RACHEL MADDOW CALLS OUT POLITICAL AND MEDIA RIGHT WING FEAR MONGERS

I was going to comment on the right wing smear campaign against Shirley Sherrod; however, Rachel Maddow was brilliant in summing up what this whole smear campaign is about.

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Let's watch:

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VIEW ABOVE ["SHERROD STORY DEMONSTRATES 'SCARE WHITE PEOPLE' TACTIC] VIDEO AT: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#38353636
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VIEW ABOVE [ROBINSON ON LESSONS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE] VIDEO AT: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#38353691
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VIEW ABOVE [FOX NEWS DISAVOWS RESPONSIBILITY ON SHERROD STORY] VIDEO AT: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#38353774
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Ms. Sherrod's full speech at:

http://www.naacp.org/news/entry/video_sherrod/
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CNN's Don Lemon returns home with Shirley Sherrod, the woman at the center of the USDA controvery. (see below)



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JUDGE SONIA SOTOMAYOR AND THE RADICAL RIGHT

This whole madness about Judge Sonia Sotomayor is unbelievable and we are seeing an increasing radicalized right that is frightening.

I’m especially shocked by the horrendous attacks on Judge Sotomayor’s character, her intellect, her legal record, her race and gender.

I want those of you who are decent, sane people to think about what I’m going to say.

Do you belong to a racial/ethnic group?

Are you Jewish, African American, Irish, Italian, Polish, Greek, German, Muslim, Hispanic …?

Do you belong to the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, National Council of Jewish Women, B'nai B'rith, NAACP, Slovene National Benefit Society, Ancient Order of Hibernians, National Council of La Raza, Order Sons of Italy in America, Polish Roman Catholic Union of America or other ethnic organization where you network, celebrate your heritage, help people of like heritage get jobs? Is your organization charitable; provide educational assistance to your members? Do you have celebrations or special holidays to celebrate your heritage (for instance, St. Patrick’s Day)?

How about your religious affiliation? Are you Protestant, Unitarian, Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Episcopalian...?

NONE OF THESE GROUPS ADVOCATE VIOLENCE OR SCREAM RACIAL EPITHETS!

Then why are we seeing an increasing number of right wing radicals, who know very little about Judge Sotomayor, spewing venom and racial epithets at this woman because she celebrates her heritage, gender and ethnicity?

President Obama, a kind, just, husband/father/man who seeks balance and peace, is called everything but a child of God; and the poor man has more to deal with than any other President … and what does he get … constant vocal assault … from the right wing.

These right-wingers have nothing good to say about the President. You know you’re dealing with radicals when all they spew is hatred and criticism.

Now you have Dr. Tiller murdered. These right wing radicals and their spokesmen are frightening and they are intimidating good, decent Americans. Some of the spokesmen of whom I speak are Dick Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Tom Tancredo, Randall Terry, David Duke, Army of God, etc.

Remember what they used to say … “You can’t yell fire in a crowded theater”. Well, you can’t incite violence, … and these right wing radicals are inciting violence.

I’m hoping Homeland Security, the FBI, the Secret Service, local police, etc. are watching these nut jobs, because they are truly dangerous people.

Over 900 hate groups and right-wing whack jobs are in the United States and we’re worried about Al Qaeda in the Middle East.

WE HAVE LOST OUR MINDS!

DRUNK ERIE PA COP VIDEO: NAACP URGES TAKE ACTION NOW

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Take a look at this video of a Pennsylvania police officer joking about a just-murdered man... and mocking the man's grieving mother. "We're looking at it like, 'One less drug dealer to deal with,'" the Erie, PA, police officer says. "Cool."

The murder victim, described as a loving father, had no history of drug violations, according to news reports.Would you trust this policeman to protect you and your community? I wouldn't.

Too many police officers still have attitudes like this toward the communities they are patrolling, highlighting the problems we still need to address: ending racial profiling, the high rate of unsolved murders in African American communities, police brutality and other forms of unequal justice for African Americans and Latinos.

Working with the NAACP, you can help change this situation:

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These bills are designed to curb outrages like the New Year's Day shooting of unarmed Oscar Grant by transit police in Oakland; the police shooting of Robert Tolan on his front lawn in Bellaire, Texas; and the questionable death of high school football player Billie Joe Johnson, killed in what was described as a "routine traffic stop" in Lucedale, Mississippi.

NAACP branches are grappling with each of these cases. The Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act also includes provisions to assist local law enforcement agencies in doing more effective screening of candidates for law enforcement jobs before they are given the power to use deadly force and then during in-service reviews. It also supports the creation of local police accountability and review boards with subpoena power, independent investigatory power, and staffing and other resources needed to provide local community oversight of their law enforcement officers.

While most police officers are courageous public servants, continued police abuses are harming our communities and eroding the trust needed to both prevent and solve crimes.

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