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We Are a Nation of Bullies

David Love: Breitbart, Limbaugh, J. Edgar — This nation has a love-hate relationship with bullies. In one breath, society condemns bullying. And yet our society thrives on it, encourages it and glorifies it.

LA Progressive: 1 August to 7 August, 2010

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Articles by Robert Reich, Andrea Nill, John Peeler, Anthony Samad, Tina Dupuy, Rev. Irene Monroe, Sikivu Hutchinson, Steve Hochstadt, Berry Craig, Michael Sigman, Dick Price, Paul Loeb, Paul Hogarth, Ron Wolff, Mark Naison, Randy Shaw, Marcus Stern, Ed Rampell, Matthew Kavanagh, Sharon Kyle, Sylvia Moore, Tom Hall, Berry Craig, Ed Rampell, Mike Price, Seth Hoy, Pete Daniel, Tom Degan, and Joel K. Goldstein

The Hidden Story Behind the Sherrod Case: USDA Racism

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Pete Daniel: The rush to dismiss Shirley Sherrod based on an edited video contrasts remarkably with the tens of thousands of cases of USDA bureaucrats denying African American farmers loans, jobs, acreage, information, and courtesy who were neither dismissed or reprimanded.

Shirley Sherrod and Race Realities In America: We All Need a History Lesson

By Anthony Asadullah Samad

Anthony Samad: America so badly needs a history lesson on race right now. Not necessarily to indict, but to enlight. Then maybe we wouldn’t as susceptible to episodes like Breitbart’s and other race baiters trying to gain Rush Limbaugh-Glenn Beck type notoriety.

Fox News: The Lynchmob’s Ticket Agent

By David A. Love

David Love: The media-manufactured spectacle that is and was the Shirley Sherrod incident tells us all we need to know about Andrew Brietbart, Fox “News” and the dangers of extremist hack media – unregulated, irresponsible and unethical – run amok.

LA Progressive: July 18 to 24, 2010

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LA Progressive Aritcles: Georgianne Nienaber, Anthony Samad, Mario Solis-Marich, Tina Dupuy, Robert Reich, Diane Lefer, Seth Hoy, Randy Shaw, David Love, Joseph Palermo, Paul Hogarth, Shamus Cooke, David Swanson, Andrea Nill, Sherwood Ross, Berry Craig, Donald Price, Steve Hochstadt, Ed Rampell, Nina Zippay and Fernando J. Orozco, Sharon Kyle, and Joseph Palermo

Robert Gibbs Blew It on Shirley Sherrod Attack

By Joseph Palermo

Joseph Palermo: White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs showed poor press management skills in handling the whole Shirley Sherrod saga. He allowed the media frame to shift quickly to the missteps of the administration rather than emphasizing the underhanded, contrived, and racist actions of Andrew Breitbart and his fellow travelers at Fox News.

“This Is Really About Tearing Obama Down”

By Berry Craig

Berry Craig: A few of the purveyors of this bigoted nonsense might actually believe it. Most of them, however, are merely seeking political gain by inviting white voters to question the motives and good faith of the nation’s first African-American president. This is really about tearing Barack Obama down.

Andrew Breitbart and Post Racial America

By Mario Solis-Marich

Mario Solis-Marich: The swift reaction of the Obama administration in the notorious incident of Shirley Sherrod is an indication that the fear of the accusation of racism against white Americans has spread into official Washington.