In Defense of Andrew Breitbart

Human Events ^ | 7/22/2010 | Dan Riehl

[Qbert]

“CNN says the shooter was another farmer in a dispute over cows. (Sure he could have been a Klansman, but you’d think CNN would report that). If she knows who did it, as she appears to, why hasnt she continued to press for charges to be filed?”

Thanks for the info- I hadn’t heard that. You might want to post that clip- I don’t know how many are aware of that.

[Lorianne]

Well said.

I hope Brietbart’s little foray draws attention to the USDA naionwide and what is going on with that organization.

I don’t think that was his intent, but it could be a welcome outcome.

[JohnQ1]

Thank you Qbert, and “many thousand thanks,” Mr Riehl! I’ve been concerned that no one would call attention to Sherrod’s “applause lines.” She may or may not now be a racist (I think she still is), but the NAALCP clearly is!

[Osage Orange]

Personally I don't that's a big story. I think and have always thought that the NAACP is racist to the core.

[Osage Orange]

I've changed my mind....

I sorta defended this lady yesterday...Thinking she had changed.

I now think I was wrong.

She's a racist plain and simple...and setting herself up to win another lawsuit.

Which we will be paying for.......

[Qbert]

“Thank you Qbert, and “many thousand thanks,” Mr Riehl! I’ve been concerned that no one would call attention to Sherrod’s “applause lines.”

Thanks- no problem.

A personal note: I think Dan Riehl actually banned me from his blog a while back- either that or it was a computer mess-up...but I doubt it. Oh well. I could’ve been petty (here’s looking at you, David Frum, Steve Schmidt, etc., etc.) and not shared the article, but I saw it wasn’t up- and it was well-written and addressed all those issues that you noted aren’t being talked about, so I posted it. Hoping to set an example, I guess...

[jellybean]

She may claim to have overcome her racist sentiments, but her own words betray her whenever she opens her mouth:

In an interview with WALB shortly after she was fired, she says:

She feels like no one's been willing to fight for her. "It hurts especially when the NAACP is doing it and Roland Martin is doing it. These are black people, they never asked me what happened, these are people who haven't been on the front line like I have for 45 years..."

It's all about race in her mind.

[GSWarrior]

If I were a conspiracy nut I would think that this whole thing was staged by the left in a devious attempt to paint conservatives as racists.

Regardless it's gonna be "racist this and racist that" until November. The Democrats have to energize their base if they have any hope of surviving the elections. Rather than run on their ideas and accomplishments they have to run on the fear of what will happen when the racist Republicans assume power.

I loathe all politicians, especially those on the left.

[Qbert]

“It’s all about race in her mind.”

Yep. And she claims “it hurts” for people to call her a racist. Maybe now she knows what it feels like...

[BufordP]

What’s really sad is for every Shirley Sherrod having a so-called epiphany, there are 10 others that do not.

[freespirited]

The info about her dad’s death is from this article. I think it was already posted:

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/21/sherrod.profile/#fbid=key7YK00EnN

Says nothing about the Klan being involved.

[Anti-Bubba182]

"...I’m sure we’ll find ample evidence to show that obama made TWO mistakes: firing her AND offering to hire her back."

As Dick Morris observed Obama can't fire her. He is stuck.

[paulycy]

“As Dick Morris observed Obama can’t fire her. He is stuck. “

That helps us IF we can find more video evidence of her racist marxism. Obama is stuck. I like that.

[Qbert]

“...Says nothing about the Klan being involved.”

Thanks for the article. I just flipped through the channels a few minutes ago, and whatdoyaknow, the jerk filling in for Keith Olbamamann on MSNBC repeated the “KKK killed her father” story yet again.

[Gene Eric]

>> The media and progressive-left Democrats now appear in a rush to convict Andrew Breitbart of shoddy journalism,

The media, progressive-left, and some Conservatives ...

[Repeal The 17th]

What so many people don’t understand is that it was never about Shirley Sherrod, it was about the NAACP.

[CAluvdubya]

She just added a variable to the issue of black and white. It's kind of hard to argue that she stopped seing things as black and white when she clearly corrects herself and states, "it is about white and black."

I agree with you 100%. I think Sherrod was racist 20 years ago and I think she's a racist now.