I'm pretty sure this is why Juan Williams isn't allowed to associate himself with NPR when he appears on The O'Reilly Factor

Written by Eric Boehlert

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If folks didn't see this clip from Monday night, it's a beaut. Not only does the reliable O'Reilly backstop Juan Williams eagerly assure the host that he was right to attack Salon editor Joan Walsh for having “blood on her hands” for defending murdered abortion provider Dr. George Tiller (don't ask), but Williams also managed to liken anti-abortion crusaders with civil rights protesters from the 1950's. (Because how many civil rights marchers were ever charged with murdering their political opponents Juan?)

In fact, this is precisely why NPR bosses informed Williams in February that he was not allowed to be identified as an NPR contributor when making his O'Reilly appearances. They did it because Williams was embarrassing NPR, plain and simple.

BTW, don't you love how Williams politely described O'Reilly's anti-Tiller rhetoric as “dramatic.” I suppose that's one (purposefully misleading) way of putting it.

“Deranged” might be another:

  • “In the state of Kansas, there is a doctor, George Tiller, who will execute babies for $5,000.”
  • “For $5,000, 'Tiller the Baby Killer' -- as some call him -- will perform a late-term abortion for just about any reason.”
  • “Tiller has killed thousands, thousands of late-term fetuses without explanation.”
  • “No question, Dr. Tiller has blood on his hands.”
  • " 'Tiller the Baby Killer' out in Kansas, acquitted, acquitted today of murdering babies."
  • “This guy will kill your baby for $5,000, any reason. Any reason.”
  • “If we allow Dr. George Tiller and his acolytes to continue, we can no longer pass judgment on any behavior by anybody.”
  • “If we allow this, America will no longer be a noble nation.”