Let's see how complicated Republican conspiracies can be!
I am completely stunned that nobody on the media, including Steph, realized that the "rush to judgment" by the Interior Department had EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT SHE IS A FEMALE!
Every single woman realizes that the heirarchy in the business world puts black women at the bottom of the wrung. As evidenced by the extreme rush to judgment by Sherrod's direct boss. Vilsack "couldn't explain" his rush to judgment. He said he is going to reflect on this moment.
I suggest that he reflect on the fact that the automatically assumed the fake news reports by Fox News was correct because she had two stikes against her: 1.) She was black, and he assumed this was true based on her background of community efforts she might likely harbor racist tendencies and b) she is a woman, so naturally, she was flapping her lips without thinking!!!
Not a single note from anyone that Vilsack made this extremely embarrassing rush to judgment without giving her a word to defend herself, demanding she pull over and give her resume on her blackberry BECAUSE SHE IS FEMALE!
Can you imagine him doing that to a black man?
No way, they would have said "Hey, let's keep our heads and check out this story". There is not a single black man in the any executive position who would have been forced to complete this humiliating exercise in power and submission!
Of course, nobody will admit this in public either.
Racism and sexist is burbling inside even the highest level of government, which is exactly why Vilsack made this "learning moment" happen!
Racism does not mean he hates black people, it just means he has preconceived ideas about black people.
And indeed, he obviously has preconceived ideas about women!
The beautiful part of this story is that this event will be a great point of example for all Americans to realize exactly how the parties treat racism. The Republicans and Fox News have done all they could to manipulate and lie about facts (their usual behavior), and the Democrats foolishly bit the hook on the bait of racism offered, quite easily because she was a woman.
Fox would never have been successful with this story so quickly if it were a man. They would have had to bombard us with this lying story for weeks before it even got notice by the government. (Thankfully, again, it was Ms. Sherrod, the true hero she is, who is a the center! Sparing us weeks of more inane "news" for weeks like they did with ACORN.)
I suggest that Vilsack take a serious look at his attitudes about not only blacks, but women!
And the "media" ought to wake up and be a little more honest about why this woman was victimized so quickly!
So what is the heirarchy? White males, asian males, all other non european males, black males, white females, asian females, all other non european males, black females.
Bottom of the wrung by default.
Ms. Sherrod was fired because of this internal imprint that Vilsack was obviously unconscious responding to by firing Sherrod without allowing her to defend herself first.
How many more victims will Obama roll over on and allow to be picked off by the Right?
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Glenn Beck is Silly!!!
Glenn Beck is an Idiot!
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Rest in peace, Senator Byrd.
I heard the news this morning. He had served for a very long time. I wonder who we'll get as a replacement.
Also heard about the new Supreme Court decision today. Awful... as far as I'm concerned, they can't confirm Kagan quickly enough. I'm thinking of getting satellite radio again. It might be good to hear the hearings. C-Span is pretty addictive. :)
When I went for an interview not too long ago, there was a radio on in the office of the company - and wouldn't you know it, the Rush Limbaugh show was on. Yep. Sigh...
I also recently interviewed (and apparently didn't get the job) with Clear Channel, which owns the local talk station. More than half of their shows are conservative. They do have the George Noory show, and some cooking and sports shows on the weekends.
In the gym that I go to, there are a bunch of TVs in the room with the cardio equipment, and one of them is always tuned to Fox News. I try not to look at it, and sit near the one that has the baseball channel.
Rush Limbaugh must still be on his honeymoon, because the even-lamer-than-Rush substitute was on the air instead. As you would expect, it was the same bile-spitting crud. Why is it supposed to be 'Communist' and such because the gov't wants to pay for elderly and poor people to be able to go to the hospital? I mean, come on, don't these people even know the definitions of words? Communism means a particular type of government, focused on state ownership of property, not a plan to pay older people's medical bills. It's like saying a goat is a type of chair.
For the zillionth time: the gov't is not offering to outright buy the entire health industry. Yet Glenn Beck thinks there's going to be a bloodbath and Armageddon. Speaking of hospitals, will somebody put him in one? Dang. That fella puts giant wind tunnels to shame.
I am somewhat entertaining the notion of going to the library and reading through Glenn Beck's upcoming sh*tty book 'The Overton Whatsis,' by the way. It sounds like it is going to be really, really, really bad. I could use the laughs. 
Are we in Bizarro World? They are actually making SOME sense!
Surprisingly good points made! Approve and criticize where necessary.
Will that junk shot include "fOX FACTS?"
This is what they will replace what they repeal!
Bernie, Jon Stewart has many more shoes than you! Watch and listen to them drop!
Someone "Fair and Balanced" got schooled!
As per Fox News' "Fox and Friends" idiots, seeing Muslim country flag crescents, reflected in (Obama's) logo for the Nuclear Security Summit..
Suspicious indeed, but Obama administration claims it was inspired by Bohr model of the hydrogen atom - far WORSE, they're NERDS!
And finally, Jon Stewart wonders aloud about the origin of the Fox News logo..
As per Fox News' "Fox and Friends" idiots, seeing Muslim country flag crescents, reflected in (Obama's) logo for the Nuclear Security Summit..
Suspicious indeed, but Obama administration claims it was inspired by Bohr model of the hydrogen atom - far WORSE, they're NERDS!
And finally, Jon Stewart wonders aloud about the origin of the Fox News logo..
As per Fox News' "Fox and Friends" idiots, seeing Muslim country flag crescents, reflected in (Obama's) logo for the Nuclear Security Summit..
Suspicious indeed, but Obama administration claims it was inspired by Bohr model of the hydrogen atom - far WORSE, they're NERDS!
And finally, Jon Stewart wonders aloud about the origin of the Fox News logo..
As per Fox News' "Fox and Friends" idiots, seeing Muslim country flag crescents, reflected in (Obama's) logo for the Nuclear Security Summit..
Suspicious indeed, but Obama administration claims it was inspired by Bohr model of the hydrogen atom - far WORSE, they're NERDS!
And finally, Jon Stewart wonders aloud about the origin of the Fox News logo..