Posted on 07/21/2010 12:06:32 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – An embarrassed White House apologized on Wednesday to a black Agriculture Department employee who was ousted for her remarks about race, acknowledging that officials did not know all the facts when she was fired.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs called the dismissal of Shirley Sherrod an injustice and a mistake. He said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was trying to reach her to extend the administration's apology.
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Everything that 0bama says has an expiration date. In this case, he said that he supported her firing.
Obama is an idiot.
“White House spokesman Robert Gibbs called the dismissal of Shirley Sherrod an injustice and a mistake.”
Wow, they can act fast when it affects their core voter blocks. Too bad LA, MS, AL, FL are all red states, they could have received expedited attention from the ONE.
So they apologize through the press before addressing her directly.
Why not? It was all about the publicity anyway.
Thus, White House must backtrack.
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Once more...
the tape shows that the NAACP crowd were laughing, cheering, and clapping as Sherrod explained her multiple mistreatments of the white farmer.
No Zero, you and the NAACP need to apologize to the American people.
I’m assuming she’s going to be reinstated.
If she were white, there would be absolutely no back-tracking.
Is Arizona getting a call?
Wow, and she didn’t even have to have a beer with him.
It’s amazing how idiotic these guys are. They’ve really managed to look soo freakin’ inept in front of everyone. Watch for the polls to go further south shortly.
Zero, you’re the embarrassment.
1. I thought she resigned.
2. Either way, they can hire her back if they want.
3. Obama could foul up a cup of coffee.
Where’s the apology for my portion of the trillions of dollars flushed down the toilet in the openly racist “War on Poverty”?
officials did not know all the facts
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No, they never do, do they? a common theme in Big Gubamint and a convenient excuse these days when they destroy a person or sponsor and pass legislation that does nothing but harm and always costs more than offered initially.
but does it stop them from doing it anyway ?
John Kerry: “I was for her firing before I was against it.”
Reporter’s actually pressured Gibbs into it...
Vilsack to apologize to ousted Agriculture worker
AP
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_usda_racism_resignation_vilsack;
WASHINGTON – The White House says Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is reaching out to a black employee to apologize on behalf of the “entire administration” for forcing her ouster because of her remarks on race.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Wednesday that Vilsack had been unable to reach Shirley Sherrod so far.
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