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7. Question: For what reason was Shirley Sherrod fired, an event Breitbart played a part in?

  • Misleading video edit

  • Embezzlement claims

  • Bribery accusations

  • Inappropriate behavior

Answer

Sherrod was fired after conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart released a misleadingly edited video of her speech to the NAACP. The video made it appear that Sherrod was disparaging poor white farmers, when in fact she was telling a story about how she had helped a white farmer get a loan.
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