NPR analyst fired over Muslim comment

[babsbunny]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/10/21/npr.analyst.fired/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

(CNN) -- National Public Radio said it terminated the contract of a news analyst after he said on a Fox News show that he gets nervous when he sees people with Muslim garb on planes.

Juan Williams had worked at NPR for a long time, but his other job as an analyst on the "largely conservative and often contentious prime time talk shows of Fox News has long been a sore point with NPR News executives," an article on NPR's website said.

Williams made the comments recently on Bill O'Reilly's show "The O'Reilly Factor."

[Frustratedlady]

1. Good! Now, maybe a few more nudges will start that pendulum in the

other direction.

It is bad enough when they use code words to slur others, but now they are blatant.

[KharmaTrain]

2. Long Overdue

Williams has been a disgrace to that network for a long time. His affiliation with Faux taints any "journalistic" integrity he ever had and it's about time NPR realized he was a liability. Methinks there's also a money component here...he probably became a luxuary the cash-strapped network could no longer afford.

[uponit7771]

8. yeap, he didn't add too much IMHO

[BrklynLiberal]

10. I agree

Personally, I am thrilled that NPR dumped that asshole Williams. Almost restores my faith in NPR.
:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Fla Dem]

3. What about Mara Liasson . She is on NPR and a regular on FOX.

She is NPR's national political correspondent. She joined Fox News in 1997. She is a regular contributor to Special Report with Bret Baier and a panelist on FOX News Sunday.

[Scurrilous]

4. Good. n/t

[upi402]

5. bring NPR back

then give us back PBS too!

[joeybee12]

6. KNR...if you can...edit the title to say Juan Williams...we hate Juan Williams...

this will then go to the greatest page in a flash!

[uponit7771]

7. Williams hung around FAUXers too long, thought that kinda language was ok

[mitchum]

9. Good riddance

[Pacifist Patriot]

11. If he wasn't fired because the comment was insensitive, he should have been fired because it was ...

stupid.

What the hell does he think the 9/11 hijackers were wearing? Jubbas?