Who let the New Black Panther Party thugs off?

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 30, 2009 06:18 AM

Last week, I reported on the Obama administration’s stonewalling of House efforts to investigate its decision to drop default judgments against New Black Panther Party thugs who menaced Philly voters on election day with nightsticks and racist epithets. Yesterday, I included the episode in my review of White House thuggery over the last six months.

Now, there’s new information about Department of (In)justice meddling with the New Black Panther Party voter bullying case. Jerry Seper at the Washington Times reports on the identity of the DOJ lawyer who
intervened:

Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the No. 3 official in the Obama Justice Department, was consulted and ultimately approved a decision in May to reverse course and drop a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party of intimidating voters in Philadelphia during November’s election, according to interviews.

The department’s career lawyers in the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division who pursued the complaint for five months had recommended that Justice seek sanctions against the party and three of its members after the government had already won a default judgment in federal court against the men.

Front-line lawyers were in the final stages of completing that work when they were unexpectedly told by their superiors in late April to seek a delay after a meeting between political appointees and career supervisors, according to federal records and interviews.

The delay was ordered by then-acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King after she discussed with Mr. Perrelli concerns about the case during one of their regular review meetings, according to the interviews.

Ms. King, a career senior executive service official, had been named by President Obama in January to temporarily fill the vacant political position of assistant attorney general for civil rights while a permanent choice could be made.

No one should be surprised at such maneuvers under crime-coddling AG Eric Holder.

It’s more of the same old Culture of Corruption in the age of Obama.

All previous New Black Panther Party posts here.

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  1. #1
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:42 am, kcnut said:

    Just doing obama thug tizzle. I respect the office but i lothes obama.

  2. #2
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:48 am, zorro said:

    We are one step closer to knowing why the Thugs from Chicago prefer to look the other way when a basic right, like voting, is violated by political supporters.

    In the old days our legislative branch would open committee hearings (with zeal) to get to the bottom of this sort of thuggish behavior. But alas, the legislative branch and the old media are no longer interested in the protection of civil rights. Their interest now is to bask in the power grab of the executive. How times have changed.

  3. #3
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:55 am, zorro said:

    A side note, after ten days on the road and an all day travel day yesterday (weather delays, flight cancellations) I arrived home about midnight and found my copy of Culture of Corruption tucked in with all the mail!!

    I know what I’ll be reading this weekend.

  4. #4
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:09 am, backwoods conservative said:

    Keep pushing for accountability on the corruption, Michelle. I was very disturbed that those thugs were allowed to conduct themselves that way, and it really burns me up that they were allowed to get away with it. I want to see somebody pay a price for this miscarriage of justice.

  5. #5
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:37 am, happyscrapper said:

    If we do not get justice in the panther case, our next election will be even more corrupt. If they get away with this, they will ramp up the intimidation. We need to have some conservatives at the polls in 2010 to counter their tactics and make sure they don’t scare people away!! Maybe the tea party people could organize some patrols at each poll to assure that nothing like that occurs. We have enough people to do that!

  6. #6
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:46 am, teachem2 said:

    Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler told The Washington Times that the department has an “ongoing obligation to be sure the claims it makes are supported by the facts and the law. She said that after a “thorough review of the complaint, top career attorneys in the Civil Rights Division determined the “facts and the law did not support pursuing the claims against three of the defendants.

    I find this absolutely mind blowing. It’s all on tape, billy club and all, racial slurs included. I think, though, that a few paragraphs later, the reason becomes clear.

    While the Obama administration has vowed a new era of openness, department officials have refused to answer questions from Republican members of Congress on why the case was dismissed, claiming the information was “privileged, according to congressional correspondence with the department.

    Congressonal correspondence with the department? I’d like names!

  7. #7
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:48 am, teachem2 said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:37 am, happyscrapper said:
    We need to have some conservatives at the polls in 2010 to counter their tactics and make sure they don’t scare people away!! Maybe the tea party people could organize some patrols at each poll to assure that nothing like that occurs.

    If this administration holds true to the pattern we’ve seen to date, conservatives WILL be prosecuted.

  8. #8
    On July 30th, 2009 at 7:55 am, jjmurphy said:

    What’s the fuss? I am sure this administration would have done the same thing if those men standing with nightsticks outside a polling area had been had been members of the KKK.

