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O’Reilly Apologizes To Shirley Sherrod, Then Calls Her “Divisive” And A “Liberal Activist”

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by Frances Martel | 8:26 pm, July 21st, 2010

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Earlier today, our own Colby Hall wondered whether Bill O’Reilly would apologize for calling for former (possibly future?) USDA employee Shirley Sherrod’s resignation based on an excerpt of a speech posted on BigGovernment.com. Tonight, O’Reilly acknowledged that he spoke prematurely, but still attacked her for being a “long-time liberal activist” and using a “divisive” phrase like “one of their kind.”

O’Reilly was forthcoming with the fact that he had taken her statements out of context. “What I did not know at the time was that Sherrod told the story to make” the point that she had learned from her mistakes, he explained, playing another clip from her speech in which she explains how her perspective on race has evolved. “I owe Ms. Sherrod an apology for not doing my homework.”

O’Reilly’s segment on Monday was one many detractors of Fox News pointed to as evidence that the network was pushing the story, despite airing during the channel’s designated opinion hours and the network’s news division abstaining from covering the story at all before Sherrod’s resignation, and Sherrod’s case didn’t appear on the channel before O’Reilly’s segment despite the fact that the story broke on Big Government in the morning.

But that’s about where O’Reilly stops being nice to her. He then continued to attack her for describing the white lawyer she sent the white farmer to as “one of his own,” calling that kind of language divisive. He also pointed out that she is a “long-time liberal activist who actually sued the Department of Agriculture and won $300,000″ and that, “even knowing that, the Obama administration hired her in 2009.” He concludes that, despite the fact that she was treated unfairly, there are other elements to her story that make her ineligible to serve in the government. “Should she be doing the people’s business with that resume?” he concluded. “I don’t think so.”

O’Reilly also took the opportunity to take on the “despicable Media Matters,” argue a point similar to CNN’s Campbell Brown‘s last night that the NAACP’s “own incompetence snookered them,” and even got to take a shot at Rachel Maddow, playing a clip of Maddow explaining that “Fox does what Fox does.” O’Reilly completed the sentence for her: “…which is kick your network’s butt every night.” Which, if ratings were the issue at hand and the sole reason for a cable news organization’s existence, then, yes, this is empirically true.

So now the list of people that have defended Shirley Sherrod or apologized had they initially attacked her include NAACP President Ben Jealous, Glenn Beck, Rachel Maddow, Bill O’Reilly, and the entire White House, among others– on the one hand, honorable of them to admit their mistakes, on the other, everyone is doing it. And O’Reilly’s apology could well be described as back-handed, as he defended her in one area only to open up several new battle fronts that have little to do with the tape. Still, he counts.

Noticeably absent from the list of people ? Andrew Breitbart, the man who first published the video that got Sherrod fired. In his public appearances so far, Breitbart has tried to make the case that the story isn’t about Sherrod, but about the NAACP’s knee-jerk reaction to the video. So far, he hasn’t been pushed on the fact that he was the one that released the video to begin with, and there are no signs on Big Government– currently touting new video of ACORN members assaulting a bank– that Breitbart is going to address the fact that he started this mess.

Video of O’Reilly’s apology/attack below:

Andrew Breitbart, apologies, Big Government, Bill O'Reilly, fox news, NAACP, Shirley Sherrod

MichelleF

So the moral of fran’s story is, Bill apologized for jumping the gun, but didn’t paint her as an angelic victim, like the rest of the psycophant media. Shame on you Bill!!
Azarkhan

“despicable Media Matters,”

Exactly.
The Real Royal King

MichelleF said:
So the moral of fran’s story is, Bill apologized for jumping the gun, but didn’t paint her as an angelic victim, like the rest of the psycophant media. Shame on you Bill!!

I think we should return Bill’s batteries, Michelle in Utah.

TRUTH AND DECENCY DIE AT BREITBART AND FOX NEWS!
Azarkhan

TRUTH AND DECENCY DIE AT BREITBART AND FOX NEWS!

Don’t worry, you’ll be safe.
The Real Royal King

Azarkhan said:
“despicable Media Matters,” Exactly.

I’d see you Breitbart and FOX News, but they aren’t worth that much today. In terms of credibility.

TRUTH AND DECENCY DIE AT BREITBART AND FOX NEWS!
Azarkhan

TRUTH AND DECENCY DIE AT BREITBART AND FOX NEWS!

