RNC fundraiser's special guest -- Breitbart

The liberal Web site Talking Points Memo is reporting that conservative provocateur Andrew Breitbart -- who posted the very misleading excerpt of Shirley Sherrod's address to the NAACP -- is set to participate in an August fundraiser with RNC Chairman Michael Steele.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has a party fundraising event coming up in August that is scheduled to feature a very special guest: Conservative media activist Andrew Breitbart, according to a copy of the invitation exclusively obtained by TPM.

The fundraising event, billed as an "Election Countdown," will take place from August 12-14 in Beverly Hills, California, and will also feature other politicians such as California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, and Nevada Republican gubernatorial nominee Brian Sandoval. Steele and Breitbart are scheduled to co-headline a welcome reception on the first evening, August 12.

Here is a copy of the invitation to the fundraiser.

*** UPDATE *** The RNC confirms to First Read the invitation to the Steele-Breitbart fundraiser.

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Did someone say fart? Oh Bright Bart no so bright. This guy may have just made Mrs Sherrod a very rich woman once she sues him, and let's not forget FAUX news. I wonder if the TEA party will string him up for helping a black person. I doubt it. Oh the irony.

  • 30 votes
#1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:06 PM EDT

I hope she does sue...so she can be further revealed to be a common, everyday, Obamamohammed racist piggy.

She will also lose BADLY and be required to pay court costs.

That is Shirley's life...sue...sue...sue...boo hoo hoo.

  • 3 votes
#1.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:42 PM EDT

You get paid to do this?

  • 14 votes
#1.2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:28 PM EDT

paid???...only by the good feelings I recieve from agitating the Hopiun addicts.

Y'all Obamamohammeds really need to toss out your Nobel Peace Pipes...that dope is gonna rot your teeth.

Impeach Lil' Barry???...YES WE CAN!!!

  • 2 votes
#1.3 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:32 PM EDT

Your name is very appropriate. Sorry to disappoint, but everyone that votes is not a right wing nut bag.

  • 25 votes
#1.4 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:43 PM EDT

I'm just asking. If you like to do what u do then have at it. I was just looking for a way to make extra money and thought you had the inside on making money while trolling...

  • 3 votes
#1.5 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:45 PM EDT

No they aren't...myself included...but sad for you....Very few are communists.

Impeach Lil' Barry???...YES WE CAN!!!

  • 1 vote
#1.6 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:45 PM EDT

So, you do definitely get paid to do this.

Either that, or you're a troll without any natural intellect or ability to think for yourself without those helpful talking points from your Tea Party and Talk Radio morons.

They are taking you for a ride, but you can't understand that, can you? Glenn Beck publicly stated that he didn't give a flying crap about politics and that what he did was entertainment. He also said that anyone who takes his advice is an idiot. Look it up. Google "Glenn Beck Flying Crap". Look at the money that Limbaugh, Beck, and Palin are pulling down for fanning the flames. They won't even show up if you don't pay their overpriced speaking fees. It's all just about the money and idiots, which there are plenty of, are making them filthy rich. They don't give a flying F*** about the country as long as they get theirs, and your kind is more than willing to believe anything they say as gospel.

  • 37 votes
#1.7 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:48 PM EDT

Breitbart and Steele. The dynamic duo.

  • 17 votes
#1.8 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:29 PM EDT

As Hartmann pointed out, the Republicans hire out boiler room bloggers to invade sane blogs with incredible stupidity when election time comes around. I think that's very nice of them. It's like extra help reminding the general public who got us into this mess.

  • 20 votes
#1.9 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:39 PM EDT

holyroller,

You cannot impeach someone who has not committed any crimes, dislike is not reason enough to impeach, no matter WHAT Kool-Aid of Death you are drinking!!

Some trolls are just too easy to Whack, and you are a very low point troll!!

  • 25 votes
#1.10 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:25 PM EDT

NOT committed crimes????...ROFLMAO.

Lil' Barry makes Nixon look clean

Impeach Obama???...YES WE CAN!!!

    #1.11 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:48 PM EDT

    LouisJ,

    If you were not so quick to judge people, you would find that the entire clip was actually shown by Breitbart. The primary issue comes to light when you realize that team Obama had already fired her before the news story hit the air waves. For such a supposed intelligent white house staff, one would think they could actually read. They were wrong on this, they were wrong on the AZ law, and you will find they were wrong on health care. All issues they chose not to read.

    • 3 votes
    #1.12 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:50 PM EDT

    optimist1,

    You are correct, it has been vetted many times but the progressives continue to spew their racial propaganda. If BO said jump off the cliff I think the left would do it.

    • 2 votes
    #1.13 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:01 PM EDT

    optimist, it sounds like you're peddling Breitbart's crap. The full timeline can be found here, including screen grabs from the internet archive before Breitbart updated his site after his hoax was revealed.

    On the day before the Georgia state primary, Breitbart initially posted only the heavily edited video, and said this:

    Sherrod's racist tale is received by the NAACP audience with nodding approval and murmurs of recognition and agreement. Hardly the behavior of the group now holding itself up as the supreme judge of another groups' racial tolerance.

    What a lying sleaze bag Breitbart is.

    • 24 votes
    #1.14 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:13 PM EDT

    I think she SHOULD sue, but her suit would be against the USDA for improper termination. Remember, it wasn't Breitbart who fired her, it was Vilsack, under pressure from the White House (according to Sherrod herself).

    Now, "White House" doesn't necessarily mean "President". My guess would be either Emmanuel or Axelrod (who are as close to the President as you can get) was making the demands of Vilsack that he handle this situation ASAP, because they didn't want a repeat of the New Black Panther Party fiasco.

