What? No mainstream media covering this? Shocking!

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Sure - although the apology was necessary to minimize damage, and pivot to their new talking point, "how dare the administration fire this woman without context."

Probably true. They are a machine that gets rewarded for yanking liberal chains.

But I don't see this as primarily a Fox issue. This is Breitbart's baby, and he bears the lion's share of the blame. Fox just spun it like they spin everything - into whatever would be maximally bad for the administration.

Here is an interesting analysis of the situation by Politico.

Here’s the optimistic case: The embarrassment of the Shirley Sherrod story — with its toxic convergence of partisan combat and media recklessness — will be a tipping point. It will remind journalists and politicians alike that personal reputations and professional credibility are at stake, and a bit more restraint and responsibility are in order.

Here’s the realistic case: Get ready for more of the same.

We need to have an open dialog on race, one which isn't divisive.

Wouldn't it be nice. But I'd put good money that even agreeing on what the issues are, let alone solving them, would be divisive enough to shatter the whole process.

It's not going to happen in Washington, or be done by pundits. It's probably going to need to be done by main street, and we're going to have to come together to first refuse to be led around like rival herds of lemmings.