tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post603746618321733557..comments2024-03-07T09:18:49.166-08:00Comments on What the...?!: If Juan Williams Cannot Speak Freely, Who Of Us Can?James Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06715293983358801138noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-20602169129008632202010-10-22T17:18:48.916-07:002010-10-22T17:18:48.916-07:00"Btw, Ilion, I have a message for you on the ..."<i>Btw, Ilion, I have a message for you on the "Zero Effect Open Thread."</i>"<br /><br />Good thing you said someting here, since I haven't subscribed to that thread.Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-34613494205151617112010-10-22T15:16:02.541-07:002010-10-22T15:16:02.541-07:00As I said elsewhere, NPR shot themselves in the he...As I said elsewhere, NPR shot themselves in the head with this one. The only question that remains is whether the bullet passed through and lodged in the Left's head. Now the the Fed gov't is working solely with borrowed dollars, how long can we continue to fund this most unnecessary institution? What is said on NPR that isn't already said elsewhere a million times? <br /><br />Btw, Ilion, I have a message for you on the "Zero Effect Open Thread."Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-41079314808782414962010-10-22T15:01:11.455-07:002010-10-22T15:01:11.455-07:00If this leads to the permanent defunding of NPR, t...If this leads to the permanent defunding of NPR, then it's all good!Ilíonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339406092961816142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-84559167554741037612010-10-22T14:56:14.923-07:002010-10-22T14:56:14.923-07:00People are attempting to pass this off as NPR clea...People are attempting to pass this off as NPR cleaning house, simplifying their presentation, and asserting that no outside fraternization with conservative news sources like Fox is allowed. That in itself is problematic, for Ted Koppel has deep ties to NBC, and both he and Cokie Roberts engage in work with other mainstream media sources that have a strong liberal bias. Thus NPR is clearly not as objective as they assert their 'News Analysts' must be. <br /><br />But it is more than that, as it all stems from a notion that Juan's thoughts were not acceptable to the 'hive'. It stinks, and NPR needs to be made aware of their own underlying moral bankruptcy.James Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715293983358801138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-46251538805881167742010-10-22T14:45:00.294-07:002010-10-22T14:45:00.294-07:00honest statement that reflects a natural human rea...<i>honest statement that reflects a natural human reaction</i><br /><br />Exactly. And he even concluded--if you listen to the whole segment--that it is wrong to hold those thoughts given that most people in that group are innocents. What Williams did is the exact definition of what the Left espouses (critical self-reflection leading to a "rational" ideal.) What we are seeing is the Left in practice marching to its meme of the day in enforced perfect synchronicity--or else.<br /><br />Has the tide finally turned?Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-27707277368863807202010-10-22T14:30:30.626-07:002010-10-22T14:30:30.626-07:00Great stuff, Cathy.
I should take advantage and g...Great stuff, Cathy.<br /><br />I should take advantage and give you a posting of your own!James Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715293983358801138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-34192118926711048702010-10-22T10:20:58.600-07:002010-10-22T10:20:58.600-07:00This is a great post, Jim.
That's an honest s...This is a great post, Jim.<br /><br /><i>That's an <b>honest statement that reflects a natural human reaction</b> to the events that have transpired.</i><br /><br />Even in the midst of firings and reprimands and sanctions for "racist rhetoric", "fear-mongering" and "hate speech", this stands as a surreal overreaction to an almost imaginary infraction. (<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130728202&ps=cprs" rel="nofollow">Apparently</a>, since Williams was a news <i>analyst</i> rather than commentator or columnist, he should not have voiced his "opinions". Personally, my take on it is that he analyzed the <i>hell</i> out of the news, and his uneasiness around fellow passengers in full Muslim garb is more of a reflection of his analytical conclusions than anything else.) Well, I guess he'd been fraternizing with the enemy altogether too much. You know, having open dialogs and all.<br /><br />We can only hope that it's <i>so</i> overt it will make it harder for anyone to remain blind to both the bias in the media and the increasingly outrageous efforts to stifle speech in all venues.<br /><br /><i>That's an honest statement that reflects a natural human reaction to the <b>events that have transpired</b>.</i><br /><br />Why <i>are</i> so many media-people so determined to insist that everything is OK, and that you must be (racist, xenophobic, intolerant, etc.) to think otherwise? It goes beyond sticking to the party line -- it really does seem delusional. Why else not recognize that <i>their</i> loved ones as just as much in the line of fire as anyone else?<br /><br />Maybe it's not anything as alarming as mass psychosis. Maybe it's just the very reasonable fear of incurring the wrath of the extremist. Little Miss Atilla linked Matt Welch's very interesting <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2010/10/13/just-admit-it-newspapers-youre" rel="nofollow">Just Admit it, Newspapers: You're Scared of Muslims</a> a week or so ago. And why wouldn't any rational people or organizations want to distance themselves from someone potentially making a target of himself? (Although I can't imagine that even the touchiest extremist would feel anything other than gratified to learn that Americans are worried, and quoting the Times Square bomber's bloody predictions.)<br /><br />Although I <i>have</i> noticed a significant increase in the use of the term "Quisling" -- all un-lovely nuances and connotations intact -- in the last six months or so.cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13245395774915274363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8491397194259005985.post-22012403474165953182010-10-22T04:54:14.555-07:002010-10-22T04:54:14.555-07:00I think this and the Sanchez case reflect an out-o...I think this and the Sanchez case reflect an out-of-control liberal culturem degenrating like the popes of the Renaissance. They just get worse.Coco Ricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575774926454546927noreply@blogger.com