NPR: We're Not Racists!

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11:30 AM, Oct 22, 2010 • By JONATHAN V. LAST

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NPR's ~~ombudsman~~ ~~ombudswoman~~ ombudsperson Alicia Shepard has now spoken about the corporation's firing of Juan Williams. Here she is dealing with her chief concern about how this all looks:

I fear some will look for racial motivations in NPR's decision to fire Williams, who is African-American and one of the few black male NPR voices.

It's not about race.

Self-parody at its best.