President of the Georgia NAACP Talks To Tasha

If you watch the news or listen to any form of media related to current events and politics, you are well aware of the issues surrounding the Shirley Sherrod mishap. Mrs. Sherrod was preemptively judged by a sound bite of a video where she expressed her inner feelings in terms of helping a white farmer in lieu of the racism experienced by blacks, but concluded with a set of core values that are consistent with equal rights and of course, she did the right thing. After the sound bites hit the media, many people took a proverbial bite out of Mrs. Sherrod, but later revised their statements after "the rest of the story was heard." The NAACP was compelled to offer an apology for pre-judging her comments. While the USDA and the White House had some extreme back peddling to do, offering Mrs. Sherrod her job back. She even received a personal call from President Barack Obama expressing his remorse over the fiasco. The national media was quick to use this episode to launch racial opinions about the White House. Last week, in an op-ed piece for the New York Times Maureen Dowd wrote, The White House Is Too White.” In that same article she referenced the NAACP’s Georgia chapter president, our guest tonight , Mr. Edward Dubose wondering why Ben Jealous President of the NAACP rushed to judgment without calling Mr. Dubose. How will the NAACP get back on target with the pledge and the business of confronting the fringe elements of racism that are present at Tea Party rallies and meetings across the nation?