She also accused Fox News of racism, telling Strupp that “they are after a bigger thing, they would love to take us back to… where black people were looking down, not looking white folks in the face, not being able to compete for a job out there and not be a whole person.”

Hmmm.... Thoughts?

 

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Sherrod said this situation has worsened her view of racism in media coverage.

 

"I think it is race. You think we have come a long way in terms of race relations in this country, but we keep going backwards," she said. "We have become more racist. This was their doing, Breitbart put that together misrepresenting what I was saying and Fox carried it."

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There are some other issues concerning Sherrod that will come to light over the next several weeks...

Sherrod said she is considering legal action, perhaps against Breitbart, Fox or the federal government:

 

"I don't know enough to know. I wish I did. I would love to sue. I am going to talk about it. I have been getting calls from all over the country. I don't want to leave one stone unturned."

I saw this coming.

Not at all, Fox News doesn't have fair and balance news that the say they do. She should take legal action for slander.

I said yesterday in the other thread that I'm uncomfortable with some of her positions/comments. I've always said that we overestimate where we are on the race issue but I don't believe we we are "more racist." I do believe a few (ie Beck) try to scare the white folk regarding blacks.

Not at all, Fox News doesn't have fair and balance news that the say they do. She should take legal action for slander.

 

Why it was her own words???

Why it was her own words???

 

I'm curious as to legal precedent in this type of case. Can one sue for slander if a person only uses part of a quote to make negative claims against another?

She'll sue somebody and win. She has done it before. The government may be on the hook for this one, as they fired her.

She'll sue somebody and win. She has done it before. .

 

I assume you're talking about the Pigford settlement.

 

Did she actually file suit then or did she and her farming community participate in the settlement provided by the Clinton administration?

Not at all, Fox News doesn't have fair and balance news that the say they do. She should take legal action for slander.

So you agree with this opinion? "They are after a bigger thing, they would love to take us back to… where black people were looking down, not looking white folks in the face, not being able to compete for a job out there and not be a whole person.”

 

How about the rest of you? You agree with her assessment?

There are some other issues concerning Sherrod that will come to light over the next several weeks...

Like ... ?

Not at all, Fox News doesn't have fair and balance news that the say they do. She should take legal action for slander.

Fox has never been "fair and balanced" ... they're just as biased as they claim their competition is, and use that to justify their own.

I do believe a few (ie Beck) try to scare the white folk regarding blacks.

Same here ...

So you agree with this opinion? "They are after a bigger thing, they would love to take us back to… where black people were looking down, not looking white folks in the face, not being able to compete for a job out there and not be a whole person.”

 

How about the rest of you? You agree with her assessment?

Anyone?

Now that the "mainstream media" has jumped all over context does this mean that thos claiming that Rand Paul favors repealing the Civil Rights act will be forthcoming with apologies?