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Bravo, Juan, well said. You may be the singular reason that NPR is de-funded by Congress of any federal tax dollars and that’s great.

I understand they are axing Mara Liasson as well (or trying to, at least), not because she is not qualified to do the job, but because she appears on Fox News time to time. And George Soros (the hidden owner of NPR) hates Fox News because they are a thorn in his backside.

JuanWilliams Responds to NPR on O’Reilly Factor

Jaun Responds to Ms. Shiller Specifically:

Update: Williams signed to new, $2 million FNC contract.

“What’s a girl to do?” thought Vivian Schiller. “I can’t allow one of our guys to break ranks like this and expect to keep MY job if Barry, Mr. Soros or one of those Builderberger contributors sees I did nothing… oh my, what a fix I’m in…”

Kudos to Fox News for picking up the disenfranchised Juan Williams after NPR threw him under the bus late last night. Congratulation on your new position, Juan and welcome aboard the USS Free Speech.

By the way, Barry, can I get a refund from my tax dollars that fund your state-run media machine; National Public Radio? Cash only please, I don’t trust your checks to be good.

Defund them now: NPR CEO attacks Williams’ sanity, then retracts; Update: Williams signed to new, $2 million FNC contract

Anyone that knows me will tell you that I am a die-hard conservative advocate of free speech. I hold the right to freedom of opinion, even those ideas I aggressively oppose, in high regard. (Assuming, of course, they are presented in a respectful, civil manner.) I served 12 years in the military to protect the right of free speech for ALL Americans; those I disagree with in particular.

I have watched Mr. Williams almost weekly on Fox Sunday Morning for several years now. I always found him to be very well informed and articulate on the issues even though I seldom agreed with his position on them. In fact, I usually enjoyed watching Bret Hume and Bill Crystal take him to task to the point of frustration.

What I did get from some of his input was insight into “why” he held some of those opinions and they provoked fair review in my mind about my position as well. I can’t say that he ever caused me to abandon a position I hold but he has, time to time, caused me to view the issue at hand from a different paradigm and maybe shift my opinion a bit one way or the other.

And I think that is a good thing. I am not so self-righteous that I believe myself or my political views to offer up the end-all answers to every little bump in the road.

But apparently, NPR thinks they are the grand masters of the universe with “the final solution” to everything that ails us as a nation. Of course, I understand their position since they are largely funded by the liberal left and “owned” by George Soros/Bilderberg Group in particular.

I beg to differ with their arrogance – “they ain’t all that and a bag of chips.” In fact, they don’t even approach it.

Late Wednesday night NPR released a statement terminating Mr. Williams’ contract with them. They cited, “His remarks on The O’Reilly Factor this past Monday were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR.”

So, exactly what was it that got Juan in hot water with NPR? He made the following comment to Bill O’Reilly concerning Muslims on airplanes:

“Look, Bill, I’m not a bigot. You know the kind of books I’ve written about the civil rights movement in this country. But 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.”

I understand that observation and opinion. In fact, I hold it myself and I’ll tell you why. Because I’m human and the first need I have on Maslow’s Needs Hierarchy is that of personal security. If I don’t feel secure in my person, none of the other needs even matter until that one is met. Period. The end. It’s just human nature.

In light of 9/11 and myriad other instances of Muslim terrorist acts around the world, only an idiot would not be apprehensive about potential threats from ALL of those people. Liberals are fully within their rights to proffer their “give them the benefit of the doubt” behavior to personal security if it suits them, just don’t try to tell me that’s how I should respond to it. Personally, I prefer the one taught to us in the military – “Stay alert, stay alive.”

Would it be wrong for a black man to feel just a bit apprehensive if he awoke in the middle of the night to find his home surrounded by men clothed in white sheets and hoods? Would a white man be out of line to feel a little unsettled if he discovered himself seated in the middle of a Black Panther rally? Unless they are the local village idiots, then both men best be scared near to death!

I don’t think Mr. Williams’ comment was anything more than that: given the current attitude toward Americans by much of the Muslim/Islamic world, it pays to be prudent and cautious when you encounter ANY possible threat. And if you are an American, ALL Muslims should be considered a possible threat until proven otherwise.

I am not nearly concerned with the liberal notion of tolerance as I am with my notion of survival. Whatever our other differences may be, Mr. Williams, I got your back on this one.

Mike Lawson
Publisher
Kentucky Conservative

NPR Ends Williams’ Contract After Muslim Remarks

Maybe it’s time the American people requested a refund of our tax dollars that support this mainstay of the liberal press. I know I don’t want ONE RED CENT of my money going to a place where freedom of speech is stifled!