    The problem for the g overnment is that the video was nothing more than "incriminating evidence", it was not PROOF. Regardless of Breitbart's motives, Vilsack's action was the damaging event. He should not have fired her on the evidence in front of him; he should have called her in for a preliminary interview, and POSSIBLY suspended her pending further investigation. As a result of the investigation, he could have fired her, demoted her, transferred her, or simply found no fault in what she did, and returned her to service. If he had handled the situation properly, the Sherrod may have had a case against Breitbart.

    Vilsack and the person in the White House who pressured him are the villains here, not Breitbart. There is no justification for what they did (the argument some people have made that they were trying to "head Fox News off at the pass" is one of the more laughable statements ever since Valerie Jarrett said "we are going to speak truth to power" the LAST time the White House went after Fox News (that was a good slogan for a community activist, but these people don't seem to realize that the Office of the President IS "the power", or at least, it was until 0bama started his round-the-world apology tour). As Newt said yesterday, if the White House is this afraid of Fox News, how can we trust it to protect us from Iran, North Korea, the Taliban, al-Qaeda, etc?

    So aim your "righteous indignation" at the right people, the Administration.

    And remember that Fox News had NOTHING to do with Sherrod's firing since their first mention of her was AFTER her firing.

    • 3 votes
    #1.15 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:19 PM EDT

    Why is this a surprise? I would think that it is fitting that a graduate of the Rupert Murdoch University Of Dirty Politics, would be the leading guest at a function of the Rupert Murdoch Republican Party! He is one of the most outstanding alumni of the University and is a leading political analyst for the party, so it would be wonderful for him to speak and inspire all the little RMRP trolls in attendance!

    • 13 votes
    #1.16 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:28 PM EDT

    HolyRoller: what an appropriate name for yourself.

    If someone smeared you and caused you to lose your job, I bet you'd sue too. What would that prove about you, do you suppose? That you're a hypocrite, that's what. YOU'RE the racist piggy and a despicable, disgusting excuse for a human being.

    How long will it take for decent Americans to see that the RNC is represented by scumbag, bottomfeeding jerks and are therefore not worthy to run a septic sucking company much less govern anything?

    • 16 votes
    #1.17 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:29 PM EDT

    Sorry, but I can't take you seriously...an "atheist"???

    Atheists don't even exist. Everyone knows that "something" can't come from "nothing"...yet, that is what professed "atheist's" espouse

      #1.18 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:51 PM EDT

      HolyRoller said:

      "Sorry, but I can't take you seriously...an "atheist"???

      Atheists don't even exist. Everyone knows that "something" can't come from "nothing"...yet, that is what professed "atheist's" espouse"

      It's difficult to have a civil discussion with anyone who uses this kind of "logic." Atheists obviously exist because I am one.

      Here's something else I know that you don't know: I don't know. The answers to the universe (or universes) are still beyond the comprehension of people who are so much more intelligent than most people it's hard for us to imagine. But I am that much smarter than you because at least I have an imagination. I don't have to have someone else make up a story for me to "believe" and I can imagine something besides a man in the sky who lives in my head and worries about my little thoughts.

      Ghandi said, "I like your Christ, but I don't like your Christians." You epitomize why he said that.

      • 12 votes
      #1.19 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:09 PM EDT

      If there is no creator...where did the creation come from?...What was here to cause the creation?...where did that come from??? Ever hear of..."nothing creates nothing...everything comes from something"

      Atheism is intellectual dishonesty...it is usually a symptom of, a fear of the unknown.

      Agnostic?...OK maybe...

      Atheist?...doesn't exist.

        #1.20 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:38 PM EDT

        So where did your deity come from? Nothing?

        I am not an agnostic because I don't believe in ANY gods. You're also an atheist, though. The only difference between my atheism and yours is that I believe in one less god than you do. Or maybe it's three less if you're a "god the father, god the son, god the holy ghost" believer.

        • 5 votes
        #1.21 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:42 PM EDT

        Montana, I think you better look at both parties if you want to paint with a broad stroke. They both have their share of bottom suckers. And both parties have forgotten how to govern.

        • 1 vote
        #1.22 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:48 PM EDT

        At least we know that it is true Steele is not going anywhere, and if you need confirmation, well, he just kicked off his 2 Legit 2 Quit tour.

        Read what he has to say about the issues.

        VERY FUNNY.

        http://www.dailygoat.com/2010/07/michael-steele-fights-rnc-chairman-job-kicks-2-legit-2-quit-tour/

          #1.23 - Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:24 AM EDT
          Reply

          This should surprise nobody since he is a republican hatchet man. This guy works outside the system at the beck and call of the right wing to do their dirty work and then pretend to be as pure as the driven snow.

          • 31 votes
          #2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:08 PM EDT

          Leave it to the right wing nuts to REWARD this clown for ruining Ms. Sherrod's life!

          *shakes head*

          Predictable & not at all surprising...

          • 31 votes
          #2.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:18 PM EDT

          Ruin her life??? What about Lil' Barry and the Obamamohammed Commiecrats ruining America???...

          Breitbart has the balls to fight fire with fire. Shirley is a common RACIST, CONIVING, SWINDLER...who fits in well with the NAALCP (Natl. Assoc American LIBERAL Colored People).

          Have you seen the rest of the video???...Have you seen her "life's work" of racism and bribery??? She is trash.

          Andrew has only begun....the dominoes are falling.

          • 3 votes
          #2.2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:37 PM EDT

          Fascinating that a self proclaimed 'Holy Roller' can harbor so much hate...

          Here's a heaping helping of hypocrisy... pal!

          • 32 votes
          #2.3 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:49 PM EDT

          Holy roller, You have my pity, you are a sick human. I have seen the whole video, and even Fox news, and conservative outlets (after CNN's work last week turned the story around) had nothing but positive things to say about Shirley Sherrod.

          Her life's work has been helping the poor, not of racism and bribery. You are a pathetic excuse for a human.

