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White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs apologized to Sherrod during Wednesday's briefing. "Members of this administration, members of the media, members of different political factions on both sides of this have all made determinations and judgments without a full set of facts," he said in explaining what happened.More Shirley Sherrod Coverage:
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- Transcript of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs' Remarks on Shirley Sherrod
- Shirley Sherrod Wasn't a Coward -- and She Paid the Price
- Rising Clamor: Obama Should Reinstate Shirley Sherrod
- The Sad Tale of Shirley Sherrod: Vilsack Is the Villain
- Vilsack to Review Dismissal of USDA Official in 'Reverse Racism' Case
- RedState, NAACP Agree: Shirley Sherrod Got a Raw Deal
- Shirley Sherrod, Ousted USDA Official, Defended by Farmer She Helped, Others
andrew breitbart, sean hannity and fox are all culpable in the slander of this woman and she has a very valid case against them, sure its softened due to the fact she will be getting a job back but she still has a case. There is no surprise these were the players, its their track record. Whats worse is that democrats allowed these people to bully them into acting on a just another right wing lie. The question is, if no one stands up for we the people, what do we have? The republicans are wholly owned by the corporations and the democrats are afraid of their own shadows. With that said, the democrats are worlds better than the alternative. They are just the lesser of two evils.
July 22 2010 at 3:59 PM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplyThese Men are afraid of offending... I mean this Administration is. So sad, the Right expect him to cater to their madness... It is about all of us. Not just those, who have always been at the front of the line. America belongs to all of us. Well, those who are legal...
July 22 2010 at 3:07 PM Report abuse Permalink -2 rate up rate down ReplyLook at what this country has become. We can't even show the fact that our feelings have changed over the years to the positive. I think our administration should be ashamed of itself and Shirley Sherrod should be given Larry Kings Job.
July 22 2010 at 3:07 PM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplyAndrew Breitbart is the one who should be ashamed, hes the one who cherry picked the video, didnt show it all and misrepresented the facts. Why dont you people ever hold the person responsible for the root cause of the problem? It would seem you always want to blame the person trying to fix things.
July 22 2010 at 4:01 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyRegardless of Mrs. Sherrod's real views on race or politics, her case is a telling example of the ambush journalism used by all media, conservative or liberal, passed off as news reporting in this great country today. Virtually all print and television media has a political statement to make and doesn't seem to let accuracy or truth stand in the way. Suspect the only reason the whole story is coming out is one group wanting to discredit the other. Seeing little responsible journalism these days, skeptisism of reporters' motives abounds.
This is also another example of incompetent governance practiced in Washington. Rather than take the time to investigate and make an educated determination regarding Mrs. Sherrod's fitness for employment, the Whitehouse, the Department of Agriculture and many legislators reacted to initial media coverage and looked like amateurs. A responsible manager in the business world making this blunder would be subject to career effecting action. Wouldn't it be nice to have competent people running the government for a change?
She'll hear from the White House alot faster then the State of Arizona did! We all know how this ball is bouncing! Once a RACIST, ALWAYS a RACIST! Right Shirley?
July 22 2010 at 1:59 PM Report abuse Permalink +4 rate up rate down ReplyMRS SHERROD,
I ADMIRE YOU FOR THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE ON BEHALF OF THE POOR OF THIS COUNTRY, I AM A 75 YEAR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE, AND HAD RELATIVES AND FRIENDS THAT WERE SLAIN IN THE SOUTH BY RACISTS. THROUGH THE YEARS SOME OF MY NICEST FRIENDS HAVE BEEN CAUCASIAN. WE ARE TRULY A FORGIVING PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO STILL HARBOR SO MUCH HATRED TODAY MUST BE KNOW THAT WE ARE ON THIS EARTH UNTIL GOD SEES FIT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND TO THOSE HATE MONGERS, AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO THEY ARE, WHO STIR UP THE SEEDS OF HATRED, REMEMBER, "THE SEEDS YOU SOW. ARE THE SEEDS YOU REAP"
She wants all these apologies because people reacted without all the facts. Where are all the apologies for the white policeman who was attacked before all the facts were out. There never were any apologies to him, even after the facts came out. Instead it was a "teachable" moment. The only thing that should have been teachable is that the black president can judge a white policeman without all the facts, but if the same thing happens to a black, everyone can't get to the cameras fast enough to apologize and make her some sort of hero.
July 22 2010 at 1:38 PM Report abuse Permalink +4 rate up rate down ReplyNo one is honing on the source who provided the video to Breitbart. I would like to have been the fly on the wall during that tranaction. I would sell it to the highest bidder or should I say news outlet. Some day we might find out, ya think.
July 22 2010 at 1:32 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Replywhat is being overlooked is that this right wing guy just showed americia and the world of how dirty the political world is in this great country of ours ! he was willing to hurt and bring down an innocent woman to try and prove a point ! a point that still has not been proven ! he went to great lengths to try and smear the N.A.A.C.P AND YET HE GOT NOTHING !HE SAYS YOU COULD HEAR MEMEMBERS CLAPPING AND SCREAMING IN THE BACKROUND ! REALLY ! there will be no racial peace in americia until we are able to discuss why we still have the feelings we do.
July 22 2010 at 1:24 PM Report abuse Permalink -2 rate up rate down ReplyShe made some very racist remarks in that speech, like " I thought he need help from his OWN KIND" If a white person had said that the backlash would have been horrible no matter what the rest of the speech was. Also those people were laughing and loving her say how she had originally screwed this guy over. Didn't hear no laughing and amens when she said she decided to help him. She is no hero in my book.
July 22 2010 at 2:39 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyBet she can't wait to sue the gov't...... again !
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