Outrage over NPR's firing of Juan Williams

[A Theist]

This is twice I had to tell you to go back and read my post. I was making reference to the government throwing money away. My original quote...

And this is twice I've pointed out that your reference to the government throwing away money (i.e., the stimulus) is irrelevant to my question. So, dude, you didn'ty actually answer my question. You simply changed the subject.

...the point being, there's double standard hypocrisy at NPR. It was okay for Nina Totenberg to wish aids on Jesse Helms and his grandchildren, but not okay for Juan Williams to say he got nervous when he saw Muslims in muslim garb on airplanes. After what happened on 9-11, Williams was only stating what a lot of Americans feel. Some journalistic ethics at NPR.

You can't complain about double standards at NPR and then in the same sentence justify the double standards that many Americans have with regard to their bigotry towards all Muslims. That in itself is a double standard. What Juan Williams said was bigoted, plain and simple. Should he have been fired for it? I don't think he should have, but that obviously is not the issue here.

And this is twice I've pointed out that your reference to the government throwing away money (i.e., the stimulus) is irrelevant to my question. So, dude, you didn'ty actually answer my question. You simply changed the subject.

First of all, dude, your question was irrelevant to my quote. I never said that NPR was throwing away grant money. You made that false insinuation through your question to create an argument you thought you could win. Below is our original exchange with your question...

My Quote:...
"That's the problem. To begin with, the money provided for those government grants are not coming out of the Washington lawmakers pockets. That money is coming out of the taxpayers pockets. To throw our money away like that without some responsible oversight as to how it's spent is one reason why our country is $1.5 trillion in debt, (I actually meant deficit).

I don't care how government grants work, the money is still coming out of the taxpayers pockets, (Washington finds it pretty easy to throw other peoples money around). NPR has a history of intolerance toward opposing viewpoints and open debates. Why should my money fund that kind of forum? NPR should be cut off from the taxpayers dole."

Your Response:...
"What evidence do you have that grant money is being "throw(n) away" by NPR? I seriously doubt that they can afford to "throw" any money away"...

I still say that federal grant money to public broadcasting is government waste of taxpayers money. What real service does public broadcasting actually provide that justifies taxpayers support?