How would you know?
Ted

MichelleF – I’m not sure about the “psycophant” media, but I’m quite sure when it comes to right wing bullshit; BillO, Beck, et al, you are the quintessential sycophant MichelleF.
notsofast

I wonder if Shirley is with her “own kind ” tonight.
MichelleF

ok notsofast, I have to ask, are you serious about that email? I mean if you are, that is hilarious!
ChiliPeppersFan

i apologize for thinking oriely is a sexual deviant for wanting to assault someone with a loofah sponge…
he is, however, a long time racist who believes black people go to a restaurant and throw stuff around and swear at people…
what a jerk this guy is..
oh yeah bill…thanks for saying al gore was always right about global warming…finally come to your senses
Ted

nutsomuch – I guess if you chase your mullet around the trailer park for fun, you might wonder about those things.
notsofast

ChiliPeppersFan said:
i apologize for thinking oriely is a sexual deviant for wanting to assault someone with a loofah sponge…
he is, however, a long time racist who believes black people go to a restaurant and throw stuff around and swear at people…
what a jerk this guy is..
oh yeah bill…thanks for saying al gore was always right about global warming…finally come to your senses

Why don’t you slip into something more comfortable, you lying libby, like a coma?
notsofast

Ted said:
nutsomuch – I guess if you chase your mullet around the trailer park for fun, you might wonder about those things.

Ted, how do you manage to type with that big scrotum in your mouth, teabagee?
libra blue

I never thought Sherrod was as “innocent” as some would have us believe. I doubt her racist comments are an isolated case. I don’t think we have heard the last of it either.
notsofast

libra blue said:
I never thought Sherrod was as “innocent” as some would have us believe. I doubt her racist comments are an isolated case. I don’t think we have heard the last of it either.

Bingo!
TfT

Sorry Frances, and all of mediaite staff — your credibility is SHOT. You are dead just like the rest of the so-called “journalists”.

You have FAILEd in your stated mission.

You have spiked the journolist story. You have NO right to citicize anyone for anything.

You have proven yourselves to be inconsequential. You can criticize FNC and any other media outlet all you want, but your words are completely EMPTY.

You have thrown in the towel on truth and fact, you have decided that truth is of no meaning to you.

I’m saddened by the fact that Dan has told you to STAY SILENT on journolist and you have taken the bait, hook, line and sinker.

When you decide that you are going to tell the truth, then perhaps you will or can be a site that is trustworthy.

Until then, forgedaboutid….you are useless.
vindex2010

Hold the sainthood of Ms Sherrod for just a sec.. She comments today on Media Matters:

“[Fox News] is after a bigger thing, they would love to take us back to where we were many years ago. Back to where black people were looking down, not looking white folks in the face, not being able to compete for a job out there and not be a whole person.”

If she believes that then she must believe the huge Fox News audience is made up of racists. Message: If you watch Fox News don’t expect this federal government employee to give you equal treatment. Breitbart should apologize for not putting her remarks in context, but also say, “Anyway, I was right. Her unhinged comments to Media Matters reflect a racial animus towards a large part of the American population and make her unfit for a government job.”
Azarkhan

Royal,

You might want to put on your Depends before reading this.

From TPM (your fellow Obama suck-ups):

So who’s the real influencer-in-chief?

A Quinnipiac poll released today suggests that the endorsements of Sarah Palin have more clout with voters than those of President Obama — although vulnerable politicians would do well to stay away from both of them. According to the poll, a slim 12% of voters say that Obama’s endorsement of a candidate would make them more likely to vote for that candidate. A slightly more sizable 16% of voters say the same of Palin’s endorsement.

Obama’s endorsement would also make 30% of voters less likely to vote for a candidate, while the endorsement of the former half-term Alaska governor would turn off 34%. Palin, then, is more divisive than the president — she would both sway and repel more voters than Obama, the poll shows.

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1295.xml?ReleaseID=1478

I suggest you put in some extra hours at your *Smear Sarah Palin* office. Cuz obviously up to this point, your shit has been pretty weak.
notsofast

ChiliPeppersFan said:
h yeah bill…thanks for saying al gore was always right about global warming

He never said that.

Is lying the only thing you do?
Iris

AS IF anyone is going to even pay any attention to what Bill (loofah) O or breitfart or anyone on the geezer channel fox news (except maybe shep) has to say about anything anymore, they cried wolf one too many times and now all they will be doing is howling in the wilderness. bbbuutt she’s got a 6 degree separation to bill ayers, Nobody cares Hannity, nobody cares Billo, fox and freaks. AS iF
notsofast

Iris said:
AS IF anyone is going to even pay any attention to what Bill (loofah) O or breitfart or anyone on the geezer channel fox news (except maybe shep) has to say

The WH and the NAACP sure listened!

bawaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

Hey. Don’t pick on AlGore . You don’t want to rub him the wrong way . ……………….. Bill is just looking out for the civil rights folks .
michiganruth

I saw the video Breitbart posted, and it included Sherrod’s “revelation” that “it isn’t about white and black–well it is but it also is about poor.” so all this hand-wringing about the Evil Breitbart just isn’t so. the White House, Fox News, and the NAACP all had all the info they needed to exonerate her but they all just–missed it.

of course, there will be those who think Breitbart was wrong to post any of it, because it’s embarrassed Teh One. but those are the same people who thought the Acorn, Van Jones, and New Black Panther stories shouldn’t have been reported either, so…you know…
MichelleF

Haha, snap whitenotsofast!
Iris

Vindex, I posted that hours ago on another thread, I posted it proudly and everyone else thinks its just fine what she said. Nobody is listening anymore to anything trying to smear her so go ahead try , yell. scream NOBODY IS LISTENING ANYMORE
Iris

Grampy nutso not anymore, ha, ha ha, you hung yourselves. Scream all you want and you’re just gonna get crickets
BR

ood for Bill. He was right (and had class) to apologize, and he was right about the rest.
MichelleF

Don’t listen to irritating iris, vindex, it’s getting to them. They are about to snap!!
Iris

And Welfare Michelle aren’t you supposed to be spreading the word with the freepers on some daily tucker story, you better get going cause it looks like thats story is going nowhere
Azarkhan

(re: GOP primary race for governor in Georgia)

You and I have just become eyewitnesses to the practical side of Sarah Palin.

