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>> i need the money, fire me. >> what about it judy? >> i'm kind of with kirsten on this. i don't understand what this is all about. except that she has put herself out there. she is all things palin are fair target, fair game can >> if her last name was smith she wouldn't get the . >> one more break. when we come back a lindsay lohan movie inspires the latest column from maureen dowd and greg gutfeld takes know >> announcer: maureen dowd of the "new york times" takes on the republican mean girls and greg gutfeld plays referee, next on "news watch." [ ale announcer ] let's throw on those satury clothes. it's doing season. when we grab a little spare time...and get after it. we're lowering the cost of weekend projects. making things happen...
else. you were right when you said this comes down to, they were looking for a reason to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> schiller gave an apology about her callus comments but not directly to juan. any of you think that he should have been fired for what he said? >> no! juan and very something in common. 26 years ago ellen weiss then the producer of an afternoon program called me as she called juan now she executive vice president. and told me that my services as the only conservative commentator on npr were no longer needed. why i asked? because you have become too predictable this this is the ideological uniformity of opinion that they not only want to enforce on npr, but also they are reluctant for anybody to come on fox. this wasn't about muslims.
else. you were right when you said this comes down to, they were looking for a reason to get rid of me because i appear on fox news. they don't want me talking to you. >> schiller gave an apology about her callus comments but not directly to juan. any of you think that he should have been fired for what he said? >> no! juan and very something in common. 26 years ago ellen weiss then the producer of an afternoon program called me as she called juan now she executive vice president. and told me that my services as the only conservative commentator on npr were no longer needed. why i asked? because you have become too predictable this this is the ideological uniformity of opinion that they not only want to enforce on npr, but also they are reluctant for anybody to come on fox. this wasn't about muslims.
co-conspirator in the holyland foundation case in texas, a few years ago. put out a memo, i get their e-mails, the night before urging all of their supporters to contact npr and put the heat on juan williams. there's that element too. what happen to my liberal friends worried about a chilling effect that we hear so often and damage to the first amendment? >> under the first amendment we are guaranteed freedom of speech. doesn't that apply to news analysts? juan was expressing his opinion? >> he's a news analyst. these are old "new york times" rules you are not supposed to be spouting off on your personal opinions. there's a kind of weird now very old fashioned line that some news organizations stale tempt to draw. i feel very sorry for npr here. i'll tell you why, they've shot themselves in the foot this was a news organization, one of the last that was sending out reporters trying to do great stories.
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>> good morning everyone, it's sunday, october 24th. here is what's happening. president obama with some high praise for house speaker nancy pelosi and he says she'll go down in history as one of our greatest speakers ever. and she's not very popular in the polls, so why is the president praising her right now. >> and did you know that individuals on america's terror watch list are still able to buy guns? 91% of the time. the disturbing details ahead. >> and npr fires juan williams for comments he made about muslims, was that a great idea. >> let me ask you bluntly, should juan williams have been fired for what he said. >> no. >> who says he should have, raise your hands?
show. rolling my eyes and heavy exhaling. i'm tired of her getting these breaks. i'm tired of her making money and leaving her baby at home. i'm tired of her maybe getting $30,000 to speak about abstinence. excuse me, i'm tired of her. it sounds kirsten like gel of her might -- like jealous of her might be a better phrase. >> i think there is a natural hatred towards anything palin. the fact she related to sarah palin -- i'm not a palin fan but i have nothing against bristol. she hasn't done anything. i don't understand why people have to be so mean to her. since when are all these liberal women bashing women out doing stuff when they have a baby. >> what would happen if i said this about bristol palin? you think i would still be working? >> maybe at npr.
fox news watch is on right now. >> look bill, i'm not a bigot you know the kind of books i've written about the civil rights moment in this country. when i get on a plane if i see people in muslim garb and i think they are identifying themselves first and forever most as muslims, i get worried. i get nervous. >> fox news contributor and then analyst for national public radio. paid to express his opinion talking about his inner anxieties. that short sound bite was part of a larger discussion in which mr. william was trying convince bill o'reilly that not all people of one belief should be blamed for the actions of an extremist of that same religion. that episode of the o'reilly factor aired monday wednesday npr fired juan williams for his comments. thursday this is how some in the media reacted. >> npr, this is disgraceful.
million. that's enough to make them do what they wanted to do any way, get rid of juan. >> soros probably the most liberal billionaire wouldn't you say? >> i would. >> is it appropriate on the day juan gets fired we find out about the almost two million dollars from soros to hire reporters for npr? >> there's been conflicts in the past over other things that he said. he said something about mish shill obamaq i -- about michelle obama. i think the tie to soros is a bit of a stretch. i don't think it is news they lean liberal. i like them a lot. i think they do a good product. i think what juan said is not a fireable offense in any -- no one i think can look at that and say a person should be tired over that. >> council on american islamic relations, a muslim advocacy group and also unindicted
fox news watch is on right now. >> look bill, i'm not a bigot you know the kind of books i've written about the civil rights moment in this country. when i get on a plane if i see people in muslim garb and i think they are identifying themselves first and forever most as muslims, i get worried. i get nervous. >> fox news contributor and then analyst for national public radio. paid to express his opinion talking about his inner anxieties. that short sound bite was part of a larger discussion in which mr. william was trying convince bill o'reilly that not all people of one belief should be blamed for the actions of an extremist of that same religion. that episode of the o'reilly factor aired monday wednesday npr fired juan williams for his comments. thursday this is how some in the media reacted. >> npr, this is disgraceful.