L'agnello sacrificale: l'analisi dell'editorialista del Wp

 July 20, 2010

di Jonathan Capehart

Shirley Sherrod: Sacrificial lamb on the altar of race

As teachable moments in the minefield of race in America go, the case of Shirley Sherrod is a big one. When I first saw the video clip this morning, I was astonished. There was a black agriculture department official, Sherrod, boasting about how she used her federal position to deny help to a white farmer. Oh yeah. She needed to go. Or so I thought.

Il video manipolato

Il discorso di Shirley Sherrod su Youtube

La Casa Bianca chiede scusa a Shirley Sherrod

July 21, 2010

With Apology, Fired Official Is Offered a New Job

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG, SHAILA DEWAN and BRIAN STELTER

This article was reported by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Shaila Dewan and Brian Stelter and was written by Ms. Stolberg.

WASHINGTON — Shirley Sherrod, the black Agriculture Department official whose firing and subsequent offer of rehiring by the Obama administration this week has sparked a national conversation about politics and race, said Thursday she believes she deserves a telephone call from President Obama — and the White House said Mr. Obama has not ruled it out.

Ms. Sherrod, who until Monday was the rural development director for the Agriculture Department in Georgia, said she was inclined not to return to the agency. Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday said he was asking her to return to use her expertise to help move the department past its checkered history in race relations, but she told the “Today” show on NBC that she did not want the burden of solving the department’s racial problems to rest entirely on her.

Naacp contro i Tea Party: le ragioni del risentimento

Michelle Obama Rouses NAACP Before Vote Condemning ‘Racist’ Elements of Tea Party

Tea Party Leaders Say Political Motivation Driving NAACP Agenda

By HUMA KHAN

July 12, 2010

First Lady Michelle Obama brought renewed energy to the NAACP today, delivering the keynote speech at the annual convention one day before the nation’s largest civil rights group is expected to condemn what it calls racist elements in the Tea Party movement. The nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization will vote on the resolution Tuesday during its annual convention in Kansas City, Mo. In addition to jobs and the economy, anti-Tea Party activism has been a large focus of the gathering, a charge that conservative leaders say is driven solely by a political agenda.
The nation’s largest and oldest civil rights organization will vote on the resolution Tuesday during its annual convention in Kansas City, Mo.