President Obama, Sec. Vilsack: Please reinstate Shirley Sharrod to her position at the USDA

My Contact the White House message:
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What happened to Shirley Sherrod is an absolute crime. Rather than standing up and fighting for the truth of the situation, members of your administration tossed in the towel before the fight even began.

Everything I've read and heard says that Ms Sherrod has been nothing but exemplary in her work, both before joining the USDA and after her appointment. Even the experience from 24 years ago was a tale of failure and redemption, not the bigoted story the edited video and the people who propagated it suggested it was.

Please have Sec. Vilsack reinstate Shirley Sharrod immediately... And I mean today. It took only hours for rightwing propagandists to persuade Dem officials to can her based on lies. It shouldn't take more than 24 hours to reinstate her based on the truth.

Again, please reinstate Shirley Sharrod to her position at the USDA.

Thank you.

(Yeah, it'll take sec Vilsack having to admit he was wrong to ask for and then accept her resignation. But then, he was wrong to ask for and then accept her resignation.)

Please reinstate Shirley Sharrod to her position at the USDA.