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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Juan Williams is Wrong

Fox News Commentator Juan Williams made the news again this week by stating that extending unemployment benefits for America's jobless would weaken their value systems. Read Williams' words in Dr. Boyce Watkins’ blog on http://www.blackvoices.com/ :

"Because employers, potential employers, will look and see that gee, they've been out forever, it doesn't make sense. And I think that's partly playing in to this cycle. And at some point then it becomes a matter of you lose your work ethic, your values are impacted, you know, getting up, showing up, dressing well, all that good stuff. So I don't know that that's smart."

He’s making two million dollars at Fox. Are they telling him what to write? He has lost his moral compass when he says that extending unemployment benefits will not benefit the poor. Clearly he has never had to live off of them. They do not cover any of the bills a person needs to pay to stay out of the poorhouse.

Millions of people will lose their unemployment benefits if Congress does not vote to extend them. I find this attitude during the holidays to be irresponsible on their part. They are holding up our benefits in exchange for receiving tax cuts for the rich. I guess that includes Juan Williams. He knows where his next meal is coming from. He doesn’t have to worry about paying the mortgage and utility bills. Isn’t that why he defected to Fox News? Now that he is financially solvent, he dares to talk about what poor people will do with $250 a week in benefits.

Mr. Williams, take the hand out of your back, and stop being a dummy for Fox News. You just might feel better about yourself.

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