With a simple Facebook posting nine days ago, and a 30-second message sent to telephones in 400,000 Republican households, Palin served as both sword and shield for Karen Handel — boosting the former secretary of state to the top rung in a GOP runoff for governor.

It may have been the most efficient and impressive use of political celebrity this state has ever seen, made on behalf of a woman whose views sometimes mirror those of the former Alaskan governor – but not always.

http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/07/21/the-practical-calculating-side-of-sarah-palin/
MichelleF

Don’t worry, irritating iris, the word is being spread just fine.

Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.

Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei pointed out the NAACP’s role in fueling racial accusations: “If you think about this, where this thing started, the NAACP comes out and makes this charge against the tea party movement.”
VandeHei rejected the NAACP’s claim of racism in the political movement: “It’s a very, very diffuse group. You cannot say that they are racist anymore then you can say the Republican Party’s racist or the Democratic Party is racist, so it creates this culture and it’s a dangerous topic, it’s a dangerous fire to light, and then when it happens this is the outcome.”

This one is highly recommended:

Race Card Fraud

By Thomas Sowell (who’s certified black enough to criticize)

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/07/20/race_card_fraud_106382.html
http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

Now Sherrod thinks she has a forum to spread her real racism.
Iris

Welfare Michelle au contraire today is a celebration, finally fox and right wingers get the disdain of the world and they sure do deserve it. How about a toast!
MichelleF

Yeah, irritating Iris, I’ll bet Fox’s ratings will be in the tank tomorrow!!
Iris

Gordonblow, her real racism, nice try. Go out in the real world and try that you RW coward. Make a fool of yourself.
Iris

Welfare Michelle, no problem the geezers will still be watching but they have no more influence, so when Kelley screeches why isnt anybody else covering this story the answer will be because it came out of fox news and no one will pay attention, their bully days are over
Sue

You wish iris…get any stas for viewship and you’ll see that Fox out ranks CNN by 10x and then slaps the rest too!
You is a problem girl. You is surely a problem!
vindex2010

Obama first threw her under the bus and today he has put her on a pedestal. After her incendiary remarks about Fox News today one can be assured every word she has ever uttered in public for the past 20 years is currently being researched. Don’t be surprised if she turns again into Obama’s radical millstone and he throws her under the next Greyhound…
libra blue

@gordonbloyershow, “Now Sherrod thinks she has a forum to spread her real racism.”

She does. Sherrod is now the darling of CNN and MSNBC who are defending her and showering her with compliments on an hourly basis. Did you happen to catch AC360 last night or Sanchez’s show today? They are probably battling to be her cabana boy as we speak!
Big_F-ing_Deal

So Bill’s point is that even though liberals won the election they shouldn’t be in public jobs because they liberal?

Brilliant!!!
Iris

Yes Sue like i said the geezers will still be watching, you’re right they have a lot of geezers that watch them, but the point is SUE they have no more influence, do you understand that word, that means no one cares what they say anymore. BTW it helps if you read the posts u want 2 comment on
ChiliPeppersFan

so tell me nutsofast…what did oriely say about global warming in his reality (haha) check?
maybe you can get that cut/paste nutjob chick to dig it up for you.
Big_F-ing_Deal

libra blue said:
@gordonbloyershow, “Now Sherrod thinks she has a forum to spread her real racism.”

She does. Sherrod is now the darling of CNN and MSNBC who are defending her and showering her with compliments on an hourly basis. Did you happen to catch AC360 last night or Sanchez’s show today? They are probably battling to be her cabana boy as we speak!

Most of America on both sides of the aisle don’t think like you 2 racist bastards.

Thank God.
Iris

vindex, search all you want no one cares what she said or when cause no one is going to deal with anything the right wing has to say about her and I bet even the geezer channel will be hesitant since they ended up as the bully that got knocked on its ass today and everyone cheered
ImNotBlue

Iris says:
July 21, 2010 at 9:34 pm

You do realize that the “geezer channel” gets better demo numbers than the other networks, right?

