Juan Williams is quoted as saying “I’m not a bigot.” NPR was correct in firing him. I started writing a defense for his words until I read the definition of a bigot. “a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.” This definition can be found at http://www.merriam-webster.com/. An example of use was provided: He was labled a bigot after making some offensive comments.
It is the same reason that Rick Sanchez was fired from CNN. Words matter. In private, with your friends, you can say what ever you like. When you are a public figure you must think before you speak.
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Nubbin123 added a remark to the wrong column.
“if we had more people like Juan Williams and a lot less politically correct people, this would be a better country. By the way, how many dictionaries did you have to look into to find the definition you wanted.”
I have added my source for definition of a bigot. I checked only one source,
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