NPR fires Juan Williams.

[amadeus]

Then opt out of benefiting from what the government does. In other words, get out of the country, because that is the only possibility of not benefiting from what the government does.

Actually, even after I leave I'll be taxed if I earn "too much." I'll have to give up my citizenship entirely.

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/index.html

 

[Oerdin]

But indirectly it does.

In comparison, does FNC receive gov funding directly or indirectly?

I'm willing to bet that yes they do. You just know they've applied for some sort of grant or subsidy or that they take advertising dollars from government agencies. It is almost impossible to not indirectly get some sort of government funds if you're a large organization.

 

[Cutlass]

Actually, even after I leave I'll be taxed if I earn "too much." I'll have to give up my citizenship entirely.

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/international/index.html

It should be worth it to you. Go for it.

 

[useless]

Nothing wrong with tax.

 

[Perfection]

I like having money.

 

[Traitorfish]

I like having money.

And, evidently, so does the government.

 

[Perfection]

It doesn't seem to have a lot of it...

 

[Traitorfish]

It doesn't seem to have a lot of it...

It's not very bright.

 

[Perfection]

Maybe if we give it more money it will get smarter?

 

[Traitorfish]

You can always keep trying.

 

[Formaldehyde]

I'll bet.

So you are calling me a liar now?

Isn't that the point here?

The "point" here is that you can complain all you want about the hiring and firing practices of NPR while not saying a word about the practices of Fox News, which apparently fires people for much less reason. And I'll continue to remind you that it is an obvious double standard to do so.

But it isn't going to change anything. NPR is a private non-profit corporation which operates completely independently of the US government and is completely immune to public scrutiny in these matters, like any other corporation. If you don't like their managerial practices, I suggest you get a job there as a manager and change them. Or simply stop listening to NPR which I bet you have likely rarely done. That's how the system works in this country.

 

[DinoDoc]

You really are like a dog with a bone wrt Fox.

 

[Hygro]

You do have to love that George Soros is spending almost $2 million to hire 100 NPR reporters. They (the media and liberals) say nothing about a left-wing billionaire owning the media but they love to complain about Rupert Murdoch.

Now Juan Williams is fired. He simply doesn't fit their left-wing agenda. They can say whatever they want, but they were just waiting for an opportunity to fire him. NPR is becoming left-wing and I bet if they continue to do so they'll go the way of Air America. They really need to be careful. Accepting funds from George Soros certainly doesn't help.

Aside from Amedeus's point that 2 million dollars doesn't cover quite the army of 100 employees that you claim, and aside from the fact that 2 million dollars to grow NPR is nothing compared to Rupert Murdoch's 30 billion a year empire. 2 mil vs 30,000 mil. This is not a 1 to 1 left vs right issue when it's a 15,000:1 ratio... Newscorp probably reaches over 100 times the people as NPR.

That's point one. Point two is that Soros is not using his wealth to build an empire, but rather using his wealth to give credibility to him as a philosopher. I think his motives are non threatening. Murdoch and many other of the world's elite, I am less at ease.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot," Williams continued. "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."

I wonder what he feels whenever he sees a car.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/acc-inj.htm

Motor vehicle traffic deaths

* Number of deaths: 42,031

I'm not saying that all cars kill people, but you can't deny cars are often involved in killing people.

 

[DinoDoc]

I wonder what he feels whenever he sees a car.

http://www.slate.com/id/2271931/?from=rss

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Why are you quoting me my dear? Would you not care to elaborate?

edit: Before you answer, know that I have not commented on any supposed bigotry of the man (no idea who he is, and don't care), but rather the overstated danger of terrorism.

 

[BSmith1068]

Darn, you beat me to it! I recognized those 4 as the main news-oriented programs on NPR. So I'm not surprised at the 80% statistic.

Nor am I surprised that MobBoss completely shrugged off your well-established, completely hitting-the-nail-on-the-head point. It's comforting to know that there are some constants in the universe.

For researchers with limited time and resources - i.e., almost any - going to the few biggest news shows is exactly how such a study should be done. It's like the 80/20 rule in industrial operations engineering - you study the 20% of cases that account for 80% of the profits (or costs, or QA failures, or whatever).

Arguing semantics and misguided/irrelevant statistics usually means the substance is not on your side of the argument.

 

[Formaldehyde]

You really are like a dog with a bone wrt Fox.

The far-right can't very well complain about the ethics of any news media organization while their chief provider of propaganda, sensationalism, and deliberate distortion is still in business.

I'm not saying that all cars kill people, but you can't deny cars are often involved in killing people.

I guess it depends on whether he thinks it is a Muslim driving the car or not.

Somwhat related:

TSA puts commercial pilots on no-fly and terrorist watch lists

A Gulf War veteran and his wife say they've been unfairly placed on a federal list that limits their commercial flight access and threatens his job as a commercial pilot. To fight back, the couple, who are Muslim, filed a lawsuit today against a host of U.S. government agencies. "We don't know why they're on the list. They don't know why they're on the list. The government won't tell us why they're on the list," said Amy Foerster, an attorney with Saul Ewing, who is providing pro bono counsel and working with the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the Schuylkill County couple on the case, which was filed in U.S. district court...

 

[MobBoss]

The far-right can't very well complain about the ethics of any news media organization while their chief provider of propaganda, sensationalism, and deliberate distortion is still in business.

Rofl. Of course they can. And do. Just like you complain here, when the left does essentially the same thing, but over a wider range of programming. Fox is just one channel....far more than that carry recognized liberal bias....

I guess it depends on whether he thinks it is a Muslim driving the car or not.

Are you saying Muslims are more unsafe at driving than average? I have never seen a stat to indicate this. Proof please and by all means explain.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Burka limiting line of sight?