A hidden-camera video of an NPR executive calling the tea party racist and saying the network would be better off without federal money has led to that executive's immediate resignation. National Public Radio said in a statement that it was “appalled'' by the comments from Ron Schiller, the president of NPR's fundraising arm and a senior vice president for development. The video was posted Tuesday by James O'Keefe, the same activist whose undercover videos have targeted other groups opposed by conservatives, like the community organizing group ACORN and Planned Parenthood. Schiller had planned to resign from his position before the video was shot and was expected to depart in May. In a statement Tuesday night, however, he said his resignation would be effective immediately.

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Karen Everhart, Senior Editor of Current Newspaper, she covers the public radio beat