Shirley Sherrod Reminds CNN’s Gergen of Nelson Mandela

Exhibiting an extreme case of the media euphoria over Shirley Sherrod’s vindication, moments before Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack appeared before the cameras CNN senior political analyst David Gergen gushed to Rick Sanchez: "I have to tell you, Rick, I don't want to put her on too high a pedestal....But I kept thinking about Nelson Mandela as I heard her story..."