Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Juan Williams

Just in case you've been living under a rock, Juan Williams is an African American journalist and political commentator for Fox News Channel and an analyst for the NPR.  Williams made a controversial statement referring to him feeling nervous when he see Muslims on a plane due to the past comments made by Shahzad.  All though the statement has been widely used and debated since 9/11, Williams lost his job as the analyst for NPR after the comment was aired on Fox.

NPR claimed that Williams have previously been warned about his boarder line controversial comments.  NPR accused Williams as being a bigot, and labeled the comment as racist and mislead.   "We have made our policies clear to Juan in prior conversations and warnings, and he has continued to violate our principles," said Dana Davis Rehm, an NPR spokeswoman. "When an analyst states personal opinions on an issue, our feeling is they have undermined their credibility as an analyst."

***View the video below for the controversial comment***

NPR Fires Juan Williams Over "Muslim Remarks"