That's your opinion which based upon nothing factual.
I suppose you think Beck's red phone is actually connected to something. :rofl
I don't know why Fox News fans wouldn't congratulate Obama on being pro active against racism. At any rate Fox news ran the story before she resigned according to the time line on MediMatters.
Timeline of Breitbart's Sherrod smear | Media Matters for America
Not totally true. It looks like Foxnews.com reported on it, and a few conservative bloggers did. Fox News Network did not. So still, the WH reacted from something posted on the internet.
8:50 p.m.: O'Reilly airs Breitbart's Sherrod video. On his Fox News program, Bill O'Reilly stated that "Sherrod was caught on tape saying something very disturbing. Seems a white farmer in Georgia had requested government assistance from Ms. Sherrod." After airing Breitbart's video, O'Reilly stated: "That is simply unacceptable. And Ms. Sherrod must resign immediately." (accessed via Nexis)
9:04 p.m.: "Fox News Alert": Hannity reports that Sherrod has resigned and discusses the incident with Gingrich. On his Fox News program, Sean Hannity reported that Sherrod "resigned just a short time ago after she was caught on tape appearing to tell an audience that she had used her position to racially discriminate against white farmers." Hannity then aired Breitbart's "shocking video." In a later segment, Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich stated: "Secretary Vilsack did exactly the right thing. I mean I often disagree with this administration. But firing her after that kind of viciously racist attitude was exactly the right thing to do." Hannity later stated: "My only thing is they weren't the ones that caught it. It was on Breitbart.com and it happened some time ago. So it's interesting that it took the new media to expose this." (accessed via Nexis)
9:10 p.m.: NAACP's Jealous tweets that "NAACP is appalled" by Sherrod's comments. In a Twitter post that has since been deleted, NAACP president Ben Jealous wrote: "Racism is about abuse of power. Sherrod had it at USDA. She abused a white farmer because of his race. NAACP is appalled. Go to naacp.org." The NAACP's initial statement regarding Sherrod's comments has been removed from its website, but as Talking Points Memo reported, Jealous said in the statement: "Racism is about the abuse of power. Sherrod had it in her position at USDA. According to her remarks, she mistreated a white farmer in need of assistance because of his race. We are appalled by her actions, just as we are with abuses of power against farmers of color and female farmers."
9:33 p.m.: On CNN, Tea Party organizer Loesch references Sherrod story. During a segment on CNN's Larry King Live about racism in the tea party, Dana Loesch, a conservative radio host and an organizer with the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, mentioned "Shirley Sherrod speaking at an NCAAP banquet, going off about a member of the government, by the way, state director of the USDA of rural development for Georgia -- saying that she actually was basing whether or not she was going to help somebody on the color of their skin."
9:44 p.m.: Hannity's Great American Panel discusses Sherrod video. During the "Great American Panel" segment of Fox News' Hannity, Republican strategist Kate Obenshain stated, "It's just a shame that it takes an expose, it takes Breitbart having to put it on his website, for her resignation to be forced." The Wall Street Journal's John Fund stated: "Obviously no one complained at the Georgia NAACP. No one complained. It would have passed unless they had this video which came out now." Hannity further stated that Sherrod's comments were "racist." (accessed via Nexis)
9:49 p.m.: Doug Powers: "USDA Official Resigns After 'White Farmer' Video." In a post on Michelle Malkin's website, Doug Powers wrote, "We interrupt this 'Tea Partiers are so incredibly racially biased' broadcast for the following update" and linked to FoxNews.com's article on Sherrod's resignation. Powers further linked to Breitbart's video, writing, "The video posted at BigGovernment that started it all is here if you haven't seen/heard it yet."
10:20 p.m.: Perino discusses Sherrod on Fox's On the Record. On Fox News' On the Record, guest host Dana Perino reported on Sherrod's resignation and aire Breitbart's video. Perino stated that "the video adds fuel to a growing controversy after the NAACP approved a resolution condemning the tea party movement for not denouncing racist members." (accessed via Nexis)
10:39 p.m.: On CNN, Johns reports on Sherrod's resignation. In the network's first report on the matter, Joe Johns said that Sherrod "has resigned after a YouTube video surfaced showing her describing to an NAACP audience how she withheld help to a white farmer," then aired a portion of her comments from the Breitbart clip.
No I won't congratulate him on this. How about a little common sense. They let Rangles ethics violation charges drag out for 2 yrs and they throw this woman under the bus within hrs.
Makes no sense.
The orginal posting was straight off a blog.. then to foxnews.com.. and later on TV.
Timeline of Breitbart's Sherrod smear | Media Matters for America
Yes they reported she had resigned. The WH had already forced her resignation. That's news and they report news. Big deal.
8:50 p.m.: O'Reilly airs Breitbart's Sherrod video. On his Fox News program, Bill O'Reilly stated that "Sherrod was caught on tape saying something very disturbing. Seems a white farmer in Georgia had requested government assistance from Ms. Sherrod." After airing Breitbart's video, O'Reilly stated: "That is simply unacceptable. And Ms. Sherrod must resign immediately." (accessed via Nexis)
Yeah and the Easter Bunny leaves candy in baskets.Yes his phone is connected. It rang one night and freaked him out. A viewer had gotten the number from the bottom of the phone when Glenn accidently flashed it while waving the phone around.
Could have been set up. Or could have just pulled the trigger without doing reasonable homework. (Sort of like how the White House and the rest of the Media did the same thing)
Probably safe to assume that he (Breitbart) didn't have access to the full tape/speech.
Well they ran it demanding she resign...
He shouldn't be refered to as a journalist. A real journalist would have confirmed the clip. Did he ever contact Ms. Sherrod?
Vilsack screwed the pooch on this. He didn't even try to get her side of the story either. Totally incompetant on his part. He claims he acted without the White House's order. Who knows if that's true. Everyone involved failed.
Who was first to come up with the unedited video?
It's probably safer to say that he didn't attempt to gain access to the full tape/speech.
The NAACP. THEY had it. Still they threw her under the bus. Odd huh?
has breithbart released the unedited version of the acorn visits?
remember those with the pimp, which resulted in congress' withdrawal of acorn's funding
what are the chances those unedited versions will portray acorn in a different light than breithbart intended
They failed too.
Here's what I don't see people addressing. How messed up is our political and media environment that people feel the need to rush out and condemn racism out of fear of being attacked for racism? Everyone trusted Breitbart. No one thought to verify the source until the NAACP found their clip (It was 24 years ago). This was a systemic failure.
They failed too.
Here's what I don't see people addressing. How messed up is our political and media environment that people feel the need to rush out and condemn racism out of fear of being attacked for racism? Everyone trusted Breitbart. No one thought to verify the source until the NAACP found their clip (It was 24 years ago). This was a systemic failure.
Actually i believe the speech was in March, 2010...
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Of course it's possible. I wonder who gave him the video....
Anne Coulter is a fool. Breitbart knew exactly what he was doing when I submitted that video to FoxNews. He's said so himself that he did it to show that the NAACP was racist, but instead what the video showed was:
1. Shirley Sherrod was a guest speaker at a NAACP fundraiser; to date we still don't know if she's a member or not, but even if she is her speech wasn't about segregation or anti-white.
2. She spoke on racial unity which obviously goes counter to the message Breitbart was trying to convince the public was the NAACPs agenda.
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