The Juan Williams Test @ 30,000 Feet

The most interesting thing about liberal commentator Juan Williams being fired by NPR for recently expressing his feelings on FNC where he admitted he was afraid to fly on airplanes with passengers dressed in Muslim garb is that he made the exact same admission on the same FNC show (The O'Reilly Factor) shortly after 9/11 - why no outrage or firing then? Hamlet has the answer - "there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."

Over the last nine years I have often used Williams original admission to point out to many holier than thou liberals how hypocritical most statist positions are. What I have referred to since the original airing as "the Juan Williams test @ 30,000 feet" is a perfect example of a statist doctrine falling apart when it applies to them in real life & perceived possible death situations.