Wheels are in motion...

[misanthrope]

...things are looking interesting. This is looking like it may get very, very big.

I do feel it only fair to let you know that everything you post in the pertinent threads is being copied by attorneys.

Reaction to this thus far, from people with lengthy experience in exactly these type matters, has been openly expressed shock.

For those of you sympathetic to this, I will likely need your assistance for something shortly. I'll let you know what and when. A lot will depend on what transpires in NYC over the next few days.

For those of you expressing viewpoints from a management perspective, you have valid observations. The fact remains, though, that I did indeed comply with their wishes. I programmed the requisite "respectful and reflective pieces" that I was going to solemnly announce as "being played in conjunction with our national day of observance." Had the manager bothered to walk downstairs from the offices into the studios, picked up my printed playlist from the stack, then pulled the pieces and listened to them, he would have been able to grasp the timbre of the program. And I feel confident that what I programmed would have passed muster. That would have answered his questions.

Thanks to those of you who have taken your own intitiative. It's appreciated.

[LuminousX]

1. We are on your side... whatever you need

[molly]

2. Just let us know what you need

:grouphug:

:kick: :kick: :kick:

I emailed your station earlier.

[molly]

3. BTW - as I am typing this - there are 327

responses to one of the threads. I'm kicking this so it won't get lost.

[kispoko]

4. good luck

have no doubt things will turn out ok, for yourself....

am utterly disgusted with the situation and had no doubts DU would help sort it out somehow, and it appears that may come to fruition.


and that's good, too, 'cause it ain't just about you, it's all of us. if they think they can, they gon' get us all. and we can hardly afford to stand around and feel glum about it picking our noses shrugging about 'hey, what can ya do?'


best of luck, not that you won't get it anyway ;)

[gbwarming]

5. Get a new screen name, now!

Don't discuss this issue on DU - anything you say can and will...

pm individuals for the info you need.

Best Wishes :)

[Unperson 309]

53. I SECOND That Most Heartily!

From now on, if attorneys are involved, EVERYTHING you say on here is fair game for both sides to use! Believe this.

BTDT

309

[WLKjr]

6. keep fighting the good fight

What happened to you was wrong, fight it till you can't fight it anymore.

[MissRegina]

7. Keep Us Updated.

Do keep us updated on your situation please. I'm curious to see how this pans out.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. Good luck

Please keep us posted

[rinsd]

9. Good luck (nt)

[swag]

10. Good. Your boss was quite unethical.

As far as this being copied by attorneys, how about some lawyer jokes:

What does a lawyer say when he steps in shit?

"I'M MELTING!!!!"

[sangh0]

11. I live in NYC

if you need any assistance, PM me.

[Stephanie]

37. Me too.

You beat me to it. If you need anything here, please PM.

[Renew Deal]

52. Me three

[Catherine Vincent]

12. Good luck...

[Misunderestimator]

13. Kick n/t

[myrna minx]

14. Best of luck to you, my friend.

Please know that we are behind you all of the way. People have tried to destroy you because of a 'thought crime' and alas, in these strange times, it appears that that is enough to destroy a person's life. You have done nothing to deserve this. Let us know if there is anything that we can do to help. :hug:

[mwar]

I feel bad for you

I was involved in your original thread. My biggest regret is that we didn't caution you about revealing too much private information. This is a terrible mess. I wish you the best of luck.

[Just Me]

15. Best wishes. Hang tough! n/t

[tom_paine]

16. Good luck.

[Shredr]

17. You should tell you story on AirAmerica

Maybe you can get hired there. Maybe it's time for a career shift and this was just what you needed.
What ever happends, good luck.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

32. Or Howard Stern. He's been fighting for free speech lately

n/t

[Aries]

18. It's the court of public opinion that counts now.

The law almost always favors employers, but they can be influenced by internal or external pressure.

Good luck.

[eleny]

19. I'm retired so they can bite me.

Best of luck to you. Just ask.

Unless they rehire you, I will never contribute to NPR again.

[PittPoliSci]

20. Best of luck!

[cmayer]

21. Good luck. Get ready for 20 minutes of fame.

[mr_hat]

25. Is it up to 20 now? I'm holding out for my 25.

[cmayer]

30. No, it's still 15.

But some 15 minutes are longer than others.

[Eloriel]

22. Glad to hear it

It's a disgusting and disheartening situation.

I won't say on a public board what my fantasies are about the young man who wrought this carnage -- so I certainly hope he's included in the plans. (Fascist thugs and brownshirts.)

[Pab Sungenis]

23. Sue them!

Sue the Freeper and Free Republic.com themselves for slander and loss of wages. You deserve revenge.

[notadmblnd]

42. and dont forget punitive damages for

emotional distress.

[PaDUer]

56. Excellent idea...

this person has the right to do so..remember the freepers sued in CA and won $60,000.00, plus, they posted that * was instrumental in them winning.

[AbbeyRoad]

24. Best of Luck, misanthrope

I'm thouroughly disgusted that some pathetic guy who holds an opposing political viewpoint and yet spends his time lurking on this forum because he has nothing better to do took it upon himself to get you fired from your job for venting through a messageboard post.

I wish you all luck in dealing with this issue, and I hope you reach a satisfying resolution.

[Catherine Vincent]

26. Did the mods delete the original thread?

I can't seem to find it....

[grasswire]

27. maybe Air America will hire you!

That would be very cool.

Are you listening, AAR?

[Joe the Revelator]

28. What happened here was wrong on SO many levels....

anything you need I'm here for.

