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Nancy. you have an organization -- you have an organization that is ideologically after they regretfully let this woman go still believe in the principles she's pushing and they want my tax dollars to do it when i'm on the radio every day, guess what, i don't get a dime from the government to do it. i do it on my own. people pay me on my own. that's what the n.p.r. should do. megyn: n.p.r. reported about $630,000 in government grants for '08, which is the latest info we have. we'll see how much money it is and where it goes. thank you, both. appreciate it. the wisconsin senate majority leader ...

This group. really basically, they are -- they believe the term white, middle-america gun toting -- it's scary. megyn: now it's tough to hear. and we didn't have the verbatim on the screen, but he said, "the current republican party, particularly the tea party, is fanatically involved with people's personal lives. the movement is white, middle america, gun-toting and seriously racist people. awhen on the to say that liberals are more educated than conservatives and on and on. now n.p.r.'s president and c.e.o. vivian schiller -- no relation to that guy ron schiller -- has resigned. and now ther...

Megyn: n.p.r. is supposed to be nonpartisan, right? that's why it gets taxpayer dollars. the new fallout over this tape. two new major developments in the wake of this today and why the tea party is under new attack. one year after the murder of a rancher from arizona, a new documentary surfaces about the dangers of living next to the border. >> if i hear my dog raising heck, i get out of bed and go up to the top room where i have a police scanner, radio, telephone, night vision equipment and a window on all four sides. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics...

Think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as muslims, i get worried. i get nervous. >> bill: npr president vivian schiller, former "new york times" employee is too cowardly to come on this broadcast tonight to explain. but we did catch up with her today in atlanta. >> this action was not anti-fox. this action was pro-journalistic standards and a news analyst cannot continue credibly to analyze the news if they are expressing opinions about divisive issues. it's that simple. and the same would go with anybody. we are not picking on juan. >> bill: ms. schiller is a pinh...

I know, you know, you are sad and emotional about it but, believe me, you are better off getting out of there. you are better off. let's talk through. when you said that on the factor, i heard it and i was going to say well, i'm not scared of muslims on a plane. i was going to but i said, you know, it's not worth it it's a small point. it's a small point. >> it was. >> bill: first of all, millions of americans feel the same way. that's beyond a reasonable doubt. so you say it -- when did the fallout start? how quickly after you said it? this was on monday night you said it? >> monday night on ...