“One common misconception is that Pigford is about people who defrauded the government by pretending to be farmers. From the research I’ve done, there’s almost nobody who pretended to be a farmer. The shocking truth is that you didn’t have to fake a farming resume to collect $50,000 — all you had to […]
Congressman Steve King (R-IA) has issued the following statement in response to the press conference held this week between former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. During the press conference, Sherrod revealed that she would not be accepting an offer of employment from Secretary Vilsack.
The Story of Annie Hawkins and New Communities, Inc.
Ron Wilkins CounterPunch.org 8/2/2010
Imagine farm workers doing back breaking labor in the sweltering sun, sprayed with pesticides and paid less than minimum wage. Imagine the United Farm Workers called in to defend these laborers against such exploitation by management. Now imagine that the farm workers […]
Not that anyone watches Chris Matthews anymore, but the 7 people who still do may have noticed that his 7:00pm show Hardball, which is a rebroadcast of the original at 5:00pm, was totally different. Why? It was reshot. Totally. Apparently, the 5:00 show was lacking in liberal […]
Stewart: Fox Snookered No One, Breitbart Most Honest Person In Sherrod Affair
Noel Sheppard NewsBusters.org 7/28/2010
Comedian Jon Stewart on Monday said what most in the liberal media continue to deny: as it pertains to the Shirley Sherrod affair, Fox News snookered no one.
Even more surprising, the “Daily Show” host claimed conservative publisher Andrew […]