Yahoo News fires David Chalian!
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Yahoo News has fired Washington bureau chief David Chalian after he was caught on a hot-mic during an online video broadcast today saying that Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, had no problem with African Americans suffering as a result of Hurricane Isaac, a source familiar with the situation tells POLITICO. (Now confirmed: see below)
(Also on POLITICO: Update: Isaac pounds NOLA)
"They're not concerned at all. They're happy to have a party with black people drowning," Chalian said during the ABC News/Yahoo News webcast, in reference to the fact that the GOP convention in Tampa is taking place as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall on the north Gulf coast.
(PHOTOS: 5 crazy convention moments)
The conservative media watchdog organization NewsBusters first posted audio of Chalian's remarks, but referred to him as an ABC News employee (and offered slightly inaccurate transcription). ABC News spokesperson Julie Townsend informed the organization that Chalian was with Yahoo.
Chalian and Yahoo News spokesperson Kristen Morquecho did not respond to requests for comment; Townsend also did not respond to a request for comment. (ABC News, where Chalian was political director until 2010, has partnered with Yahoo News for 2012 political coverage).
UPDATE (1:30 p.m.): Yahoo News confirms:
"David Chalian's statement was inappropriate and does not represent the views of Yahoo!. He has been terminated effective immediately. We have already reached out to the Romney campaign, and we apologize to Mitt Romney, his staff, their supporters and anyone who was offended."
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/08/yahoo-news-fires-...
A fwd article: -jt
- unclepat 2012/08/29 22:44:18Yay
Sorry Dave. Dumb move there!reply - goatman112003 2012/08/29 22:07:12Yay+1He had to goreply
- Broken 2012/08/29 21:50:32YayFirst of many I hope!reply
- Posha King 2012/08/29 20:01:55YayI wish there had been another option. I'm never glad to see someone booted, but I do believe his actions warranted attention and redress. I think we are so concerned with appeasing everyone, we're afraid to take care of internal business internally anymore. People don't get second chances in the face of political pressure and I think sometimes they should. I'm not sure that's the way this should have been handled, but it seems to be taking the "internal" out of "internal dealings" of many private sector companies. I just think the public at large should not play such a huge roll in private corporations handling of decisions like this. (I'm not sure this is coming out the way I intend...)reply
- frank 2012/08/29 18:57:47Yay+1He got just what he deserves, I bet he can find a job at MSNBC, he seems well qualified.reply
- unclepat frank 2012/08/29 22:48:59+1Sorry maybe fux news instead!reply
- nbarton2 2012/08/29 18:55:51Yaythere needs to be consequences for actionsreply
- Guru_T_Firefly 2012/08/29 18:44:02Nay+2Curiouser and curiouser. If a Republican makes a similar comment about a Democrat, as they so very frequently do, he's exercising his Constitutional right to free speech, but let a Democrat make such a comment about one of their fellow Republicans, they start organizing a lynch mob.reply
- PoliticalSanity 2012/08/29 18:27:00Yay+1There's a good example of that insane leftist mean streak.reply
- Kim 2012/08/29 18:24:05Yay+1WOW.. I heard the actual tape and I would have bet my bottom dollar it was a woman who said that...either this guy is very feminine or something....reply
- Rustie 2012/08/29 18:20:51
