NPR Receives Bomb Threat After Juan Williams Firing

[Ian David]

Source: Think Progress

The media firestorm that resulted from NPR’s decision to fire Juan Williams for making a bigoted remark about Muslims included rhetorical bombs lobbed from Williams’ cohorts at Fox News. As Media Matters noted, conservatives have used Williams’ firing as an excuse to continue their war on NPR and to call for its defunding. “Juan Williams was put up against a wall and NPR shot him,” Glenn Beck claimed, who also said that “voices are being silenced” by “jack-booted thugs.” Many Fox Newsers even tried to explain NPR’s decision as some sort of George Soros-linked conspiracy. Today, the Washington Post reports NPR received a bomb threat today, and while the threat didn’t specifically cite the Williams saga, NPR officials said the “tone” suggested it was involved:

NPR received a bomb threat Monday, five days after its decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams sparked a hugely negative reaction.

Sources at the news organization said the threat was received via U.S. mail and was immediately turned over to local police and the FBI. The organization did not publicly disclose the threat or release details, on the advice of law enforcement officials.

The letter didn’t reference the Williams firing specifically, but people at NPR, who spoke about it on the condition of anonymity, said the timing and tone suggested it was sent after Williams’s widely publicized termination.

NPR warned its employees this week to be extra cautious, citing a general “security threat” in a staff memo. “We’re being more aware of who’s entering the building” and generally being more vigilant,” an NPR spokesperson said.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/26/npr-bomb-threat/

[Bitwit1234]

1. Another example of the violence of the tea bags and

the republicans. And Beck and Rush and fox keep on going.

[denem]

2. Here we go.

[Doctor_J]

3. This will continue, and get worse

until Fox and hate radio are paid back in kind.

[KatyaR]

4. I'm so very afraid of what may happen after this election.

If we lose, the country will be destroyed. If we win, the baggers may go on a rampage, and the public as a whole may be in danger.

This is not a good time to be an American, I'm afraid....

[Ticonderoga]

6. We stand ready to come to your aid. Relax

[savalez]

5. Thank you Faux news.

[sufrommich]

7. NPR receives threat; timing suggests link to Juan Williams firing

Source: Washington Post

NPR received a bomb threat Monday, five days after its decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams sparked a hugely negative reaction.

This Story
NPR receives threat; timing suggests link to Juan Williams firing
Q&A, Transcript: Juan Williams fired after anti-Muslim comments on 'The O'Reilly Factor.'
Sources at the news organization said the threat was received via U.S. mail and was immediately turned over to local police and the FBI. The organization did not publicly disclose the threat or release details, on the advice of law enforcement officials.

The letter didn't reference the Williams firing specifically, but people at NPR, who spoke about it on the condition of anonymity, said the timing and tone suggested it was sent after Williams's widely publicized termination


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/26/AR2010102604909.html

[fascisthunter]

8. the right wing cannot handle a Democracy

in fact they can't handle diddly.

[bigdaddycoles66]

9. Sounds to me like the Republicans and the Tea Party has turned

in to the Taliban. We talk about foreign Terrorist as a threat to our democracy. It is now the Republican and the Tea party that are the terrorist that is the main threat to our democracy. Vote early using early ballot forms. Vote Democrat and wash out these terrorist before they destroy our constitution.

[cilla4progress]

10. I sure hope "ordinary Americans"

can see how basically VIOLENT these right-wingers are! I've no doubt they were all big spankers. They cleary believe in violence as a way to manage conflict!

[Spiderzumbie]

11. " Them Turrists keep bombing us! Wait, Republicans did it this time? God Bless 'em, Mavericks!"

Hmm,almost reminds me of something..........

[Vehl]

21. awesome cartoon

And so true
:D

[Crunchy Frog]

12. Waterboard the fucking terrorist!

[rasputin1952]

13. What are they going to do, through Williams through the window?...

He was/is a bomb, now he works for FOX...someone pull the pin and let the handle fly, he's a dud!

[Historic NY]

Must have come from one of the RW viewers.

[Historic NY]

14. Must have come from one of the RW viewers.

[truthisfreedom]

15. Fucking neanderthals.

We should have killed them off when it was still legal.

[Faygo Kid]

16. A bomb is just a metaphor for head stomping.

Thank you, Fox.

[wordpix]

18. poor Blech has his metaphors & evidence all mixed up

It must be all the million$ he's made along with the dead brain cells from the alcohol

[wordpix]

17. "jack-booted thugs?" Glenn Blech should look in the mirror

:crazy:

[Ian David]

19. Let's List the violent attacks by the Right Wingers

Let's List the violent attacks by the Right Wingers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9389907

[Kingofalldems]

20. The teabaggers--fake tough guys