Opinion - All may not be as it seems

A long-time employee of the Department of Agriculture, Shirley Sherrod, gave a speech on overcoming prejudices. A tape of the speech was heavily edited, and the remaining snippets distorted her comments, making her appear to use her position in an unfair and prejudiced manner.

The edited speech became a national sensation.

Administration officials soon saw the edited version and precipitously reacted, firing Sherrod.

The speech was, in fact, all about reconciliation.

When the full speech was released and truth of the matter was realized, there was a scramble to undo the damage.

All this happen...