    /sarc

  9. #9
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:05 am, jangar said:

    happyscrapper said:
    If we do not get justice in the panther case, our next election will be even more corrupt.

    I think that’s the whole idea. They see the wind at their back with complete democrat control and the first black guy in the oval office, so to them it doesn’t matter if all they’re holding is two jokers and the king of spades…

    BLUFF, BLUFF, BLUFF.

  10. #10
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:20 am, DagneyT said:

    It’s more of the same old Culture of Corruption in the age of Obama.

    It’s another example of the BO thuggery!

  11. #11
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:23 am, DagneyT said:

    Maybe the tea party people could organize some patrols at each poll to assure that nothing like that occurs. We have enough people to do that!

    Excellent idea, Happyscrapper! We certainly do have enough people!

  12. #12
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:29 am, BrianNY said:

    It’s more of the same old Culture of Corruption in the age of Obama.

    No worries…just invite those nice ‘Black Panthers’ over to the West Wing for a beer and everything will be just fine!

    Where’s Forrest Gump when you need him?

  13. #13
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:30 am, stillontheroad said:

    happyscrapper said:

    And here, the powers that be just convicted some guy for falsifying names on a recall petition.

  14. #14
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:31 am, Jimmie said:

    And when….ever….has a complete change in government been attempted with out…thuggery, and actual violence?

  15. #15
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:35 am, jjmurphy said:

    Maybe the tea party people could organize some patrols at each poll to assure that nothing like that occurs. We have enough people to do that!

    He! You can bet this administration WOULD go after these Tea Party “thugs” with everything they had and throw away the key.

  16. #16
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:35 am, Ragspierre said:

    I think if I were a young, bright prosecutor with a Grand Jury to work with, I’d like to have a discussion with Ms. King and Mr. Perrelli.

    I’d want to know…very, very specifically…just exactly what it was that drove the decision NOT to take the low-hanging fruit of default judgments.

  17. #17
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:42 am, Ragspierre said:

    King is no stranger to controversy and what some might consider liberal activism at DOJ. She was involved in the Federal Government challenging the Georgia voter identification law. And also DOJ going after Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona. Way to go with the appointments, Obama. Holder and Obama said DOJ was going to get busy and it appears they have. Few expected that to mean standing down from confronting apparent lawbreakers in this case.

    Riehl World

    The woman has a history. It is a BAD history.

    I’m tired of racism in America.

  18. #18
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:48 am, cabrerski said:

    Apparently when Bush fired the 8 U.S. attorneys, he missed these morons. In a fair and just world, King and Perrelli would be found on the back of the Yellow Pages. Their time would be spent chasing ambulances.

  19. #19
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:51 am, beenthere said:

    If Obama and his minions have no problem with denying you jobs and promotions — if you are of the wrong race . . .

    If Obama and his minions have no problem with denying you voting rights — if you are of the wrong race . . .

    Is it remotely possible they will have no problem denying you health care — if you are of the wrong race?

    And if so, do you wonder where would that lead?

  20. #20
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:54 am, cabrerski said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:51 am, beenthere said:
    If Obama and his minions have no problem with denying you jobs and promotions — if you are of the wrong race . . .
    And if so, do you wonder where would that lead?

    Maybe a severe case of black man’s guilt in, say, 100 years?

  21. #21
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:55 am, Socky said:

    Who let the New Black Panther Party thugs off?

    Woof! Woof-Woof! Woof-WOOF!

  22. #22
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:56 am, GaMidnightRider said:

    People need to be screaming about this. This is the same thing we have been fighting against all our life. I wonder if white men did this if the blacks would be as quiet? Where is rev, All and Jesse on this. I thought they where suppose to be against racism? I guess that if you the right color racism is OK.

  23. #23
    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:57 am, Ragspierre said:

    OBAMA WANTS YOUR KIDS

    No, really. If you think I’m being hyperbolic, you need to read an article in the latest issue of Time magazine, titled “Summer School: What? No More Vacations?” If Obama’s Education Secretary Arne Duncan has his way, your kids will be in government schools eight hours a day, twelve months a year.

    http://townhall.com/columnists/AshleyHerzog/2009/07/29/the_democrats_want_your_kids

    Indoctrination much…?

  24. #24
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:06 am, ErinF said:

    And are these a-holes still planning on pressing charges against the Bush Administration?

