I took today off so I was listening to NPR this morning when Juan Williams called Al Gore a "loose cannon" in what I thought was a dismissive manner. Like, what else could you expect from such a radical liberal? Of course I'm probably reading too much into it. Anyway I couldn't find the audio on their site tonight so I sent the following message to the npr ombudsman. I'd like some opinions was it to harsh? Do they listen to complaints?
Mr. Williams this morning referred to former Vice President Al Gore as a "loose cannon" for his speech at the MoveOn.org PAC Perhaps he should do a little less editorializing in his reporting and note that the speech delivered a laundry list of facts that added up to a withering indictment of the current administration. He delivered it with eloquence, verve and yes, passion. He also delivered it to repeated applause.
That the type of verbage that is used for Mr. Bush's speeches by the other network that Mr. Williams appears on. Maybe the conflict of working for commercial media is destroying his journalistic integrity. He should save that attitude of deprecating an honest revulsion for the loss of American honor, freedom, prosperity, security and the deaths of hundreds of Americans and thousands of Iraqis for his other job.
Sincerely
Charlie Amacher
