The whole Shirley Sherrod affair may be a poor reflection of the Obama White House. Andrew Breitbart is obviously the original villain but people like him are all around. It is not unreasonable for government officials to not fall in such a lousy trap by this dishonest person. Would it took that much effort for Tom Vilsack to look at the whole video and listen to what Sherrod had to say before making up his mind to fire her? Or was the order coming directly from the White House? Either way it is not good for Obama for his administration to act so impulsively.
The NAACP doesn't look very good either. I mean they should have known about Sherrod's speech better than anyone. Why did the NACCP attack Sherrod in the first place. Is it because they feel the heat after calling the Tea Party racist? I am sure there are racists in the Tea Party, just as there are racists in the NAACP and any large organization. Andrew Breitbart looked stupid in saying that he showed the clip to show racism in the NAACP. So both sides are playing the race card without any intelligent and fair discussion about policies. It is sad that this is typical of the political divide we have today.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
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This whole debacle is what's wrong with politics. Each side tries to put a negative spin on the other side, no matter how untruthful it is.
ReplyDeleteThere is plenty of blame across the board on this one. Andrew Breitbart should receive a lot of the blame since he's only trying to advance his agenda against the liberals.
The NAACP and Obama White House deserve a shame on you for jumping to conclusions and letting a soundbite from an opposing viewpoint make them overreact.
The blame also goes to Sherrod who did not fight for her job and try to get the NAACP and Obama's staff to listen to her. I do feel bad for her though.
The story as a whole, is quite compelling, especially with the farmer coming out to back her.
You are right, this is truly sad that this is typical.
-LBOAYM