TOTVers from both sides of the aisle....this case is so worth the effort to research yourself. It is amazing from multiple perspectives. It starts out like a slow reading novel, then explodes into a stunning barn burner leading to the steps of the White House and Congress. It has greed, plot twists, Shirley Sherrod like you never imagined, Andrew Breitbart, corruption and an expose that will be tomorrow's headlines.....if you put in the time.

Pigford was a class action lawsuit against the USDA that alleged racial discrimination in granting farm loans to black farmers between 1983 and 1997. The government in 1999, settled and agreed to pay each of the 400 black farmers who originally filed, $50,000 if they attempted but failed to get help from USDA. Source: Wikipedia

Here is where it starts to get interesting. On February 23, this year. The USDA quietly agreed to release $1.2 billion tax dollars as the original 400 claimants inexplicably rose to 86,ooo. If you love a mystery, here is where the "plot thickens"..........according to the U.S. census, our country doesn't have 86,000 black farmers....the number is actually only 39,697. What do you think Watson, could a foul deed be afoot?

Tension builds.....a finger is pointed at the woman who spearheaded this case. A woman who in 1997 held a position in the "Rural Development Leadership Network" A woman who purportedly received the highest single payout (approximately $13 million) from that action - SHIRLEY SHERROD.....Gasp.
My next post will be, The Use of Racism for Fun and Profit. Wait....that's already been done.

http://beforeitsnews.com/story/110/0...Dismissal.html

In 2008, Chuck Grassley (R) and a Senator from Illinois......no suspense here...you can see it coming......yes....Sen Barack Obama (D) got a law passed to reopen the case, and add tens of thousands to the corrupt government gravy train. Why aren't they in jail for aiding and abetting a fraud on the American people?

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/2010/...inglepage=true

It would appear that the mischievous but brilliant Mr. Breitbart may have the last laugh after all. What a trap he set for Ms Sharrod.

I have only touched the tip of this iceberg with a summary that will hopefully encourage you to exercise your Google button and your grey matter. That really is the purpose of the post. The final chapter is being written as an army of researchers is now investigating this scam that leads right to Congress and the People's House. There are copious, credible Internet sources for you to conduct your own investigation and fortify your own conclusions. You will be angered, frustrated and enlightened to the extent the Washington spin machine will not be able to "hide" the truth from you.

God bless America and keep our troops from harm's way.