Posted on 07/20/2010 3:47:32 AM PDT by tobyhill
The USDA's rural development director for Georgia says she was forced out of her federally appointed job after a "snippet" of a speech she gave in March appeared to show her admission to only half-heartedly aiding a struggling white farmer because of his race.
But in a phone interview from her home in Albany early Tuesday morning, Shirley Sherrod told the Atlanta-Journal Constitution that the two-minute, 38-second video posted online Monday by biggovernment.com and reported on by FoxNews.com and the AJC completely misconstrued the message she was trying to convey.
Sherrod, 62, insisted her statements in the video were not racist.
"For Fox to take a spin on this like they have done, and know its not the truth
its very upsetting," she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at ajc.com ...
So the answer is to fight fire with fire?
I think we should fight fire with water.
“Dredging up a 24 year old event to play to her racist NAACP audience is a lapse in judgement that should be met with termination.”
I saw on Fox where Jealous (NAACP) issued a statement condemning racism in this case but more specifically against all minority and women farmers.
I didn’t hear any disagreement in the video of her speech. If this had happened at a Tea Party event she woulda been kicked off the stage.
I think we should fight fire with water.
We've been taking the high road for how long and look where it has gotten us. Nowhere.
And maybe, just maybe, she did exactly that in the 24 years since - so why not report on it that way?
Exactly. There was no "I did this and it was horribly wrong." And heck, the audience seemed to be extremely happy with what this person did.
Disgusting.
I wonder if the 'breadth of the story' was told that night and edited out of the video, or did she just relate that part after she was exposed to mitigate her statements. It is a big difference.
I heard yesterday that reporters calling her office were told that they were 'working on a response', which sounds suspicious.
You can be a nowhere man if you want, but I'd like to think that the high road leads AROUND the swamp.
Yep. Eff her. I’m glad one bureaucrat has been dislodged from the Beast.
Ah yes. Here comes the “I am the victim of a racist smear” defense. Wanna bet what the narrative will be now for the MSM?
Indeed. It would be interesting to see the original thing in context.
I guess the farmer and his wife were okay "typical white people."
"And I went on to work with many more white farmers," she said. "The story helped me realize that race is not the issue, it's about the people who have and the people who don't. When I speak to groups, I try to speak about getting beyond the issue of race."
"Don't pay any attention to what I said or my body language in the video. Don't believe your lying eyes."
What a bunch of dreck. I'm supposed to believe this from the newspaper that has a racist editor in chief (Cynthia Tucker)?
“And maybe, just maybe, she did exactly that in the 24 years since - so why not report on it that way? “
Because it shows that racism at the NAACP is systemic.
Leftists have been trouncing conservatives for decades. Steadily pushing back the boundaries of our culture. Conservatives haven’t changed tactics and somehow expect different results.
NAACP is a leftist, criminal and subversive organization using race to attack America.
Idiot doesn't realize it's not what she was trying to convey, but it was her behavior. She could have been trying to put the audience to sleep with the story but the story is what would matter.
what does it matter???? she’s a racist in a gov’t position
Maybe, but (as I posted upthread) her body language puts the lie to being “misconstrued.”
Also, we’re supposed to fuggedaboudit b/c this happened 24 years ago? NAASCP has no problem reminding people about the horrible death of James Byrd back in 1998.
When, precisely, do we give racist acts a pass b/c they happened a long time ago and when do we have an obligation to remember? It would be helpful if you could enlighten us with guidelines (preferably by race so I’ll know how to act). /s
No, she didn’t say what she said. Lewis Carroll, call your office.
I'm so sick of the "it's only racism if white people do it" mentality.
Many years ago, I was the only white guy in a black funk band.
We had trouble getting gigs at black clubs because of that.
One club owner asked the band leader, while he was looking at me, “Is this a mixed band?”
The bandleader answered, “Yes.”
Then the black club owner, now glowering at me, asked the bandleader, “How mixed?”
We actually got a gig once playing at a NAACP dinner. The only people who would talk to me were my bandmates.
The mistrust and dislike for me were palpable.
Because I was hanging around with the black band so often, I took up some of their language, like calling one another “brother”.
Once, when I said this to someone who wasn’t part of the band, he said to me through clenched teeth, “I ain’t yo’ bruthah.”
The black community is SATURATED with anti-white sentiment.
They are SEETHING with it.
They are STEEPED in it.
I’m surprised it’s taking this long for people to realize it.
But you knew that.
Her message was clear. Crackers need not apply. Another example of the most racist administration in generations.
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