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White House apologizes to ousted USDA worker
AP on Yahoo ^ | 7/21/10 | Mary Clare Jalonick and Ben Evans - ap

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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Government
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Vilsack was trying to reach her

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1 posted on 07/21/2010 12:06:34 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

Everything that 0bama says has an expiration date. In this case, he said that he supported her firing.


2 posted on 07/21/2010 12:08:08 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: NormsRevenge

Obama is an idiot.


3 posted on 07/21/2010 12:09:06 PM PDT by Jim Robinson (JUST VOTE THEM OUT! teapartyexpress.org)
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To: NormsRevenge

“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.


4 posted on 07/21/2010 12:09:14 PM PDT by equalitybeforethelaw
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To: NormsRevenge

So they apologize through the press before addressing her directly.

Why not? It was all about the publicity anyway.


5 posted on 07/21/2010 12:09:24 PM PDT by keats5 (Not all of us are hypnotized.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Big blocks of black voters were threatening to desert.

Thus, White House must backtrack.

6 posted on 07/21/2010 12:09:36 PM PDT by what's up
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To: NormsRevenge

FYI:Your Linked URL for the article expired.


7 posted on 07/21/2010 12:09:55 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NormsRevenge

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.


8 posted on 07/21/2010 12:10:23 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS... taxes, pain and slow death. Is this what you want?)
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To: NormsRevenge

I’m assuming she’s going to be reinstated.


9 posted on 07/21/2010 12:10:41 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("O nation miserable . . . when shalt thou see thy wholesome days again . . . .?")
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To: what's up

If she were white, there would be absolutely no back-tracking.


10 posted on 07/21/2010 12:10:59 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ( Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: NormsRevenge

Is Arizona getting a call?


11 posted on 07/21/2010 12:11:28 PM PDT by donna (They hand off my culture & citizenship to criminals & then call me racist for objecting?)
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To: Jim Robinson

Wow, and she didn’t even have to have a beer with him.


12 posted on 07/21/2010 12:11:30 PM PDT by kempster
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To: NormsRevenge

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.


13 posted on 07/21/2010 12:11:31 PM PDT by farlander (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Zero, you’re the embarrassment.


14 posted on 07/21/2010 12:11:31 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS... taxes, pain and slow death. Is this what you want?)
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To: Southack

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.


15 posted on 07/21/2010 12:11:33 PM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: All

Where’s the apology for my portion of the trillions of dollars flushed down the toilet in the openly racist “War on Poverty”?


16 posted on 07/21/2010 12:11:39 PM PDT by EyeGuy
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officials did not know all the facts

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 ?


17 posted on 07/21/2010 12:11:55 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: NormsRevenge

John Kerry: “I was for her firing before I was against it.”


18 posted on 07/21/2010 12:12:16 PM PDT by montyspython
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To: NormsRevenge

Reporter’s actually pressured Gibbs into it...


19 posted on 07/21/2010 12:12:40 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is down to Three Hundred Thousand viewers. But they worked for it.)
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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.


20 posted on 07/21/2010 12:13:10 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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