"I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous." Juan Williams
Of course, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck and Michael Savage get away with far, far worse. Brian Kilmeade from Fox & Friends had to apologize but wasn't fired for saying something similar. I'm not defending Juan Williams, but there appears to be a disconnect. Wingnuts are given a pass, Democrats aren't.
(The internet has been an unholy pain in the ass today, hence the sparse posting. The podcast will be up shortly.)