Staff / TruthdigMar 1, 2012
Over the course of his career as a conservative commentator, blogger and vigilant crusader against liberal bias, as he saw it, in the mainstream American media and in Hollywood, Andrew Breitbart pulled off a few high-profile alliances and at least one major takedown.Conservative commentator, blogger and anti-liberal crusader Andrew Breitbart is dead at the age of 43. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 15, 2011
The former U.S. Department of Agriculture official is suing conservative webmaster Andrew Breitbart for defamation. Sherrod was forced to resign after Breitbart posted a heavily edited video of a speech she gave, setting off a right-wing hullabaloo. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Marcia Alesan Dawkins / TruthdigAug 7, 2010
Here’s a question we might consider: Does Obama want us to talk about race while he effectively sidesteps the conversation himself?Does Obama want us to talk about race while he effectively sidesteps the conversation himself? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJul 27, 2010
The recent Shirley Sherrod kerfuffle served to show how quick the Obama administration is to bend to the will of Fox News pundits, according to Stephen Colbert, who can think of a few other people to fire as well for doing nothing wrong. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 26, 2010
President Obama is scheduled to guest on "The View," Thursday, marking the first time a sitting president has lowered himself to daytime talk. Hopefully he doesn't get confused and try to fire Sherri Shepherd, who is not Shirley Sherrod. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 26, 2010
The smearing of Shirley Sherrod ought to be a turning point in American politics. This is not, as the now trivialized phrase has it, a "teachable moment." It is a time for action. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 26, 2010
What can we learn from the Shirley Sherrod case? Who's at fault and what is the fault line? Unemployment benefit extension was approved but at what cost? And BP and the Gulf oil spill aren't over yet who's really the responsible party here?. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigJul 22, 2010
After the Shirley Sherrod episode, there's no longer any need to mince words: A cynical right-wing propaganda machine is peddling the poisonous fiction that when African-Americans or other minorities reach positions of power, they seek some kind of revenge against whites. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 22, 2010
After it became painfully obvious that the White House had been played by conservatives, press secretary Robert Gibbs apologized to Shirley Sherrod on behalf of the administration. Sherrod was forced to resign because of a video edited by conservative bloggers to distort her remarks on race. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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