Shirley Sherrod - USDA official who admits racism, resigns.

[Brittain33]

As with all racism, it's disgusting, and it's good that she's gone.

Rush to judgment based on a carefully edited video, it looks like.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20011026-503544.html

She cited this story from 24 years ago as something she learned from and repented for, and went on to become an advocate for underserved white farmers.

Even Erick Erickson of Red State regrets this.

[Brittain33]

The White House claims Vilsack moved on this, not them. I don't know if it's true or not. Whether it was the White House or Ag, it was a mistake to respond to Fox/Tea Party mau mauing on a fake issue, assuming this is the fake it now appears to be.

Whoever did it was wrong.

[Brittain33]

The White House claims Vilsack moved on this, not them.

Vilsack is in the cabinet, and thus IS the white house.

No. He is part of the executive branch and works directly for Obama, but he runs his own department so he can take his own initiatives on issues that don't rise to the level of concerning either Obama or Obama's political staff. His office isn't in the West Wing, which is part of the White House. I do not take "the White House" to stand in for the entire Executive Branch, only the President and his West Wing staff.

This doesn't mean that the White House wasn't involved, but they're claiming they weren't.