Aug 27, 2010
Talk about Karma
UPDATE: Shirley Sherrod files suit against Andrew Breitbart. I hate it for him.
Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod declined a job offer this week from Secretary Tom Vilsack, the same guy who prematurely fired her based on a selectively edited and gross misrepresentation of the facts on Andrew Brietbart’s Big Government blog. Who could possibly argue with her decision? Go for the consulting gig. Even if that’s not in her future, her lawsuit against Brietbart for defamation should satisfy.
As originally posted, this woman is not stupid and clearly can hold her own. Too bad for Brietbart, Vilsack and the countless news editors, supervisors, bloggers, et al, who didn’t fact check the story before publicizing it and following the herd mentality. They don’t deserve a single virtual Cup of Joe for their rush to judgment. Too bad, so sad.
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