Soros money gets Juan Williams fired from NPR
Yesterday, Glenn Beck opened his show stating that he had something else planned to present for the hour but something came up in the form of an email that he had to address.
The email concerned itself with the new round of donations being issued by Billionaire progressive, George Soros and his campaign to get Glenn Beck fired from Fox News through boycotts by advertisers to his program. The memo confirmed that Soros had just given the left-wing hell-raising blog, Media Matters, a million dollars and asked them to broaden their boycott efforts to all of Fox News ... the declarations are on the MM website.
It turns out that recently, George Soros has also given a very large donation (1.8 million dollars for 100 reporters) to National Public Radio (NPR) as well.
This morning, NPR has just announced that it was firing longtime author and Democrat politics commentator, Juan Williams. NPR used as its reasoning that Jaun Williams' appearance on the Fox News top rated politics, culture information, and commentary show, The O'Reilly Factor, resulted in Juan expressing feelings that were inconsistent with its world view ... or something to that effect.
This excerpted and edited from The Atlantic -
Juan Williams Fired by NPR For No Particular Reason (UPDATED)
By Jeffery Goldberg - Oct 21 2010, 12:23 AM ET
National Public Radio has fired the political analyst Juan Williams for comments he made about Muslims on Bill O'Reilly's Fox show. These are two of the controversial comments in question, according to The New York Times:
'I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
And this, in reference to Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani immigrant who attempted to blow up Times Square with a car bomb:
"He said the war with Muslims, America's war is just beginning, first drop of blood. I don't think there's any way to get away from these facts."
The first quotation reflects the views, I'm guessing, of the vast majority of people who fly in this country (and in Europe and Asia and other parts of the world, as well). With some regularity, Muslim men associated with radical Islamist organizations have been trying to kill American civilians, here and abroad. A group of 19 Muslim men succeeded beyond their wildest dreams in their mission nine years ago. The majority of Muslims abhor terrorism, and Muslims are the disproportionate victims of Muslim terror, but the essential truth remains that most of the world's spectacular terrorism today -- thwarted and achieved -- is committed by Muslims.
Juan Williams misunderstands one crucial fact: Muslim terrorists who are attempting to commit acts of terror seldom if ever dress in "Muslim garb"; they dress, for obvious tactical reasons, in a manner meant to help them blend in with surroundings. So Williams is wrong, I think, to be particularly suspicious of traditionally-dressed Muslims. But is he wrong to worry about Islamist terrorism? Of course not.
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So, the real reason for the firing seems confused, at best.
What is consistent here is that both Juan Williams and Mara Liasson are (or were) longtime contributors to NPR and are contributors to Fox News and therein lays the rub. Soros money is now beginning to turn the screws and place pressure from where the money is placed and directed. Mira Liasson has said previously, that her participation on discussion panels at Fox News (primarily with Brit Hume and Brett Baire) has been questioned by the staff at NPR.
One wonders ... just when will all of the Soros money will catch up with her (Mara Liasson) and gets her removed from either NPR or have her resign from Fox News due to "pressures"?
Comments
Juan Williams got a raw deal. NPR can't take it. It's a case of being too politically correct, and we're paying for it. Juan is a fair man, a thoughtful thinker. He was expressing his concern and was sincere in what he said. He was honest of which there is little in the main stream media. We need more like him in your business.
NPR has just made the biggest mistake by firing Juan Williams. They have now proved how left wing they are. I have felt this for years. No more money for NPR. I will never watch you again.
You can't "watch" NPR, Breton. They're radio.
My dissastisfaction with NPR has grown steadily as they've rid themselves of any voices that fall outside their lockstep. Juan Williams was the last moderate voice in American media. I hope Congress is wise enough to see the pattern here. We shouldn't be propping up a news organization that bows to the Soros dollar.
Simply stated, if NPR were left on its own ... without taxpayer support from Washington D.C. ... it would shrivel up and go the way of the now defunct AIR AMERICA!
NPR's lead program is anything but ... "All Things Considered".
I saw that show and Williams (whom I am not a fan of) followed that up with we cannot allow our fears to lead us to bigotry.
I am gobsmacked that we, Americans, have sat back for so many years allowing Soros to buy up our wills. He (Soros) must be stopped once and for all. We, Americans, need to boycott all things he gives money too... including candidates. Personally, I believe he bought the past presidential elections and worse yet, we let him. Come on People, we cannot continue to be so ignorant. We must stand together or fall completely. My integrity is not for sale like NPR... is yours?
I am saddened by NPRs continual slant to the left. Impartial news is gone thesedays. I will not listen to NPR anymore.
I remember Newt Gingrich talking about cutting off NPR in '94. Why are they still getting paid? Glenn Beck has successfully goaded Soros out of the shadows, and we're seeing how he operates now. This is clearly meant to intimidate members of the news media. Soros will have you fired if you step out of line. He will spend millions to get you. What we've seen is the tip of an iceburg. Beck has exposed it, and he is Soros' ultimate target. He's going after Fox to get Beck.
I am another non donor and listener of NPR for their leftist ways.
Fight the radical Liberals and Progressives.
God Bless America.
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