It’s been a difficult week for newsmakers, hasn’t it? The BP oil cap solution – success or failure – and implications of a Gulf hurricane on the massive oil slick; the standoff with North Korea; the Brietbart/Beck/Sherrod scandal that proves how easy it is for questionable right-wing “media” types to manipulate the White House; and much more will be up for discussion tonight.
Without further ado, here are the headlines that grabbed our attention this week:
Sherrod fallout: Obama says forced ouster wrong
Sherrod’s steadfast motto: ‘Let’s work together’
Breitbart: Sherrod “Sees Things Through a Racial Prism”
Andrew Breitbart on ‘Hannity’: ‘This Is Not About Shirley Sherrod’
Breitbart lied about Shirley Sherrod. Now he’s lying about the NAACP
Shirley Sherrod: Racism, politics and media
Breitbart Stands Behind Sherrod Video
North Korea threatens ‘physical response’ to US military exercises
Oil spill work on hold as Bonnie approaches
Relief oil well on hold as Bonnie forces Gulf evacuations
US Senate will not pass a full climate bill
Rangel says he’s ready to fight ethics charges
