Sherrod's Attorney Blasts ABC, Says Hosting Breitbart Is 'Like Rewarding a Klansman'

Sherrod’s Attorney Blasts ABC, Says Hosting Breitbart Is ‘Like Rewarding a Klansman’

US News • October 2010 • Views: 1,964

Shirley Sherrod’s longtime attorney criticized ABC News for allowing Andrew Breitbart to appear as a commentator on its Election Night web coverage, comparing the planned appearance to rewarding a Klan member for burning a cross.

Rose Sanders, who has known Sherrod for decades, said Breitbart’s appearance on ABC’s Tuesday night online coverage following his distortion last summer of a video clip of Sherrod is tantamount to rewarding a racist.

In an interview with Media Matters on Sunday, Sanders said: “Having him on that show is like rewarding a Klansman — giving a Klansman an award for burning a cross on Shirley Sherrod’s house.”

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10 comments

nines09 Sun, Oct 31, 2010 4:28:06pm

Andrew is only as good as his advertisers and those who hire him. ABC is giving Fox, of all networks, credence and just got a whole lot stupider.

WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sun, Oct 31, 2010 4:31:45pm

Good, I’m glad they’re saying this, because it’s true

CarleeCork Sun, Oct 31, 2010 7:13:42pm

I will NOT watch ABC News ever again!

Fenris Sun, Oct 31, 2010 8:08:21pm

I wouldn’t exactly compare Breitbart to a Klansman. A smear artist and an opportunist, no doubt, but not a racist. So far, his attacks have just been politically motivated.

Michael Orion Powell Sun, Oct 31, 2010 8:21:42pm

It’s good to see some fighting back. There is a really good reason that the top rated news videos on YouTube and other internet sites are coming from Russia Today, Al Jazeera English and other outside sources. The mainstream media simply doesn’t represent what alot of Americans think are their lives and values. If ABC thinks a man who defames a lifelong activist with false allegations riddled with racial hostility he made up is someone they want to associate with, they deserve all the mud they get.

Timmeh Mon, Nov 1, 2010 12:18:03am

Andrew Breitbart’s Greatest Outbursts

Why ABC thinks this man deserves a platform on their network is beyond me.

Archangelus Mon, Nov 1, 2010 2:04:54am

Granted I’m no lawyer, but why on earth doesn’t she just sue the **** out of him? You’d think she has a pretty decent case at least on slander, if not more.
And shame on ABC for even remotely associating itself with Breitbart.

Timmeh Mon, Nov 1, 2010 5:05:32am

re: #7 Archangelus

I wonder if they are they are trying to position themselves as Fox News Lite.

Vambo Mon, Nov 1, 2010 6:47:24am

re: #4 fenrisdesigns

I wouldn’t exactly compare Breitbart to a Klansman. A smear artist and an opportunist, no doubt, but not a racist. So far, his attacks have just been politically motivated.

I agree, Klansmen and burning cross comparisons are reaching, IMO. I get easily annoyed by accusations of racism, when it’s usually race-baiting or covert racism (not that either of those are better). But if you’re going to use the R word, it should be pretty blatant.

theheat Tue, Nov 2, 2010 12:05:22am

re: #9 Vambo

Racism isn’t always as overt as burning crosses on lawns and wearing sheets with eye holes. It can be far more damaging when it’s dressed up as commentary, or an obvious dog whistle to incite racial hatred, because it gives the impression of being less hostile. The connoisseurs of racism have honed their ability to dress it up a helluva lot fancier than the garden variety klukkers.

Bretibart is a racist. He’s a slick, glossed over, pig with lipstick, but he’s still a goddamned racist, and he knows exactly the effect his dressed up, glossed over, racist bullshit evokes. It’s not an accident.

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