The Sherrod Affair

An email Jonah Goldberg at National Review On-line received:

I don't think you're a milquetoast moderate, but I do think you're missing the point a little. When I first watched the video, I was less bothered by Sherrod's comments than I was by the murmurs of assent and agreement in the crowd. And now Glenn Reynolds has pointed out that the NAACP President was in attendance too. Did they all know that there was a moral to the story coming?

I believe this was Breitbart's point in posting the video. Sherrod may be unfortunate
collateral damage in this sad affair, and that should probably be rectified. But as near as I can tell, Sherrod wasn't the target of Breitbart's scorn. She was merely the vehicle to showcase unchallenged racism in the ranks of the NAACP.

I could not agree more with this reader's assessment. Indeed, it is unfortunate that Ms. Sherrod's career was adversely affected by this whole episode.

Also from NRO, Krauthammer's take:

"She is owed an apology, restitution, and the restoration of her job. I
don't think there is any question about that. ..."

I could not disagree more with Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit's characterization:

The entire tape shows that not only is Sherrod a racist who attacks white
farmers during her speech but that she is likely a Marxist, too

Mr. Hoft, in spite of many of his readers who have commented against his referring to her as a racist after the full length of the video was made available, appears to be sticking to his guns. That's a mistake. We conservatives do not appreciate being called a racist at the drop of a hat; we should not descend to their level ourselves. Also, throwing around the term Marxist at the drop of a hat is reckless as it dilutes the meaning of term.