  25. #25
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:09 am, BuckeyeSam said:

    Are independents paying attention to this kind of thing?

    I have never been able to understand how, after Jeremiah Wright, independents could vote for this POS Obama.

  26. #26
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:17 am, Misscheryl said:

    8:56 am, GaMidnightRider said:

    - the blacks aren’t quiet – they are harrassing the woman who called the police and threatening her because they believe she is ‘racist.’ She is afraid for her life. No good deed goes unpunished and of course, she wasn’t invited to the white house for a beer.

  27. #27
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:31 am, Paul Revere said:

    Glen Beck proven right…again.

  28. #28
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:35 am, Roland said:

    No good deed goes unpunished ….

    Aha! You have hit on the real lesson of the tale.

    You DO NOT call the police when someone is breaking into your neighbor’s house when that neighbor is a racist black college professor.

    You DO NOT call if that neighbor is someone you do not know, and the neighbor is black, and you are white. He might BE a racist black college professor ….. or something even worse.

    1) It’s not your problem.
    2) You will be punished for interfering.

    THAT is the lesson.

    Now don’t people be screaming at me that is not ‘right.’ Of course it is not right.

    It is just the way it is. That IS the lesson.

  29. #29
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:38 am, no2pcbs1 said:

    when unethical criminal coddlers are in charge of the doj nothing good can come of it. zero surrounds himself with what he feels most comfortable, low life criminals.

  30. #30
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:42 am, b-cat said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:31 am, Paul Revere said:
    Glen Beck proven right…again.

    Glenn just says what everybody is thinking but haven’t got the guts to say. He is absolutely right.

  31. #31
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am, Roland said:

    Oops. Wrong thread.

    Same lesson, though. The lesson is the segregationists were right.

    Again, don’t be screaming at me about it. The lesson is what it is.

  32. #32
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:44 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    “If we do not get justice in the panther case”

    What does that look like now though? Can the charges be re-filed?

    What will happen is voting poll violence will escalate. I can assure you there are folks who will take the Black Panthers on and the violence will get out of control.

  33. #33
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:46 am, HotWeaver said:

    What “concerns about the case” could King have discussed? The defendants lost. Case concluded.

  34. #34
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:47 am, Branden-in-escalon said:

    “How dare you question the great and powerful OZ?!?!? (pay no attention to the little man behind the White House)

  35. #35
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:47 am, Roland said:

    The police will arrest us. Not them.

    You aren’t learning the lesson.

  36. #36
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:47 am, Misscheryl said:

    Roland, the point is, if you are looking for justice from the black community, as a whole, you won’t get it. They are silent on issues when they should speak up, and are screaming “racist” only when it applies to someone else.

  37. #37
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:50 am, Ragspierre said:

    What does that look like now though? Can the charges be re-filed?

    These were not criminal charges to begin with.

    They were dismissed without prejudice…meaning they can be raised again.

  38. #38
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:54 am, max said:

    fyi…
    http://www.usccr.gov/correspd/VoterIntimidation2008LetterDoJ.pdf

    I wonder if Ms. King has responded to this yet… it strikes me as the height of irony…

  39. #39
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:57 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    I find this injustice to our set elections laws the most important subject we have to fight. Its what defines us as Americans. When the voting/election laws get trampled or sidestepped by the likes of ACORN and the NBPPs then its over for us.What the majority of US citizens wants is overshadowed by individuals or group that wants to run the country their way. I find that letting these thugs off sets the tone for future elections. What would have happened if those were skin head neo nazis?

  40. #40
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:57 am, Roland said:

    Miss Cheryl, I agree completely.

    Now the ‘black community’ completely controls the presidency and the justice department.

    The lesson the Democrats are teaching the citizenry is what it is. It’s the lesson they’ve been cramming down our throats ever since the creation of the Republic.

    It’s a ‘lesson’ I LOATHE.

    They were the Party of segregation fifty years ago, and they are STILL TEACHING THAT LESSON. They were the Party of Slavery. Nothing changes.

    The races cannot live together in harmony, judging each person on the content of their character rather than the color of their skin.

    That is what the Democrats were saying fifty years ago, and that is the lesson they continue to teach today.

  41. #41
    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:58 am, Misscheryl said:

    More input from Politico on our wonderful race relations.