So what does that make the other networks?
RTB

I thought bill’s piece was excellent..of coarse the fox haters despised it which aint a shocker….sherrod shouldnt have been fired, but she never should have been hired in the first place…then on top of that, the white house hangs vilsick out to dry…i personaly think the firing came from higher up in the food chain and not from vilsick…
Of coarse the “own kind” verbage was ignorant and she was obviously sucking up to the naacp crowd during that rant….
Apparently her (sherrod) dad was killed by a white man, so i guess thats where the anamosity comes from, but if you still have that or any grudge, you should not be holding a position in office of the american government, black or white or otherwise, period….now the white house may offer her another position? Strike 3….this administration has no spine what so ever.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dennis-C-Latham/1182178776 Dennis C. Latham

O’Reilly NEVER APOLOGIZED …..
ChiliPeppersFan

rachel maddow made a good point..fox news is just george wallace all over again
four major (according to fox) stories since obama was elected…
van jones…scary black man
acorn…a largely black organization
new black panthers…scary black men
shirley sherrod…racist black woman
all stories, when the facts came out, were not what they seemed (or reported on by fox) to be
they were just a way of fox trying to scare their audience of black people. something wallace and those proud racists (unlike fox because they are not really proud of being racist) called “negrophobia”
ImNotBlue

Dennis C. Latham said:
O’Reilly NEVER APOLOGIZED …..

Except for the part where he did. What would you have liked him to say?
Iris

Thats why all these right wingers are freaked out they are so , so scared of black people, thats where their hate comes from all that fear. It is taking over their sad little lives
MichelleF

all stories, when the facts came out, were not what they seemed (or reported on by fox) to be
they were just a way of fox trying to scare their audience of black people.

Hey, Chili, the jig is up, you can stop the race-baiting because we are on to you:

Mary Frances Berry, former Chairwoman of The United States Commission on Civil Rights, appointed by Jimmy Carter.

Tainting the tea party movement with the charge of racism is proving to be an effective strategy for Democrats. There is no evidence that tea party adherents are any more racist than other Republicans, and indeed many other Americans. But getting them to spend their time purging their ranks and having candidates distance themselves should help Democrats win in November. Having one’s opponent rebut charges of racism is far better than discussing joblessness.

No matter how many times you guys scream racism, it ain’t gonna stick!!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dennis-C-Latham/1182178776 Dennis C. Latham

ImNotBlue said:
Except for the part where he did. What would you have liked him to say?

um …. he said he owed her an apology …. he did not apologize.
I WATCHED THE WHOLE SHOW LIVE …. so .. you are telling a lie.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dennis-C-Latham/1182178776 Dennis C. Latham

Iris said:
Thats why all these right wingers are freaked out they are so , so scared of black people, thats where their hate comes from all that fear. It is taking over their sad little lives

that’s one of the reasons they REFUSE to APOLOGIZE … to them ? BLACK PEOPLE are not FULL HUMANS and LESS THAN THEM … so they see no need to APOLOGIZE.
lanquihue

MichelleF said:
So the moral of fran’s story is, Bill apologized for jumping the gun, but didn’t paint her as an angelic victim, like the rest of the psycophant media. Shame on you Bill!!

Yes, that pretty much sums up the racists who’re trying to downplay the disgusting racists at the naacp.
Iris

Welfare Michelle, sorry, its already stuck!
ImNotBlue

Iris says:
July 21, 2010 at 9:50 pm

Thats why all these right wingers are freaked out they are so , so scared of black people, thats where their hate comes from all that fear. It is taking over their sad little lives

Says someone who routinely insults other posts, and people she disagrees with politically. Seems like someone is scared alright… scared to the point where they’re irrational.

Still waiting for you to explain the demo wins for the “geezer channel.”

Dennis C. Latham says:
July 21, 2010 at 9:51 pm

um …. he said he owed her an apology …. he did not apologize.
I WATCHED THE WHOLE SHOW LIVE …. so .. you are telling a lie.

So what you wanted him to say was, “I apologize.” Apparently, “I owe her an apology,” isn’t the same thing? Talking about how he screwed up, isn’t an apology?

Methinks you’re getting awfully semantic here. Is that because you’re looking for a reason to still be upset with O’Reilly… or are you just a sticker for the details?

Dennis C. Latham says:
July 21, 2010 at 9:52 pm

BLACK PEOPLE are not FULL HUMANS and LESS THAN THEM … so they see no need to APOLOGIZE.

And what do you base that on? Seems like your categorizing people based upon their political beliefs and skin color. Seems like you’ve pegged them as “racists” because they don’t agree with you. Seems awfully racist to me.
MichelleF

that’s one of the reasons they REFUSE to APOLOGIZE … to them ? BLACK PEOPLE are not FULL HUMANS and LESS THAN THEM … so they see no need to APOLOGIZE.

Me thinks you are projecting, dennis!
Iris

Back from your Stormfront meeting Lanquigirl?
MichelleF

Uh based on what irritatin iris? He poll of you, BFD, loony ted, royal race-baiter, glynnis, fran, colby, and dan?
Iris

Welfare Michelle, I don’t see you apologizing for your defense of racist statements
lanquihue

Dennis C. Latham said:
that’s one of the reasons they REFUSE to APOLOGIZE … to them ? BLACK PEOPLE are not FULL HUMANS and LESS THAN THEM … so they see no need to APOLOGIZE.

