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I hear you BD!_and I couldn't Agree with you more on all points made. But I'm also upset with the President trying to blame the media for the White's House panicked response_smh. Good Morning America: “Obama Blames Media For His Administration's Firing Of Shirley Sherrod”[…] He (Vilsack) jumped the gun," Obama said of Vilsack, "partly because we now live in this media culture where something goes up on YouTube or a blog and everybody scrambles.I've told my team and I told my agencies that we have to make sure that we're focusing on doing the right thing instead of what looks to be politically necessary at that very moment. We have to take our time and, and think these issues through," Obama said.If there's a lesson to be drawn from this episode," the President continued, it's to avoid "jumping to conclusions and pointing fingers at each other. […]The truth is,… Read more »
Maybe this should go under the other posting so apologies if I'm in the wrong. But I'm still angry over the Shirley Sherrod situation. This all started as a rift between that conservative blogger guy Briebart and the NAACP. He's a career trouble maker who stirs up trouble to draw people in and make money for his blog, books, and all that. From what I've seen of him on TV he's a total a**hole, blowhard loudmouth. He had a lot to say on CNN and other networks this week. But now that he's been exposed as a phony he's gone into hiding. He really owes Shirley Sherrod a apology for dragging her into his own dirt. But no one should hold their breath on this dude. He's a great big anal cavity.