    3 amigos get suds; she gets scorn

    She will not get a beer with the boys. Lucia Whalen has not been invited to the White House

    The three amigos — Henry Louis Gates Jr., James Crowley and Barack Obama — will throw back some cold ones on the South Lawn on Thursday as the whole world watches this “teachable moment” on race in America. And they deserve a drink. They have been through so much! How they have suffered!

    In reality, only Whalen, the woman who called 911 on July 16 to report a possible break-in at the Cambridge, Mass., home of Gates, acted responsibly from beginning to end in this whole affair.

    And she doesn’t even get a free drink out of it.

    Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25592.html#ixzz0MkbqBFGm

  42. #42
    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:07 am, Roland said:

    The author of that article does not get the real lesson either. What’s more, he furthers the lie Crowley acted inappropriately.

    The lesson is the person who CLEARLY acted responsibly in a mixed race community is punished.

    This is Obama’s post-racial America.

    It. Will. Get. Worse. Not. Better.

  43. #43
    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:09 am, Flyoverman said:

    Well they have set the rules. We just need to play the game better than they do.

  44. #44
    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:12 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    “meaning they can be raised again.”

    So potentially this is not over yet. Will be interesting to watch.

  45. #45
    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:42 am, SpeakEasy said:

    I have many black friends and associates, some I consider extended family. The lesson I have learned is if I do not personally know them, they are on their own. Reap what you sow. In the worst inner city hoods they treat the police like the enemy and then complain when they do not respond. You could not pay me enough to deal with that crap. Reap it.

  46. #46
    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:46 am, Misscheryl said:

    There are black people I associate with at work and enjoy our association but it doesn’t go any farther because if it came down to our friendship or being black – our friendship would be thrown under the bus in a New York minute. THAT is unfortunate. I don’t see white, black, Asian etc. A loyal friend is a loyal friend, or not.

  47. #47
    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:46 am, Dread Pirate Roberts VIII said:

    Orwell had nothing on this mob of Chicago scumbags. MLK had it exactly backward in their minds, apparently.

    So that Holder (no-talent affirmative action clown) can continue his weird rhetoric about “civil rights” and “voter intimidation” against blacks (?), the DoJ drops charges against the only guys who have actually engaged in visible voter intimidation. Take that, Orwell.

    The color of their skin, and not the content of their character or the criminality of their actions, is what really matters to this administration. Take that, Dr. King … Obama intends to make you look like a fool.

  48. #48
    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:51 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    it appears that the charges were dismissed for two reasons.

    1) These criminals are Obama supporters.

    2) They are black.

    I invite these thugs to try this at my poll in NJ this fall. Please…. come on over.

  49. #49
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:06 am, prendad said:

    Let’s see now, we have DEPUTY attorney generals, we have ASSOCIATE attorney generals, we have ASSISTANT attorney generals and we have, of course, the attorney general. Wow, I feel so protected.

    Eric Holder was assigned to the newly formed Public Integrity Section in 1976 and was tasked to investigate and prosecute official corruption on the local, state and federal levels.

    Yeah, where he really learned a whole lot about itegrity.

  50. #50
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:09 am, happyscrapper said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 9:47 am, Roland said:
    The police will arrest us. Not them.

    Maybe. But if that happens enough, word WILL get out. We need to be sure we have video cameras and record everything. We have to be strong and gather in numbers. We have to be sure we are not intimidating. We have to be sure to NOT have anything with us that could be taken as a “weapon”. No signs, nothing. Just ourselves in number, standing tall and making sure the people who come to vote are not subjected to intimidation.

    I don’t know what can be done about “fixed” voting machines, or corrupt counters, like happened in the Coleman vs Franken debacle.

  51. #51
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:21 am, Regulus said:

    The delay was ordered by then-acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King after she discussed with Mr. Perrelli concerns about the case during one of their regular review meetings, according to the interviews.

    Now we know “Who.” Next, it’s time to find out “Why.”

  52. #52
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:24 am, cactusjoe said:

    Democrats (of many colors) have spent years enslaving the black community with entitlements. They take blacks for granted, as most blacks obediently, even mindlessly, go out to the fields every two years to collect there “freebies”. They are now working hard to enslave the Latino community with entitlements. They need more slaves to pick their cotton.

