Juan Williams is a Democratic Fox News contributor. He was recently fired from NPR for something he said on the O'Reilly Factor on Monday. Talking about whenever he gets on planes, "Muslims make [me] nervous,". Now I know that people need to use discretion when they speak, especially someone of Williams' esteem, but getting fired? All he was doing was exercising his 1st Amendment rights. And to be honest, all Williams was doing was voicing an opinion that the majority of Americans feel the same way about. It's a sad thing to say because we know that not all 1 billion Muslims are out to get us, but those few extremists ruined it for everybody. I feel bad saying that because it is a terrible thing to say, but it is true."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," Williams said to Bill O'Reilly on his show on Monday. Many people feel the same way, Williams just voiced his opinion. The Muslim "brand", so to speak, has been tainted be the radical extremists.
I personally enjoy listening to Juan Williams (even though he is a democrat), on the radio and on Fox News. I am upset that he was fired over a reason such as this and I really think that NPR should reconsider.
Juan Williams too was one of the few democrats I liked to listen to. Sadly it just takes one slip-up to ruin a reputation, and I think that was the base of what he was trying to express. I too believe that firing him was a little harsh and NPR should rethink their decision.
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