NAACP 'snookered' over video of former USDA employee

cnn.com ^ | July 20, 2010 | CNN Wire Staff

[Free ThinkerNY]

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The NAACP has retracted its original statement condemning comments made by a former Agriculture Department official who resigned after a video clip surfaced of her discussing a white farmer.

The NAACP said in a statement Tuesday that it was "snookered by Fox News" and conservative website publisher Andrew Breitbart.

"Having reviewed the full tape by Shirley Sherrod, who is the woman who was fired by the Department of Agriculture, and most importantly heard the testimony of the white farmers mentioned in this story, we now believe that the organization that edited the documents did so with the intention of deceiving millions of Americans," the statement from NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said.

The organization also urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reconsider Sherrod's resignation from her post as the department's director of rural development for Georgia.

Breitbart originally posted the video, which was quickly picked up by Fox News.

In the video, Sherrod, can be heard telling an audience at a March 27, 2009, appearance before a local chapter of the NAACP that she had not given a white farmer "the full force of what I could do" to help him save the family farm.

[Gaffer]

Even when faced with insurmountable proof, these true racists
ultimately turn to the crux of their existence - black above all else.

[Nomorjer Kinov]

NAACP = Negros Against All Caucasian People

[God luvs America]

yep...and in true dumbama/rat-wing fashion, even when caught red handed its’ someone else’s fault...

[darkwing104]

I remember these people attacked Trent Lott for far less...

[JPG]

The MSM Obama leftoids find themselves in collective tears and agony. How do we make this story go away and what exactly is this story?

[UCANSEE2]

[The Antiyuppie]

You really need to see the ENTIRE video.

[Reagan79]

It wouldn’t shock me if it was out of context. Andrew has a bone to grind.

[GonzoGOP]

You really need to see the ENTIRE video

If the video clears her why won't the NAACP release it. There has to be something more here.

[taillightchaser]

Fox news forgot the premier rule of racism. Blacks can not be racists—only white devils can be.

[porter_knorr]

why?

[CodeToad]

“NAACP = Negros Against All Caucasian People”

Nice. Worth repeating.

[labette]

"I remember these people attacked Trent Lott for far less..

I remember the hissing and moaning when Ross Perot made the "you people" or "your people" gaff to the NAALCP.

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/07/12/us/the-1992-campaign-racial-politics-perot-speech-gets-cool-reception-at-naacp.html

[Popman]

Maybe if the NAACP retracts it's character assassination of the tea party and Ben Jealous does a national broadcast doing the same, Vilsak should reinstate her.

[txhurl]

I thought the video was from THIS March?

[ROTB]

>You really need to see the ENTIRE video.

I saw her say something like, “[I saw his racism, and did not help this white farmer all I could.]” I gasped at the brazenness of it.

So what did I miss?

[bigbob]

she’s a racist dope, but geez, I’d forgotten how painful it is to watch CNN....

[Brilliant]

“and most importantly heard the testimony of the white farmers mentioned in this story”

What does that have to do with it? If she admitted that she acted with racist motives even though the farmers did not think so, why is that FoxNew’s fault?

[TNdandelion]

Ping I get no satisfaction by saying, “I told you so.” This is just sad but I totally expected it. :(