In light of the spotlight on racism that is occurring in the press, to call this woman a liar based on a questionable difference between the definition of “lynching” and “beating to death” is wildly misguided. It really makes it sound like beating a man to death is way better than a lynching. Utterly indefensible.
I agree with whoever said they should get rid of this article now.
Freepers are getting that this article is awful and a detriment to the conservative cause. Media Matters will be jumping on it tomorrow
This article helps 0bama and the Democrats
What I believe is that conservatives on this thread are worried that liberals will use this incident as fuel for the fire, but as I have said a few posts ago, do excuse such a statement, or at the very least, sweep it under the carpet is irresponsible journalism.
The comments on this thread also reveal how far reaching PCspeak has affected our public discourse.
What I find to be utterly indefensible is, at the very least, Sherrod didn’t bother to get her facts straight (if given the benefit of a doubt).
Don’t forget why Sherrod made headline news in the first place.