Tag: Shirley Sherrod

Tales of the inexplicable: Shirley Sherrod honored by a Republican

Shirley Sherrod just got an award in Georgia for suffering through the ordeal of her USDA firing. From a Republican state senator.

You can’t make this stuff up. In the words of ghambrick, who tipped us to this story, “She just got an award in Georgia for suffering through the ordeal of her USDA firing. From a Republican state senator. I’m not kidding.”

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Shirley Sherrod has suffered, damn it, and deserves an award

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has the details:

Shirley Sherrod, who lost her federal job last year in a mistaken furor over supposed racism, was honored Tuesday in Atlanta.

State Sen. Robert Brown, R-Macon, gave Sherrod the Hosie Miller Courage Award. The new award was named in honor of Sherrod’s father, who was a farmer and community leader in Georgia’s Baker County.

“In making this award to Shirley Sherrod for her display of courage, integrity and commitment to justice during the ordeal she endured at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and throughout her life’s work, a very high bar is established for future awards,” Brown said.

Sherrod was forced from her job after a conservative blogger posted a video of part of a talk she gave telling a story about how, years ago, she was offended by a white farmer’s attitude when he asked her to help him avoid losing his farm. She said she considered not helping him. The video left out the rest of her speech, in which she said she overcame her own emotions to help the man. She was accused of racism before the full story came out. She is suing the blogger.

In the spirit of bipartisanship, we’d also like to honor Shirley Sherrod.

Shirley, may you get everything you deserve.

(And feel free to interpret that any way you want.)

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

H/T: GHambrick

Free money! 500% of black farmers sign up for reparations from Obama’s USDA

There are about 18,000 black farmers in the United States. Yet, when the Obama administration offered them what amounts to reparations, more than 92,000 black farmers signed up.

There are about 18,000 black farmers in the United States. Yet, when the Obama administration offered them what amounts to reparations, more than 92,000 black farmers signed up.

It all revolves around a class action lawsuit called Pigford v. Glickman and yet another out of control Democrat giveaway. It’s already cost the American taxpayers $1 billion and Democrats want to toss another $1.2 billion into the money pit.

FOX News Special Report had the deceptive details:

H/T: Gateway Pundit

Anderson Cooper 360 does a 180: CNN host apologizes for letting Shirley Sherrod smear Andrew Breitbart

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper actually went on the air and bitched himself out for allowing Shirley Sherrod to say that conservative Andrew Breitbart was a “vicious” racist who “would like to get us stuck back in the times of slavery.”

We’re late with this one, so we might as well be trite, too, and say, “Better late than never.”

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper actually went on the air and bitched himself out for allowing Shirley Sherrod to say that conservative Andrew Breitbart was a “vicious” racist who “would like to get us stuck back in the times of slavery.”

Cooper: I interviewed Shirley Sherrod last Thursday. And in the course of that interview, I failed to do something that I should have. I believe in admitting my mistakes. I looked at the interview again today, and Ms. Sherrod said during that interview that she thought Mr. Breitbart was a racist. She said, quote, “I think he would like to get us stuck back in the times of slavery.” She went on to say she believed his opposition to President Obama was based on racism. Now, she, of course, is free to believe whatever she wants, but I didn’t challenge her that night and I should have.

I don’t want anyone on my show to get away with saying things which cannot be supported by facts. I should have challenged her on what facts she believes supports that accusation. That’s my job, and I didn’t do it very well in that interview, and I’m sorry about it. If I get a chance to talk to her again, I will.

Now if Cooper really wanted to bring honesty to CNN, he’d apologize for Rick Sanchez’ stupidity and Larry King’s senility.

Mea culpa, baby.

H/T: NewsBusters.org

Jon Stewart says, “Breitbart may have been the most honest person involved in the whole Sherrod mess”

Jon Stewart of the host of the Daily Show occasionally says something even a committed conservative finds funny. Like this clip where he analyzes all the screw-ups in the Shirley Sherrod Sideshow.

We’re not big Jon Stewart fans. We just find him about half as funny as he finds himself (but what the hell, he probably doesn’t find us all that amusing, either).

That being said, the host of the Daily Show occasionally says something even a committed conservative finds funny. Like this clip where he analyzes all the screw-ups in the Shirley Sherrod Sideshow.