          • 33 votes
          #2.4 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:53 PM EDT

          The Repubs are showing the Nation that they stand with the backstabbing liars and criminals by having Breitbart in their presence, especially for a fundraiser. While it may bring out the racist extremists it will turn away a LOT of good people that would have voted for the Repubs. Ever since Bush II took office the Repubs have not even bothered to hide their dirty deals and the criminals amongst themselves, instead elevating them to near hero status.

          America is getting to see the Repubs with the curtains pulled back, they kowtow openly to the Corporate Masters, they refuse to actually do their individual jobs in the Legislatures, voting in Goosestepping lockstep instead and openly embracing individuals that lie, cheat and doctor vids for their own purposes, and get caught doing so. America is getting to see what these people are really up to, and only those who are so blind as to continually drink the Kool-Aid of Death from these crooks will actually vote for them. The people in the Gulf States see President Obama as the one who actually Helped them, rather than their Governors and Representatives and Senators who all backed the Oil Companies that fouled their waters and killed their livelihoods.

          The Repubs nearly destroyed America and now they want to finish the job. No right thinking person would give them back power for a long, long time. Only those that think in goosestepping lockstep with them will give their votes to that bunch of crooks, and I feel sorry for those people as they are slitting their own throats by doing so: the Repubs have no compassion for anything other than endless profits on the backs of serfs!

          The Repubs embracing the racist, conniving, fake scandal engineering Breitbart (who has been caught out time and time again doing so) may well be their death knell, they are just to clueless to realize it!

          • 38 votes
          #2.5 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:15 PM EDT

          Hey, 'Roller- you and InTheMiddle still dating??

          • 6 votes
          #2.6 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:56 PM EDT

          Is that you, Al Franken???...so it is true...you have lost your ability to be funny.

          Impeach Obama???...YOU BETCHA!!!

          • 1 vote
          #2.7 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:05 PM EDT

          Have you burned any crosses latwely?

          • 11 votes
          #2.8 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:13 PM EDT

          B. Honest - A couple weeks ago you were making excuses for people committing voter intimidation. Last week, you posted that 9-11 was an inside job perpetrated by the Bush administration. You have no credibility. End of story. Rite-Aid has a sale today on tinfoil. Get lost.

          • 1 vote
          #2.9 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:29 PM EDT

          More like 'pure like the yellow snow'.

            #2.10 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:41 PM EDT

            CU,

            No, I was pointing out the FACT that that made up NBP scandal was no scandal at all, as has been proven by the FACTS that have come out about it. Your lies and continued attempt to pin a mistruth on me is not working because FACTS overcome lies every time. It is sad that you do not know that sort of distinction. As far as the 9/11 disaster, there is a lot of facts there that have been covered up because nobody wants to believe that a small cabal of criminals actually pulled off the greatest crime our Nation has ever seen and conned us into a war for profit. The FACTS are there, the will to really investigate do not seem to be, but History will show the facts clearly once the miscreants are out of power or dead so that they do not have to face charges of treason, sedition and crimes against humanity.

            FACTS cannot be destroyed in their entirety, and the truth shall prevail, eventually...Bet on it!!

            As far as credibility, you never have had any so who are you to say Anything?? You are just another slow moving to mostly dead troll with no facts to back himself up with...sad really!

            • 5 votes
            #2.11 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:33 PM EDT

            Regarding the remainder of the video - Breitbart's point was that the NAACP harbors its own racist members, and the reaction of the audience to Sherrod's story indicates that, because they were cheering her on while she was telling her story of not helping the white farmer.

            And the NAACP's immediate call for her to be fired based on Breitbart's video is even worse, I think, than Vilsack's firing of her, because they had the full video in their own possession and could have exonerated her right away.

            • 1 vote
            #2.12 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:27 PM EDT

            Nick

            The crowd wasn't cheering. That's a distortion. They chuckled when she made light of something, they were never cheering.

            • 3 votes
            #2.13 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:37 PM EDT

            The Entire right has been the repository of the most vile, hateful style of character assassination for a few years now. There really ARE no REAL Republicans any more. They are all Hate Filled and Racist, Driven by Greed and a Desire to Destroy Others who aren't EXACTLY Like THEM. Teddy Roosevelt would roll over in his grave, as would Eisenhower and many others, to see what's become of the Grand Old Party.

            • 2 votes
            #2.14 - Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:56 AM EDT

            I'm with WBB on this one. Teddy R, Eisenhower, Truman, even Reagan wouldn't get the nod from the GOP these days for the Presidency. They want another GW Bush clone.

            I saw a video online that Breitbart loves Al Qaeda... must be true, huh?

            Holy Roller, you remind me of the Ghandi quote... "I love your Christ, but not your Christians".

            • 1 vote
            #2.15 - Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:58 AM EDT
            Reply

            Only two words for this move: LOW CLASS.

            And very likely to backfire, Wile E. Coyote.

            • 24 votes
            Reply#3 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:11 PM EDT

            Proof positive that the Republican Party doesn't care about truth, only about winning an election.

            • 28 votes
            Reply#4 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:12 PM EDT

            I think at that meeting, in front of Republicans and the nation, an officer of the court should deliver papers saying he is being sued for an amount undetermined. Rather than being a special guest, he should shown for what he is...an individual who slanders people for political gain.

            • 30 votes
            Reply#5 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:12 PM EDT

            Ron,

            Stop being so naive. You know as well as most on here, there are no legal grounds to sue this man. He did not fire that lady. She needs to sue her employer to whom wrongfully terminated her. That is who she is letting off of the hook. This lady worked in public office so as all of you liberals say, she is fair game whether we like what is said or not. I didn't like what was done but that is an afterthought. I don't like how Palin is treated and she actually is a PRIVATE CITIZEN.

            • 8 votes
            #5.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:24 PM EDT

            InTheMiddle:

            Give us a break InTheMiddle. Don't even attempt to compare Sherrod with Palin. Sherrod is an intelliigent woman who helps people and who happened to get caught up in the media as a result of others mischaracterizing her decency. Palin is an unintelligent woman who helps only herself and who happens to get caught up in the media as a result of her own idiocy.

