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The whole sorry episode pulled back the curtain on how the Right uses race as a wedge issue. Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger who circulated the doctored videotape of Sherrod, had plenty of role models.The following title should give you good cause to PAUSE,THINK & WONDER: " Andrew Breitbart Debacle Just a Warm-Up for Racial Politics Ahead ".
..AND RACIAL POLITICS????........JUST WHAT IN GOD'S CREATION IS THAT??..., AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, WHO MAKES IT AND WHERE IS IT COMING FROM??
No, I'm NOT posting for comedians nor for the benefits of hate-filled Americans; I'm reaching out to ALL people of goodwill who has their heads screwed on straight. Elections are suppose to be about SOLVING PROBLEMS AND ISSUES confronting the nation and our people. Elections are suppose to be about DEBATES - in which both participants are expected to tell us, EXACTLY what they're going to do to solve these problems; when and how they'll get them solved w/o taxing us all to death. In my 68 yrs., I've never heard of RACIAL POLITICS; I may have seen the racial card played out in politics, but RACIAL POLITICS?...; In the old days, these inflammatory titles would get news papers sold because ours is still a racist society; newspapers are almost gone, but we're still a racist society and politicians know this...; which brings me to my other point : makes me no difference who's in control because policies WILL be carried out, and when we have the one or the other - of the 2 major political party holding a monopoly on our politics - all we're doing is supporting their ego and allowing them to have power; remove them from office, and they'll do WHATEVER in their quest to reain control of that power - it's what caused that very disgusting event involving a wonderfil black woman who's doing good for many and with a total disregard of the races.
IF THEY HEAR IT 10 TIMES, THEY'LL THINK IT'S TRUE:
...and guess what, we heard the lies and falacies about ACORN for more than 10 times , and like you, I too believed them to be true; last week a do-good woman's life was almost destroyed, and by now we know, JUST LIKE WITH THE ACORN INCIDENT, they were all the manufactured lies of Breitbart - a racist at heart !.
THEY COULDN'T DO THIS AND GET AWAY W/O THE HELP OF WE-THE-PEOPLE:
Poll after polls are saying that only 11% of Americans hold Congress in high esteem, but our congress is a REFLEXION of We-The-People ( and you don't even know it ); we give the job to these people w/o any clear mandate as to what's expected of them; they too easily bury the truth,and we treat and accept it as the norm; they NO LONGER TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES - BECAUSE THEY HAVE "NO SOLUTIONS (and why should we expect creators of problems to have solutions, WHEN THEY ARE THE PROBLEM....;AMERICANS, IT'S OUR GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO RETURN TO POWER THOSE THAT ARE MASTERS AT PLAYING THE RACE CARD, IT'S ALSO YOUR GIVEN RIGHT TO VOTE THEM BACK INTO THE WHITE HOUSE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOOD AT BASHING BLACK AMERICANS; but remember this, THIS TIME AROUND, IT WASA BLACK AMERICAN THAT SAVED US FROM SOUP LINES, RETURN REPUBLICANS TO POWER AND MAY YOU ENJOY YOUR SOUP.
Notice how many people believe Breitbart even though it has been determined that "he" edited the tape. Just look at the Thumbs Up/Down levels. People who speak the truth are constantly negged on this site. The only people who get a majority of Thubs Ups are the onw who just parrot the lies of FOX.
July 26 2010 at 1:17 PM Report abuse Permalink -3 rate up rate down ReplyPerhaps if persons who release damaging and untrue stories get sued until they have no money remaining, some of this might stop. How poetic justice might be if this is what brings down misleading purveyors of alleged fact.
July 25 2010 at 6:25 PM Report abuse Permalink -4 rate up rate down Replydoes this include the lies from the NAACP?
July 25 2010 at 6:39 PM Report abuse Permalink +9 rate up rate down ReplyThe NAACP injected the "r" word in a play to emotional partisan politics, not to any established fact pattern.
Ms. Sharrod was sacked without bothering to establish a fact pattern or dally with due process.
It appears Ms. Clift is piling on without bothering to establish a fact pattern, either. Perhaps she got her instructions on the journolist server.
