I don't care much one way or the other about his firing. It happens to good people every day for much less public, much less stupid behavior. (And yes, I am saying that what he said was stupid.)
It's not as if he had no options afterward (as it has been pointed out). Plus, a lot of people that never heard of Juan Williams will now call him a personal hero for having the courage to be a moron on Fox News. Everybody wins.
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