You’re a racist ass boil. A ripe one at that. stfu.
Iris

Welfare Michelle based on the reaction of the rest of the world, the real world Shelley, the one you never deal with
MichelleF

Awaiting your proof, irritatin iris.
MichelleF

Welfare Michelle, I don’t see you apologizing for your defense of racist statements

Post it and I might.
fanofamerica

» Dennis C. Latham | logout

This has happened a couple of times when I come onto this site — the comment box is open and someone else’s name is shown as logged in. What’s the deal?
ImNotBlue

Iris says:
July 21, 2010 at 10:01 pm

Welfare Michelle, I don’t see you apologizing for your defense of racist statements

Ms. Iris, I don’t see your evidence for your “geezer” statement.
MichelleF

Hello, Iris, I’m waiting for you to post my defense of racism or admit you are a liar!!
Azarkhan

“11 months ago I burst into tears by myself on a plane while watching Hardball when my mind wandered to the image of President Obama being sworn in. I’ve been fighting it ever since.”
JOSH BEARMAN, LA WEEKLY

*sniff* I was pretty broken up myself.
RTB

Latham, that was leftwing schtick about bill not apologizing right? If so Lol, if not you might wanna invest in a dvr dude, because he admitted his mistake, and brutal on your part.
MichelleF

Iris, are you avoiding me? Let me save you the trouble, I have NEVER defended racism. Just admit you lied and move on. It’s like pulling off a band-aid. If will sting for a sec, but then you’ll feel better.
Pablo

I’d rather be O’Reilly than Tom Vilsack.
betweentwoevils

libra blue said:
I never thought Sherrod was as “innocent” as some would have us believe. I doubt her racist comments are an isolated case. I don’t think we have heard the last of it either.

More innuendo. Can’t accept that you were wrong?
The Real Royal King

MichelleF said:
No matter how many times you guys scream racism, it ain’t gonna stick!!

I think as the day has progressive, the adhesive powers have improved markedly.

TRUTH AND DECENCY DIE AT BREITBART AND FOX NEWS.
valkyrie101

Azarkhan said:
“despicable Media Matters,” Exactly.

Yes, well, If I were Bill or FOX, I would despise http://www.mediamatters.org too, since they routinely report on FOX schenanigans. Is it partisan? Sure. Is FOX? Of course.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King says:
July 21, 2010 at 10:34 pm

I think as the day has progressive, the adhesive powers have improved markedly.

But let’s be honest. For you to think any different, would cause you to question whether you’re right or not. And since you’ve never done that… nor have you ever thought those whom you’ve put political faith in have ever done wrong, or those you politically hate have never done right… well, let’s this is all very predictable.

King, despite evidence, believes he and those who agree with him are awesome! And the world turns.
notsofast

ChiliPeppersFan said:
rachel maddow made a good point..

van jones…scary black man
acorn…a largely black organization
new black panthers…scary black men
shirley sherrod…racist black woman

Thanks for pointing out that RM is a racist.

She needs to apologize to those blacks and others of their “own kind.”
The Real Royal King

ImNotBlue said:
The Real Royal King says:July 21, 2010 at 10:34 pm I think as the day has progressive, the adhesive powers have improved markedly. But let’s be honest. For you to think any different, would cause you to question whether you’re right or not. And since you’ve never done that… nor have you ever thought those whom you’ve put political faith in have ever done wrong, or those you politically hate have never done right… well, let’s this is all very predictable. King, despite evidence, believes he and those who agree with him are awesome! And the world turns.

Yes, we all know it’s been a tough, very tough day for the Klub members. If I had a tissue handy, it would be yours.

TRUTH AND DECENCY DIE AT BREITBART AND FOX NEWS!
Azarkhan

“Yes, well, If I were Bill or FOX, I would despise http://www.mediamatters.org too, since they routinely report on FOX schenanigans. Is it partisan? Sure. Is FOX? Of course.”

Of course, Valkyrie. Whatever you say. We’ve already agreed we don’t understand each other.
newzmaker

I watched O’Reilly tonight. Apparently, he has something up his sleeve for tomorrow night, on this story. What could it be?
MichelleF

Don’t worry azarkhan, the day I start to “understand” liberals is the day I question my santiy. You’re good!
ChiliPeppersFan

nutsofast…thank you for making the point of this whole load of crap
you right wing nutjobs take something totally out of text and then propagate your own agenda.
you “limp travelers” along fox news teabag ride have the same thing in common with world wrestling fans (which has the same reality as fox) you all believe the shit they are peddling.
ImNotBlue

The Real Royal King says:
July 21, 2010 at 10:48 pm

Yes, we all know it’s been a tough, very tough day for the Klub members. If I had a tissue handy, it would be yours.

Has it been? Are you sure?
MichelleF

you right wing nutjobs take something totally out of text and then propagate your own agenda.

