Anybody hear Juan Williams insult Ted Kennedy on NPR?

[Sal Minella]

He named several people who had worked with or for Sen. Kennedy and closed his comments by saying, "A real Mafia."

(That's what I heard -- if that's not what he said, please correct me.)

So I googled Juan Williams (don't have TV) and find he works with the Fox Mafia and the Wall Street Mafia, and was once criticized for calling Michelle Obama "Stokely Carmichael in a designer dress."

So I googled Stokely Carmichael, and found him thus described in The New York Times: "Tall, slim, handsome and a dynamic speaker, Carmichael soon emerged as a leader, cocky enough to be described as looking like he was strutting when standing still."
http://www.interchange.org/Kwameture/nytimes111698.html

Which makes me think Williams must be short and pudgy, and jealous of every tall articulate person he meets whose IQ is over 100.

And apparently the poor guy is insecure enough as a male so he thought his comment about Michelle was an insult.

I just have to feel sorry for Juan.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Williams is a total tool with a string of sexual harrasment charges as long as your arm. That's why

he supported Clarence Thomas.

[Sal Minella]

14. Did not know those things. Ugh.

Just couldn't bring myself to read his biography.

At least I know now to tune out when he's on the radio (NPR is actually preferable to the myriad Jaybus Wants Yew stations so prevalent in the midwest.)

[Captain Hilts]

26. Yes. He has a bad track record. nt

[KittyWampus]

2. Hear that ass on NPR, he's considered an "expert" on Civil Rights cause he wrote a book

Oh, and he's black.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

3. NPR

is no longer the 'sensible' substitute for MSM. It's watered down and infiltrated by the conservative right.Not that the rights shouldn't be on NPR. All reporters (do we still call them that?) should present the facts and stay away from editorializing, unless they tell the listener first, "this is an editorial' or 'here is my opinion'

[BrklynLiberal]

9. Sad but true.

I have stopped listening to "The Takeaway" because I cannot stand John Hockenberry's not so subtle right leaning "perspective" on things.

[Sal Minella]

15. David Frum's opinion pieces are aired less frequently than Robert Reich's

but I think Frum just can't think and type as fast as Reich!

I was really listening to Williams' comments this morning because the story seemed so fact-oriented, so it was doubly NASTY to hear that zinger at the end. Williams just couldn't help himself, I guess.

Reminds me of the old joke, "My dear, what a beautiful dress! That dress is simply gorgeous! What a pity they didn't have it in your size."

[demigoddess]

4. NPR has more and more right wing nuts doing commentary. I listen less and less

Too bad

[redqueen]

8. I had to stop listening due to their coverage of the anti-war rallies...

during the buildup to the war in Iraq.

Sickening and shameful.

If only we had a real public media outlet like the Brits do.

[Sal Minella]

21. *gasp* . . . You mean PUBLICLY-SUPPORTED media? Like the BBC?

Next you'll be wanting PUBLIC rail passenger systems and TAXPAYER-SUPPORTED HEALTH CARE!

I'm surprised the mods don't do a better job of keeping Communists off D.U.

[redqueen]

24. lol

Somehow I've avoided scrutiny for years, despite having "red" right in my username. :P

[Sal Minella]

17. I fire off angry e-mails to the head office after their more egregiously

offensive far-right pieces, but I note the propaganda continues to be catapulted, yes.

[sharp_stick]

5. He was doing well up until the end

I was kind of surprised, usually that idiot can't go more than a minute without showing his true colors. I thought that maybe the fact that Kennedy was dead was going to keep Williams at least respectful but then he had to throw that little slur out at the end.

Juan Williams is a prick plain and simple.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Juan Williams is...and always was...an idiot. I never could listen to him when he was asked

about something. He is a RW mouthpiece...no matter what he may claim.

[H2O Man]

7. Context is everything.

There is a history behind that, which those familiar with the Kennedy brothers are well aware of. No insult at all.

[BrklynLiberal]

10. But in the case of Juan Williams, I feel he DID mean it as an insult.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Thanks for the clarification. I hadn't heard that term used before in reference

to the Kennedys. Glad to know it's not an insult.

[Sal Minella]

16. Yes, this is new information for me, too.

So glad to know it's not an insult when a political commentator on a national program associates a just-deceased, much-loved public figure with Mafia tactics.

Here all these years I've thought the Mafia was a bad thing!
I learn so much on DU.

[BonnieJW]

12. Juan Asshole is black.

I cannot understand how he can associate with this horrible racist group.

[pdxmike]

13. He's not a racist or right wing...

He's just a whore. I've been listening to him on NPR for years. Before he went to Fox, he wasn't good, he wasn't bad, just a useless vanilla NPR talking head. Then when he went to Fox. Like Mara Liasson (sp?), he knows who signs his checks. I just wish that NPR would cut them both off. But they won't.

[defendandprotect]

19. Juan Williams in the way that the Repugs destroy NPR and PBS . . .

this doesn't happen by accident!

[Tesha]

22. Mara's last name is spelled "Lyingscum".

No, seriously, you got it right.

Tesha

[stlsaxman]

45. I call her Mara Lyinassbitch.

[Captain Hilts]

34. He's a blatant sexist. But that's okay with most folks. nt

[stlsaxman]

46. bingo! Juan and Mara must work for NPR gratis. A deal struck with Rupert where

they pay the amount of an NPR salary in addition to their FOX wages. This is purely speculative but sounds about right.