I went to my first tea party meeting this week. It was nothing but concerned citizens who are sick and tired of the same tax and spend politics that seems to get your vote. There was no name calling, but there was prayer, a pledge of allegiance to the flag, and some good old singing of the national anthem. We got to meet some of the people running today and what they stood for. Our primary is in August. Not one negative comment was spoken. It was not racially charged as so many are led to believe. I'm going to keep going to these meetings as it was good to hear POSITIVE words about America's future.
July 24 2010 at 7:19 PM Report abuse Permalink +12 rate up rate down ReplyI went to my first Union sponsored political candidate fund raising dinner two weeks ago. There was both the presentation of our flag and the pledge of allegiance to the flag and there was the singing of the national anthem. There was no prayer. We got to meet political candidates running for office. We heard Union officials and politicians talk about how minorities were under represented in the number of minority people running for office on the Republican ticket, as though that was racism on the part of the political party. The only positive news I heard was that the Union members and the Politicians present were positive the lack of Minority candidates on the Republican ticket was because of racism on the part of Republicans.
Why the constant victim roll presented by these people. Sad
Where is the video of the Sean Hannity Show where he calls the Tea Party audience "Timothy McVeigh Wannabes"? Why hasn't Breibart posted that to simply show America the reaction of the audience applauding and cheering their approval of this evidently "right on" depiction by Hannity?
July 24 2010 at 6:46 PM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplyShirley Sherrod's husband is named Charles. A monument to his voter rights campaign in southwest Georgia is located in the city of Albany, GA. He is still alive.
July 24 2010 at 6:05 PM Report abuse Permalink +11 rate up rate down ReplyHello MaCryer The media WILL keep this racial "thing" going and use this "story" to promote their politics. CNN will have at least four more hours of what it is like "being black" in America. They probably will send a crew to the town of the white couple and deem it racial (remember Jena) Lemon and/or Holmes will have a very superficial discussion on race, pat themselves on the back on what a civil discussion they had and conclude that blacks have been so mistreated that they should be forgiven for every transgression. All races are made up of those who are responsible, do what is right, and stay out of trouble and sadly there are those who are irresponsible, do wrong,and get in trouble. Until we admit that we will always have "race" problems. In other words, stop excusing. Also wasn't Sherod doing what she was being paid for? Why is she getting so much credit for that? Hello MaCryer
July 24 2010 at 4:48 PM Report abuse Permalink +15 rate up rate down ReplySo I see, if you tell Rupert Murdoch that he is responsible for the bias of Fox and that he actually pushes it and that it will continue until he gets a conscience and the American people decide they want the truth not to be told what to think, you won't have your comment published, so much for truth. Although if I have enough money to buy a television station I can lie as much as I want, but AOL is not about the truth, obviously.
July 24 2010 at 4:29 PM Report abuse Permalink -16 rate up rate down ReplyThe arbiter of truth is the man who stands behind the liars. Rupert Murdoch has orchestrated a symphony of half truths and people who can't be trusted. The buck stops there. So, if he continues to make money by actually pushing his employees and their surrogates to lie to the American People and spin their yellow journalism continually, unless Fox is held accountable there will be no end.
July 24 2010 at 4:19 PM Report abuse Permalink -14 rate up rate down Replyyou want yellow journalism? research "journolist" it is an eye opener
July 24 2010 at 6:27 PM Report abuse Permalink +13 rate up rate down ReplyCan someone show me one statement made that this woman refutes her personal racism?
July 24 2010 at 4:11 PM Report abuse Permalink +18 rate up rate down ReplyHer entire career record is all you need.
July 24 2010 at 9:59 PM Report abuse Permalink +8 rate up rate down Replytry watching the ENTIRE video...you'll find it on any non conservative blog...you will see how Ms. Sherrod was not only overcoming her own prejudices, but realizing and declaring that the problems she faced in her work, WERE NOT due to race...but in fact do to something that can befall most of us...BEING POOR...and she acted accordingly...think breitbart or fox will learn in such a way to fix their mistakes...not if they want viewers like you...I sincerely hope Sherrod finds a way to sue breitbart...
July 25 2010 at 12:32 PM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplyFollow Politics Daily
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