All you need to know about Shirley Sherrod can be gleaned from her children’s names

We don’t know if Shirley Sherrod is a racist or not. But we know something else about her based on nothing more than what she named her children.

It’s pretty common for people to name their kids after people and places that are important to them. You name your son after your favorite uncle or your daughter after the place she was conceived. At least that’s what normal people do.

We don’t know if Shirley Sherrod is a racist or not. But we know something else about her based on nothing more than what she named her children.

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Shirley Sherrod named her son after a corrupt African dictator and her daughter after America's greatest enemy

She and her white-hating husband Charles Sherrod named her son “Kenyatta”. (In case you’re too young to remember, Jomo Kenyatta was the corrupt, authoritarian ruler of Kenya from 1964-78.

They named her daughter “Russia.” (In case you’re too young to remember, Russia was the largest republic in the USSR, the world’s original communist dictatorship and America’s greatest enemy of the 20th century).

How much more do you need to know about Shirley Sherrod and what she believes?

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

Chris Wallace exposes Howard Dean as a liar, Howard Dean exposes Howard Dean as a moron

One-time Presidential hopeful Howard Dean guested on FOX News Sunday and accused the network of racism for its coverage of the Shirley Sherrod and Black Panthers stories. That’s when Chris Wallace came out swinging.

President. Howard. Dean. Pardon us while we shudder at the mere thought of the combination of those three words.

One-time Presidential hopeful Howard Dean guested on FOX News Sunday and accused the network of racism for its coverage of the Shirley Sherrod and Black Panthers stories.

That’s when Chris Wallace came out swinging, pointing out that Sherrod had been fired by the White House before Fox News ever aired the woman’s name.

“Facts be damned,” Dean seemed to say, “I have a liberal meme to communicate here.”

The video is a classic.

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

Oops! Former racist who’s now a non-racist and accuses others of being racists is married to a racist

Shirley Sherrod’s husband, Charles Sherrod, sounds suspiciously racist in this video clip. Unless maybe we’re just not up on urban slang and his reference to “the white man and his uncle Toms” is like the word bad, which really means good. Yeah, that’s probably it.

According to the left wing media, that Shirley Sherrod woman has renounced her racist past and is now pure as the driven snow. There’s not a prejudiced bone in her body. She’s a regular Rosa Parks. She’s Nelson Mandella in drag.

Except for one thing. One tiny little thing. Her husband, Charles Sherrod, sounds suspiciously racist in this video clip. Unless maybe we’re just not up on urban slang and his reference to “the white man and his uncle Toms” is like the word bad, which really means good. Yeah, that’s probably it.

Sherrod: Finally, we must stop the white man and his Uncle Toms from stealing our elections. We must not be afraid to vote black and we must not be afraid to turn a black out who votes against our interests. In a few days or weeks, the FCC will announce that we have won a full power community-owned radio station in all the majority. The result of years of work. Tears that we shed so many times when the TV and the newspaper comes out the day of an election or the day before an election and tell white folk all over wherever we’re running someone for an office that blacks are going to take this office over. And thousands are coming to the polls. And you gotta get it. But we had no means of communicating with our people. so it’s a blessing that finally we will have a radio station to communicate with thousands of people.

Oh, by the way, these paragons of virtue named their daughter Russia. Russia Sherrod. For real.

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

H/T: RiehlWorld.com

Rachel Maddow lies: Fox had absolutely nothing to do with the Shirley Sherrod story

Smug, smirking, smarmy Rachel Maddow took what passes at MSNBC as an in-depth look at the Shirley Sherrod incident and laid the entire blame at the feet of Fox News. Of course, she was lying, but that was probably Fox News’ fault, too.

Smug, smirking, smarmy Rachel Maddow took what passes at MSNBC as an in-depth look at the Shirley Sherrod incident and laid the entire blame at the feet of Fox News. Of course, she was lying, but that was probably Fox News’ fault, too.

Turns out that Fox never mentioned the story until after Sherrod had already resigned her position with the USDA. And that is proven by the very clips that Maddow used to condemn Fox.

Fact is, a closer look at the three Fox video clips Madow uses as “evidence” prove exactly the opposite of what she thinks they prove. The on-screen captions in those three clips read:

  • USDA official resigns over racially-charged remarks
  • Moments ago Sec. Vilsack accepted Sherrod’s resignation
  • USDA official resigns over controversial remarks

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(If you can’t stomach watching the entire clip, go to the 4:10 mark to see the clips):

Each of those graphics indicate that Sherrod had resigned before Fox reported the story. Yet Maddow smugly comments, “How’s that for efficient! How’s that for action! Fox News and a conservative website uncover what they say is an admitted racist in the Obama administration and she is forced to resign immediately.”

