Media Matters reports that "Fox News and its friends in the conservative echo chamber spent much of the week promoting phony, trumped-up allegations against the Justice Department.
In short, conservative media outlets have been aggressively promoting the charge by GOP activist J. Christian Adams that President Obama's Justice Department engaged in racially charged "corruption" when it partially dismissed a case against members of the New Black Panther Party for allegedly engaging in voter intimidation outside of a Philadelphia polling center on Election Day in 2008.
As we have documented extensively, Adams should not be trusted. He is a long-time right-wing activist with extensive ties to the Bush-era politicization of the Justice Department. Adams himself has admitted that he lacks first-hand knowledge to support his accusations. Additionally, Adams' charge that the DOJ's action in the New Black Panther case shows unprecedented, racially motivated corruption is undermined by the fact that the Obama DOJ obtained judgment against one of the defendants, and that the Bush DOJ declined to pursue similar allegations against a group of Minutemen -- one of whom was carrying a gun -- in 2006.
Even the Republican vice chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights called the New Black Panthers case "very small potatoes" and said an investigation into the DOJ's decision is full of "overheated rhetoric filled with insinuations and unsubstantiated charges."
And yet again, the fact that this is a completely manufactured scandal didn't stop conservative media figures from engaging in one of their time-honored traditions: attempting to obscure their own problems with race by accusing others of racism.
Radio host Jim Quinn -- who once told "race-baiting" African-American "ingrates" to "get on your knees" and "kiss the American dirt" because slavery brought them to the U.S. -- hyped the New Black Panther story by calling the civil rights community "race-baiting poverty pimps."
Rush Limbaugh -- who earlier this week announced that if Obama wasn't black he'd be a "tour guide in Honolulu" and claimed Obama is using the office of the presidency to seek "payback" for the country's history of racism -- forwarded Adams' charge that the case was dropped because of racially charged corruption.
Beck, who infamously called President Obama a "racist" with a "deep seated hatred for white people or the white culture," declared that the Obama administration is "full" of "people that will excuse" the "hatred" of the New Black Panthers. He also relied on falsehoods to try to connect Obama to the New Black Panthers, and claimed today that the New Black Panthers are part of Obama's "army of thugs."
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So that's why I wrote what I did. Perhaps you can provide a more appropriate (and smart) comment to improve my poor performance.
We can't expect much that is truthful to come out of this mess either.
send them what little bits of money we caan.
Democrats are Not now taking PAC money,
We could extract a pledge from them
but that means we have to by them for ourselves -wink-
Most of all we have to let them we know we are behind them.
The conservatives use it to whip up their tribe to by all and any means attack, attack, attack.
That is what the tea bags were/are. A conservative created attack machine.
And when they tell their voters to call, email, they do.
The conservatives have a lot more money, 85% of the nations wealth in the hands of 1%
Have a nice day, Elizabeth, and go spread your love and kindness to others.
And therein is the problem...
The
Mt. Everest of voter intimidation. Funny thing, not one voter was intimidated.
Oh shucks they have to attck. someone, who who ?
Darn George Fox and the Conservatives are having so much trouble finding ugly things to
scream about against African Americans
and not be so blatantly racist.
No evidence a voter was intimidated, not even one voter.
No evidence.
If anything the teabags who instigated this entire thing have thoroughly discredited themselves.
If you go to youtube and watch the several versions of video bits there.
It is very hard to be blind to
the white tea bags,
in particular a very tall one, very aggressively approaching the small and lightweight, man with the stick, which had been hidden until the
teabag began ordering him around, shoving his camera into his face
and making demands, teabag man who did not identify himself first, then lied and claimed to be a college student ,
bla bla bla.
Lesson:
White man can walk up to black man, create a false incident, turn it into a
National Event,
All lies.
Shandi
I used that on another website
Where someone was pretending that there are no white groups, saying those things these days.
Thank you.
But I have only been able to watch the first 5 secs.
I just cannot continue with it.