Seriously, this is a joke right? Do you know how often the left takes Rush or Glenn out of context, and the left was never bothered by that. ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT’S ALL ABOUT CONTEXT!! Truly humorous!
notsofast

ChiliPeppersFan said:
nutsofast…thank you for making the point of this whole load of crap
you right wing nutjobs take something totally out of text and then propagate your own agenda.
you “limp travelers” along fox news teabag ride have the same thing in common with world wrestling fans (which has the same reality as fox) you all believe the shit they are peddling.

Says the person who quotes Media Matters, HP and the Dailykos!

LMAO!
notsofast

notsofast said:
Thanks for pointing out that RM is a racist.

She needs to apologize to those blacks and others of their “own kind.”

ChiliPeppersFan said:
nutsofast…thank you for making the point of this whole load of crap
you right wing nutjobs take something totally out of text and then propagate your own agenda.
you “limp travelers” along fox news teabag ride have the same thing in common with world wrestling fans (which has the same reality as fox) you all believe the shit they are peddling.

You just quoted what she said about blacks. FOX didn’t say that, she did- she is a racist.
germ

Iris said:
Thats why all these right wingers are freaked out they are so , so scared of black people, thats where their hate comes from all that fear. It is taking over their sad little lives

Good Job! I don’t think Rachel Maddow could have regurgitated her talking points better.

Oh yes, notice that Maddow forgot to mention that George Wallace was a DEMOCRAT? She mentioned he got reelected 4 times, not once did she mention he was a DEMOCRAT.
thebluesite

This is kind of insane. She never really disavowed the racist elements of her speech. She merely said that, because the guy was white, she wasn’t going to fully help him, and she was going to let “one of his own” take care of him. Then she explains that, well, I learned it’s not about white or black, it’s about rich and poor AND white and black.

It’s amazing how everyone is claiming that the longer video somehow makes her less racist, when her statements are fairly clear. She sees issues in terms of race AND class. She’s the typical liberal in love with not only class warfare but also skin tone.
Latin2

Shirley Sherrod divides people by race. She says “Their own kind” and other RACIST categories.
Latin2

ImNotBlue said:
The Real Royal King says:
July 21, 2010 at 10:48 pm

Yes, we all know it’s been a tough, very tough day for the Klub members. If I had a tissue handy, it would be yours.

Has it been? Are you sure?

The Ku Klux Klan was part of the DEMOCRATIC party.
yweston

Latin2 said
“The Ku Klux Klan was part of the DEMOCRATIC party.”
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That was in the 60′s over 50 years ago. The KKK is Now the Tea Klan otherwise known as the Republican “NO IDEAS” Party.
sarainitaly

Shirley has come out now and made some comments that I think will wipe away some sympathy she may have earned – like blaming FOX news and racism for her firing. Yet more race card throwing, and blaming FOX for her firing is BS.

also her comments from the NAACP speech:

You know, I haven’t seen such a mean-spirited people as I’ve seen lately over this issue of health care. Some of the racism we thought was buried. Didn’t it surface? Now, we endured eight years of the Bush’s and we didn’t do the stuff these Republicans are doing because you have a black President.

She did to Tea Partiers/Republicans what everyone is upset claiming Breitbart did to her. She refers to “the racism that occurred over the issue of health care” – which no doubt she means the lies that members of the black caucus were spit on and called n-word. She, in her speech, condemned people without any proof.

Also, what is up with her comments that “we didn’t do this stuff” during the Bush presidency? Who is she kidding?

And I think this is a good point, from BG.com:

MSM critics are pouncing on Breitbart & Co. for “smearing” Sherrod by exploiting out-of-context remarks. As others have noted, many of these same critics were remarkably mute as the ACORN videos were revealed, yet eagerly jumped into the fray to prematurely crucify James O’Keefe when he was arrested in Louisiana. These duplicitous observers were also conspicuously subdued as Andrew Breitbart beat back the “N-word” accusations invented by the Congressional Black Caucus. The story selection speaks for itself.

Wasn’t Shuster put on twitter probation for lying and condemning O’Keefe? how many stories did we see on the left wrongly reporting the “wire tapping” story? and Maddow still to this day lies about the ACORN tapes, never reporting that the entire transcripts were available online, and she also has her fake theory about James’ outfit.

She was wrongly fired – but the NAACP/Vilsak are to blame (and WH). But based on her willingness to so quickly jump to the race card doesn’t prove to me that she is truly *redeemed*.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

O’Reilly’s response to Andrew Not So Breitbart’s being exposed as a yellow journalist is classic – he apologizes to Sherrod but stays on Breitbart’s message because it was so delicious, he loved it!! O’Reilly and Not So Breitbart probably share warm showers, too.
The Real Royal King

sarainitaly said:
Shirley has come out now and made some comments that I think will wipe away some sympathy she may have earned – like blaming FOX news and racism for her firing. Yet more race card throwing, and blaming FOX for her firing is BS.

also her comments from the NAACP speech:

She did to Tea Partiers/Republicans what everyone is upset claiming Breitbart did to her. She refers to “the racism that occurred over the issue of health care” – which no doubt she means the lies that members of the black caucus were spit on and called n-word. She, in her speech, condemned people without any proof.

