More On Juan Williams Getting Fired From NPR

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As The Alternative Conservative reported yesterday about Juan Williams being fired from NPR for making an "insensitive" (best Savage voice), remark regarding Muslims in full garb, there is now a backlash to this termination.

Juan wasn't down for long, Fox News has picked him up for a cool $2 million! Go Juan!

National Public Radio sacked news analyst Juan Williams after he told Fox News' Bill O'Reilly that when he sees Muslims on planes he gets 'nervous' and 'worried'.

But outraged commentators on both sides defended Williams as being honest about his feelings and saying what others are thinking.

And they pointed out that in the interview he also said it is important to distinguish moderate Muslims from extremists.

I was especially surprised to see this:

NPR's decision was blasted as 'ridiculous' and as 'censorship', with conservatives such as Sarah Palin calling on President Barack Obama to step in and cut off the organisation's funding.

Meanwhile The View host Whoopi Goldberg also termed the decision 'ridiculous' and 'a mistake'.

And the head of an organisation that trains minority journalists said Williams 'didn't say something that, unfortunately, other people aren't thinking'.

Whoopi? After she walked out on O'Reilly for him being insensitive? I'm confused. This woman is all over the map and completely inconsistent but, in this case, it's good to see her be on the "right" side of things.



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