Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - Why did the so-called victims of Shirley Sherrod's rampant racism rush to her defense on national TV? - Roger Spooner, the farmer who approached Shirley Sherrod in 1986, said he can’t understand accusations that Sherrod is racist. Spooner claims he and his wife were helped by Sherrod in filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which he said ultimately kept his farm afloat. “If it hadn’t been for her, we would’ve never known who to see or what to do,” Spooner told CNN. “She led us right to our success.” -