  53. #53
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:28 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    Any one remember the Willie Thornton ad with Bush 1? Agree with it, agree with it being used, agree with the sentiment it touched or not the fact is it was an effective ad for Bush Sr. You’d think Obama would be at least trying to disarm a similar ad in the 2012 campaign. If these clowns stay free and uncharged you can bet your bottom dollar it will be linked to Obama starting some time in maybe 2011 or mid 2012.

    Given that Obama is all about politics and staying in power if he sees these dudes being free as a risk to his re-election, they will be in jail faster than they can raise their clinched black fists!

  54. #54
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:40 am, infidel4life said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:28 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    If these clowns stay free and uncharged you can bet your bottom dollar it will be linked to Obama starting some time in maybe 2011 or mid 2012.

    That is how it should be, but you’re forgetting that (at least as of now) no one in the Republican Party has the stones to take a stand like that anymore.

  55. #55
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:40 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    “Yeah, where he really learned a whole lot about i(n)tegrity.”

    I’m going to put that back on us. We as voters for many years have not cared about substance, the deeper issues, but only about superficial quick news perceptions. Manipulating perceptions to appear to have integrity is all politicians need to do. Which is why when they get caught with their pants down, at least some of us, are appalled. The political class wants power. I don’t care with letter is after their name, R, D or I. If they didn’t want power, they wouldn’t be in politics. Denying that reality is like saying a lawyer doesn’t like to argue. Its what they do.

    Politicians learned quickly that the people who give them that power will do so based on appearances, perceptions, not reality, not substance. In fact IF you attempt to get to substance today you are labeled some kind of kook.

    As in I’m guessing that Michelle did not need to do a whole lot of research to get to the facts which demonstrate the current wave of corruption. When no one else is doing so and no one is really interested in doing so, someone taking the time to do so seems like the odd man out and is the one who did a bunch of work. When what is more the case is that the standard has changed so much that most folks skim the surface and don’t bother with substance. Glad MM did the book. I’m just thinking the research part was probably not that difficult.

    We have the political class we deserve including the lack of real integrity.

    The solution is not to look back and whine. The solution is to vote vote vote. To change the context of politics by us getting involved.

    The solution as corny as it sounds just might be the Serenity Prayer. Here’s the whole thing by the way not just the first few lines as commonly voiced.

    _________________________

    The Serenity Prayer

    God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
    courage to change the things I can;
    and wisdom to know the difference.

    Living one day at a time;
    Enjoying one moment at a time;
    Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
    Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
    Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
    That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him
    Forever in the next.
    Amen.
    –Reinhold Niebuhr
    ___________________________

    We can change some things. We can’t change everything. Focus on what we can change. And what we can change and when we can change it starts in 2010 and on to 2012……

  56. #56
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:54 am, James Felix said:

    And when….ever….has a complete change in government been attempted with out…thuggery, and actual violence?

    America has been doing it every 4 years since the 18th Century.

  57. #57
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:55 am, prendad said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:40 am, jsmiddleton4 said:
    “Yeah, where he really learned a whole lot about i(n)tegrity.”

    Despite the spelling error I learned a whole lot about integrity during my career in the military. Personally, I have no use for politicians and their politics. I consider them to be professional liars, cheats, and scallywags who feather their nests and egos at the expense of the citizens who actually work for a living.

  58. #58
    On July 30th, 2009 at 11:58 am, jsmiddleton4 said:

    “I consider them to be professional liars, cheats, and scallywags who feather their nests and egos at the expense of the citizens who actually work for a living.”

    I believe in the political class those qualities are considered resume enhancements.

  59. #59
    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:01 pm, prendad said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 10:51 am, NJ-Aviator said:
    I invite these thugs to try this at my poll in NJ this fall. Please…. come on over.

    My veteran friends and I would also like to extend a warm invitation to come on over to our polling place in Germantown, Tennessee. We all take personal offense at people who like to dress up in our uniforms and pretend to be tough little punk-thugs who frighten innocent people. So, come on over and let’s party!

  60. #60
    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, James Felix said:

    The author of that article does not get the real lesson either. What’s more, he furthers the lie Crowley acted inappropriately.

    Crowley did act inappropriately, and conservatives/libertarians should see that.

    Is Gates obnoxious? A racist? An unreasonable man? Based on this incident he is apparently all those things in some measure. But but being an obnoxious, racist, unreasonable man isn’t illegal. Talking back to a cop isn’t illegal. Telling a cop his mother wears army boots isn’t illegal. That’s all protected by the First Amendment.

