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The Real Feel For 7/21/10: The Only Bright Spot In A Dark Hole

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Sometimes in an ugly situation can arise a beautiful glimmer of inspiration. While the media continue to wrangle in the discussion of what the Obama White House knew about Tom Vilsack's utterly panicked decision to force Shirley Sherrod out of the Agriculture Department ( while not fully castigate and abase the utter trash that is Andrew Freightfart, Bill O'Liely , and all of those who helped smear this woman), we saw a perfect example of human element at its best, as well as a true embodiment of what unselfish American spirit should be. Sherrod had her father killed by reportedly a KKK member (the attorney of that case confirmed that), who she instead just labeled only as a "white farmer" on CNN yesterday. That obvious pain and mourning over a salvage bastard killing her father in already high charged and pestilent times for Black America in this nation (and particularly in the South) could have lead Sherrod to have a perpetual feeling of abomination and wi...