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| NPR chief regrets the way she dismissed Williams |
| 2010-10-26 |
| [Washington Examiner] NPR's chief executive says she's sorry for how analyst Juan Williams' dismissal was handled -- but she's not sorry for firing him. Vivian Schiller sent an apology to NPR staff members Sunday night. She says Williams deserved a face-to-face meeting to hear that his contract as an analyst was being terminated over remarks he made on Fox News Channel. Williams was fired for saying he gets nervous when he's on a plane and sees people in clothing that identifies them as Muslim. Washington-based NPR's management, which had long been troubled by Williams' dual role as an analyst on Fox, said the remarks violated its standards of not giving his opinion on the air. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 While we're piling on, how about voter fraud? It's always skewed to the left. The reason being that voter fraud by the left is done only to compensate for the voter fraud on the right. That makes it OK in their tiny minds. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-10-26 13:18 |
| #10 She's just sorry about the possibility of getting sued for her comment about it being between him and his phyciatrist. Isn't it funny how the liberals in power right now are so totally inept? They so remind me of those Acorn employees caught in the videos. The schemes to trick "The Man" out of his tax dollars and to get free food stamps, welfare and grant money all sounds so great when working out of your mom's basement, but don't seem to work so well when you actually have a functioning organization with real people and real payrolls that you want to keep from running into the ground. |
| Posted by: Martini 2010-10-26 13:12 |
| #9 She is just sorry she got caught practicing liberal fascism. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-10-26 12:34 |
| #8 ...she was just apologizing for blowing their thin cover of their totalitarianism. I'm sure they will continue to reassure themselves with the lies that they are tolerant and believe in basic freedoms like speech and association and the 'right' doesn't. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-10-26 12:23 |
| #7 Y'all noticed she apologized to NPR staff, not to Mr. Williams or donors or the outside world for having to watch such a managerial cock-up. I find that curious. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-10-26 10:51 |
| #6 Williams most likely got fired because he is a also a commentator on Fox. I doubt the liberals/progressives liked Williams also being on Fox. Also Soros has contributed millions through his organizations to NPR. He is just collecting on his investments to try to manipulate the message. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-10-26 10:24 |
| #5 I laugh on those few occasions when I watch PBS (Proletariat Bull Shit) and they have a pledge break. That's so 1960 when there were 3-4 stations. Today, one can view such esoteric programs as "This Old House, Minsk". Can't the many producers sell their documentary on other stations? Sure they can but PBS/NPS is a partisan tool and racket of liberal politicians. |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-10-26 09:52 |
| #4 npr gets little money directly from the government, it is true. But they charge the local stations a bundle for the programming. And the local stations get the money to pay npr for that programming from the government. So if you really want to cut off evil npr, you'll have to do it by bashing the cuddly bunnie local stations. Clever. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-10-26 09:12 |
| #3 remove their public subsidy, then they can say and do anything they want. NPR keeps saying it's a minuscule part of their overall funding, so why not pry them off the public teat and let them sink or swim on their own? /metaphor mashup |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-10-26 08:45 |
| #2 Actually, NPR regularly runs opinion pieces on the air. Nina Totenburg is an example. The statement should be, " said the remarks violated its standards of only giving NPR's opinion on the air." |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-10-26 07:57 |
| #1 Williams was hired for telling the truth. NPR can't handle the truth. Enjoy your favorite talk-radio show, libs. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-10-26 01:14 |