Politics

I think Fox News is a terrible, disingenuous news organization.

Reb Cpl wrote: I think I'm going to have my work cut out for me when I get home from work.

  It's like having 2 jobs isn't it.  

Edited by Tical3.0 - 25 October 2010 at 11:19am

I'm torn on the Juan Williams firing. I tend to lean to the side of the firing being inappropriate. He had been on Fox before, and if you have a problem with it, you should let him know the first time that he cannot/should not be doing that.

He deserved a warning.

But NPR is notoriously over-careful with their image protection. There was just that whole situation of them telling their reporters they can't go to the Stewart/Colbert rally unless they are covering it for NPR, otherwise stay home or else.

That said, what Williams said was eight kinds of stupid. The 9/11 hijackers wore jeans, sneakers and button-up shirts for a reason.

But, the 9/11 hijackers were all muslim... Just like the shoe bomber, panty bomber, NYC bombers (including the original World Trade center bombers) who have stated that this is only the beginning.

The Reaper wrote: . . . if I see people who are in Muslim garb

Muslim garb?



I wear an Oxford nearly every day. I hope people don't get nervous around me on a plane.

As for the calls to stop funding public media: While I disagree with some of the things they do sometimes, I generally think they are a positive to society. I mean, you don't see that, coming from the far right, but even conservatives on this forum have expressed enjoyment in their news coverage.

I think they tend to do more good than bad. It's certainly interesting that the talking point that both you and OS brought up is 15 years old.

And I don't like Totenberg either, for the record. If Williams got canned, Totenberg should get released too.

If you guys are that worried about Muslims, you should probably just lock yourselves inside and sever all ties with the outside world until it's safe.

If I was scared of Muslims I would be screwed. I am Surrounded by them... Believe it or not, they are actually quite nice. And my homie Sabir links up a discount on my Subs.

Linus wrote: High Voltage wrote: I think Fox News is a terrible, disingenuous news organization. And how is CNN or MSNBC any different? Exact same standards, just different political lean.

Did you just attempt to justify that behavior?

I agree all of them are terrible, but they aren't the same. http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-september-9-2010/are-you-ready-for-some-midterms----msnbc-s-political-narrative

The Reaper wrote:     And Juan was clearly stating his "opinion" as well... but it was a firing offense... That is by definition a double standard.

Not really.

The difference here is that the opinion comic/slide-show/cartoon thing is posted on the NPR site, and I'm assuming that an editor in charge of the opinions section posted it with clearance from other editors or someone higher up. It is contained within the NPR mast.

Williams was on another person's show on another network voicing his opinion.

Appearance of unbiased reporting within their news departments is something they pride themselves on - to a fault at times too. They take it too far.

Like I've said, I disagree with their decisions concerning Williams and the Stewart/Colbert order.

agentwhale007 wrote: GroupB wrote: Also, http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/terrorism-2002-2005/terror02_05  The politics surrounding Williams being fired aside, what he said, just on its merits, was dumb. The 9/11 hijackers made a note of wearing neat, pressed business clothes in order to not seem suspicious.