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I just heard Vilsack's apology. As a side point he's a far better speaker than Gibbs.
He spoke very well and eloquently, I actually found him sincere. This is a horrible situation and I'm happy she's been offered another job. Onto the points made last night and today. Many here went from stating the Obama Admin is a failure or the problem to basically attacking Obama for causing this.
As stated by posters like phlesdef and sunsetdreams, it's clearly apparent that Obama had no connection to this woman's firing. I myself have likened the government to the way an large company or organization runs. When you are national you hire people to run or manage departments. These department heads are the ones doing the hiring or firing of the people. Rarely does the President, VP, or CEO know of the many hundreds of people who are fired and hired on a daily basis. Yet, many here make it seem as though Obama was supposed to know or be in the in the know. If that was the case then he would be the one doing the firing and hiring. However, Sherrod was hired and fired by Vilsack.
Shoot even in the apology Vilsack was asked by a reporter if Obama was aware of this press conference and information and Vilsack says no. He seems to have been given the authority to do that as well due to his place. I would assume this is what Admiral Thad Allen of the coast guard was given as well. Where they don't need to run a press conference by the President in order to have one.
There were a lot of reactions and a lot of blame placed everywhere. However, from what I can see most if not everyone has absolved the White House (excluding the low level liaison in HR who might have been aware of the hiring) except for DUers and the media (who seem to hunger to suck this dry).
I personally like the position he's given her. The Agricultural Department is fraught with racism so this position would help this woman. Plus from what I can see this has made FoxNoise even less credible than it normally is.
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