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'''Shirley Sherrod''' is a former government official, pressured to resign when a misleadingly edited film clip of her remarks was distributed, along with commentary portraying her as an anti-white [[racist]]. The media incident occurred in the context of a liberal smear campaign, which has been relentlessly portraying the [[Tea Party Movement]] as [[racist]] against blacks. O'Reilly and Breitbart used the clip to score points against the anti-Tea Party smear campaign, arguing that not only is there no proof that the Tea Party Movement is racist, but that they had [[smoking gun]] proof of black racism against whites. Both quickly corrected their remarks when a longer clip became available, and it became clear that Sherrod was not promoting or justifying racism but referring to a decades-old incident of her own insensitivity for which she had made amends.  

'''Shirley Sherrod''' is a former government official, pressured to resign when a misleadingly edited film clip of her remarks was distributed, along with commentary portraying her as an anti-white [[racist]]. The media incident occurred in the context of a liberal smear campaign, which has been relentlessly portraying the [[Tea Party Movement]] as [[racist]] against blacks. O'Reilly and Breitbart used the clip to score points against the anti-Tea Party smear campaign, arguing that not only is there no proof that the Tea Party Movement is racist, but that they had [[smoking gun]] proof of black racism against whites. Both quickly corrected their remarks when a longer clip became available, and it became clear that Sherrod was not promoting or justifying racism but referring to a decades-old incident of her own insensitivity for which she had made amends.  

*While the excerpt showed Sherrod, an African American, telling the [[NAACP]] in a speech that she had discriminated against a white farmer as a nonprofit aid officer 24 years ago, the full speech made clear she was saying she had overcome that racial instinct and learned an important lesson.<ref name=post721>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/21/AR2010072106708.html Washington Post]</ref>

*While the excerpt showed Sherrod, an African American, telling the [[NAACP]] in a speech that she had discriminated against a white farmer as a nonprofit aid officer 24 years ago, the full speech made clear she was saying she had overcome that racial instinct and learned an important lesson.<ref name=post721>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/21/AR2010072106708.html Washington Post]</ref>

*[[Glenn Beck|Beck]] defended Sherrod on Tuesday, saying that "context matters" and he would have objected if someone had shown a video of him at an AA meeting saying he used to pass out from drinking but omitting the part where he says he found Jesus and gave up alcohol.<ref name=post721 />

*[[Glenn Beck|Beck]] defended Sherrod on Tuesday, saying that "context matters" and he would have objected if someone had shown a video of him at an AA meeting saying he used to pass out from drinking but omitting the part where he says he found Jesus and gave up alcohol.<ref name=post721 />

In a video clip from a local [[NAACP]] chapter posted on biggovernment.com Sherrod regalled an  audience with a story about how she didn't do her best to help a White farmer threatened with losing his land. In her story she said she "didn't give him the full force of what I could do" because "I was struggling with the fact that so many black people had lost their farmland and here I was faced with helping a white person save their land."<ref>http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/07/19/video-proof-the-naacp-awards-racism2010/</ref>

In a video clip from a local [[NAACP]] chapter posted on biggovernment.com Sherrod regalled an  audience with a story about how she didn't do her best to help a White farmer threatened with losing his land. In her story she said she "didn't give him the full force of what I could do" because "I was struggling with the fact that so many black people had lost their farmland and here I was faced with helping a white person save their land."<ref>http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/07/19/video-proof-the-naacp-awards-racism2010/</ref>

NAACP president Ben Jealous wrote: "Racism is about abuse of power. Sherrod had it at USDA. She abused a white farmer because of his race. NAACP is appalled. Go to naacp.org."<ref>http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/07/too_quick_a_trigger.php#more</ref> The NAACP's initial statement regarding Sherrod's comments has been removed from its website. The NAACP and other [[mainstream media]] news organizations only days earlier slandered the tax protesting [[Tea Party movement]] as "racist."<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20010498-503544.html</ref> [[President Obama]] later apologized to Sherrod.<ref>http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/23/sherrod-regards-obamas-call-as-apology/</ref>

NAACP president Ben Jealous wrote: "Racism is about abuse of power. Sherrod had it at USDA. She abused a white farmer because of his race. NAACP is appalled. Go to naacp.org."<ref>http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/07/too_quick_a_trigger.php#more</ref> The NAACP's initial statement regarding Sherrod's comments has been removed from its website. The NAACP and other [[mainstream media]] news organizations only days earlier slandered the tax protesting [[Tea Party movement]] as "racist."<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20010498-503544.html</ref> [[President Obama]] later apologized to Sherrod.<ref>http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/23/sherrod-regards-obamas-call-as-apology/</ref>

Sherrod is involved in the [[Pigford settlement]] where the government was sued for discrimination against black farmers. The settlement is riddled with fraud and several Republicans in congress seek to review the case. Obama is pressing for $2 billion in additional compensation for black farmers.

Sherrod is involved in the [[Pigford settlement]] where the government was sued for discrimination against black farmers. The settlement is riddled with fraud and several Republicans in congress seek to review the case. Obama is pressing for $2 billion in additional compensation for black farmers.