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tazzygirl -> RE: Video Suggests Racism At NAACP Event (7/20/2010 9:21:32 PM)
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Nope, didnt say that was because she was driving. That was a huge stretch, even for you.
What i said was... she claims she was told at the bequest of the WH. Who told her? Who was on the other end? What do they say? Do they state they told her that?
I always look with suspicion at someone who has much to gain making such statements.
She got a raw deal, but i dont think the USDA was irresponsible in the firing and i dont believe the WH ordered it.
This article sums it up nicely...
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Sherrod also hinted in two appearances on CNN that the White House was behind the firing, which is what now has people in an understandable uproar. But what did she say, exactly?
In one of those appearances, she says inconclusively that Breitbart appeared to have scared "the administration."
In the second, according to CNN's transcript, she said: "I had at least three calls telling me the White House wanted me to resign." Asked who the calls were from, Sherrod said they were from was Cheryl Cook, the USDA deputy undersecretary.
I don't know what to make of this. The woman is not alleging, as has been widely reported, that she got calls directly from the White House. Rather, she's saying that she was told the White House wanted her out.
Again, it seems very unlikely that the USDA would take an action like this without consulting the White House, and if the White House ordered this, it's appalling. And even without the White House, if Vilsack did fire her just on the strength of a Breitbart video, that itself is unacceptable, particularly now that the NAACP is conducting its own investigation into what happened, and it's looking like the Breitbart version may be bogus.
As for the White House's role, though, I want all the facts before making a final judgment.
Those are my feelings exactly.
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