            • 30 votes
            #5.2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:41 PM EDT

            I agree Ron. I as well would sue Breitbart. But I would not sue my employer if they realized they had made a mistake and offered me my job back or offered me another job. Sometimes apologizes are enough in this world. Brietbart is different. This was something that was done intentionally to smear the NAACP.

            • 25 votes
            #5.3 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:43 PM EDT

            ROFLMAO....Shirley intelligent???...When did coniving and suing everything that moves qualif as intelligent?

            • 1 vote
            #5.4 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:43 PM EDT

            IntheMiddle, TX

            Your wrong, i was talking to my bro-inlaw(lawyer) and he told me that the fact the lady got fired because of a video he admitted to doctoring gives her ground to sue him for defimation of charactor. in he exact word, he knowing and wilfully doctored the video to cause unjust shame and lies to her charactor. he as well profitted from this. his advertizers on his blog if there are smart will no longer place ads there. there is no way around this, he should and probily will be sued its just amatter of when. if you don't like it then go the the suprime court, defimation is something the high court stays away from. a lower court will give this woman the keys to his house, car and that web site. the fact he is bosting about it leaves his no room to get out of this mess he started, i can also see acorn comming after his as well, it shows a pattern of defimation and slander.

            • 22 votes
            #5.5 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:52 PM EDT

            Hi Pat: I'm not an attorney so I look to their expertise. Granted her employer (the government) did not follow due process, which puts into question a case for illegal termination. Her employer recognized their mistake and tried to remedy the situation.

            It makes no difference whether Sherrod was a government employee or not. Before this incident she was not a celebrity. My bet is she is looking to sue Breitbart and or Fox news.

            • 11 votes
            #5.6 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:53 PM EDT

            Whether Sherrod has a legal cause of action against Breitbart isn't a simply question. If he only took excerpts of the speech without slicing and dicing the tape I can't see how he could be sued, however, if he didn't just take 2.5 minutes of a 45 minute speech that out of context with the full speech makes it appear she is a racist I don't see any legal cause of action, but if he sliced and diced the video, which many have alleged he did, then she would have a cause of action against him. Breitbart must seem to recognize his potential exposure, because he has claimed he did not edit the tape, and had the tape sent to him as is, and put what he received from a 3rd source on his website.

            Sherrod would have no lawsuit for her termination, ignoring the fact that she was offered a promotion within 48 hours of her termination, and an apology, the Federal Tort Claims act (the law one must sue the Federal government under) would make a suit exceedingly difficult, and she was an employee at will, who could be terminated at any time without cause, as long as the reason for the termination wasn't illegal (i.e. an illegal reason would be age, physical disability, race religion, national origin, etc.)

            And what has the mainstream media done to Palin (not left wing bloggers, but traditional media)? Answer nothing, unless exposing her as a dim wit (i.e. showing she needing write "tax cuts" on her hand so she wouldn't forget to mention it! etc )

            • 7 votes
            #5.7 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:05 PM EDT

            hawkeyedemocrat

            Whether Sherrod has a legal cause of action against Breitbart isn't a simply question. If he only took excerpts of the speech without slicing and dicing the tape I can't see how he could be sued, however, if he didn't just take 2.5 minutes of a 45 minute speech that out of context with the full speech makes it appear she is a racist I don't see any legal cause of action, but if he sliced and diced the video, which many have alleged he did, then she would have a cause of action against him. Breitbart must seem to recognize his potential exposure, because he has claimed he did not edit the tape, and had the tape sent to him as is, and put what he received from a 3rd source on his website.

            you Just made a case for shirley, he used that tape to miss resperent her. if he has said this is a short segemnt of the tape and that you need to go and fine the complete tape then that would leave it up to everybody else to fine the complete version and make your own determination, but he did not, he offered the tape as if this was the whole tape and according to this tape we have determined her to be a racist. something he did not do for the sole purpose of ruinning her charactor.

            thanks hawkeyedemocrat I'm going to save your post as proof her charactor was missresperented.

            thanks!!!

            • 3 votes
            #5.8 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:18 PM EDT

            Hawkeyedemocrat: Thanks for your assessment.

            BTW how will those hawkeyes do this year? They surprised many of us as they were a better team than us Hoosiers realized.

            • 1 vote
            #5.9 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:39 PM EDT