    When Gates started mouthing off Crowley should have done what you or I or any other civilian would have to do: walk away.

    Conservatives shouldn’t applaud someone being arrested for talking, no matter how offensive and absurd the speech is.

  61. #61
    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:07 pm, b-cat said:

    When Gates started mouthing off Crowley should have done what you or I or any other civilian would have to do: walk away.

    Crowley is not a civilian. He is an officer of the law. A keeper of the peace.

  62. #62
    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:27 pm, RTater said:

    Perrelli is very good at pulling the plug on things. I just learned from The Weekly Standard that he was the pro bono attny for Terry Schiavo’s husband.

  63. #63
    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:33 pm, b-cat said:

    RTater – That figures. What a ghoul.

  64. #64
    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:34 pm, right_on said:

    …and ultimately approved a decision in May to reverse course and drop a civil complaint

    …recommended that Justice seek sanctions against the party and three of its members after the government had already won a default judgment in federal court against the men.

    Acting Assistant Attorney for (Black?) Civil Rights Grace Loretta King, an Obama appointee, is…surprise, surprise…a black activist attorney.

    Why is it the only picture I could find of this woman, was one of her speaking at a podium at a convention for the National Fair Housing Alliance?

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/26992489@N06/3608254810/

    Interesting…in checking with the home page of the National Fair Housing Alliance, I found that their list of “Partners” had been conveniently scrubbed. I wonder why?

    Back on point…I have never heard of any Plaintiff who’s won a default judgment, suddenly reverse course, and say, “Never mind.” Huh! This smells strongly of mackerel.

    There is direct evidence against the defendants (the video), they defaulted (didn’t show up…is it because;

    a) Obama felt they were the victims here (“homeboy’s got our backs!”),

    b) “white man’s” laws don’t apply to them (they adhere to Sharia Law instead), or

    c) they were too illiterate to read and understand the subpoenas?

    The DOJ is supposed to believe in equal protection under the law, so what’s up with this obvious interference with the course of justice?

  65. #65
    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:41 pm, rightwingrocker said:

    Just more proof that to liberals, racism is ok as long as the victim of said racism is caucasian and/or conservative.

    RWR
    http://www.rightwingrocker.com

  66. #66
    On July 30th, 2009 at 1:24 pm, Elm Creek Smith said:

    The lesson here is that only white people can intimidate voters. This is a corollary of the truths that only white people can be bigots, that only white people can discriminate, and that only white people abuse power.

    Excuse me now whilst I go throw up.

    ECS

  67. #67
    On July 30th, 2009 at 2:00 pm, oldcollegeguy1980 said:

    The new black panther party needs a new slogan

    How about US Government Approved

    Or Obama favorite racist Organization

  68. #68
    On July 30th, 2009 at 2:03 pm, pabarge said:

    Click Here to see the mutt, Perelli.

  69. #69
    On July 30th, 2009 at 2:40 pm, KCK said:

    Racial Component? Check.
    Voter Intimidation? Check.
    Excused by Administration? Check.

    But, allusions to fascism are overblown.

    Nothing to see, here, folks. Move along…

  70. #70
    On July 30th, 2009 at 3:42 pm, Major O said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 8:56 am, GaMidnightRider said:
    People need to be screaming about this. This is the same thing we have been fighting against all our life. I wonder if white men did this if the blacks would be as quiet? Where is rev, All and Jesse on this. I thought they where suppose to be against racism? I guess that if you the right color racism is OK.

    “the blacks” isn’t 100% all black folks. This is one of “the blacks” that supports Officer Crowley. In my circles, the only people so far who have made any comments about the arrest have been “the whites”–white females, actually.

  71. #71
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:00 pm, infidel4life said:

    On July 30th, 2009 at 12:03 pm, James Felix said:

    Crowley did act inappropriately, and conservatives/libertarians should see that.

    When Gates started mouthing off Crowley should have done what you or I or any other civilian would have to do: walk away.

    First of all, Crowley is not ‘any other civilian’, he’s a police officer, and as such has authority and responsibilities civilians don’t. He had a responsibility to respond to the report of a possible crime, and then make sure that the situation was under control (obviously it was not) before he left the scene, which is exactly what he did.

    Also, this is a matter of differing opinions, agreement and disagreement, among commenters here. Suggesting that others “should see” things the way you do is ridiculous.

