Rush Answers His Critics — Page 2

How are Obama and Vilsack more responsible than Breitbart and Fox? They doctored the piece and called for her removal repeatedly. I thought Fox wanted the president to be responsive to the wishes of his constituents? Isn't that they attacked him for on the Health bill?

And Fox and Breitbart didn't just report this story. They made it up- if it were true I'd say they "Broke" the story. Contrast their lack of punishment with CBS and Sixty Minutes which fell for doctored documents that purported to show GW Bush had gone AOL from his National Guard service. Producers and the station's #1 anchor were both ousted for their error.

You raise excellent point- perhaps a congressional hearing- with subpoena power- to investigate how this issue was handled? I'd be very curious to know who doctored the tapes. Breitbart seems to almost take responsibility for it- he's "defended" himself without ever saying he didn't, only that the "other side" does it- but I don't think that's enough to convict him- literally or figuratively.

But I don't see how Obama was "racist" in this instance. And MSNBC never told him to fire her- Fox News did. In fact, as you yourself have cited, MSNBC has excoriated him for firing her. Was that a typo? Did you mean to type "FOX" but typed "MSNBC" instead?

Fox certainly did tell Obama Shirley must go- you linked to the story in another thread. Bill O'Reilly said it Monday night and again Tuesday.

If I were Shirley Sherrod I'd sue Breitbart for libel and or slander- defamation. Her reputation was destroyed by his publishing and repeating false statements. She was not a well-known public figure and he attacked her with false information.

Now that the farmers involved in the case have come forward to tell their side, Breitbart is attacking them, saying that the wife is a "fake" and not really the woman she claims to be. Makes me wonder if perhaps the FCC needs to have oversight o cable stations.

Gosh I'm really hoping we get an answer soon Count: It's really got me flummoxed! If Obama THOUGHT Sherood was a racist and asked for her resignation then when he discovered she WASN'T a racist offered her her job back, wouldn't that mean Obama is ANTI-racist? How was his handling of this matter racist?

Fox did play it up. Sad. But true.

And Rush's ratings are still on their way up.

I know we hate it, but Rush is very successful.

It was racist to assume that she was wrong because she was black. Obama NEEDED to verify his sources, he is the President of the United States.

Huh? He asked for her resignation because he thought she was racist. When he found out she wasn't he apologized and offered her a job. That sure seems anti-racist to me.

I don't understand how this is all about Obama- surely Breitbart and Fox are the villans here, no?

I am still trying to wrap my head around your position Count- when you call Obama a racist, Are you saying he's anti-black?

Yes, Obama and Vilsack assumed Shirley was guilty. They did not listen to the entire speech. HOWEVER, she and her audience are truly anti-white.

If a white said the same thing about a black, would they be offered a new job? The answer is "NO!"

I voted for a post-racial president. Instead, we got the MOST racial President.

May 2009: White House press secretary Robert Gibbs warned critics of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to measure their words carefully, implying they were race-based.

The MOST racial presidency