NPR Cans Ronald Schiller

That, from the new statement from NPR's Dana Rehm, is the shoe that took all day to drop. The entire statement, which also clarifies that Schiller decided to leave before the sting occurred:

The comments contained in the video released today are contrary to everything we stand for, and we completely disavow the views expressed. NPR is fair and open minded about the people we cover. Our reporting reflects those values every single day – in the civility of our programming, the range of opinions we reflect and the diversity of stories we tell.

The assertion that NPR and public radio stations would be better off without federal funding does not reflect reality. The elimination of federal funding would significantly damage public broadcasting as a whole.

Prior to the lunch meeting presented in the edited video, Ron Schiller had informed NPR that he was resigning from his position to take a new job. His resignation was announced publicly last week, and he was expected to depart in May. While we review this situation, he has been placed on administrative leave.

David Folkenflik has more, including the key detail that the the "administrative leave" is, yes, confirmation that Schiller is gone. Schiller's first day at the Aspen Institute is April 1; I've checked in with the institute just to make sure he's still starting there.

Source: http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/03/08/npr-puts-ron-schiller-on-administrative-leave.aspx

xenophobic shit holes and get fired. What a novel idea.

I admit I don't even know who Ronald Schiller is.

All the wingnuts have to do is say 'boo' to make liberals shit apologies.

and when a liberal shows guts - he or she gets pilloried from both sides. I think I'll make a batch of KoolAid and take the secret oath to blindly support any lib who lets it hang out... like Grayson and Feingold, and whoever they target next.