Thursday's Daily Brief

2010-07-22       The Daily Brief     Richard (RJ) Eskow: What Shirley Sherrod and Social Security Have in Common AP Richard (RJ) Eskow: When you think about it, Shirley Sherrod and the Social Security system have a lot more in common than their initials. Both of them help people and deserve gratitude, not criticism. Both of them were doing just fine before they came under attack. Both of them were targeted in order to serve a right-wing agenda. And in both cases the administration spent too much time playing along, rather than asking tough questions and fighting for what's right. Click here to read more. Bob Cesca: Fooled Again by Breitbart and the Wingnut Right Andrew Breitbart has done it again. This time, he's flimflammed the White House, the NAACP and the traditional news media. I wonder who will be fired and disgraced next. Willie Nelson: Shirley Sherrod, a Family Farmer's Friend The real story of Shirley Sherrod deserved to be told a long time ago. She has had an amazing impact on the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of families and communities throughout the South. Candy Spelling: No Burkas in the Boardroom Everyone should be worried about security. But to strike out at a small religious group of Muslim women in France in case someone planning to do harm will emulate their clothing is not the way to go. Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite: Selling Out Uncle Sam & Outsourcing American Power When information that is supposedly of and for government is in private hands, the power of that information can be used to serve private agendas with the risk of corporate and private players influencing policy to suit those agendas. David Katz, M.D.: Weight Loss and Wonder Drugs: Something Is Fishy Although the problem weight control drugs try to fix -- a body turning surplus calories into an energy reserve -- is normal, they may prove to be elusive not just now, but forever.     HuffPost News Geithner Refuses To Say Whether He'd Be Happy With Warren Leading Consumer Agency Shirley Sherrod Says She'd Love To Talk Race With President Obama Gulf Oil Efforts SUSPENDED: BP Shuts Down Well Work Due To Bad Weather Diane Sawyer Interviews Mark Zuckerberg (VIDEO): Facebook CEO On Privacy, Charging Users, And 'Facebook Movie' 'Inception': 9 Surprising Sleep Facts From the Movie (PHOTOS)   Get HuffPost on your iPhone!   ©2010 HuffingtonPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. 560 Broadway, Suite 308, NY, NY 10012 Add dailybrief@huffingtonpost.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. User Agreement Privacy Policy