NPR analyist and contributor Juan Williams Terminated for muslim comments.

To be honest, just because of some dumb guys spread terrorism and belonged to the religion of Islam doesn't make all the Muslim world a terrorist culture. Those were Muslim individuals and according to Islamic Law, anyone who kills the innocent will perish in HELL for the rest of his eternity. Individuals of a certain religion these days CAN NOT REPRESENT NOR CREATE an identity for that specific religion. It is a human mind that is corrupted and starts thinking negatively. I myself am a Muslim and I feel sad for what happened at 9-11. It just makes me SICK! I wish I could get my hands on the throats of those who crashed those planes onto the Twin Towers.

I find absolutely nothing wrong with Juan Williams, a guy who is NOT a right-wing anything, and CERTAINLY not a bigot, speaking HIS PARTICULAR truth that, if he sees people in Muslim garb on a plane, he gets nervous. What's wrong with something like that? I can see if he said, "If you see anyone Muslim-looking people, you should get nervous." It's not bigoted the way Juan said it. It's especially not bigoted when you consider the standard that folks can run around saying the Tea Party is racist, or dropping the "typical white person" line without beef from the same individuals wanting to crucify someone over ANYTHING that can be considered a slight against Islam. Juan getting nervous is not bigoted. That's not assuming all Muslims are the same. That's the REALITY that Muslims did attack us on 911. Did ALL Muslims? No, of course not. But they weren't just "extremists"; they weren't just "radicals." They were Muslim individuals. You cannot know a person's intentions, and assuming that their intentions are always good and noble and nonthreatening is just as presumptive as assuming their intentions are bad. Only in PC land do these types of statements come across as bigoted.

Standards? That's a load of bull. They're only standards are that you can't appear on Fox News regularly or they will find a reason to fire you. First off, they don't mind displaying bigotry or racism. Just read what's on their own site in 'The Heart of Whiteness' http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5539692 As for someone saying he has nervousness and fear when he sees a group of Muslims on a plane, well frankly a LOT of people feel that way. It was Muslims that attacked us on 9-11 and they did it in groups on planes. Besides, NPR itself broadcasts people saying far worse things about Muslims than simply echoing the common fear of another 9-11 style attack. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130516428

news channels can't be like the Walter Cronkite's because if they did they would be too similar. it would not be an accurate enough way to appeal to their particular audience. these news channels try to thrive not just on facts but appealing to the opinions of certain people.

It was wrong to fire Mr. Williams. I have enjoyed his commentaries and rebuttals on O'Reilly and Special Report. He is thoughtful and is always willing to look at another side of the question as well as contribute his own opinions--which don't always reflect the "liberal" label that people give him. Juan just voiced what so many of us feel. Although we know that the average Muslim or Middle Eastern person we encounter in everyday life is very unlikely to be a nutjob Jihadist, we feel that way anyhow. 99% of us keep quiet about this out of respect for the majority of Muslims who are peaceful and contribute to society but that doesn't mean we don't experience some trepidation. So when is it a crime to speak the truth? We have the First Amendment here to protect our freedom of speech and NPR, the government run media, has just denied Mr. Williams his right. If this continues we will end up like any dictatorship--speaking our minds only to trusted people in isolated places, in tense whispers and with one eye over our shoulder.