Never Trust Andrew Breitbart
I thought I had already denounced him? I have no problem doing it again. He's a leech that only serves to hurt the black community more than help it. The Boondocks' parody of him is only too kind.
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I was actually referring to the hypocrisy of the NAACP for attacking other organizations because they haven't properly distanced themselves from racist elements while ignoring racists in their own midst, but by all means denounce away. On a semi-related note, I'm on serious black girlfriend #3 and the consensus opinion on Al Sharpton is pretty much the same as yours, FWIW.
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I was actually referring to the hypocrisy of the NAACP for attacking other organizations because they haven't properly distanced themselves from racist elements while ignoring racists in their own midst, but by all means denounce away. On a semi-related note, I'm on serious black girlfriend #3 and the consensus opinion on Al Sharpton is pretty much the same as yours, FWIW.
The NAACP isn't an organization to be taken seriously.
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Ok, Al Sharpton is a slimeball and the NAACP has problems of its own. I'll even go further and say that the Nation of Islam is even worse in its fanatic anti-semitism than most other religious groups in the US, including some other branches of muslims.
Neither of those statements change the fact that the tea party does indeed contain racist elements.
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Sherrod is sueing him. Go check CNN.
I didn't think it happen but maybe it'll show that this kind of unethical slandering won't go without consequence.
Would link, but I'm on my mobile so copy paste doesn't work.
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There really isn't much of a case. You have to prove malicious intent and Breitbart is already saying he didn't edit the tape personally and that his "anonymous source" gave him/his website the tape as is. Then you have to prove damages. The monetary damages are from the administrations irresponsible forced resignation not the tape and that has been undone anyways. Maybe they'll be able to pry an apology out of him but I doubt it. If she files a lawsuit it'll probably be more to drag his reputation through the mud than anything else but I think the media interest is waning
You have to consider what you publish and anonymous source or not. Not to mention he could have checked the full video like anyone else could have. There are ways to confirm sources or if you can't confirm it then say that it isn't confirmed.
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http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/07/29/ ... tml?hpt=T2
Brent Bozell, head of the conservative Media Research Center, said Thursday Sherrod was the one who needed to apologize.
"Andrew Breitbart is going to be fine. He's done nothing wrong," Bozell said.
"I wonder if Ms. Sherrod, who is such a champion of transparency, will publicly disclose who is putting her up to this. And I also hope this champion of honesty will stop lying about Fox News," which has been accused of pushing the story before full details emerged, he said.
"I'm also waiting for Ms. Sherrod to publicly apologize for accusing anyone opposed to nationalized healthcare of being racist," Bozell said. "Last time I checked, that was more than half the country."
I can't believe this moron. Of course he did something wrong! He didn't check his sources, waged sloppy journalism, and was completely unethical in his handling of this.
And why the heck should Sherrod apologize? Who is putting her up to what? Again, stupid baseless conspiracy theories from conservatives who think liberals have a diabolical plot to take over the world. Ad homenin and red herring BS.
I just hope her lawsuit draws attention to this kind of unethical behavior and causes such blogger and pundits to act more responsibly about the messages they put out.
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Mrs. Sherrod really isn't that sympathetic of a person. She's a political hack just like the rest of them. Hardly the "Rosa Parks" figure the media has been trying to portray her as. The same media who were calling her a racist just the days before. Her going after FNC(who reported it just like everyone else did) was all I need to see she had an agenda.
Even if all of this was taken at face value and not as overblown hyperbole, it doesn't prove any malice towards Shirley Sherrod personally, which would be needed to prove libel. Further complicating things is that "racism" as a concept is subject to significant personal interpretation, making proving that someone maliciously and intentionally misapplied the label difficult at best. Depending upon where this suit was filed, it may even be possible to summarily dismiss it under anti-SLAPP statutes that might even subject Ms. Sherrod to liability, regardless though I doubt she''l be successful.
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Even if all of this was taken at face value and not as overblown hyperbole, it doesn't prove any malice towards Shirley Sherrod personally, which would be needed to prove libel. Further complicating things is that "racism" as a concept is subject to significant personal interpretation, making proving that someone maliciously and intentionally misapplied the label difficult at best. Depending upon where this suit was filed, it may even be possible to summarily dismiss it under anti-SLAPP statutes that might even subject Ms. Sherrod to liability, regardless though I doubt she''l be successful.
Bolded the important part for you.
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Bolded the important part for you.
Irrelevant. All Breitbart has to do is testify that he truly believed she was a racist based on her statements; legally she's got nothing.
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Breitbart sought to damage Sherrod and the NAACP just as he did damage ACORN, and tried to damage the Gamaliel Foundation with the "deliver us Obama" video. In each case these organisations were shown as being strongly black in membership and the fake videos made insinuations about the supposed inferiority and primitivity of black people. In each case the videos were clearly fake and so he is a repeat offender. He certainly knew the ACORN videos were fake, why, he published the transcripts that prove it. Breitbart claiming that he really thought Sherrod is racist does not change this background which is damning to Breitbart. He deliberately released fake videos designed to bring down black people including Sherrod. he is guilty and must pay.
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Couldn't have said it better myself. This man is a vicious racist, and is justifying his hate under the guise of political activism.
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