[TheOgre]

Farm reparations for the disenfranchised farmers.

[2banana]

Obama rallied for that farm bill provision to let black farmers who were wrongly denied financial aid in the past seek damages from USDA.

One of the biggest scams ever - if you were black and did not get a loan from the government (as opposed to a bank) for any reason - you are automatically are entitled to lots of money

[Eric in the Ozarks]

What happened to that Farmboy from Ioway, Vilesack ?

[EyeGuy]

Any word on the status of the head of “The White Farmer’s Group”.

[I see my hands]

Anything less than 80% white representation in the Muslim's cabinet is vile anti white bigotry.

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm not keeping careful track, but it sure seems like Obama is just appointing black people to high positions. The only exception seems to be Hillary Clinton.

Racism is where a group of people, because of their special skin color, get to hold a disproportionate amount of power. I think this is totally inappropriate, but it's probably illegal to mention it.

[lady lawyer]

Oh great. We’ll get Zimbabwe light.

[BBell]

Agriculture secretary for civil rights? Thats a new one to me.

[Recovering_Democrat]

Well judging by the headline, I guess he is eminently qualified: he’s a farmer AND he is black.

[little jeremiah]

I’m wondering what “civil rights” mean, now that all laws discriminating against blacks or people of any other minority (in the US) races are have been gone for years.

Everyone can vote, rent, buy, sit, eat, drink, etc without restrictions based on race.

I don’t get it. Other than affirmative action.

[Iron Munro]

Its going to be a long, dark, four years.

[dead]

an attempt to reverse the department’s track record on civil rights, which government investigators and outside watchdogs have described as abysmal

How the eff does the Agriculture Department even have a "track record on civil rights" - abysmal or otherwise?!

[islamama]

“The fourth-generation farmer and civil rights activist would be a surprise choice given the leadership pedigrees of other possible nominees, such as former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack.”

So the less experienced minority will be given the job in lieu of the more experienced white guy. Why does this sound familiar?

They’re not even hiding the fact that this is a choice based on race. Unbelievable.