“Brown Relief”? NPR Contributor Glad Loughner is a “Gringo”

Here’s the audio clip from Townhall.com’s Tipsheet. Who thought this was appropriate?

We have all heard pejorative terms. In Canada, francophones, mostly those from Quebec, call English-speaking Canadians “Tête Carrée” (Square Heads). It isn’t a term of endearment, it’s bigotry. You wouldn’t hear a French speaker on CBC throwing that word around, at least not without a massive public backlash following it. Once again, who thought this was appropriate. After listening to his comments about Ellen Weiss’ resignation from National Public Radio (NPR) (hat-tip to Hot Air’s Allahpundit), I wonder what Juan Williams has to say about this.

If Williams’ comments about Muslims was racist, why aren’t Daisy Hernandez’s? Why isn’t she fired? Is she pointing the finger at myself and others with my skin colour for Jared Lee Loughner’s actions? Also, “brown relief”? As Townhall.com’s Greg Hengler asked, what is “brown relief”?

What on EARTH is “Brown relief” and if there is such a thing, what is “relief”?

Why did Juan Williams get fired by NPR for saying he gets nervous when he sees someone in Muslim garb getting on his plane, but when a Latino says they are relieved when a white boy kills someone they are invited to write a commentary about it?

When Al Sharpton got shot, I had White relief that it was not a Caucasian. Sound ridiculous? Racist? Indeed. NPR and our educational institutions will continue to grow this weed and tell us Americans that it’s actually a rose…

As Larry Elder said on his show today, “brown relief” sounds like a laxative. The idea is that ridiculous. Why should anyone feel relief that a killer isn’t from their social group? I’m a Roman Catholic of European decent, a description that matches a lot of people. I don’t feel any relief when I find out a heinous crime is done by someone who is part of this group. I understand that all communities have their crazies, but, in most cases, their actions have nothing to do with the larger group. Is that such a hard concept for those like Hernandez to get their heads around? Once again, who thought that these comments were appropriate?

If Daisy Hernandez wants to throw around pejorative terms, and NPR won’t punish her for doing so, then this is just another reason to strip the news outlet of public funding. Is it any wonder why, as Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey pointed out, House Republicans are pushing hard for this? This is nonsense has gone on far too long.

Progressive ‘Thought Police’: Marianne Meed Ward’s insight into Juan Williams’ firing

I tore into Michael Shapcott for his comments about punishing someone for thinking and feeling a certain politically incorrect way, and now Marianne Meed Ward, the newly elected city councillor for Burlington’s Ward 2, has decided to dictate what kind of reactions people are and are not allowed to have. Here’s the video courtesy of SDAMatt2…

Once again, what a very “Orwellian” thing to say. I hope the people in Ward 2 now understand what kind of councillor they have elected. Even Michael Coren was taken aback by how radical Marianne’s opinion on this was. So, what does this video show? Aside from her apparent desire to fulfill her “1984″ fantasies, Marianne proves to the audience that she is a bold-faced liar. The reason there was such an uproar about Juan Williams being fired for his comments is because everyone has, at one point or another, been in that situation. After the September 11th attacks, everyone felt this way. The world, not simply the United States of America, was given a look at the true nature of Islamic fundamentalism and it was terrifying. Even understanding that the majority of Muslims were not responsible for these acts of terrorism cannot make someone somehow immune to these kinds of reactions. Instead of being honest, instead of admitting that she herself has been in this situation, Marianne repeats the nonsensical far-left talking points about how one mustn’t think or feel this way, demonstrating that she seriously lacks integrity. It would have been nice if voters in Burlington’s Ward 2 could have seen this side of their newly elected city councillor before the casting their ballots.

As for understanding, Marianne demonstrates she has none. She refuses to accept any proof that Islam isn’t the “religion of peace” many on the far-left claim it to be. Instead of criticizing National Public Radio (NPR) for its rabid partisanship, she instead attacks Williams for not thinking the way she supposedly does. Once again, even with Juan explaining his thoughts on those feelings, explaining to Bill O’Reilly that not all Muslims are Islamic extremists, the fact that he even dared to admit that he was uncomfortable around those who make a concerted effort to display, through the way they dress, that they adhere to fundamentalist teachings, makes him deserving of severe punishment according to the newly elected city councillor. Despite the thousands of terror attacks and the thousands killed in the name of Islam since the Twin Towers fell, the majority of which are Muslims themselves as Tarek Fatah pointed out earlier this week, despite all the pain and suffering inflicted by those who strictly adhere to the more violent teachings of the Qur’an, Marianne refuses to accept that the fiction she believes isn’t fact. If she had to accept the truth, she might end up having the same politically incorrect thoughts and feelings which Williams was honest about on Fox News. I guess she is hoping this city councillorship will lead to bigger things, like a position as a political commentator at NPR eh?