Also, what is up with her comments that “we didn’t do this stuff” during the Bush presidency? Who is she kidding?

And I think this is a good point, from BG.com:

Wasn’t Shuster put on twitter probation for lying and condemning O’Keefe? how many stories did we see on the left wrongly reporting the “wire tapping” story? and Maddow still to this day lies about the ACORN tapes, never reporting that the entire transcripts were available online, and she also has her fake theory about James’ outfit.

She was wrongly fired – but the NAACP/Vilsak are to blame (and WH). But based on her willingness to so quickly jump to the race card doesn’t prove to me that she is truly *redeemed*.

This is a pretty clear example of your being clueless about what is happening in America. In part, you’re to blame for reading only extreme rightist materials, but, in part, it’s just absence and distance. The support for Ms. Sherrod is immense. Immense. It is coming from a wide segment of America, and it includes Americans of every stripe, except, perhaps, Tea Partiers and Expatriates.

When one is caught with one’s pants down, as Breitbart and FOX News were, it is probably best to pull them up and carry on. The only thing worse than denial, in such an event, is a “splanation”. You’re embarrassed, as you well should be, but it will pass.

FOX NEWS: TRUTH TAKES A HOLIDAY!
The Real Royal King

… prematurely crucify James O’Keefe when he was arrested in Louisiana.

Yet, Sara N. Italy, he was indicted, pled out, found guilty, convicted and is on a rather strict probation. To some, it might seem the criticism was fully ripe.

FOX NEWS: TRUTH TAKE A HOLIDAY!
The Real Royal King

Bill Adkins said:
O’Reilly’s response to Andrew Not So Breitbart’s being exposed as a yellow journalist is classic – he apologizes to Sherrod but stays on Breitbart’s message because it was so delicious, he loved it!! O’Reilly and Not So Breitbart probably share warm showers, too.

Whose “falafel” do they use?

FOX NEWS: TRUTH TAKES A HOLIDAY!
Rational Thought

It’s sad that so many minorities think it’s okay to be racist against whites, but not okay for whites to be racist against minorities.

The video is a clear example of that, as you see the NAACP laughing at Sherrod’s admitted discrimination when the farmer supposedly got uppity.

No one needs to apologize to Sherrod — she needs to apologize for her attitude, and her stupidity. (Which is even hurting the white house now.)

It’s also sad that people have to attack the Tea Party as racist, when they’re clearly less racist than the NAACP. Could it be that they’re simply angry about a completely incompetent administration and party, that has no workable ideas, that is recycling failed policies from the 70′s and other failed countries, and has no other defense but to blame critics as racists? Could that be it? Just maybe? Yeah, it appears so.

No wonder Barry Hussein’s approval ratings keep dropping. Media brainwashing only lasts so long.
The Real Royal King

Rational Thought said:
It’s sad that so many minorities think it’s okay to be racist against whites, but not okay for whites to be racist against minorities.

The video is a clear example of that, as you see the NAACP laughing at Sherrod’s admitted discrimination when the farmer supposedly got uppity.

No one needs to apologize to Sherrod — she needs to apologize for her attitude, and her stupidity. (Which is even hurting the white house now.)

It’s also sad that people have to attack the Tea Party as racist, when they’re clearly less racist than the NAACP. Could it be that they’re simply angry about a completely incompetent administration and party, that has no workable ideas, that is recycling failed policies from the 70’s and other failed countries, and has no other defense but to blame critics as racists? Could that be it? Just maybe? Yeah, it appears so.

No wonder Barry Hussein’s approval ratings keep dropping. Media brainwashing only lasts so long.

People just don’t understand how long White Christian males have borne the yoke of discrimination, the bitter sting of oppression in the United States, do they? I’m sure your own stories would send me for a box of tissues. Thank goodness I’m not a White Christian male. Wait, I am. And, I thought I had had things so good. Every advantage given me for the taking. Where did I get that so wrong?

FOX NETWORK: TRUTH TAKES A HOLIDAY!
ImNotBlue

yweston says:
July 22, 2010 at 6:19 am

That was in the 60’s over 50 years ago. The KKK is Now the Tea Klan otherwise known as the Republican “NO IDEAS” Party.

I gotta respect yweston a little bit. She keeps getting called out for saying things without any evidence or support… yet she keeps on going.

She’s like a car that’s run out of gas, that somehow is still rolling down the street.

Unfortunately, she’s become really really predictable.

The Real Royal King says:
July 22, 2010 at 8:18 am

People just don’t understand how long White Christian males have borne the yoke of discrimination, the bitter sting of oppression in the United States, do they? I’m sure your own stories would send me for a box of tissues. Thank goodness I’m not a White Christian male. Wait, I am. And, I thought I had had things so good. Every advantage given me for the taking.

So are you saying that you were giving “every advantage” because you’re a White Christian Male? WOW!

