Exoneration of Sherrod

Who is Shirley Sherrod? Clearly a mere rhetorical question due to all the news coverage she has received. Shirley Sherrod is now a former USDA official, wrongfully relieved of her duties. Removed from her position of 24+ years. Due diligence? Of course not. When it comes to the subject of racism everyone is so sensitive, and consequently can easily fall victim to any "seemingly" negative or condescending sound bite. Im not talking about just the media, but the United State government from the white house on down. This type of response, to a sound bite from a nut-bag tea party member with a reputation incendiary commentary, is reprehensible.

Andrew Breitbart is the transgressor here. I was watching CNN; John King was interviewing this guy. He defended himself by saying that "this video wasn't about Shirley Sherrod" and "I didn't fire her". Come on now, is he serious? The video was clearly edited in attempt illustrate a racial predisposition in reference to Ms. Sherrod's treatment of a white farmer, which directly led to her untimely dismissal. How does a guy of this faculty have any credibility? I mean really? Is that all it takes to provoke the white house. The media; poor poor media. We are now living in a time where the news is simply a competition of who can be more reckless and who can break the news the fastest. Facts? What are those? As long as I am the quickest and my ratings are the highest, the truth is not a priority. If it just so happens to be fact, that's mere happenstance. We must boycott media outlets that give such unscrupulous individuals platform to propagate such acrimonious falsehoods. This is the only way to salvage truth and to protect our nation from the on-slot of sophism.

Enough about the inequities of the media and leadership, this about the exoneration of Mrs. Sherrod. Since her resignation Mrs. Sherrod's "career" has really taken off. She has made several appearances on both national and international televised networks. This is my post event career prognosis for Mrs. Sherrod: The aforementioned appearances are expected to continue for quite sometime. She will make even more money than the government was willing to pay by keynoting at speaking engagements. Its been speculated that may receive, initially, $10,000 per speech. Then she's going to write book about her life and her experiences. The book is going to be an instant best-seller due to interest in her life taken by many people, due to her austere mistreatment. The irony is thick here.

In closing, Mrs. Sherrod's vindication seems to be of biblical proportion. "ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day,..."(Genesis 50:20) Clearly this was an effort to paint Mrs. Sherrod as a racist that used defamatory speech to incite a crowd at a NAACP function. But to the contrary Mrs. Shirley is and has been an upstanding citizen and consummate professional even in the face of direct racism in the south. She should be commended for her courage and I hope her best days are ahead of her.