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Podcast: Election Postmortem and Craig Shirley on Reagan

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:27:57 +0000

Thirty years ago, on November 4, Ronald Reagan was elected president. To discuss the significance of that election, Craig Shirley, author of “Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign that Started it All,” joins us on the podcast. Shirley, who chronicled Reagan’s 1980 campaign in his book, discusses Reagan’s impact, as well as the [...]

Epic Anti-Gay Moments Highlight Reel…the Worst of the Worst

hagdawg — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 11:40:41 +0000

Some of the most bizarre anti-gay moments during interview on Midweek Politics with: -Shirley Phelps-Roper, God Hates Fags Westboro Baptist Church -Peter LaBarbera -Paul Cameron -Glenn Miller -Terry Jones Support Midweek Politics. Subscribe today: www.midweekpolitics.com Midweek Politics with David Pakman is a nationally syndicated talk radio and program. 24/7 Voicemail Line: (219)-2DAVIDP www.midweekpolitics.com http www.facebook.com www.twitter.com feeds.feedburner.com

Tom Vilsack Says He Offered to Resign Over Shirley Sherrod Saga

freshcontentengine.com — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:19:42 +0000

As the controversy over Shirley Sherrod’s ouster grew last month, Tom Vilsack told President Barack Obama he was willing to resign his post as secretary of the Department of Agriculture. In an interview with Politico, Vilsack again expressed regret for his rash decision to fire Sherrod over a selectively edited video that distorted comments she [...]

Shirley Sherrod Says No to Vilsack Offer of New Job at Agriculture

freshcontentengine.com — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:00:38 +0000

Shirley Sherrod, who was ousted from her federal job after the release of an edited video in which she appeared to make a racist remark, won’t be going back to work at the Agriculture Department, despite an offer by the agency at a meeting Tuesday. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who fired Sherrod in July, then [...]

Shirley Sherrod Reflects, Vows Not to ‘Yield’ in NAACP Letter

freshcontentengine.com — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:11:59 +0000

A month after losing her federal job over a selectively edited video that showed her making racial remarks that were misinterpreted, Shirley Sherrod says she’ll continue to work with the NAACP even though the group initially condemned her. In a letter posted Tuesday on the website of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored [...]

Mary C. Curtis Talks Shirley Sherrod and Breitbart Lawsuit on ‘Here & Now’

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:45:45 +0000

Politics Daily National Correspondent Mary C. Curtis appeared on NPR’s “Here & Now” on Friday to discuss Shirley Sherrod’s latest comments on her controversial firing and her plans to sue Andrew Breitbart. Click here to listen to the segment, and click here to read Mary C. Curtis’s accompanying piece. View the original article here This [...]

The Whole Truth About Shirley Sherrod’s ‘Sermon’

freshcontentengine.com — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:28:09 +0000

The last time there was this much hot political commentary by people who hadn’t actually seen the source material was probably the week that most of us first heard of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. That talk-storm had a lot in common with the media and political pratfall over Shirley Sherrod, the suddenly former mid-level Georgia [...]

Joan Walsh: It’s Okay for Shirley Sherrod to Call Fox News and Andrew Breitbart ‘Racist’

freshcontentengine.com — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:29:05 +0000

Salon’s Joan Walsh wrote about me today, so I figure I would return the courtesy. Walsh and I (along with Jane Hall of American University) appeared on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” with Howard Kurtz Sunday morning, to discuss the Shirley Sherrod story, as well as the “JournoList” story. Things got rocky early on. During Walsh’s opening [...]

Shirley Sherrod Wants ‘Down Time to Reflect,’ Unsure on New Government Job

freshcontentengine.com — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:29:05 +0000

Shirley Sherrod mulled her situation this weekend, saying she is unsure whether she wants to return to the Obama administration after she lost her job with Agriculture Department over a misunderstood video — then got offered a new spot along with an apology. A repentant Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilask, the guy who forced her resignation, [...]

Tom Vilsack ‘Jumped the Gun’ on Firing Shirley Sherrod, Obama Says

freshcontentengine.com — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:29:05 +0000

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack rushed to judgment when he fired Shirley Sherrod over a misunderstanding about comments she made on race, President Obama told ABC News. “He jumped the gun, partly because we now live in this media culture where something goes up on YouTube or a blog and everybody scrambles,” the president told “Good [...]