To summarize: Fox reports that Sherrod has already resigned, yet Maddow uses them as “evidence” that she resigned because of Fox News.

Don’t look now, Rachel, but your effect preceded your cause.

Perry Mason you ain’t.

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

H/T: Tim Blair

The Shirley Sherrod incident gets curiouser and curiouser

In this clip, the conservative congressman tells talk show host Ben Shapiro that Sherrod was hired by the USDA under highly unusual circumstances.

Just when you thought the Shirley Sherrod incident was fading away, up pops Republican Rep. Steve King with a whole new perspective.

In this clip, the conservative congressman tells talk show host Ben Shapiro that Sherrod was hired by the USDA under highly unusual circumstances.

King tells the story of the Pickford Farms case, in which black farmers were discriminated against. Claims were paid out to more than 20,000 black farmers despite the fact that there were only 18,000 black farmers in America.

Turns out that one of the largest payouts went to – are you ready? – Shirley Sherrod. And the timing between her payout and her initial hiring at the USDA raises some questions in King’s mind.

Hmmmmm.

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

H/T: Gateway Pundit

Dick Morris says Shirley Sherrod is like Jeremiah Wright in drag

That’s actually our interpretation of what Dick Morris said. But Morris did cut through all the crap and explain Shirley Sherrod in one short, pithy line:

That’s actually our interpretation of what Dick Morris said. But Morris did cut through all the crap and explain Shirley Sherrod in one short, pithy line:

“Having radical leftist Shirley Sherrod in her job is like having Jeremiah Wright on staff.”

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

Shirley Sherrod, current socialist, is a former racist

We would like to offer our congratulations to Miss Sherrod for possibly no longer being a racist.

Several days ago, a video broke showing now former (or maybe current) USDA employee Shirley Sherrod to be a racist.

In light of this discovery, the Obama administration forced her to resign from her position with the government.

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Shirley Sherrod was once a racist but is now a former racist. She was once a former USDA employee, but is now a current USDA employee. She was once a socialist, but is still a socialist. You need a damn scorecard on this one.

Not so fast, gentlemen. As it turns out, Sherrod was the victim of some malicious editing.

A more careful viewing of the damning video in its entirety shows that Sherrod only used to be a racist and possibly may no longer be one.

We would like to offer our congratulations to Miss Sherrod for possibly no longer being a racist.

We would also like her to know that that David Duke, Al Gore Sr. and Robert Byrd have saved her a seat at their table.

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

Racist government official tells the NAACP that she discriminates against white people

The NAACP calls the Tea Party racist. Then they turn around and have a black racist speak at their 20th Annual Freedom Fund banquet. Definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle black, as it were.

UPDATE: Was Shirley Sherrod railroaded? Was the tape unfairly edited? She’s now been fired and is lashing out at the White House, the USDA, Fox News and Andrew Breitbart. We’ve added some information to the bottom of the story, and Breitbart’s response as well.

The NAACP calls the Tea Party racist. Then they turn around and have a black racist speak at their 20th Annual Freedom Fund banquet. Definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle black, as it were.

“He had to come to me for help,” said Shirley Sherrod, George State Director of Rural Development for the USDA. “What he didn’t know while he was taking all that time trying to show me he was superior to me was I was trying to decide just how much help I was going to give him,” she said. “I was struggling with the fact that so many black people have lost their farmland and here I was faced with having to help a white person save their land — so I didn’t give him the full force of what I could do. I did enough.”

Got that? She discriminated against farmers because they were white.


The statement itself is shocking enough. But what’s even worse is that the audience – members of an organization that’s raison d’etre is supposedly to support equal rights – didn’t object. Didn’t react. Didn’t boo. Didn’t hiss. Didn’t seem to object at all.

Of course, a firestorm erupted after BigGovernment.com made the video public and Sherrod has now been forced to “resign.”

But the once proud NAACP, which warmly greeted anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan and put out the welcome mat for America-hating Marxist Jeremiah Wright, has lost the ability to call itself an equal rights organization.

(Read all of our Shirley Sherrod stories, and we have a lot of them.)

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