Ailes hands Juan Williams a $2 million contract after his firing from NPR...

[cynatnite]

Reporting from Washington — As NPR weathered a storm of criticism Thursday for its decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams for his comments about Muslims, Fox News moved aggressively to turn the controversy to its advantage by signing Williams to an expanded role at the cable news network.

Fox News Chief Executive Roger Ailes handed Williams a new three-year contract Thursday morning, in a deal that amounts to nearly $2 million, a considerable bump up from his previous salary, the Tribune Washington Bureau has learned. The Fox News contributor will now appear exclusively and more frequently on the cable news network and have a regular column on FoxNews.com.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-juan-williams-20101022,0,4294425.story

[aquart]

1. Did you doubt it?

[stubtoe]

10. Not for a minute.

[ProudDad]

2. Bird (brains) of a feather (n/t)

[enough]

3. He's found his true spiritual Home. (nt)

[Tesha]

7. Well he's certainly kept his eyes on the prize! (NT)

[ProudDad]

4. What kind of freakin' (freapin?) idiot could unrec this thread????

[Hannah Bell]

5. in the times to come. people like williams will be looked back on as the equivalents

of the guy on the right.

[rurallib]

6. $1,999,999 as a symbol Ailes can shake when ever he wants to

and a buck for his input.

[oswaldactedalone]

8. I never liked Juan Williams

He's one of the reasons I stopped listening to NPR. Nothing but a mouthpiece for the right wing. Good riddance, I'll probably start listening to NPR again.

[Faygo Kid]

9. Captain Obvious strikes again. Got to toe that line from now on, Juan.

Be another "liberal" voice like Pat Caddell from now on, and I will stop there before I get myself in trouble.

[1955doubledie]

11. K&R

:kick:

[marmar]

12. Über Ailes

nt

[JNelson6563]

13. Who could've seen that coming??

Besides everyone who can fog a mirror....

Julie

[Wednesdays]

14. I could've made a mint taking bets on this

Then again, it probably would have been a pittance 'cause the odds were to overwhelmingly in my favor and I'd get no takers. :thumbsdown:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

15. Well, now he's taking money from another right-winger, instead of from the people. -nt

[spanone]

16. of course he did

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

17. Remember election night 2008 when they all sat there.....

...pandering to him with their "One of yours won...." bullshit? Hope he enjoys his blood money.