Now that’s an admission! TRRK apparently thinks he was giving special treatment because of his race, gender, and religion! And yet… knowing that all that was wrong, apparently he took them! So TRRK, once again, proves himself to be a racist… or at least, very accepting of racism when it benefits himself!
writer

What a joke. The King claims to be a white southerner, yet his posts drip with hatred for white southerners. He claims to be a Christian, yet mocks and insults entire sections of the country, and anyone who disagrees with his extreme far left philosophy. If he’s white, then he’s a self-loathing white. If he’s a Christian, he sure isn’t a practicing one. My theory is that the King is actually a black Muslim and follower of Louis Farrakhan. In that context, his posts make much more sense. For anyone who’s noticed, I frequently ask the King to comment on Farrakhan’s racism and he steadfastly refuses. He says he can’t because Farrakhan isn’t ‘present’. Yet if you’ll notice, that never stops him from commenting on anyone else. Curious, huh? White Christian southerner my ass.
Nachi

Ahh, another intellectual profundity from Phone-Sex Bill! Cerebral deflection at its finest. Designed for the Republiscum mutant mind – and it works!
vindex2010

All this talk about the Tea Party and the KKK is anti-historical. The reality is southern slave states were run by the Democrats. The Republicans along with Abraham Lincoln were the abolitionists. Ancient history you say? Well, the KKK and Jim Crow laws were created by the Democratic Party. How many know Democratic icon and abortion advocate Margaret Sanger was an avowed racist who supported abortions among blacks because they were “socially undesirable people”? Still too long ago? Well, in 1964 a higher percentage of Republican politicians voted for the Civil Rights Act than Democrats. How many know Martin Luther King’s family was made up of Republicans? How many know Jackie Robinson was too? Democrats have had a monopoly on the black vote for 50 years because of the stupidity of the Republican southern strategy by Nixon. As far as the history of race in America, the Democrats have a lot more to be ashamed of.
RTB

Associating the kkk with modern day republicans, genius.
Where have i heard that one before?….more left wing paranoia, already fearing and possibly knowing the next election they’ll get there asses kicked.
^Rational thought, excellent post, agreed 100%.
bowchikabowbow

Its funny how right wingers are the ones who are all PC nowadays. Its funny how they are so quick to call black people racists for saying little things like “I sent him to one of his own.” But, if a white person were to say that then they wouldn’t say anything. This is evidenced by the lack of outrage among the right over white liberals making racial comments like what Biden said about Obama 3 years ago. So I guess the way things break down now is that if you are conservative then you impose your PC views on black people and if you’re liberal you impose those same PC chains on to white people.

I mean I can’t believe a guy like O’Reilly who said he was astonished that black people behaved in a civil manner while they were eating out at an all black restaurant in Harlem would actually have the audacity to say that someone saw the world through a racial prism because they said “I showed him to one of his own.” This is especially surprising when you look at the fact that the farmer she was talking about is friends with her and credits her with saving his farm.

The bottom line is that older people like her and O’Reilly all see the world through a racial prism.
JustAnotherHumanBeing

I simply cannot blame politicians for all of the problems our country is having. All I have to do is read the posts on forums like this one to get an understanding of just how many Americans suffer from lack of critical thinking. I suppose it’s so much easier to let one’s emotions and biases run wild and to accept everything at face value that confirms one’s feelings and prejudices. Okay, now that I’ve said that, let me comment on some things I’ve noticed in various posts: One person said that Shirley Sherrod is clearly a racist because she still sees things in terms of Black and White. Come on, people…everyone does that to some extent. To not acknowledge Black and White is just as racist as overly acknowledging it. And anyone who tries to act like they never acknowledge such differences in real life is being dishonest. Another person said that she is a racist because she sent one of the White farmer’s “own kind” to him. First, perhaps she should have used the phrase “someone from his own race,” but you know what she meant. Second, she was speaking from the perspective of how she viewed things nearly 25 years ago. Third, she previously stated that the White farmer seemed hesitant to get help from a Black woman, which is why she sent a White lawyer to help him. Fourth (which you would know if you had listened to the entire tape), she ended the story by saying that it was a learning experience, and what she learned was that helping people in need is more about rich vs. poor, or those who have vs. those who do not, than it is about race. It is painfully obvious to anyone who views the tape through the lens of reason that this woman is not a racist and was expressing a story of personal transformation: At one time, she was holding on to some racist sentiments which were inspired by her father being murdered by a White farmer and many other racist incidents growing up, but she learned along the way that, although her family had been subjected to racism many times, there are Whites in bad circumstances just as there are Blacks in bad circumstances who deserve to be helped. And it was that particular situation (a White farmer who needed help to save his farm) which was a turning point for her in regard to her racial perspective. Personally speaking, I was taught to be racist in many ways while growing up in Louisiana, but I learned for myself as a teenager that racism was wrong for a number of different reasons. So does that make me a racist because I once held racist sentiments? Of course not. And while Shirley Sherrod may have been an adult before she learned the same lesson, she also was subjected to a lot more racial oppression than I was growing up. I’m White and grew up in the 1980s and 1990s, and she’s Black and grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. Think about it…