As to the "New" Black Panthers. Nope they are the same radical group they've always been except now they may be a little More radical.
is that some inference they think college students are going to film the thing just to cause trouble?
Carla, If being Conservative is outside the norm and therefore bad this country is in more trouble than you know. A Conservative should be the norm. Conservitive = careful about the laws passed, not radical in any way L or R,
If this was outside a grocery store, I wouldnt have cared. But it wasnt. It was in front of a voting area and it was aggressive. There were many of them and they had weapons. That is enough to go to jail. But they didnt.
~M
And your 'overstatement' to try and spin this is stupid. I follow the law. I follow the constitution. You know...that pesky little document our current administration has so many problems following.
Texas law states I can carry my gun, concealed, anywhere except: churches or religious institutions; schools; any establishment that serves 50% or more of alcohol; etc etc etc.
This is the exact reason why you loose all credibility. You make brash statements that have no basis in truth.
~M
And as for Texas law....Jindal has already signed into law that people can take guns into church. I don't think that Texas cowboys will be far behind. They do love their guns.
The video says it all.
~M
"The case arose after two members of the New Black Panther Party stood outside a polling place in a majority-black precinct in Philadelphia on Election Day in 2008. A video of the men, posted online, showed them dressed in paramilitary clothing, and one carried a billy club."
Here is a link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/us/07rights.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=black%20panthers&st=cse
~M
~M
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=philadelphia+voter+intimidation&aq=f
Watch all of them .
Now you know
Along with other exaggerations about this non incident
Fox and others even used words like " White voters attacked"
"violence by black panthers"
Lies not supported by any video anywhere
Do you not care that it was illegal? Does law not mean anything anymore?
I suppose that if it were turned around to be the KKK blocking black voters while throwing racial slurs at them in front of a voter spot...you'd be ok with that too? I think not.. just goes to show how hypocritical you and most liberals are.
~M
I'm thinking here of the "if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem".
But they have to recognize the problem first...
And with the above minimizing, denying and excusing, they are definitely part of the problem.
§ 46.01. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Club" means an instrument that is specially designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of inflicting serious bodily injury or death by striking a person with the instrument, and includes but is not limited to the following:
(A) blackjack;
(B) nightstick;
(C) mace;
(D) tomahawk.
§ 46.02. UNLAWFUL CARRYING WEAPONS. (a) A person commits an offense if he intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his person a handgun, illegal knife, or club. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. (c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the offense is committed on any premises licensed or issued a permit by this state for the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Just to be clear... that reads almost verbatim for every state. California bans all of them.
~M
Being in front of a voting area makes it a federal crime.
~M
It is a FEDERAL CRIME... and no one went to jail.
I guess this is just like ILLEGAL immigration. Since that isnt illegal either on a federal level.
~M
4 white men illegal enterfederal building, break into U.S. Senator's office.
James O'Keefe.
Receives a pat on the head and told to stay home.
James O'Keefe (I think someone else ffiled the charges)
files false charges against
ACORN, using false evidence.
NOT IN JAIL
You are not concerned about justice Texas Rocks,
You are just another a**hole liar.
I feel sorry for you.
~M
Like I said...it is only a question of when Texas will be passing a law allowing guns in church.
Its the way we were raised. Just isnt appropriate.
~M
Minister huh? We are in the same line of work... I help build ministries and churches by employing new communication strategies with the result of increasing participation and giving.
keep the faith. God is good.
~M
michael4000@live.com. You'll like it, I promise. its amazing.
~M
If you havent noticed...this is a discussion forum.
~M
I don't think Obama would be qualified to be a tour guide in Honolulu. Washing the tour bus? Maybe...
False analogy.
NO voter intimidation at Philadelphia,
Not one voter intimidated and the reason the case was dropped.
Come on Mr. Justice,
Say James O'Keefe?????
Harrasment by an African American by a tea bag psuedo human.
Jeff's analogy is exactly right. If it were turned around, the entire US would be going nuts right now. And they would be in jail, as they should be.
