This led to an unfortunate, knee-jerk denouncement of Sherrod by the NAACP itself, and a forced resignation by the Obama Administration. The NAACP has made amends. I hope the White House does as well. They've fallen for the FOX spin far too many times already.
The entire story was bogus, an edited tape taken out of context, representing the story to be absolutely the opposite of what happened. You know, the FOX "News" stock-in-trade. The story is complex if you're not familiar with how these faux outrage stories bloom. So, while I was going to try to avoid any Rachel Maddow Show clips for a couple of days, I could think of no better way to explain it all. This is primo stuff. If you haven't seen it, please watch. The second clip is worth a view too, but the choice bits are in the first clip (good stuff starts at 1:35).
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