USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologizes to Shirley Sherrod, should he lose his job?
The White House, the NAACP and USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack have apologized to Shirley Sherrod, but should Tom Vilsack lose his job over the fiasco? Shirley Sherrod resigned from her position as Georgia Director for Rural Development for the USDA after edited portions of a speech she delivered to the NAACP were taken out of context and went viral. Shirley Sherrod was not given due process, there was no investigation and she was not given a chance to explain her point of view. Questions remain over the process that ensued, resulting in Sherrod’s resignation as well. Watch the edited and full Shirley Sherrod videos here When Shirley Sherrod resigned she said that she received a phone call from Tom Vilsack’s assistant secretary Cheryl Cook. Shirley said that she was told there had been ‘pressure from the White House’ calling for her resignation. Tom Vilsack had released a statement stating there would be no tolerance in the USDA for racism, “There is zero tolerance for discri
