Former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, who was forced to resign after a blogger posted comments she made to an NAACP audience about race, is unsure about returning to a government job, she says.
"I don't want to be the fall guy, the fall girl, for discrimination in the Department of Agriculture," Sherrod told The Associated Press Friday at her southern Georgia home. "I need a little down time to reflect on what's happened the last few days. Is there another place for me to help all of us take advantage of what has happened over the last few days? I don't know yet."
For his part, Obama has ordered a more patient, deliberative style of governance from his aides and Cabinet members after the convulsive week surrounding Sherrod's ouster.
Sherrod, 62, said she'd like to persuade Obama to visit south Georgia.
"I need to get him down here with some regular folks to see how they live and how they get along," Sherrod said. "It might give him a better understanding on how to promote togetherness in this country."
A furor erupted this week over a conservative blogger's posting of portions of a speech Sherrod gave in which she told of giving short shrift attention 24 years ago to the pleas for financial aid by a poor white farmer. Sherrod is black, and the operator of the website BigGovernment.com posted a portion of her speech. The blogger, Andrew Breitbart, said he did so to illustrate racism within the NAACP, which earlier accused the tea party of having racist elements.
It dramatized how the nation's first black president has occasionally struggled with racial tensions since he took office over a year and a half ago, after saying repeatedly during his campaign that he wanted to bridge America's racial divide.
The real issue here is not if this woman is a racist, because she is, what you people should be outraged about is how does this governmental agency with no senate oversight and only answerable to the administration is giving out home loans, yes you heard me right, 100% USDA Home Loans For Buying A House With Bad Credit With No Money Down......
what in the hell does this have to do with the safety of our food supply, and dont give the crap talking point that this for farmers....its not!
Read on:
Rural Home Loans For People With Bad Credit And Single Mothers __ The USDA Farm Home Loans program provides low interest fixed monthly mortgage payment terms to help low and moderate income households afford a house of their own to keep the family together. In such difficult economic conditions, such rural home loans from the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Branch, can offer better credit flexibility compared to traditional lenders in the troubled and sluggish housing and lending market.
Do not be too put off by the "rural home loans" name of this program since many semi-rural properties just outside city limits also fall within the USDA farm home loans eligibility and will not seriously affect your transport options and commuting time to work or schools in the city and business district.
Note that applying for farm loans does not mean you will be living like a farmer, giving up on convenient amenities in the city and quiting your office job to start growing apples. Most sub-rural properties that meet the USDA loan eligibility locations are not more than 30 minutes drive from the nearest major cities.
So get this, the government is telling all their 0 liability voters(I call them lazy, shiftless americans that want something for nothing)that if they have been denied from other government assisted mortgage loan programs due to poor FICO credit score or lack of funds for the down payment, upfront fees, mortgage closing fees etc, you should seriously consider applying for USDA rural development loans instead of continuing to pay money on rentals as tenants. Many households have already benefited from being able to buy a house with no money down using 100% USDA home loans financing and more families are starting to join the program.
Georgia is receiving an additional $30 million in Recovery Act funds for direct home loans through USDA Rural Development, when pooled funds from all states are redistributed from Washington, D.C. These loans are for qualifying families considered to have low and very low incomes to purchase or build a home in a rural area.
“These amounts are greater than the funds we had remaining,” said Ed Peace, director of single family housing for USDA Rural Development in
Georgia. “This is a wonderful opportunity for rural families who want to become homeowners. These funds will disappear after Sept. 30, so we encourage those interested to call us immediately.”
So far, Georgia has helped 288 rural families through the direct home loan program, obligating over $31.7 million to help families achieve the dream of homeownership. The Recovery Act has funded 220 home loans for almost $25.8 million.
“The time has never been better for rural Georgia families to consider buying a home,” said Shirley Sherrod, state director. “These funds can be used to purchase an existing home or to build a new one.”
Besides the Sherrod connection, this USDA program in itself needs to be looked at closely.
This was another government scam to get people into homeownership (backed by the US taxpayer on defaults), very similar to Freddie and Fannie.
Lets not forget they are now giving business and industry loans....
This not to mention that they are giving out loans for misc equipment, cars...and tons of other items and services that have nothing to do with usda operations!
Let us not forget that this does just doesnt involve the president and the dems, the republicans have just as much invested in these kind of policies as the libs do....
These loans are for qualifying families considered to have low and very low incomes to purchase or build a home in a rural area...blah, blah, blah
Isn't that what got us into this mess in the first place? Oh well. They can ALWAYS blame it on the GOP. The boys in the GOP don't mind.
CORRECTION:
the ruling class boys in the GOP don't mind.
Newt Gingrich, the Georgia Peach, was on Fox again tonight blathering about "reaching out" to the racist NAACP and "holding town meetings with them".
I bet ole Newt just loves all those millions for home loans pouring into Georgia....and if he can claim a little credit, well....all the better for him when he decides to throw his John Deere cap into the presidential ring.
Oh but whats another $100 million a year between friends right?
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