President Obama calls Sherrod

[Wayland Woman]

Originally Posted by Upton

Excellent. Now there's been an apology and a call from Obama. The next move should be to give Sherrod her old job back. The WH messed this up badly, a "different position" just isn't good enough.

Sherrod speaks to President Obama in a telephone call - CNN.com

The job she's been offered is a giant step up.

[drkman]

Originally Posted by Wayland Woman

The job she's been offered is a giant step up.

Good for her and she needs to get an apology from the head of the NAACP also for their knee jerk reaction. At least the farmers that are inovlved in this story have spoken up about how she did actually help them save their farm whereas the lawyer that she thought would help them did nothing for them. I think that is when she realized the error in her thinking and did everything in her power to help them.

[TakeAhike]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

That's a joke, right? A woman who admitted committing acts that violated the Civil Rights Act (Title VI) gets a civil rights-related job?

I wish I had a crystal ball. 2 more years, 6 more years--many of us will no longer be alive for one reason or another.

I am now certain that I prefer natural disasters.

So the Obama's will now vacation in the Gulf. If I were a member of the family I would want my old life back.

[swbtoo]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

That's a joke, right? A woman who admitted committing acts that violated the Civil Rights Act (Title VI) gets a civil rights-related job?

She evidently had a change of attitude. Reportedly, the widow of the white farmer in this episode has said that they wouldn't have the family farm if she hadn't helped them at the time.

However, is other parts of the clip that have been shown, she expressed some pretty strong political sentiments so it sounds like there's quite a bit of rancor there.