Sherrod, a Black or African American, was the former USDA Georgia Director of Rural Development that was wrongly accused of racism and forced to resign on Tuesday by the White House.
Sherrod, a Black or African American, was the former USDA Georgia Director of Rural Development that was wrongly accused of racism and forced to resign on Tuesday by the White House. Sherrod was appointed to her position by the Obama's administration in July 2009 to manage more than 40 housing, business and community infrastructure and facility programs, and more than $114 billion in federal loans.
.While speaking at the NAACP's 20th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet in Douglas, Georgia on March 27, Sherrod made the following remarks:
"I was struggling with the fact that so many black people had lost their farmland, and here I was faced with helping a white person save their land. Initially, I didn't give him the full force of what I could do and only gave him enough help to keep his case progressing. Eventually, his situation opened my eyes that whites were struggling just like blacks, and helping farmers wasn't so much about race but was about the poor versus those who have. When I made that commitment I was making that commitment to black people and to black people only, but you know God will show you things and he'll put things in your path so that you realize that the struggle is really about poor people."
The program was broadcast on cable and somebody recorded it, then put it on YouTube. On Monday morning, a white conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart posted the video of Sherrod's recording on his website with the title: “Video Proof: The NAACP Awards Racism – 2010.” .jpeg)
We now know, that the incident Sherrod was referring to was one that happened 24 years ago when she worked for a nonprofit group. The white farmers referred to in her remarks was Roger and his wife Eloise Spooner.
The Spooners appeared on CNN today and said:
"We probably wouldn't have (our farm) today if it hadn't been for her leading us in the right direction," "I wish she could get her job back because she was good to us, I tell you."
The NAACP, which jumped the gun by condemning Sherrod's remarks and supported her firing has now joined the calls for her to keep her job. They added, "We have come to the conclusion we were snookered … into believing she had harmed white farmers because of racial bias," according to their website.
Sherrod has said her remarks were part of a story about racial reconciliation, not racism.
President Barack Obama, it was reported, was briefed on the matter after Sherrod's resignation, but he still stands by the Agriculture Department's handling of the firing.
From every indication, Andrew Breitbart, the white conservative blogger accomplished what he intended to do in the first place! Breitbart succeeded in stirring up some Sh** among Shirley Sherrod, the NACCP and President Obama.
UPDATE:
CNN is reporting President Barack Obama spoke on Thursday with Shirley Sherrod,
“Sherrod received a text message telling her Obama had been trying to reach her since Wednesday night, said Julie O'Neill, a CNN Special Investigations Unit producer who was with her at the time. Sherrod called the White House and was asked to call back in 10 minutes, at which time she spoke to the president.
Sherrod was "very, very pleased with the conversation," O'Neill said, and told her Obama had said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was "very apologetic and very sincere." Vilsack apologized to Sherrod on Wednesday and offered her a different position within the department.
Obama compared some of the events this week surrounding Sherrod to things he has written about in his books, O'Neill said. Sherrod "invited him to South Georgia," she added.”
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You are correct. You could not have said it any better.
“Andrew Breitbart, the white conservative blogger accomplished what he intended to do in the first place! Breitbart succeeded in stirring up some Sh** among Shirley Sherrod, the NACCP and President Obama.”