The Disgrace that is NPR

NPR (National Public Radio), a supposed forum of free speech, tires “to create a more informed public - one challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas and cultures.”


That is, until you waiver from its extreme, liberal ideology.


Juan Williams, a left-leaning NPR host and Fox News contributor was fired for voicing his first amendment rights during this appearance on The O’Reilly Factor:






NPR, who has a history of being ultra liberal, showed its true colors in taking this action late Wednesday evening.


Juan Williams, an individual who is highly respected and who is also an acclaimed civil rights author was merely stating his opinion on a very controversial topic: Muslims vs. Muslim Extremists. By making that distinction, is that not a challenge to a deeper understanding of the greater Islamic culture? Presumably not. Instead, an individual gets canned (mission statement be damned) for stating a truth that already exists.


Juan spoke a hard reality that is still a very real fear in a lot of American’s minds. Rather than opening and examining this post 9/11 reality, NPR and like-minded organizations would rather turn and look the other way in the name of political correctness.


What is NPR trying to say to its audience by making this move? What are they trying to convey? Are they really trying to examine “a deeper understanding and appreciation of events” that shape our lives, or would they rather promote some elite, liberal agenda?


Overall, the core of this entire debate should not be whether NPR is ultra liberal (duh – it is) or if it should continue to be publicly funded, but rather is NPR really the open forum in which it is supposed to represent?


It seems that it is not. If a subject is uncomfortable or controversial in any way, discussion must be discarded and stifled quickly.


Juan said it best on The O'Reilly Factor by saying, “Political correctness can lead to some kind of paralysis where you don’t address reality.”


Or should that say "afraid" to address reality?


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• JUAN WILLIAMS: I Was Fired for Telling the Truth

Gov. Perry's Letter

For those that are interested, the link below is a PDF of the letter given to President Obama by Gov. Perry during their brief meeting on the tarmac at Bergstrom International Airport in Austin. The letter highlights the need (again) for greater federal involvement along our southern border, more specifically, Texas.

Remember this statistic: “Since 2006, this [drug] war has taken 28,000 lives.”

• Gov. Perry's Letter (PDF)

Also, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott going On the Record with Greta Van Susteren:

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A Hell of a Mess

If you look at the US, Mexico border today, you see a political drama playing out that is somewhat reminiscent of Tom Clancy’s Clear and Present Danger.


Brutal drug cartel car bombs detonating in Ciudad Juarez. Gun battles in Nuevo Laredo. Cartel lookout posts on mountain tops – in US territory. Etc . . .


The issue which is the southern border of the United States can be described simply as this: one hell of a mess.


Washington seems to be turning a blind eye to the national security implications, or should I say, doesn’t care and even obstructs in the security of our southern border.


What was the federal response to Arizona’s time of need? File suit in federal court (with a ruling expected this Thursday) to block the right of a sovereign state to defend itself. Compound this with federal law enforcement agencies (ICE) blatantly threatening to turn away any request of federal resources is a frightening bluff (or is it) that shows the serious disconnect of D.C. and the rest of America. Oh, and by the way, maybe we should ask the Department of Justice to file suit against “sanctuary cities” like San Francisco for harboring illegal immigrants.


Raise your hand if you think that will ever happen.


And let’s not forget about the non-profit organization that is the ACLU. It is taking up the mantle of preserving the human rights of those illegally crossing our border. In the ACLU’s Immigrant Rights Project, it states that, “The fundamental constitutional protections of due process and equal protection embodied in our Constitution and Bill of Rights apply to every "person" and are not limited to citizens.”


Realizing that the ACLU is one of the most influential non-profit organizations in Washington D.C., let the statement previously declared above sink in for a moment.


While you contemplate the ramifications of that, let me offer this in reply: The United States Constitution is not some new world order, all encompassing government document. It is uniquely American and applies to its citizens, not the citizens of a foreign country.


Back in May, Peggy Noonan wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal making the case of securing the border first before dealing with any other issue. Logically speaking, how can you argue against that? For the sake of our sovereign identity, shouldn’t that be the first step to comprehensive reform?


Politics aside and whatever voter base the left or the right try to appease, do what is right for a change, Washington. Do what is right for America and realize that US citizens thousands of miles away need you to do your job.


Secure the border first; the rest will fall into place.


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The Simple Truth

This health care “reform” passed by an unruly House on Sunday is not reform at all. When the president signs this bill into law today, it will do nothing to promote ingenuity in the health care industry, nor does it make health care better. What it does do is make entitlements more addicting, which in turn, raises the expectations of those chronically addicted to the drug of free government handouts.


Mandating insurance to a people whose only requirement is to be an American is something which infringes on our rights granted to us in the Constitution.


What have we become and where do we go from here? Enter socialism.


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The Boston Tea Party . . .

• Scott Brown (GOP) - 52%
• Martha Coakley (Dem) - 47%

The Boston Glob: Election Results
AP: Epic Upset
Fox Nation: Dems Running from ObamaCare

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Question:

If this health care reform bill is so great for the American people, why are so many representatives, groups and states getting bought off in order to secure its passage?

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In One Ear . . .

Does anyone in Washington listen?


What good is a Republic if our representatives don’t listen to a majority of the populous? Isn’t this a majority rule society? We elected them to speak for us, yes? To push policy which is out of touch with the constituency it represents, D.C. exudes the feel of a forum for elitist ideology rather than rational practicality of the common man.


The most recent examples:

• Healthcare Reform
• A Majority Favor Racial, Ethnic Profiling (National Security)
• The Use of Full Body Scanners
  

For the GOP:

• Legislators out of Touch

For the current Majority in D.C.:

• We are a Center-Right Country

Overall Approval:

• Congressional Performance

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