tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post2266934379347572780..comments2024-01-09T04:20:39.453-05:00Comments on Around the Keg: Bigot Fired From NPRNoahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-10703575005986667012010-10-23T12:45:49.159-05:002010-10-23T12:45:49.159-05:00Common sense becomes racism when skin color become...<i>Common sense becomes racism when skin color becomes a formula for figuring out who is a danger to me.</i><br /><br />That was Juan Williams responding to New York jewelers who would not admit young, black males to their stores in 1986. He was right then, now he has been seduced by the fear siren, fear of the 'other' just as the jewelry store owners were.<br /><br />Oh, and never forget the actual terrorists are tricky, and tend to attempt to blend in...Monk-in-Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07373661525025912462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-58380237615237205872010-10-23T10:49:44.393-05:002010-10-23T10:49:44.393-05:00It is sad that Fox actually likes people who say t...It is sad that Fox actually likes people who say those kinds of things and then gives them big money to say it more often.Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-87209217650585917532010-10-21T14:20:47.417-05:002010-10-21T14:20:47.417-05:00That is too bad, but if you say stuff like that in...That is too bad, but if you say stuff like that in the course of your work as a member of a supposedly objective media outlet, you should expect to be fired.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14594994.post-11102319238414403282010-10-21T11:33:08.239-05:002010-10-21T11:33:08.239-05:00I sure Fox will be glad to make him full time.
Go...I sure Fox will be glad to make him full time.<br /><br />Good for NPR. They should not tolerate this from anyone. The fact that NPR's standard was applied to a guy who was previously described as a civil rights historian of sorts and is obviously a minority himself provides credibility to NPR.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12669616484991718478noreply@blogger.com