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Andrew Sullivan comments here that (quote) Williams' statement about fearing Muslims on planes is an example of bigotry. "What if someone said that they saw a black man walking down the street in classic thug get-up," Sullivan wrote. "Would a white person be a bigot [if] he assumed he was going to mug him?' (close quote)
There are degrees of discomfort, of course. I'm white. And if I saw someone like that, I wouldn't assume he was going to mug me. But I'd figure that he was slightly more likely to mug somebody than a wizened little granny (black or white) dressed in Woolworth's clothes, was likely to mug somebody. And I wouldn't be bigoted for thinking that - just aware of facts.
It's Sullivan who's being bigoted here, in fact, assuming that I will think a certain thing based on someone's color and dress.
Hey, Andrew! If you see some buy with a beard and flannel shirt walking down the street with a gun in a holster at his side, will you assume he's going to shoot somebody? Or that we need to make more laws restricting him from carrying that gun?
Juan Williams just got a dose of the intolerance that liberals have for opposing points of view. Has Bill O'Reilly been fired for expressing a similar point of view? No, because O'Reilly works for people who are genuinely TOLERANT. Were Alan Colmes or Ellis Hennican ever kicked out for having diametrically opposite points of view from O'Reilly's? No, for the same reason: The people who invited them in, were TOLERANT.
Welcome to the club, Juan. Bigotry and intolerance, aren't just against skin color.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upsho...fires-juan-williams-for-muslim-remarks-on-fox
NPR fires Juan Williams for Muslim remarks on Fox
By Michael Calderone – 2 hrs 1 min ago
NPR terminated the contract of Juan Williams on Wednesday after comments the veteran journalist and news analyst made about Muslims on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor."
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly stirred up controversy last week on "The View" after making the blanket statement that "Muslims killed us on 9/11," a comment that led to co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg walking off the set.
On Monday, O'Reilly asked Williams if there is a "Muslim dilemma" in the United States. The NPR analyst and longtime Fox News contributor agreed with O'Reilly that such a thing exists, and added that "political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis where you don't address reality."
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot," Williams continued. "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."
Some commentators and a leading Muslim civil rights organization took issue with Williams' comments.
The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan wrote Wednesday morning that Williams' statement about fearing Muslims on planes is an example of bigotry. "What if someone said that they saw a black man walking down the street in classic thug get-up," Sullivan wrote. "Would a white person be a bigot [if] he assumed he was going to mug him?'
There are degrees of discomfort, of course. I'm white. And if I saw someone like that, I wouldn't assume he was going to mug me. But I'd figure that he was slightly more likely to mug somebody than a wizened little granny (black or white) dressed in Woolworth's clothes, was likely to mug somebody. And I wouldn't be bigoted for thinking that - just aware of facts.
It's Sullivan who's being bigoted here, in fact, assuming that I will think a certain thing based on someone's color and dress.
Hey, Andrew! If you see some buy with a beard and flannel shirt walking down the street with a gun in a holster at his side, will you assume he's going to shoot somebody? Or that we need to make more laws restricting him from carrying that gun?
Juan Williams just got a dose of the intolerance that liberals have for opposing points of view. Has Bill O'Reilly been fired for expressing a similar point of view? No, because O'Reilly works for people who are genuinely TOLERANT. Were Alan Colmes or Ellis Hennican ever kicked out for having diametrically opposite points of view from O'Reilly's? No, for the same reason: The people who invited them in, were TOLERANT.
Welcome to the club, Juan. Bigotry and intolerance, aren't just against skin color.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upsho...fires-juan-williams-for-muslim-remarks-on-fox
NPR fires Juan Williams for Muslim remarks on Fox
By Michael Calderone – 2 hrs 1 min ago
NPR terminated the contract of Juan Williams on Wednesday after comments the veteran journalist and news analyst made about Muslims on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor."
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly stirred up controversy last week on "The View" after making the blanket statement that "Muslims killed us on 9/11," a comment that led to co-hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg walking off the set.
On Monday, O'Reilly asked Williams if there is a "Muslim dilemma" in the United States. The NPR analyst and longtime Fox News contributor agreed with O'Reilly that such a thing exists, and added that "political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis where you don't address reality."
"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot," Williams continued. "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."
Some commentators and a leading Muslim civil rights organization took issue with Williams' comments.
The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan wrote Wednesday morning that Williams' statement about fearing Muslims on planes is an example of bigotry. "What if someone said that they saw a black man walking down the street in classic thug get-up," Sullivan wrote. "Would a white person be a bigot [if] he assumed he was going to mug him?'
