I don’t like Muslims on my plane,
I don’t like Muslims, they’re all the same.
I don’t want Muslims at Ground Zero
And Bill O’Reilly is my hero.
I’m scared of Muslims, that’s what I say,
And I’ll get fired for $2 million any day.
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Juan Williams’ Song
hah. I would tell people that for free. But getting a contract worth two million is good. The muslims i know are not really very motivated about practicing what i have read of the Q’uran. I didn’t bother reading much of it bc so much of it is a bunch of levitical style laws and I already know I disagree with the whole premise; but really, why shouldn’t a person be nervous if they saw a person wearing muslim garb in a jet? I would be and NPR just shot themselves in the foot by violating the first amendment, making themselves look petty, ignorant, slow, and completely hateful. And by the way this will affect my listening habits in relation to NPR in no way whatsoever as I got my fill of it in college when they have it blaring everywhere. Its the worst thing I can imagine, then because they reported on things that had zero affect on me in comparison to other current events (i.e., agriculture news from a different continent during a major tornado season in my state)-consistently-because they think I’m dumb enough to not see that they are feeding me one editorial after another yet saying it is objective journalism-and now because they are a parasitic dogmatic group of arrogant jerks.
This is not a free speech issue. Williams had the right to say what he said. No problem. Williams’ problem with NPR comes as a result of the contract he signed with the corporation. He was obligated under the terms of the contract to NOT impose his personal views in any comments he made. NPR had warned him about doing this on previous occasions. He violated the terms of his contract with NPR. Whenever someone signs a contract with a company, he/she has to abide by the terms of the contract or risk being fired. Williams is NOT the victim here. He violated the terms of his contract, and NPR gave him the boot.
I understand this fully because as a retired teacher, I had to sign a contract each of the 33 years that I taught public school. Had I violated the terms of the contract, the school system would have been within its rights to fire me.
Those who are portraying NPR’s firing of Williams as a free speech issue are doing so in an attempt to distract from the fact that he violated the terms of his contract.
Actions have consequences, and Williams is not a dumb man. He violated his contract with NPR, and he has to pay for it.
That’s what is meant by taking personal responsibility for one’s actions.