            IntheMiddle, TX
            You state: "there are no legal grounds to sue this man. He did not fire that lady."
            Whether Sherrod has a cause of action against Breitbart depends upon whether Breitbart either personanlly edited the video (not just showed an edited clip exactly as it appeared, but sliced and diced the video the excerpt), or knowingly disseminated the clip, knowing the excerpt itself was edited. If Breitbart simply put up a clip that because it was out of context (but the clip itself wasn't edited), or if he put up an excerpt sent to him by a 3rd party, and had no knowledge that the excerpt had been editted, I do not see how Sherrod could have a cause of actuion against Breitbart. The question of whether she has a legal cause of action depends upon certain facts.
            Her lawsuit wouldn't be because she was fired. However assuming Breitbart altered the excerpt and knew the clip he put up made her appear to be a racist, when in reality the story was a beautiful story of evolution, Sherrod could sue Breitbart for her termination, even though a 3rd party fired her. But for the false portrayal Breitbart released to the punlic Sherrod never would have been fired.
            However, because Sherrod was so quickly offered to go back to work for the USDA, any lawsuit where the damages were limited to her loss of job would not be worth the hassle. Under the law the minute she was offered her position (or in her case a promotion) her damages for lost wages cease.
            However, Sherrod's damages to reputation, and the emotional distress that Breitbart caused her, aren't limited to her employment, but instead due to the fact for hours on end she was falsely protrayed as a racist.
            SYou said "she needs to sue her employer to whom wrongfully terminated her. That is who she is letting off of the hook."
            Sherrod has no legal cause of action against the USDA, they made a mistake, and believed the false right wing smear, but as a political appointee she can be terminated without cause, and serves at the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture. Furthermore unlike Breitbart, who claims he doesn't owe her an apology, Tom Vilsack (and the President) have apologized to Sherrod.
            You said: "This lady worked in public office so as all of you liberals say, she is fair game whether we like what is said or not."
            What liberal has said that it is ok to offer false criticism, or edited, or out of context video excerpts to falsely smear a mid-level political appointee? When has any liberal blog, or organization manufactured a tape (via editting) or used an excerpt from a speech that made a negative (her racism) appear, when in reality the mid-level political appointee was espousing the opposite of the negative implication? I never recall that happening. And if a liberal group did to a mid-level (or high level) political appointee what Breitbart did to Sherrod I would vehemently condemn the actions, and the person would not be headlining a DNC event.
            You said: "I don't like how Palin is treated and she actually is a PRIVATE CITIZEN."
            1. I admit that on blogs Palin was unfairly treated immediately prior to the RNC in MN, which lead to her publicly acknowledging Bristol was pregnant, because some far left groups had implied her son Trig was really Bristol's. That was wrong, however, that was limited to the Internet gossip the network and cable media did not report on it, until Palin's announcement about Bristiol's pregnancy, and then only to explain why Palin felt it was necessary to come forward.
            2. Several people in the media (conservative and liberal) did question what type of mother would run for VP with an infant. As a mother I admit thinking that, and it was wrong. to do so. It is unlikely those questions would have been raised if a male VP candidate had a special needs infant. However, had the teenage daughter of a male VP nominee also been pregnant I would have felt less of him for putting his daughter through the public glare, in order to further his political aspirations.
            3. Name one time that Sarah Palin was criticized when she was a private citizen? When she was a private citizen she was a complete unknown. Whether she was a private citizen when she was on the Wasilla City Council, or the town's mayor is debatable, but when she became Governor of Alaska (not the same as a mid-level political appointee) Sarah Palin was no longer a private citizen. Had she stayed in Alaska, or elsewhere and kept a low profile after she quit being governor half way into her term, the media would have had little to say about her, but when she gives paid speeches, sends out tweets on current affairs, she is placing herself in the public eye, and can't claim to be a private citizen.

            • 5 votes
            #5.10 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:50 PM EDT

            IntheMiddle, TX
            Ron,

            Stop being so naive. You know as well as most on here, there are no legal grounds to sue this man.

            ____________________

            ITM: So now you've added attorney to your resume... lmao!

            • 3 votes
            #5.11 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:32 PM EDT
            Reply

            More fodder for the Democrats to use in the upcoming election. Michael Steele is the gift that keeps on giving.

            • 17 votes
            Reply#6 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:13 PM EDT

            Mr. Steele, Mr. Steele, Mr. Steele, Mr. Steele. On the chopping block with the Righties and still can't figure it out.. Grow a pair Mr. Steele..

              Reply#7 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:14 PM EDT

              Did anyone else happen to see the feature on "Nightline" last week about Andrew Breitbart?

              I think the only person in the country who should be nervous about this guy is Glenn Beck - and if I were him, I'd have both eyes on my rear-view mirror.....

              • 10 votes
              Reply#8 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:15 PM EDT

              Michael Steele must be SCJ Uncle Thomas' relative! No moral compass at all.

              Talk about making a pact with the devils..........

              • 11 votes
              Reply#9 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:16 PM EDT

              WOW!!

                Reply#10 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:18 PM EDT

                I like a two or more party system however the RNC seems determined to kills itself. Can someone direct them to a Psychiatrist for some much needed counseling so as to deter the self inflicted injuries? Anytime before the ultimate trajedy would be great!

                • 5 votes
                Reply#11 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:18 PM EDT

                I hear Michelle Bachman has a place for this kind of help!

                • 6 votes
                #11.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:28 PM EDT
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                Seriously, I would think that after what transpired last week that Michael Steele wouldn't want Breitbart around. Did Breitbart apologize to Mr. Steele's satisfaction or is Michael Steele so desperate for money that he'll just pretend it didn't happen at all? Isn't his Committee missing something like $7 million?

                Think Progress: "Despite drawing much of his support from tea partiers, Buck was caught on tape earlier this month referring to tea party members as “dumba$$es.” Said Buck, “Will you tell those dumba$$es at the tea party to stop asking questions about birth certificates while I’m on the camera?”

                "Earlier this month, law professor Marjorie Cohn and Iraq Veterans Against the War board chairman Geoff Millard attended a reception to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of relations between the U.S. and Vietnam and spoke with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). When Millard introduced himself to the Arizona senator, Cohn reports that McCain "dismissed the relevance of Millard’s organization:

                When Geoff introduced himself as chairman of the board of Iraq Veterans against the War, McCain retorted, “You’re too late. We already won that one.”

                “Let’s understand,” the Wonk Room’s Matt Duss has written, “there is no plausible scenario in which the decision to invade Iraq can or will ever be vindicated. In the best case, we will have simply averted disaster.”

                • 7 votes
                Reply#12 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:21 PM EDT

                or is Michael Steele so desperate for money that he'll just pretend it didn't happen at all?

                __________________

                Word on the street is Pat, that Breitbart will be picking up the 'tab' this time around at the lesbian bondage club... lol

                This way Steele is off the hook...

                • 10 votes
                #12.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:34 PM EDT

                Feisty: One word in response to your post to me - OUCH!!!

                Excellent. So much for the party of family values. They can't even hide their hypocrisy any longer.

                • 9 votes
                #12.2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:52 PM EDT
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                Just goes to show you that its never about the people, Party first or in some cases my donors first. Breitbart will probably be sued, Fox News will smear her again for the suit, and then pretend like they did nothing to fan the fires of racial division in this country. If the Dems weren't cowards, and they are, too worried about Rangel making them look bad. They could use this, but they won't. Pelosi for whatever reason prefers not to get into the dirt like Repubs. And that will be her downfall. Unless some major offensive is done within the next few months, I see the Dems losing many many seats in the House.