[derby378]

29. Misanthrope...

From what I've seen, the response on DU has been tremendous. Lane will probably be looking over his shoulder for a loooong time waiting for the other shoe to drop. I only wish I was a lawyer so that I could help out more.


PM me if you want to purchase this sticker! ($4 each)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

33. **I** am Flynn's bad karma

We all are.

I don't care who said what when, what he did was incredibly low and karma has a way of biting people in the ass for things like that.

Now all Flynn has to do is wait for the CHOMP.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

59. This incident has "international" attention.

From the UK talkboard "Gaurdian Unlimited Talk"

http://talk.guardian.co.uk/WebX?14@133.2ElFaMz9DtA.1@.7747144d/0

[Generic Other]

31. Keep fighting, Misanthrope!

Hell, I'll boycott my own local NPR station if this isn't resolved.

[mitchum]

34. You have many on your side, misanthrope!

[MadHound]

35. A small upsdate friend

I just cruised over to FR, and it seems like RimJob is already trying to cover his ass. Flynn's account over there has just been closed down. It was up and running only a couple of hours ago. Methinks RimJob is fearing a lawsuit. FYI.

[PaDUer]

57. Do you know if anyone

copied that thread at freaksville?

[dweller]

58. yes

it was copied/saved by several DU'ers.

hope it's in the hands of the lawyers by now.

dp

[mmonk]

36. Best of luck

Thought and discussion on messages boards concerning political matters is not an actionable offense. You did your job professionally, I'm sure.

[Bjornsdotter]

38. Good Luck...I've sent this story to a...

Hi,

Best of luck!

I've sent this story to a Swedish newspaper, maybe they will pick it up.....can't hurt.

Cheers,
Kim

[dmr]

39. This is disheartening, misanthrope

on so many levels. Your original and subsequent threads and your posts not only exude self-respect, but were very respectful to your employer and NPR, as well.

It's hard to understand how anyone could jeopardize the livelihood of another. The people who live in that freeper's circle of the world should be wary of him because his type will do this or something similar again. There are boundaries in life that you do not cross and he crossed it.

Your employer's knee-jerk firing was wrong; and your employer's written response to the college student was inappropriately personal.

I wish you the very best, and you have my support. If there is anything I can do, I will help.

Have you seen this story (below)? It is a sorry time for all of us who have a left-leaning dissenting opinions. Whether it is you, the young man in the below article, the father/son who wore peace T-shirts in upstate New York last year, or for any of us who decide to have a dissenting opinion. This is America, land of the free?

http://wcco.com/national/Reagan-DiscJockey-aa/resources_news_html

University radio station in Alaska suspends student disc jockey for Reagan comments
Thursday June 10, 2004

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) A disc jockey at a university radio station who turned a Sunday radio show into a ``celebration'' that Ronald Reagan ``was finally dead'' has been suspended.

The disc jockey, a University of Alaska Fairbanks undergraduate who goes by the call name ``Spider Bui,'' said his show was a reaction to the media's positive portrayal of Reagan after his death Saturday. Managers at KSUA-FM said the show was in poor taste and was put on without permission.

Neither the student nor station staff would reveal the student's real name.

No tape of the show was available. According to the disc jockey, he berated Reagan for his foreign policy in Latin America, Iraq and Afghanistan, and for what the student called a ``homophobic'' response to the AIDS epidemic.

``I said that I was sick of all of the media that was glorifying Reagan and rewriting history that was pretty despicable,'' he said. ``Basically, what the gist of the show was, it was a celebration that Ronald Reagan was dead, was finally dead.''

more ....

[Cheswick2.0]

60. celebration Reagan was finally dead

If the kid had just presented the information about Reagan as a sort of FYI, he would have done more good. He might have educated some other students.

[mzmolly]

40. So sorry, please let us know what we can do, and keep us posted.

:hug:

[mzmolly]

41. I notified the O'Franken Factor linking threads to information.

If they read their email, perhaps they'll be interested in airing your story?

[bbernardini]

44. Is Majority Report live tonight?

I'll hook up the ol' XM in the office and listen in the hopes that she talks about this.

[mzmolly]

45. Im not sure? I sent it to Franken cause that's all I get here in MN.

I sent it under 'show feedback' but perhaps it will be fowarded to others?

[bbernardini]

47. Well, somebody should send it to Janeane.

But not me, as I can't keep up with all the threads in a way to tell the story in a comprehensible manner.

[mzmolly]

48. I'll try to do that tonight.

:hi:

[Bunny]

43. Kick!

Good luck guy!

[Kazak]

46. I'm lost.

What exactly is going on here?

[merh]

49. Just letting you know

I support you and your freedom of speech.
When your rights are violated, my rights are violated.

"Although I do not agree with what you have to say, I will fight to the death for your right to say it."

[Renew Deal]

50. I just want to say hi to the ambulance chasers.

;)

I am here for you. I will be watching. :pals:

[mistertrickster]

51. Keep us posted and feel free to let us know how we can help.

You might try just explaining that you were venting frustrations--maybe they'd let you get a few transitional months out of it or give you a probationary period or something.

This can't be good for morale, unless the boss is trying to live up to an Attila the Hun persona.

[johnfunk]

54. KICK!!! Any news...

... on the Misanthrope / Lawrence H. Flynn / FreiRepubliksreich / WHIL / Vanderbilt front?

[LittleApple81]

55. THE BEST WISHES FOR YOU from the bottom of my heart.

Your problems are just a symptom of the muzzling of PERSONAL opinions that have nothing to do with YOUR PERFORMANCE OF THE JOB. Good luck.