QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 9:47 A.M. ET:  Juan Williams was fired by NPR last week for not having the opinions assigned to him by liberal white society.  Among other things, he expressed a certain apprehension when seeing Muslims aboard an airliner – an emotion the great majority of Americans probably experience.

Juan was accued of intolerance.  I'm sure the word "Islamophobia," now trendy on the left, was thrown around.

Well, ever hear of Molly Norris?  She's a West Coast cartoonist who suggested a "draw Mohammed" day.  The result?  She's had to go into hiding to avoid being killed.  I haven't seen much protest about this from the guardians of our civil discourse.  Have you?  David Harsanyi, of the Denver Post, notes:

If you can ever find the Seattle cartoonist Molly Norris ask her about religious tolerance. Norris has reportedly gone "ghost" after finding herself on an Islamic terror hit list for her insulting cartoon. (Let me know when a journalist makes an atheist, Mormon or papal hit list.)

Free speech didn't exactly work out that well for Molly. There was only a faint outcry about her predicament. The tolerance crowd was busy smearing anyone who didn't like idea of a mosque near ground zero a bigot.

That's OK, most cartoonists understand that nearly every topic is open to them. Nearly.

And since most of us still enjoy nearly unlimited free expression, perhaps NPR will explain its reverence to open dialogue at some point during the next 600 hours of shilling for charity.

Perhaps NPR can even take a few moments to explain to American Muslims why they're thought of as children who can't handle the slightest perceived politically incorrect comment.

And maybe they can carve out a few minutes for groups that instigated and rationalize shutting down journalists. Perhaps they can explain how they perceive themselves "liberal." It seems to be a misnomer for the ages.

Sure is.  Liberalism ain't what it used to be.  The phonies of the left eventually destroy themselves, but do a great deal of damage on their path to self-destruction.  NPR, with its huge infusion of funds from George Soros, may turn out to be one of the most damaging of institutions.

October 26, 2010