(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

Gosh darnit you beat me to another one.

Let's dance in the streets in celebration and hope that others will
pile on this piece of **** Breitbart.

In article ,
says...

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

Gosh darnit you beat me to another one.

Let's dance in the streets in celebration and hope that others will
pile on this piece of **** Breitbart.

Posting a video for public consumption of a news worthy event? Sherrod
is going to be laughed out of court if the suit isn't summarily
dismissed.

"BAR" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
says...

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

Gosh darnit you beat me to another one.

Let's dance in the streets in celebration and hope that others will
pile on this piece of **** Breitbart.

Posting a video for public consumption of a news worthy event? Sherrod
is going to be laughed out of court if the suit isn't summarily
dismissed.



What exactly was "news worthy" about a highly edited event that deliberated
mis-stated what she was discussing? Sounds like a pretty good case to me.

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On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

The open question would be whether she was a public figure. If so the
press has great latitude. I bet he wins, only because of the screwed
up legal system.

She's not really a public figure, at least in my estimation. She was a
fairly low-level bureaucrat, and she was deliberately targeted and lied
about.

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:27:41 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

Gosh darnit you beat me to another one.

Let's dance in the streets in celebration and hope that others will
pile on this piece of **** Breitbart.

Posting a video for public consumption of a news worthy event? Sherrod
is going to be laughed out of court if the suit isn't summarily
dismissed.

As usual, you speak from your ass. She's not a public figure.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:25:35 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:16:50 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:


"BAR" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

Gosh darnit you beat me to another one.

Let's dance in the streets in celebration and hope that others will
pile on this piece of **** Breitbart.

Posting a video for public consumption of a news worthy event? Sherrod
is going to be laughed out of court if the suit isn't summarily
dismissed.



What exactly was "news worthy" about a highly edited event that deliberated
mis-stated what she was discussing? Sounds like a pretty good case to me.


It really gets back to whether she is a public figure.
If showing a highly edited video that makes someone look like a moron,
Bush and Clinton both have hundreds of cases.
Jon Stewart would be doing hard time.

They are not private citizens. She's not a public figure.

Your stand is disingenuous so why take it?

Breitbart has his comeuppance sitting on the horizon. Be glad.

On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:27:29 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:18:07 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:


wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

The open question would be whether she was a public figure. If so the
press has great latitude. I bet he wins, only because of the screwed
up legal system.

She's not really a public figure, at least in my estimation. She was a
fairly low-level bureaucrat, and she was deliberately targeted and lied
about.

She was making a speech in front of a national organization and it was
published. All BB did was edit it. He will take the standard tack, "I
am an entertainment show".

The footage was not taken from a period in which she held the job she
holds now, which is still not as a public figure making public policy.

At the time of the speech, she was working on a private effort to help
those losing their farms retain proper counsel.

Breitbart will have his hands full.

On 7/29/10 10:42 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

The open question would be whether she was a public figure. If so the
press has great latitude. I bet he wins, only because of the screwed
up legal system.

She wasn't a public figure and he libeled her, with malice.

In article ,
says...

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:27:41 -0400, BAR wrote:

In article ,
says...

On Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:29 -0400, Harry ?
wrote:

(AP) - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she
will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making
racially tinged remarks last week.

Sherrod made the announcement Thursday in San Diego at the National
Association of Black Journalists annual convention.

The edited video posted by Andrew Breitbart led Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack to ask her to resign, a decision he reconsidered after
seeing the entire video of her March speech to a local NAACP group. In
the full speech, Sherrod spoke of racial reconciliation and lessons she
learned after initially hesitating to help a white farmer save his home.

- - -

Breitbart libeled Sherrod big time, and also did her great harm. He's
not going to be able to hide behind a freedom of the press claim. His
activities against Ms. Sherrod were *not* absent malice. Malice was
uppermost on his mind.

Gosh darnit you beat me to another one.

Let's dance in the streets in celebration and hope that others will
pile on this piece of **** Breitbart.

Posting a video for public consumption of a news worthy event? Sherrod
is going to be laughed out of court if the suit isn't summarily
dismissed.

As usual, you speak from your ass. She's not a public figure.

It doesn't matter, she was speaking in a public forum.