                • 4 votes
                Reply#13 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:24 PM EDT

                Can you imagine what any self-respecting, intelligent, moderate Republican is thinking? They have to be literally sick to their stomachs. I mean look who is taking over and/or representing the republican party. Steele, McConnell, Boehner, Cantor, Limbaugh, Palin, Bachmann, Beck and now add this heartburn neo-con Brietbart. My God, if the Dems can't get their act together and take advantage of such gifts they shouldn't win in November.

                • 13 votes
                Reply#14 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:26 PM EDT

                CA - you would think that ANY Conservative or Republican would want to be as FAR AWAY from this guy as they can be. I do NOT believe that the center-right really wants this guy to be anywhere near them. On the other hand, if I was a Democratic operative, I would want to have as MANY pictures, videos, soundbytes, postcards, t-shirts, golf towels and golf balls with Brietbart on it so that the message that the GOP is in leaguge/bed with people like Brietbart can be seen everywhere.

                The GOP has literally unzipped their fly in public, daring Democrats to say anything abut it. Let's see if any Democrat will call them on it.

                • 2 votes
                #14.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:27 PM EDT

                CA I really don't think there is such an animal any longer as a self-respecting, intellingent, moderate Republican - at least not in their leadership - and in the media where is the calling out of the crazies? There is none, so they are just going on their merry way to the media-proclaimed victory. Unless, and until our own party stands up to the lies, puts out its message in a very strong fashion, is proud of their own agenda, then the party of the sillies and crazies, the Bachmann, Boners, Cantors, Steele, etc. are running the show. The temerity of the Democrat leadership is appalling.

                Do I believe they're doing a great job in pushing their agenda? Yes, even though some have watered that agenda down. Do I believe we're making corrections to a totally unbalanced and unfair system? Yes, even though those corrections are not as strong as they should be.

                If we're all watching the same nuts, and the Repubs are too, then why are they "winning" and us losing? Because we need to get tough, stay tough, forget about pandering to the Repubs with every piece of legislation; let them filibuster for their corporate masters, get out the Dem leadership to blow their own horns, loudly, talk over the Repubs. No we don't have to scream over them, but if you notice every show, they rudely talk and scream over everyone and they get their message across. It would be such a shame to lose seats, or for President Obama to lose an election because we're too intelligent and too nice. We can be intelligent, we don't have to be that nice, not considering our opponents who play dirty at every turn.

                Dems - get out the vote!

                • 7 votes
                #14.2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:30 PM EDT

                That's right....

                VOTE DEM...IT'S BETTER THAN WORKING!!!

                  #14.3 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:39 PM EDT

                  CA, You fail to mention that most of the problems that the Rupert Murdoch Republican Party are being fed totally by Rupert Murdoch's Fake News Network! How long do you think it will be until someone proposes an amendment to the constitution to allow their god and slave master Rupert to assume the throne as the new American King? Why else would a foreign born wealthy individual want so badly to control the political system of this nation?

                  • 3 votes
                  #14.4 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:50 PM EDT

                  Be careful what you say, CA. That "new breed of Republican" will brand you a "liberal" when you call their competence into question. They are all about making noise while legitimate conservatives have their voices drowned out by the those morons with a "news" show.

                  They are so eaten up by their self-righteous stupidity that they can't grasp the big picture. For them, the discussion of what ails this nation must be boiled down to idiotic slogans and outright lies, whereas a legitimate conservative has a different philisophical perspective to solving a problem. For the idiotic-infestation of the Republican Party, nothing matters except volume, facts and decency be damned.

                  And as their rxtremist candidates get smacked down, their answer is to be even more extreme....thereby giving meaning to the definition of true stupidity: "doing the same thing over and over, but expecting a different result."

                  As evidence: look at the drivel posted by "holyroller:" And inordinate amount of noise, but not a shred of evidence to support a single thing he vomits into this forum.

                  • 6 votes
                  #14.5 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:41 PM EDT

                  Well said, Fred. And as for Holyroller, you can always tell when you get the rightie trolls on the ropes because they pull out that lame @$$ line about democrats not working.

                    #14.6 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:54 PM EDT
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                    The irony to me is that Andrew Breitbart appears to be the only actual racist.

                    Why in the world would the Republican Party officially embrace this man?????

                      Reply#15 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:38 PM EDT

                      How low will they go? Who will be next? Those are the questions that should be answered in the upcoming weeks. I believe they (Steele and Breitbart) will go as low as they can, regardless of who they destroy as long as they can smear any democrat/black/hispanic/minority person. Can democrats fight back?? Can they sling mud like the republicans? I don't know the answers to this, but I think that the democrats are too timid or too polite or too nice to fight the way the republicans do. Dems do care about others, nothing from the republicans have ever proven that they care about anything except themselves and getting "their" country back.

                      • 8 votes
                      Reply#16 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:57 PM EDT

                      this fundraiser shows us where republican heads are at IN BIGOTVILLE !!!

                      • 7 votes
                      Reply#17 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:03 PM EDT

                      IntheMiddle--Where did you go to law school, if at all? When was the last time that working for the federal gov't renders you ineligible for damages for libel or precludes you from recovery for civil damages? Whatever Palin is now, she was a public figure, a governor, at the time that her idiocy surfaced nationally. That character trait, call it "the hipness of stupidity" (highly valued by the right wing nuts) has since been burnished in the public psyche so much so that a libel claim against her at this point would likely be unsuccessful. Ms. Sherrod on the other hand was a private citizen who was specifically targeted by Breitbart, several John Does in the Republican party or elsewhere working on his behalf including Fox News whose defamatory campaign directly resulted in her ouster which was forseeable by even the dimwits in Breitbart's camp. Their purported end game to embarass the NAACP does not alter the fact that Ms. Sherrod has been harmed by deliberate manipulation of her remarks resulting in worldwide ridicule, scorn as well as economic loss and the infliction of emotional distress. All of which are actionable. Now, who's the naive one?

