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Yeah, like NPR reporting is unbiased and free of commentary.
Juan Williams Fired: Free Speech Vs. Editorial Policy - Yahoo! News
Juan Williams Fired: Free Speech Vs. Editorial Policy - Yahoo! News
Free Speech vs. Editorial Policy: A Brief History
Juan Williams is not the first journalist, nor will he be the last, to be fired over controversial remarks.
Helen Thomas: June 2010
One of the most familiar faces at White House Press conferences, Helen Thomas was forced to resign. The long-time White House correspondent was forced out after 60 years.
Again with the "free speech" nonsense!
The first amendment says:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
So, you actually think someone should be fired for voicing their opinion?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Calm down. There was no need for an oversized word like that.
You see a paid news contributor being terminated for public comments deemed inappropriate by his employer as a free speech issue? What world are you living in, exactly?So, you actually think someone should be fired for voicing their opinion?
.DeMint will introduce bill to defund NPR
In his “Talking Points Memo” tonight, Bill O’Reilly said that “Jim DeMint will introduce legislation to defund” NPR in the wake of Juan Williams’s firing.
CNN’s Peter Hamby later tweeted confirmation.
“This is like the ACORN deal – no more money to NPR,” O’Reilly said. “NPR has now devolved into a totalitarian outfit functioning as an arm of the far left.”
A visibly shaken Williams was on the show to talk about his firing, pointing out that he was the only black man on NPR.
“I didn’t fit in their box there,” he said.
Karl Rove and O’Reilly also discussed two seven-figure gifts from George Soros, or Soros-founded entities, to NPR and Media Matters this week.
UPDATE: DeMint's office has confirmed that the senator will announce the legislation tomorrow.
Juan Williams speech is not free.
And certainly not when he is appearing on the Fox News Network.
A visibly shaken Williams was on the show to talk about his firing, pointing out that he was the only black man on NPR.
“I didn’t fit in their box there,” he said.
DeMint's being an idiot again? No shock there.
Hm. Given his prejudicial comment about Muslims, I find this statement pretty ironic.
Anywho, again, I think it doesn't exactly solve anything to fire every single person nowadays who says dumb things, 'cause you'd be left with very few people and you're not exactly addressing the actual problem connected with the comments themselves. It'd be better to deal with the comments head on, firing them won't exactly make the thoughts and beliefs go away. But it is NPR's decision to make. I do find it strange they fired him for comments he made on another show on another network, but then again, associations probably factored into that decision.
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You see a paid news contributor being terminated for public comments deemed inappropriate by his employer as a free speech issue? What world are you living in, exactly?
I think it doesn't exactly solve anything to fire every single person nowadays who says dumb things, 'cause you'd be left with very few people and you're not exactly addressing the actual problem connected with the comments themselves. It'd be better to deal with the comments head on, firing them won't exactly make the thoughts and beliefs go away. But it is NPR's decision to make. I do find it strange they fired him for comments he made on another show on another network, but then again, associations probably factored into that decision.
When he pulls a Greta and migrates to Fox...will some here argue about the authenticity of Juan's negro-ness-as they think it's suppose to be?
When he pulls a Greta and migrates to Fox...will some here argue about the authenticity of Juan's negro-ness-as they think it's suppose to be?
And then at that point will our *boy Ward Connerly will come in backhand some of those more pious liberaaaals in FYM as needed?
Ward Connerly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After that, shall Michael Steel be dispatched?
First black Republican leader Michael Steele says he will go after Barack Obama - Telegraph
*boy not being used in the pejorative as closet bigots and
political correctness fanatics may be prone to do.
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Fired, really?
Even after composing all of those classic film scores?