Shirley Sherrod USDA Employee Forced To Resign – Shirley Sherrod, a black ex-USDA worker claims that she was forced to resign on Monday over fabricated racial controversy. She was formerly the Georgia director of Rural development. She claims that she received a call from Cheryl Cook, who works as the USDA’s deputy undersecretary, stating that the White house wanted her to step down from her position. Sherrod politely denied the request at first, but gave into their demands when they called a second time.
“They called me twice,” she said. “The last time they asked me to pull over to the side of the road and submit my resignation on my Blackberry, and that’s what I did.”
The controversy started after a video of Sherrod speaking at a NAACP conference. In the clip, she can be heard stating that she purposely denied a white farmer help, and said that she did not give him “the full force of what I could do.”
Sherrod claims that the statements were taken out of context, and that the meaning that was expressed in the tape is far different from the way the comment came off during her speech. She said that the point of the story was to show that she learned that it was not a black and white issue. She also reveal that the incident took place in 1986, before she worked at the USDA.
Sherrod reportedly eventually became friends with the farmer, and worked with him for two years to help avoid foreclosure and bankruptcy. The woman who claims to be the wife of the farmer explained that Sherrod did help them, and said that she was “getting in there and doing all she could do to help us.”
This action by USDA was a total rush to judgment. They should offer to give her back her job, and they should hope she accepts the offer!
A lesson for the White House
NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous: Is it true that Shirley Sherrod at the USDA has been caught on film making reactionary comments?
NAACP Employee: Yes Sir.
NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous: Contact the White House immediately
White House: Yes Mr. Jealous, we understand, this could end up on Glenn Beck tonight. Contact Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack immediately.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: Yes Mrs. Sherrod, pull the car over now. The White House wants you to resign now, this will be on Glenn Beck tonight.
NAACP: Mr. Jealous, we have new information. I guess we should have watched the whole film.
NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous: Yes, that’s right, Mr. President, we seem to have jumped the gun, the whole film shows a different story. Say, you haven’t watched Glenn Beck have you?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: Yes, Shirley, nobody’s perfect. The NAACP seems to have panicked. Has Glenn Beck called you?
White House: Yes Mr. Vilsack, that’s right, talk nice, and slow, don’t get panicked. Here is what you will say. By the way, has Glenn Beck contacted you?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: that’s right folks, we will be looking at the whole picture, I mean the whole film. We will get this corrected.
White House: First, contact Pravda America, I mean MSNBC and CNN and tell them not to panic, we will tell them what to say. They will say, Fox News has caused the whole mess. Secondly, Tell Vilsack to send flowers to Shirley and to only speak to Vilsack. Lastly, for God sakes, put someone full-time watching Glenn Beck.
Now, the only logical conclusion to this mess: The NAACP needs to invite Van Jones (the Communist) back for a second “Image” award, then the spotlight will be taken off of this truly embarrassing moment for the NAACP, the White House, and the media.
Apparently, the White house is obsessed with Glenn Beck. Someone needs to go get a life.
Lastly, the media on the left, the media on the right, the White House, and the NAACP should all donate to a large retirement fund for Mrs. Sherrod.
Oh, by the way, White House, this retirement money should be tax-free for Mrs. Sherrod. She has been through enough, don’t you think?
Roy, I’d like to call you hilarious, instead. Do you mind?