                      • 11 votes
                      Reply#18 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:04 PM EDT

                      You....

                      • 2 votes
                      #18.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:58 PM EDT
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                      little miguided holyroller. first of al racist is not a term that you can just throw around to black people. I hate to give a history lesson but being racist has a larger meaning , so until black people inslave a group off people for 400 years or institute laws that discreminate on a certian race and demeans and humiliate them systematicly . or kill millions of people in a slave trade or hang them from tress , or castraite them all without punishment from a government that was complicit . When blacks acomplish those thing then you can call one racist . In other words when your father is killed by the kkk being mad at white people is not being racist it being upset for a reason . Now whats your reason for being upset with her.

                      • 7 votes
                      Reply#19 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:07 PM EDT

                      Boo hoo hoo. We have a black president. Anyone who committed any of the acts you described is long dead. These are just two main reasons for you to quit your whining.

                      More blacks are killed/maimed /raped in any ten year period by OTHER black people than in the "400 years" you refer to above. Where's your outrage about that? Jews don't use the holacaust as a reason and an excuse for everything and that was only 60 years ago.

                      • 5 votes
                      #19.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:22 PM EDT

                      lcrowe

                      I love the way you broke down the farley what being a racist if all about. i tried to make this same point last week but he never responded.

                      CU Farley

                      Boo hoo hoo. We have a black president. Anyone who committed any of the acts you described is long dead.

                      But Farley there great grand kids are here and you know the apple does not fall too far from the tree. things you have been saying for the past 2 weeks is eveidence that the apple does not fall far from the tree. i bet 160 years your ancestors were irish Immigrents, farmers. did you know that many irish famers came to america and grew cotton in the south. yes alot of irish farmers were slave owners and your additude about the NAACP, Tea party makes me believe your blood line came from slave owners.

                      as far as jews, man they for 60 years since the took over Isreal have blamed the world for the holocost, with good reason. roosevelt knew about it and did nothen.

                      as far as black on black crime. its true, but your posts tells me that your don't give a SH*T!!!! you only use that as a wepond against the NAACP and any black organization you thinks is threatening your way of life, just like your ancestors were about slavery.

                      • 2 votes
                      #19.2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:39 PM EDT

                      Work for DoJ???...Boy Toy Holder and Rev (lol) Jackson both agree with you. Black people are so weak and defensless they don't have the power to be racist...Only one problem with that opinion....It is a LIE and America knows it.

                      Nov. 2010...the death roll for the Commiecrats. 2011 the beginning of theend of Lil' Barry's Thugocracy...

                      Impeach the FRAUD???...YOU BETCHA!!!

                      • 1 vote
                      #19.3 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:44 PM EDT

                      The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree - and neither does the sap!!

                      • 3 votes
                      #19.4 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:45 PM EDT

                      lcrowe - Wrong. HollyRoller's posts on this article are hateful and dishonest. You could have easily come up with a good response without making a ridiculous claim that a black person who engages in racist behavior and/orspeech can not be called a racist.

                      • 3 votes
                      #19.5 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:02 PM EDT
                      Reply

                      Well, well, well...as the saying goes:

                      Like a pig, Michael Steele has rolled in so much $hi+ he can no longer smell it.

                      Michael Steel inviting Breitbart to a RNC fundraiser; he [Steele] damn sure better watch his back...he's probably next and shouldn't expect help from Boehner, Cantor, McConnell, Wilson, Kyl, Palin, Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, FOX news, et al, when Breitbart sets his dumb a$$ up!

                      • 11 votes
                      Reply#20 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:12 PM EDT

                      All this rubbish takes everyones mind off of the issues and plays on emotions, Sherrod got the opportunity to clear her name continued harping on this issue is not necessary or productive, the corporate owned media refuses to expose the Republican party for what it is, just the political party of Wall Street and corporate America, the U.S. citizen took the worst screwing every seen by mankind when Paulson gave the financial industry all our money, yet the Dem's get the blame. The Republicans talk about class warfare with a shocked look on their faces when someone mentions raising taxes on the wealthy yet they have been killing the middle class with the biggest transfer of wealth to the upper 2% that this country has ever seen over the last decade while systematically sending all our decent jobs overseas, and people want to put them back in control, why? What happened to Sherrod was sad, but she will be fine, the country on the other hand may not.

                      • 5 votes
                      Reply#21 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:24 PM EDT

                      w bush,

                      You are absolutely correct. This back and forth is a waste of time. The real struggle is not between democrats and republicans but between the haves and have nots. The two party system is a joke. It allows both sides to be paid off by corporate America while the middle class suffers. Conventional belief is that what is good for wall street is good for America. I got news for you. It ain't true. Just look at the financial collapse and debacle in the gulf. If we removed all regulations as some suggest, America would be a toxic wasteland.

                      The middle class is under extreme pressure as the cost of living increases while pay stagnates and/or jobs disappear. Initially just manufacturing jobs were going to China and India, now every job is a candidate for outsourcing except low paying service jobs at Walmart, Home depot, Starbucks etc..

                      Is this what we want for our kids? I asked my 13-year old son what was more important low taxes, reducing the deficit or creating and retaining jobs for Americans. He said if he did not have a job it would be impossible to pay taxes or reduce the deficit.

                      It is absurd to reward corporations for outsourcing jobs while our unemployment rate is 10%. Technology has improved so that as corporations move from country to country exploiting workers (AKA globalization) , they enable a low cost labor pool that will compete with and eventually devastate our kids.

