On Tuesday, the Obama Administration demanded that United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) director of Rural Development in Georgia, Shirley Sherrod, resign after she was “caught” on camera telling members of an NAACP banquet that she was slow to help a white farmer. By the way, Sherrod is black.
A conservative website posted a partial video that showed Sherrod in a negative light. It was a gotcha moment in the world of political videos that was posted on the internet. It was a cheap shot. Fox News ran with the story without all the facts. They like “gotcha” moments, too.
Sherrod was forced to resign by the Obama Administration. They did not have all the facts, either. Continue reading