They (NPR management) loathe the fact that I appear on Fox News. They don’t notice that I am challenging Bill O’Reilly and trading ideas with Sean Hannity. In their hubris they think by talking with O’Reilly or Hannity I am lending them legitimacy. Believe me, Bill O’Reilly (and Sean, too) is a major force in American culture and politics whether or not I appear on his show.Juan treated his ideological opponents as if they were rational people with valid arguments. He went on Fox News to convert intelligent people, not to slay infidels. For that apostasy, he was fired. After all, only crazy people would do what he did.
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Why Juan Was Fired
In short, Juan Williams humanized Fox News. Here's part of what he had to say about the firing.
Well it seems that FOX has offered him an expanded roll on the network and a big fat salary increase to match. NPR looks like a bunch of hand wringing douche bags. So really, he's made out very well.
ReplyDeleteThe cool thing is that the intolerant hillbillies who watch Fox don't seem to mind while they enlightened, non-judgmental folks at NPR are completely freaked out.
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