                      How do we reverse this trend so that the next generation is not screwed? This is not a Democrat or Republican issue. It is an American issue. Lets grow up and stop pointing fingers. It does not help anyone except people who do not support long term viability of America.

                      • 1 vote
                      #21.1 - Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:37 PM EDT
                      Reply

                      The Republicans have nothing to run on. They comnplain about the Democrats. In early 2007, they showed they had nothing. When the Dems running for president came to a political forum in Northern Nevada, all they could do was poke at Hillary Clinton and bring up her husband's affair with Monica Lewinsky. It showed the lack of ideas and lack of character in the GOP. They nearly ruined this country when they had power. The Democrats have been spending their time trying to fix their messes. The GOP is doing nothing but obstruct and lie. Vote Democrat!

                      • 4 votes
                      Reply#22 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:33 PM EDT

                      Actually, the Repubs have plenty to run on, but it would just kill them if they blurted out the truth: They only care about their own, individual wealth, and the companies that give it to them. The Repubs have no interest in individual rights, rather, in creating corporate wealth that then governs our country (and understand they'll say we have a "government," only it will be corporate America that's running the show).

                      • 3 votes
                      #22.1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:51 PM EDT

                      Harbharb

                      The Republicans have nothing to run on.

                      Oh, that's not true. They can always run on "Hope and Change" or something real catchy like "Yes We Can". It worked for the Democrats, don't see why it wouldn't work for the Republicans.

                      They comnplain about the Democrats.

                      Have you noticed what the Democrats are doing lately? They want to run on all their successes, but seeing they have none, they continue to attack the out of power Republicans. It's not like Obama hasn't solved all the problems, that's the agenda the progressives (aka socialists) want to push, it's that Obama has solved NO problems. None, nada, zip. The Democrats have a lot to answer for this year election year, and they will pay the price.

                      In early 2007, they showed they had nothing. When the Dems running for president came to a political forum in Northern Nevada, all they could do was poke at Hillary Clinton and bring up her husband's affair with Monica Lewinsky. It showed the lack of ideas and lack of character in the GOP. They nearly ruined this country when they had power. The Democrats have been spending their time trying to fix their messes.

                      The Democrats have been spending their time paying off the federal and state union workers (see Stimulus bill for details), buying car makers (Haven't heard any numbers for Government Motors cars for a while have we?Why do you think that is?) Failing at running the war in Afghanistan, and suing states that are trying to protect themselves from illegals.), all while Ford is making huge profits. Obama is also spending billions on unemployment benefits, and it's confusing to why that is, seeing him and his economic team are pushing the notion that the recovery is going along just fine.

                      Obama has fixed no so called "messes". He's created a few of his own though.

                      The GOP is doing nothing but obstruct and lie. Vote Democrat!

                      Did I mention that taxes are going up? A lot. With the Bush taxes expiring next year, the government will take another $100 billion or so of hard working peoples money out of the economy, and putting it into the hands of the every increasing in size federal government. Got to pay for these government workers somehow, and the massive deficit spending Obama is doing just cannot last forever. So do you think taking all that money out of private sector will help or hurt job hiring for those businesses?

                      "Vote Democratic", sure, if you don't care about losing your job. And why would you? Obama will pay your way with his brand new entitlement, permanent unemployment benefits.

                      • 2 votes
                      #22.2 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:17 PM EDT

                      They have nothing positive to run on. That's what I should have said.

                      • 1 vote
                      #22.3 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:25 PM EDT

                      Sure they do...This is all they need...

                      VOTE REPUBLICAN!....WE AREN'T OBAMAMOHAMMEDS!!!

                      • 2 votes
                      #22.4 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:48 PM EDT

                      I just see the name JoAnna Smith and pass on. She belongs to some junior high debating team, but has nothing real to offer. Waste of time.

                      • 5 votes
                      #22.5 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 2:51 PM EDT

                      Joanna S, holyrolled,

                      You two crack me up, if it were not so sad that you can actually believe your garbage it would be funny. As it is, you neither one do the Repubs any good with your lies, slander and nasty brainless drivel. I do hope that your inane postings make you feel happy because you are obviously very unhappy individuals, but your posts are not going to change the minds of anyone except maybe to vote Dem because of how bad you folks sound.

                      In order to really get people to your side you have to post something that is TRUTHFUL and not garbage that can be looked up and discredited in 5 minutes or racist, name calling trollisms that only make real, thinking people cringe when they read it because of how hateful it is. Truth is a beautiful thing, and the Repubs and their Kool-Aid of Death drinking followers are so ugly because they cannot accept the truth for what it is...self evident.

                      Have a great day being ignored by real thinking folks!!

                      • 6 votes
                      #22.6 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:45 PM EDT

                      B HONEST???...what a name for an Obamamohammed...talk about a misnomer.

                      But as far as..."In order to really get people to your side"....I am on a PMSNBC site...full of nasty buggers. I wouldn't want y'all on "my side".

                      But...all my comments are "the truth"....unlike the drivel from y'all.

                      • 1 vote
                      #22.7 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:54 PM EDT

                      B. Honest

                      Joanna S, holyrolled,

                      You two crack me up, if it were not so sad that you can actually believe your garbage it would be funny. As it is, you neither one do the Repubs any good with your lies, slander and nasty brainless drivel.

                      B, why don't you go cash your social security check and be thankful that there are people out here that will work to pay for your time on the dole. And no need to thank me - You're very welcome.

                      • 1 vote
                      #22.8 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:08 PM EDT
                      Reply

                      Breitbart and the RNC - a classic case of guilt by ass-ociation!!

                      • 6 votes
                      Reply#23 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:43 PM EDT

                      Sue those racist scumbags! --Somebody has to say "ENOUGH" to the lies and deception of the Republican Slander Committee....

                      • 4 votes
                      Reply#24 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:44 PM EDT

                      This is where the A-hole meets the crapper, TP soon to follow.

                        Reply#25 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:44 PM EDT
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