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Shirley Sherrod Sues Andrew Breitbart Over Misleading Video
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyRemember Shirley Sherrod? The former Agriculture Department employee has sued a conservative blogger for posting an edited video of her in which she appeared to acknowledge discriminating against a white farmer. Sherrod, who initially lost her job over the incident, is African-American. Sherrod filed the defamation lawsuit in Washington, D.C., Superior Court against Andrew Breitbart, who posted the edited video of Sherrod's March 2010 speech before the NAACP. In it, she recalled an episode working for the USDA in Georgia when she could have helped a white farmer -- but didn't. That's what ...
Shirley Sherrod, Ousted USDA Official: Where Is She Now?
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsShirley Sherrod was just one of a host of people who momentarily grabbed the spotlight in 2010 and dominated a news cycle or two while getting their 15 minutes of fame. In this series, AOL News is checking in on these newsmakers and giving them a 16th minute. Shirley Sherrod Made News in 2010 When She: Was forced to resign by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after a video clip showed her making what some considered to be racist comments about a white farmer. She later received an apology when the full video showed that she was actually advocating racial tolerance and ...
Juan Williams Has Company: 11 Famous Politically Correct Firings
By David Knowles - AOL NewsCorrection: The original version of this article incorrectly identified Joe Jervis as the aide to Saxby Chambliss who was fired over a comment left on the blog JoeMyGod.com. In fact, Mr. Jervis is the author of the blog, and the man to whom Chambliss issued an apology over the message. Surge Desk regrets the error. (Oct. 21) -- Sometimes, the freedom of speech comes with an asterisk attached. NPR's firing of veteran political commentator Juan Williams for his admission on Fox News host Bill O'Reilly's program that he gets nervous when he gets on a plane and sees people dressed in "Muslim ...
E-mails Shed Light Vilsack's Decision to Oust Sherrod
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WASHINGTON (Oct. 8) -- Former Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod pleaded with officials to hear her out after she was ousted from the USDA during a racial firestorm in July, internal e-mails show. Sherrod's pleas reached Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's e-mail soon after he ordered her dismissed from the department because of supposed racist remarks she made earlier in the year. He initially stuck by his decision despite her warnings that he didn't have the full story. Agriculture Department officials asked Sherrod to leave her job as Georgia's director of rural development ...
Eleanor Holmes Norton and the Questionable Audio Recording
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyYes, the voice appears to be that of Eleanor Holmes Norton, though we don't know the person on the other end. On the latest expose audio tape supplied by BigGovernment.com, someone is heard -- with reticence, slight embarrassment and unmistakable resolve – mentioning her position and seniority on a congressional committee and subcommittee while soliciting money from someone who is alleged to be a lobbyist. This is the site run by conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, who earlier this summer got into trouble for circulating a heavily edited and misleading videotape of Shirley ...
Tom Vilsack Says He Offered to Resign Over Shirley Sherrod Saga
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyAs the controversy over Shirley Sherrod's ouster grew last month, Tom Vilsack told President Barack Obama he was willing to resign his post as secretary of the Department of Agriculture. In an interview with Politico, Vilsack again expressed regret for his rash decision to fire Sherrod over a selectively edited video that distorted comments she had made about race matters. The secretary said he was hurrying to make a speech July 19 in Ohio when an aide held up a BlackBerry playing the footage in which Sherrod, who is black, appeared to say she refused to provide full assistance to a white ...
Shirley Sherrod to Meet With USDA About Job Offer
By not in system - AOL NewsEPES, Ala. (Aug. 22) --Former USDA official Shirley Sherrod says she is meeting with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday to discuss a new job offer. Sherrod was forced to resign last month after a conservative blogger posted excerpts from a March speech depicting her as racist. The NAACP and others, including the USDA, condemned the remarks before grasping the full context of the story, which was meant as a lesson in overcoming racism. The White House and the NAACP have since apologized and Vilsack offered her a new position. Sherrod spoke Saturday in Alabama at an event ...
Shirley Sherrod Reflects, Vows Not to 'Yield' in NAACP Letter
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyA month after losing her federal job over a selectively edited video that showed her making racial remarks that were misinterpreted, Shirley Sherrod says she'll continue to work with the NAACP even though the group initially condemned her. In a letter posted Tuesday on the website of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Sherrod said the organization's president, Benjamin Jealous, has personally apologized for supporting her dismissal from the Agriculture Department. Sherrod writes that Jealous was "hoodwinked" by the footage in which she appeared to say she ...
Opinion: Racial Pride, or Racism?
By Michael Medved - AOL News(Aug. 4) -- The recent skirmish between the NAACP and the Tea Party, along with the complicated case of Shirley Sherrod, brought new attention to uncomfortable old questions about racism and double standards. Many conservatives -- including several callers to my radio show -- made the case that the unapologetic African-American advocacy represented by the NAACP amounted to race-based bias that pushed the interests of one group at the expense of all others. I disagreed, and countered that that the whole concept of "black pride" and solidarity deserved more respectful attention than the notion ...
Andrew Breitbart Fundraiser Rescheduled by RNC
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyThe Republican National Committee has rescheduled a high-profile California fundraiser featuring Andrew Breitbart, a week after the conservative (and controversial) Internet publisher made headlines for promoting a selectively edited video that led to the forced resignation of Shirley Sherrod from the Agriculture Department. RNC Chairman Michael Steele was slated to appear alongside Breitbart at the event, dubbed "Election Countdown," Aug. 12-14 in Beverly Hills. An RNC spokesman told CNN the reception was being rescheduled "to better capitalize on the fall fundraising season that happens ...
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