racist. that started that chain reaction, the naacp condemning sherrod. then she was forced to resign from the department of agriculture. but soon became clear the remarks were all taken out of context and a round of apologies and tv appearances followed. let's bring in our legal panel now. rebecca rose woodland and johna spi spillborg. shirley sherrod plan to sue. he says can we meet and talk about this matter? to do what? >> it's a good idea. i don't think they're going to hug it out. i think this is a good opportunity for brightbart to talk sherrod out of filing a lout. she should be receptive to that, why? because if she does sue, she will probably lose. that's my prediction. >> okay. and here's what brightbart says in this "newsweek" magazine. there is a lot of blame to go around on this story. it is convenient to place it on me. the obama administration and the naacp were also involved. nobody looks particularly good in this thing. so all that being said, when you