? I think in 20 years or so we will look back and wonder how intelligent people could have treated Muslims in such an un-American way.
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