Once again, we see the intolerance of the far-left. Like those at NPR and Michael Shapcott, Marianne Meed Ward can’t accept thoughts or feelings which are contrary to hers. Politically correct or not, such intolerance is not acceptable, especially from elected officials. Here’s hoping that her time in public office is short because I pity those who would have to put up with her lunacy for any significant length of time.

P.S. As you can see at the start of SDAMatt2′s video, Canada’s very own outspoken blogger, Blazing Cat Fur, is being sued by Richard Warman for $500,000. He could really use donations for his defense and I hope my modest readership, be it Canadian, American or otherwise, would donate a small amount of money to help him. If Blazing Cat Fur’s freedom of speech can be threatened like this, so can ours… Depressing…

What Do Canadians Think of NPR Firing Juan Williams?

By now, I am sure everyone has heard this story. National Public Radio (NPR) fired Juan Williams, respected author, journalist and political commentator, for comments he made on Fox News’ The Factor with Bill O’Reilly. This story has caused such an uproar that it has crossed the border and is making news here. It isn’t simply Americans, but Canadians are really feeling the pinch when it comes to political correctness and censorship by the left of ideas they find inappropriate. I hope Williams understands that he has those who appreciate his incite and that most Canadians are outraged at the treatment he has received from NPR, especially at the slanderous comments from NPR CEO Vivian Schiller, after a decade of dedicated service.

Being that this is now news within Canada, our own Michael Coren raised the issue on his show today. I will admit that I do enjoy watching his show. Much, if not most of the time I agree with him, and I have blogged about issues raised Michael has raised on his show before. I have also blogged about times when I felt Coren wasn’t being balanced,when I felt he was being unfair, and when I felt that he was drifting towards irresponsibility. Suffice to say, this is one of those times where Coren and I are in perfect agreement. Here’s the video courtesy of SDAMatt2…

The first comment I would like to make is to my American readership. Michael Shapcott is in no way a representation of how the majority, or any significant number of Canada feel about this issue. He works for a non-profit “think-tank” called the Wellesley Institute which is supposed to be “non-partisan” like NPR, so it is easy to see how he can share similarly twisted views. Shapcott’s comments border on the absurd and for him to suggest that Juan Williams, being a public figure, shouldn’t be allowed to think or feel that way, is downright “Orwellian”. People are entitled to there own thoughts and feelings, a concept which escapes this far-left radical.

The second comment I would like to make is that I applaud Coren and the other two panelists for going after Shapcott for his nonsensical ramblings. It shows viewers that this kind of politically correct intolerance will not be tolerated by clear thinking Canadians. As Hot Air’s Allahpundit pointed out, his comments were not the only reason for his firing. The new management at NPR, as Williams himself explains, didn’t want someone who would not only not push their political agenda, but would regularly appears as a political commentator on Fox News, the nemesis of all far-left media outlets. This kind of rabid political partisanship shouldn’t be allowed, especially from a publicly funded media outlet. With that said, I would also support the push to defund NPR. While Canadians have their issues with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), NPR has repeatedly crossed lines that (which was discussed in Michelle Malkin’s column this morning), thankfully, CBC has not ventured anywhere near, at least as of yet.

The troubling issue here is that if this kind of extreme politically correct intolerance can happen in the United States of America, which is relatively more conservative than Canada, it can and will occur here. While we have seen numerous attempts to censor conservatives like Mark Steyn and Ezra Levant, I believe that our own freedom of speech has become far to limited. If the “Ann Coulter incident” is any indication, political correctness, especially within public institutions, has already crossed lines it shouldn’t have.

It won’t be long before Canada has it’s own “Juan Williams”, someone punished not just for his or her associations, but for simply thinking and feeling the “wrong way”… Disturbing…