(slight buzz this time)
WILLIAMS: But when I get on a plane, I gotta tell ya, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they're identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous.
I know exactly who Juan is talking about here, and you all do as well. There is nothing remotely bigoted about this. If any of you found yourselves on a plane watching more than 2 guys traveling together looking like this:
Muslim Beard Styles – How to Choose the Right Beard depends upon which sect you belong. By Anas Abbas AA@Counter Terrorism, Imperialism, Extremism and Bigotry
...you would all pay just a bit more attention to their behavior. Is there really any doubt this is who Juan was referring to by “Muslims in Muslim garb identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims”.
Posting pictures of muslims working as cooks, playing tennis, and running on the beach in cute bikini's might be running through your head as a defense mechanism in the moment, but here it's nothing more than a really weak effort at patting yourself on the back for an attempt at not being bigoted and defending NPR for unjustly firing someone who didn't tow the line.
With all the talk about this not being about free speech and expecting a reaction up to and including being fired, I feel like I need to remind you all to your lack of reaction to, of all people, the VP:
“I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
“In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot go to a 7/11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I’m not joking.”
This is about free speech. Liberal pack mentality shouting and accusing people of bigotry in an effort to “marginalize the other”, controlling the language their allowed to use to avoid being accused of being a bigot (switch sides and be a bigot all you want, of course).