The day after the [[NAACP]] issued a statement calling the [[Tea Party movement]] racist, Breitbart showcased the power of [[conservative media]] by releasing video footage showing Shirley Sherrod of the [[USDA]] addressing a past NAACP conference about how she acted in a racist manner to offer very minimal help to a bankrupt farmer because he was Caucasian. The video went viral and the White House got involved to make Sherrod resign. <ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/20/obama-administration-stands-by-decision-to-fire-sherrod/ Obama Administration Stands By Decision to Fire Sherrod, BigGovernment.com, July 20, 2010]</ref> | The day after the [[NAACP]] issued a statement calling the [[Tea Party movement]] racist, Breitbart showcased the power of [[conservative media]] by releasing video footage showing Shirley Sherrod of the [[USDA]] addressing a past NAACP conference about how she acted in a racist manner to offer very minimal help to a bankrupt farmer because he was Caucasian. The video went viral and the White House got involved to make Sherrod resign. <ref>[http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/07/20/obama-administration-stands-by-decision-to-fire-sherrod/ Obama Administration Stands By Decision to Fire Sherrod, BigGovernment.com, July 20, 2010]</ref> |