How did Vilsack jump the gun. Didn’t he say he was sticking by his decision even after the full video came out?
Both he, and the White House said they were standing by the decision to oust. Exact timing should not be assumed from the news report.
USDA worker pressured to resign over race comments - Houston Chronicle
The NAACP, which initially condemned Sherrod's remarks and supported Sherrod's ouster, joined the calls for her to keep her job. The civil rights group said it and millions of others were duped by the conservative website that posted partial video of her speech on Monday."We have come to the conclusion we were snookered ... into believing she had harmed white farmers because of racial bias," said the statement from NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous.
A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said President Barack Obama was briefed on the matter after Sherrod's resignation and stands by the Agriculture Department's handling of it.