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Man, imagine if she was in the tea party... that racist! :ssst:
Man, imagine if she was in the tea party... that racist! :ssst:
She admitted to being a racist and depriving a citizen of his rights, under the law. Not much excuse for that, either.
"I'm sorry", doesn't cut it.
She didn't do that at all. She related a story from about 24 years ago, when she was not even working for the government, which detailed how she felt about helping a white guy, when black farmers were losing their farms in droves, and how she was able to put her feelings aside and help him, with the result that his farm was saved. IMHO, this was not racism at all, but a courageous speech which detailed how she was able to beat the demons that were haunting her. In the end, she did not deprive the white farmer his rights at all. SHE SAVED HIS DAMN FARM. Brietbart's edited and doctored version of the speech is the racist one.
yes, they did. i agree. and right wing media misused their power to get it to happen.
Of course. He wasn't given the entire speech.
Actually, he did have access to the entire speech, but chose to heavily edit it, and then disseminated it as the original speech. No excuse whatsoever for that.
are you ignoring the fact that he has a long history of misleading people? why?
yes, they did. i agree. and right wing media misused their power to get it to happen.
*hands you more wool*
Since when does our government give a **** about what is said in some media-source?
LibLady -- I know how deeply you felt about this issue -- I could feel your passion in your posts. I'm glad the White House apologized...a very unusual thing for the White House to do in any circumstance. I do have to wonder -- what were they apologizing for? Anyone know? It was my understanding that she was fired by her immediate supervisor....with calls from Washington to "handle it."
I'm not sure how I personally feel about it -- because I understood her dismissal. But, in the scheme of things, it's just not that important now that it's resolved.
One thing I am sure of is that had this been a white woman relating her experience in the same exact way, she'd be forever toast. We still have that double standard, I'm thinkin'.
ACORN, for one.
She admitted to being a racist and depriving a citizen of his rights, under the law. Not much excuse for that, either.
"I'm sorry", doesn't cut it.
I hear a lot of "the media did it!" - but not much "the people got theirselves into their sitautions by saying what they said - doing what they did"
Personal accountability, anyone?
I hear a lot of "the media did it!" - but not much "the people got theirselves into their sitautions by saying what they said - doing what they did"
Personal accountability, anyone?
I don't think so. I'd like to believe that fairness given the facts would have ruled the day. We have to remember that we all relied on a heavily edited video tape that not only showed Mrs. Sheddon's actions in present-day which was incorrect but also failed to illustrate and expand on the fact that:
1. The act in question occurred long before she was employed by the USDA.
2. That Mrs. Sheddon's speech was all about racial unity.
3. That the man she initially mistreated did receive the full benefit of her professional service which even he (and his wife) has stated that her actions directly helped him to save his farm.
This incident was racially polorized; I don't think anyone can deny that. But I'd like to think that all things being equal, if this exact same thing had happened to a white woman, everyone involved with mischaracterizing her or getting her fired would be issuing her an apology.
What people... the employees of ACORN? If so, are you aware that the video were heavily doctored to the point where it was completely and utterly misleading?
You would have thunk that the media would have learned their lesson when Breitbart posted those heavily edited and completely misleading Acorn videos. But oh no, they made the same stupid asinine mistake once again. Both out-of-context and fabricated videos have lead the the downfall of one organization and the dismissal of another person. I shake my head at the craziness of it all. It just goes to show you have people can be so easily duped.
And the White House put pressure on for her to be fired. :lamo
Thank God for Glenn Beck, the reasoned voice of Conservatism.
Not a partisan hack like Breitbart….
Usually when I apologize to someone I say "Im sorry for my actions or behavior that caused you harm". I don't really thin..."something bad happened and we apologize about that" really equals an admission of responsibility and an apology. Nor does saying "well, we wuz tricked and thats why we reacted the way we did" qualify much as an apology.
I suspect its all just going to get very ugly...
Bahaha... okay, I just have to share this comment on a conservative blog's post about this. I swear it's not said with any hint of sarcasm.
Bahaha... okay, I just have to share this comment on a conservative blog's post about this. I swear it's not said with any hint of sarcasm.
Got reliable proof? Or are you just hijacking a thread?