Sherrod: I'd Consider Legal Action against Breitbart

Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod said Thursday that she would consider legal action against the conservative blogger who posted the video that led to her ouster.

Speaking on CBS' Early Show, Sherrod said that while she hasn't actively talked about suing Andrew Breitbart, she "would definitely consider it."

Sherrod said that Breitbart's intentions were obvious - but misguided.

"As much as he's saying it was about the NAACP, he had to know that it was about me," Sherrod said. "He was willing to destroy me to get to what he thought -- to try to destroy the NAACP."

"He had to know what he was doing," she added. "I'm certain he didn't think the other side of the story would come out, but he knew he was misrepresenting the facts."

Sherrod also said that Breitbart had not apologized to her.

"I don't think I would ever receive an apology," she said.

Watch the video of the interview below:

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[wolfmann4u-2009]

Sherrod is still a racist as she has had a lot of racial problems in her past like suing the government for over 3,000,000 million dollars for discrimination and the media kept it all hushed up. I do not feel sorry for this racist woman and she should be kicked out of Politics forever.

[pearsona]

I believe Mrs. Sherrod should sue Mr. Breibart for the malicious damage he has caused her. His track record is horrid and very sinister. I believe in the character of this women to donate the monies to organizations that will help mankind not destroy like Mr. Breibart does.

[gorgegirl4]

Shirley - you need to not only sue Breitbart, but you need to also sue FOX. Sean Hannity - they were calling for the white house to fire you on Monday evening. They NEVER apologized for playing the edited tape over and over again and made absolutely no attempt to find out it's validity or contact you.

Sue them. Breitbart and FOX.

[mabyale]

Yeah, sue the bastard.

[perish2]

She has absolutely no case. He has done nothing other than show part of her speech, just like every news organization does on the evening news. He did not do any dubbing or make any false claims against her. It may not have been all she said, but, she did say it.

As far as her NAACP audience. They did sit and laugh it up during this part of her story. That says it all about them, doesn't it.

[prohb]

Breitbart and his tea party conservative friends(fiends)have already accomplished what he(they) set out to do:

1) Sow confusion and dissention on the left. Breitbart (and other spittle-flying, ranting conservatives) are like a bunch of bullies throwing firecrackers at their victims (Democrats) feet jut to watch them jump around like jack rabbits reveling in the chaos they created.
Right now that is what they want so the American sheeple will look to them as the "saviors" at election time.
2) Got the media to buy into a fabricated frenzy on race....it doesn't matter if Beitbart is right or wrong or if it essentially a lie (which i is).....just by doing so he/they shift the discussion from the tea party to the president. So the perception is that the president is the problem and not the "just say no" conservatives. Breitbart would even enjoy a trial. It would give him and his group another media-hyped forum.
3) Take away time and effort by this administration to work on/deal with the real problems like jobs so they don't get solved. Therefore we (the public) get more frustrated that we don't have a job and blame the president and the party in power (the amount of time spent on this post is a prime example). This is what the Republican Party has been doing all along.
I must say it was/is a brilliant job of smokes and mirrors (Karl Rove would be proud) and fooling Idiot America again. Read Charles Pierce's book of the same name.

[Simifanene]

Thank you very much for your compliment. I'm very undeserving of your kind words, but I enjoyed them. Thank you again

[dachedda]

She already sued the Gov and won millions...before she was a federal employee; how she got the position after she sued should be investigated. This whole media outrage over libs/consv, obama/bush, right/left, deficit/deficit needs to stop. the UNITED states of america is no more. We are tearing ourselves apart over this administrations poor judgement and it needs to stop.

[melro10]

Proof you're inflammatory remark about Sherrod's previous lawsuite or you're no better than Breitbart.

[Truthdefender]

THIS? administrations poor judgment? LOLOLOL....surely you jest...It was THIS administrations judgment that kept the United States from being flushed down the economic toilet after the Bush/Cheney/CEO/Wall Street/Pump and Dump crowd Maddoff with the millions after 8 years of economic rape...

[mhstephan]

I am no attorney and, consequently, have no knowledge of the intricacies of the legal world, but if ever there was a a lawsuit of which I would consider the outcome a foregone conclusion, this MUST be it. Mr. Breitbart was so hell-bent on revenge, so desparately wanted to get back at the NAACP, that it seemingly didn't matter to him that the reputation of an individual was shred to pieces. I hope Ms. Sherrod follows through on her consideration and then comes out a big-time winner. That would send a clear, unambiguous message to everyone to think twice before setting out to vilify another individual.

[OxyCon]

What would the basis of the lawsuit be?

Loss of employment has been rectified in just one day. In fact, it looks like Mrs. Sherrod will be getting a promotion, if she wants it.

Slander? Mr. Breitbart never called Mrs. Sherrod any names. All he did was post a video, incomplete as it was.

I don't see any basis of a lawsuit. Maybe asking for a public apology is a better idea.

[melro10]

Slanderous: 1. Law Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.

[loosey_goosey]

the lawsuit would be "defamation of character", and she should get millions for it from Andrew Breitbart and faux news!