Will the President step forward today?

[SHRED]

Will he take charge, reinstate Shirley, and offer a public apology along with a rebuke of the liars Breitbart and FAKE News?

:shrug:

[liberal N proud]

1. If he does, the right will attack him for being wishy washy

But then no matter what he does, they will attack him.

[SHRED]

4. How could it be "wishy washy" if...

...an admission that a mistake was made is given along with how it took place?

[paparush]

14. In Right Wing World (tm) the truth is wishy washy.

[CTyankee]

20. Forget what RWW says or thinks. Caring about what they do is exactly

what got the WH into the mess it is in now. The WH should do the right thing and apologize and admit overreacting and not doing due diligence. That will go a long way to persuading the general public that we have human beings in this administration. We shouldn't care or listen to RWW...

[avaistheone1]

34. +1000

Obama's caring so much about what the right wing thinks of his presidency is what is actually dooming his presidency - and it is screwing the country as well.

What ever happened to doing the right thing despite the political consequences? Clearly, we don't have Harry Truman here.

[zipplewrath]

2. Yeah

Right after he stops the explusion of gays from the military under the authority given him by the DADT law.

[abluelady]

3. It Certainly Should Happen

How long is he going to let the right dictate his agenda?

[SHRED]

8. It certainly is unsettling that...

...our government officials act so immature and knee-jerk.

Where is the step back and critical thought process?

[AlinPA]

5. MSNBC is trashing Obama with more ferocity than ever this morning. No matter what

he does, it's too late now. This story can't end well at all.

[alcibiades_mystery]

15. The usual elements HERE are doing that

Who needs MSNBC.

A post stating that Obama should resign over this is sitting happily in LBN.

[valerief]

18. Dead Intern Scabby Joe is a douche. nt

[SunsetDreams]

6. I believe he will, and Vilsack

will reinstate Shirley Sherrod if she wishes to be reinstated. I heard her interview on the Today show this morning, and it broke my heart. She was treated horribly by Vilsack, Fox news, Breitbart, NAACP, and those that bought the manufactured Faux outrage against her. I do believe Obama will apologize to her, even though, I don't think he personally had anything to do with firing her. He will do the right thing. He already has demanded that Vilsack review his decision.

[CTyankee]

19. I also hope that he will talk to his staff about reacting to this kind of bait

and holding their fire until the truth can be determined. If Obama appears to be genuinely upset by this, if he takes active steps to see to it that it never happens again and if he reinstates Ms. Sherrod and apologizes, it will be seen as a sign of strength and humanity. Forget what Fox does or doesn't do.

[bluestateguy]

7. Obama should not give her her old job back

He should promote her to a better new job.

[SHRED]

10. bingo! +10

[SunsetDreams]

11. I can definitely agree with that, Vilsacks Job? Absolutely!

[activa8tr]

30. She might be a good replacement for Vilsack as Secretary of Ag. N/t

He has proved he's not capable.

[ProSense]

9. No, and he shouldn't

Why does the President need to step forward?

Vilsack needs to address the issue, not the President.

Here's a bit of perspective: OKAY...Obama Admin dropped the ball. BUT really WTF?!?

[SHRED]

12. The corporate media is going to turn on itself?

Good luck with that.

[Clio the Leo]

13. this is the perfect opportunity to showcase the "evils" of cable news...

.... he's been saying forever about how Americans shouldn't blindly swallow what they see on cable news. His administration did this and look what happened ... if it can happen to them, it can happen to anyone. It's the prefect opportunity highlight this issue and win some brownie points with broadcast news at the same time.

I'm calling an Obama/Sherrod Rose Garden appearance w/in the next 36 hours.

[ProSense]

16. "I'm calling an Obama/Sherrod Rose Garden appearance w/in the next 36 hours."

In some ways I could see the tremendous upside to doing this. It could be a "beer with Gates" moment, but one that calls out the RW media. Then again, it could be viewed as highly opportunistic, and who knows how the media will spin it.

I think the administration should call out the right wing lies using this very incident, but I'm not sure that a high-profile press conference showing they were suckered into overreacting is the way to go.

Maybe I'm wrong and overthinking this.

[Clio the Leo]

22. Well, it's important to understand the rivalry between cable and broadcast news...

... the President likes to play into that rivalry. He wont be criticizing ALL of the press, just the "chattering class" as he likes to call it. It's something he's been doing since before he was elected.

[donal dubh]

27. I think you are right.

I believe the Dems should be mounting a solid push-back against these smear tactics. Don't make this an Obama vs. FOX issue... just as Sherrod realized that it was not a race but a class issue, work on the class angle of the corporate spokespuppets doing any and all things to distract the public.

This is not only providing the president with cover but steering the debate away from the reichwing comfort zone and making them accountable for their obvious whoring for the greedfreaks who are directing these attacks. FOX and all those little whiny dweebs like Breitbart have created this story...let's see how they like explaining their activities.

[flamingdem]

28. After seeing more of the speech this is a teaching moment that should be exploited

and I imagine that this is being discussed.

Her sentiments and honesty in that speech would touch many hearts.

[Milo_Bloom]

24. Yeah, because Obama isn't responsible for anything that goes on in his administration.

[elocs]

17. no

[bigwillq]

21. It's his move.

Gotta love chess! :rofl: :P

[ladjf]

23. No.

[jody]

25. CEO's who micro-manage are rarely successful. Shirley hardly compares to the BP oil spill or war in

Afghanistan just to name two high priority issues.

[Whisp]

26. no he won't, and he shouldn't.

it would be a huge mistake for him to jump when Fucks Gnus baits him.

that's what this is all about.

[activa8tr]

31. Fucks Gnus aside, why not have him do the right thing?

Just sayin'

[Whisp]

32. and then he'll be expected to do that right thing

every time Fucks does that same wrong thing.

Why start it when there will be no end.

he's got better things to do than wrastle with idiots like Beckerhead.

[cherokeeprogressive]

29. Nnnnnnnope.

[NJmaverick]

33. It appears he did, now the question will those that said he wouldn't

will they step up?

[SHRED]

35. No now the statement is "good start"

ACORN de-funding vote
Van Jones railroading
And the funding pulled from the climatologists entrapped in the phony email scam.

These need apologies and addressing also by this spineless Obama Administration.

[boppers]

36. Oh there's a very long list of things people want to order the President to do.

After all, he's our SERVANT, right?

Hm, I wonder where that attitude might come from?

[SHRED]

37. "order the President to do"??

I just want him to do what's correct by not caving in to the rightwing media.


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