~M
""NO voter intimidation at Philadelphia,
Not one voter intimidated and the reason the case was dropped.""
Actually the cops were called because voters were intimidated you numskull. Witnesses testified that he was yelling at whites, spewing race crap. Then he was caught on tape saying this at another event...
I HATE WHITE PEOPLE! ALL OF THEM!!! EVERY LAST IOTA OF A CRACKER. I HATE THEM!!! YOUR ENEMY CAN'T MAKE YOU FREE FOOL! YOU WANT FREEDOM? YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO KILL SOME CRACKERS!!! YOU ARE GONNA HAVE TO KILL SOME OF THEIR BABIES!!! LET'S GET OUR ACT TOGETHER. IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP! TO CLEAN UP! TO STAND UP! BLACK POWER!!! BLACK POWER!!! BLACK POWER!!!...
Well a Black guy did get assaulted at a tea party event by some protesting SEIU members that where charged. So far Obama hasn't weighed in but his peeps at the NAACP have. Just this week an NAACP spokesman called the victim an "uncle Tom". Two classy organization only a liberal could be proud of...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFeUhSlHiUQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8vp4BYoAJE
""You're kidding, right? People on your side THAT afraid of Black people??""
No if that freak was in my way he would be in to see a proctologist to have his own billy club removed from his ass and the thug next to him would have went home with his teeth in his hand.
Shandi standing on public property where the voting pols are to campaign for a president is already ILLEGAL. Yelling at people with a billy club in your hand is voter intimidation. I know I know, laws shouldn't apply to liberals but they do sweetie...
I agree Jeff. If that had happened to me, there would have been a few Black Panthers needing bones reset. But that is me. I cant expect everyone to know how to fight well...lol.
Shandi... you dont get it. It isnt a BLACK thing. It is a VOTER INTIMIDATION thing. It is a federal crime. Black, white, asian, mexican, african, french... i dont care who it is...you cant do that.
and no.. i am not afraid of black people. You are silly to even say that. Some of my best friends are black and they even think this was totally unacceptable.
Remember history a bit when blacks were just given the right to vote. Remember when women first got the right to vote?? They put these laws in effect in order to secure their rights as citizens. That right is for every race, every person, everywhere in the USA.
~M
Yes, there is freeom of speech but if it results in stirring up death , injury etc... Someone should be held accountable... Would you defend the KKK if they called for this kind of sick action?
Rush Limbaugh -- who earlier this week announced that if Obama wasn't black he'd be a "tour guide in Honolulu" and claimed Obama is using the office of the presidency to seek "payback" for the country's history of racism -- forwarded Adams' charge that the case was dropped because of racially charged corruption.
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Nevermind the ignorance and the arrogance;
the cruelty is staggering.
It is amazing that upstanding Americans
actually look to this type for guidance... tame
...Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
The tongue is also a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body.
It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire,
and it itself set on fire by hell. James 3:5b-6
If I were Jim Quinn, Rush Limbaugh, or Glenn Beck, I would worry about which bad end I would come to. tame
It was a federal offense. There are very strict laws in place to make sure that people are able to vote without influence. This guarantees our basic right to vote. It is not to be taken lightly.
As I said before, if this had happened in front of a grocery store, I wouldnt have cared.
But it didnt.
~M
HO hum.. Our poor nation to be so populated with this sheeple mentality.
Do you agree or disagree that what they did was illegal? yes or no?
~M
Time and time again....
THIS ISNT ABOUT RACE. NO RACE ISSUE HERE.
This is about intimidating voters and breaking numerous voter laws while brandishing a weapon.
lets keep on topic please...
~M
Obama said it himself... he is the end all to all problems that happen under his watch.
Its been 2 years now and he is well into his watch. Every president deals with that. Some better than others. Reagan came into his presidency during a recession. He pulled us out of it while breaking Russia...all without shooting a single bullet. Every president has his burdens. Every presidency is different. This one is Obama's.
~M