360 degree turn - Now the right is attacking Shirley Sherrod for calling Breitbart a racist

[Emit]

360 degree turn - Now the right is attacking Shirley Sherrod for calling Breitbart a racist
by: Alvin McEwen
Sun Jul 25, 2010 at 10:42:58 AM EDT

As fast as they issued mea culpas because of the treatment of Shirley Sherrod, some members of the right are now seemingly taking back those mea culpas and are attempting to make Sherrod into Madame Defarge while at the same time trying to make Andrew Breitbart into a victim.

My guess is that in the next few days you will be hearing about this interview with Anderson Cooper in right-wing circles ... (Video clip at link)

The portion of the interview which will probably be focused on is at 2:30 when Sherrod says she thinks Breitbart would like to get African-Americans "stuck back in the times of slavery." She later says that she thinks he is a racist. Both of these statements came from her responding to a comment Breitbart made in Politico, another online site.

~snip~

BigGovernment.com, one of Breitbart's websites, now contains a listing of links from conservatives who on Friday said that Sherrod owes Breitbart an apology:

Goldberg: Sherrod Owes Breitbart an Apology

Riehl: Sherrod owes Breitbart an apology

Ponnuru: Sherrod owes Breitbart an apology

~snip~

I guess we will know by Monday whether or not the right will return to their regularly scheduled program of the "Obama Administration don't like white people" but this time featuring Ms. Sherrod as the star.

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=16832

[mike r]

1. They have a long tradition of making the victim apologize

[Gman]

2. And at the same time turning themselves into victims

No one plays the victim better than conservatives.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. Especially fundie conservatives

who are constantly being picked on and persecuted, like when they are prevented by unGodly laws from putting up Christmas stuff on the courthouse lawn or burning witches in the park.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Like when Harry Whittington apologized

for getting in the way of Darth Cheney's birdshot.

[EFerrari]

3. Racist Wing of the Republican Party to Sherrod: Apologize! nt

[Lint Head]

5. You show me a racist and I'll show you a Republican.

Not that all Republicans are racist but all racists are either Republican or right wing nuts.

[jimlup]

7. We have to learn not to take thier bait...

As long as we just ignore these idiots we and she will be fine.

[w4rma]

14. Do NOT ignore them. Dumb. (nt)

[jimlup]

16. countering them means spending resources on defense. That is a mistake imo

[w4rma]

17. Events like this one are opportunities for efficient spending of resources for attacking. (nt)

[malaise]

8. Hey

Fuck the fucking right.

[dhill926]

9. totally fucking agree..........n/t

[Fly by night]

10. A 360 degree "turn" brings you back to the same place. A 180 degree turn, on the other hand, ....

... takes you in the opposite direction from where you are heading now. In addition to not being able to spell, reich-wingers (and those who care what they think and say about anything) also seem to have a difficult time telling direction.

[unblock]

11. reminds me of a scene from "last action hero":

Tony Vivaldi: What is this, Benedict? First you're my friend; now you turn a... 360 on me!
Benedict: 180, you stupid, spaghetti-slurping cretin - *180*! If I did a 360, I'd go completely around and end up back where I started!
Tony Vivaldi: What?
Benedict: Trust me!
(shoots him)

[hootinholler]

12. Of course they do.

and now the minions think they changed direction.

-Hoot

[Warren DeMontague]

13. The lesson here is, they attack, attack, attack and never let up.

Honestly, I'd like to see more of our people adopt that playbook. Not the bullshit, but the unwillingness to back down.

[MadMaddie]

15. Shirley is not going to apologize

She knows a racist when she sees and hears one.

Fuck Breitbastard bart now he is the victim? Are you fucking kidding me?