[defendandprotect]

18. Juan Williams is a right wing tool -- and has also been accused of sexual harassment . . .

during his time at the NY Post --

that's as I recall it -- and a notable female author -- also African-American -- worked

with him there and down the line brought this issue forward. Evidently, it was keep rather

quiet. It involved more than one woman.

Juan Williams also managed over the last years of right wing control of public broadcasting

to be appointed as a "news analyst" at NPR!!!

He's also been involved with PBS working on a number of documentary series!

[Captain Hilts]

27. Had to leave a job because the harassment charges piled up. Other than being a sexist pig he's OK!!

[Sal Minella]

30. Certainly makes sense he'd feel threatened by a woman like Michelle

then, doesn't it!

In order to keep his own little ego puffed up, he has to grope subordinate women and insult confident women. Pathetic POS.

[Captain Hilts]

32. Yep. Indeed it does. He's got female trouble. Plus, he knows...

she could beat the crap out of him.

[Doctor_J]

20. When we've decided we've had enough of Big Media, and start to

take the country back from them, Juan will be one of my first victims.

[Doctor_J]

23. You feel sorry for juan

yipes. No wonder we never make any progress against these people. I feel sorry that he's till breathing and getting paid with my NPR donations.

[Sal Minella]

25. "Feel sorry" only in the sense that he's truly pathetic as a human being.

I mean, can you imagine living your life with a mind that limited?

But as to his "national commentator" status, I would gladly plant my body (holding a club and/or a cattle prod) between him and any microphone he might get close to.....

[librechik]

28. Short. Check. Pudgy. Check

I've seen him in person.

[Sal Minella]

31. Aha! Love it! n/t

[Captain Hilts]

33. Oh, so short, "pudgy" folks are all sexist shits? Live and learn...nt

[Sal Minella]

35. No! No! No!

The fact that Williams felt compelled to insult both Michelle (tall, slender, beautiful, charismatic) and Carmichael (tall, slender, handsome, charismatic) shows he feels insecure, so I assumed from the quality of his insults that he is of the short-and-pudgy persuasion, and resents the fact!

I am short and pudgy!
But I seem to manage to venture through life without making sexist comments about people.

[Captain Hilts]

37. I see your point, but he's no nicer to Hillary Clinton who is short - REALLY short.

I think he's just a shit.

[Sal Minella]

38. He's a sexist shit.

And if he were suddenly seven feet tall and slender as a reed, he would remain a sexist shit, I'm sure!

[librechik]

36. I didn't say that--I'm short and pudgy myself--and I'm not a sexist shit.

But I have noticed a pronounced tendency of that body type on the right. And Juan happens to be that. Go figure.

[Dr Fate]

29. he used to be the "Democratic" punching bag on FOX. basically another Colmes, but worse.

The only thing that suprises me is that he is still around- I had forgotten all about that loser...

[KinMd]

39. Juan Williams aka

House N****r

[Odin2005]

40. He's a right-wing tool.

Why the Hell does NPR have him?

[Tesha]

41. That would be because NPR has willingly transformed *ITSELF* into a "right-wing tool".

The really cool part is that they still expect lefties to pay for it.
(Does anyone really believe that wingers donate?)

Tesha

[stlsaxman]

47. Exactly! FOX purchased NPR/CPB to act as its "Liberal Bureau" of News Corp.

NPR - Nationalist Propaganda Radio is a wholly owned subsidiary of CPB- Corporate Propaganda Broadcasting.

[ShortnFiery]

42. I'm shocked! After all, Juan Williams is such a thoughtful man ... a real class act.

PSYC! :P :hi:

[GCP]

43. He's an asswipe who also works for Faux

Token "liberal" - hah.

[saltpoint]

44. Williams works for the bad guys and in service of their subversion.

I recall his "interview" of Dick Cheney, in which Cheney spewed distortions and deceit and Williams let everything he said stand without challenge.

[Sal Minella]

48. I read about this somewhere.

I probably would have blown a cerebral vessel trying to watch that interview, so it's a good thing I gave away the TV years go. Listening to NPR is bad enough.

I'm sure a "personality" like Williams would be totally cowed by somebody as bombastic as Cheney.

Have a hunch Cheney would never consent to being interviewed on NPR. He's so rude and obnoxious he'd ride rough-shod over any NPR interviewer anyway.

[saltpoint]

49. Agree. Cheney is so rude that in and of itself he stomps

anyone trying to interview him, and especially someone like Juan Williams.

And Cheney is too cowardly and shrewd to grant an interview with Amy Goodman. I'd trust her to interview anybody, but Cheney would chicken out and would never consent to the interview.

[Sal Minella]

50. After Amy's tempering (as in steel) experience at the Republican

National Convention (thrown around by the cops and arrested even though her Press credentials were hanging around her neck, clearly visible) -- I'd love to give the now-seasoned Amy a couple live electrodes and some shackles hanging off the kleig-lights bar, and see what sort of "useful information" she could get out of Darth -- which could perhaps save thousands of American lives in the future (many of them U.S. troops).

I betcha she COULD get us some useful info. So, maybe I'm wrong -- maybe torture isn't always a bad thing, eh??? Ha!

Yes, he would never agree to an interview with someone who might ask him real questions. Especially not somebody as astute as Amy.