  72. #72
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm, DBNinKY said:

    Wow – Obama at 52%!
    http://www.gallup.com/poll/113980/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Job-Approval.aspx
    I may be wrong and I haven’t googled it, but wasn’t President Bush’s approval at 55% during this point of his presidency?

  73. #73
    On July 30th, 2009 at 4:37 pm, Papa Louie said:

    James Felix said:

    When Gates started mouthing off Crowley should have done what you or I or any other civilian would have to do: walk away.

    Conservatives shouldn’t applaud someone being arrested for talking, no matter how offensive and absurd the speech is.

    Officer Crowley WAS walking away, but Gates followed him outside and insisted on shouting at the officer and disturbing the peace even after he was warned to be quiet. Gates wasn’t just “talking”, he was also interfering with the Officer’s attempt to perform his duty and finish his investigation.

    If you think free speech should be an absolute right, try “talking” smack to a judge in court and see where that lands you. In fact, try talking smack to the Supreme Court while in session and see if they consider your free speech rights to be absolute.

    We have more than just the 1st amendment in the constitution. We also have a 2nd amendment right to bear arms. So try insisting on your right to bear arms when a police officer orders you to put down your weapon. You may feel you have a constitutional right to refuse the Officer’s request, but you’d be wrong – dead wrong. And the Officer will enjoy a paid vacation until the investigation of your shooting exhonorates him.

  74. #74
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:08 pm, jsmiddleton4 said:

    Please consider taking the Gates/Crowley stuff to its thread. It is still setting records for number of posts. This is the Black Panther’s thread bro….

  75. #75
    On July 30th, 2009 at 6:37 pm, Cosmo said:

    I’m fairly certain that this, along with the other problems in this country whether fiscal, judicial or or otherwise, are a direct result of Darth Cheney and Bu$hitler. Mr. Obama is simply righting all the wrongs perpetrated by the former administration. Also, he has God’s blessing. And France likes him. Plus he’s a good dancer.

  76. #76
    On July 31st, 2009 at 6:54 am, jangar said:

    Who let the New Black Panther Party thugs off?

    Their brethren in the DOJ.

  77. #77
    On July 31st, 2009 at 8:58 am, Ragspierre said:

    Appointed to be a poll watcher in 2008 for the Democratic Party and the Obama campaign, Mr. Jackson is also an

    elected member of Philadelphia’s 14th Ward Democratic Committee

    .

    The NBPP member has not stayed away from expressing his views on a social media site like MySpace. Mr. Jackson’s(WARNING DISTURBING CONTENT) MySpace site is chock full of disturbing images with explicit racial overtones. A sample of some of the phrases and images on his MySpace page include:

    “BLACK POWER,BLACK LOVE,BLACK UNITY,BLACK MINDS,KILLIN CRAKKKAS”

    “F*** Whitey’s Christmas”

    An image of an execution scene from the cult hit film “Pulp Fiction”

    A photo of a man holding a sign saying, “DEPORT WHITE PEOPLE”

    A derogatory anti-cop poster titled “BEWARE OF PIG”

    An image of Saddam Hussein before his execution

    A photo of a cop sitting next to a black child in a toy car. Beneath the image the phrase “Racial Profiling: It Starts Early”

    A photoshopped movie poster of the “Bourne Supremacy” is re-worded to say “The Bourne White Supremacy” A swastika is added to Matt Damon’s cheek, and the scope of his firearm is photoshopped to look as if he is about to shoot a black man. The “n” word is used to describe who Matt Damon hates in this movie poster. The New Black Panther Party member also tacks on the phrase, “They should have just stayed in Africa.”

    http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/watercooler/2009/jul/30/disturbing-content-new-black-panthers-myspace-page/

    Post-racial.

  78. #78
    On July 31st, 2009 at 9:11 am, thetoysurgeon said:

    Next election I am going to wear my complete army uniform with a very nice t-shirt underneath. If I get arrested I am sueing for discrimination.

  79. #79
    On July 31st, 2009 at 9:41 am, Ragspierre said:

    That’s your Justice Department … or al-Qaeda’s [Andy McCarthy]

    At the New York Post, Meghan Clyne profiles the Obama/Holder Justice Department’s latest fabulous addition, Jennifer Daskal, formerly “senior counterterrorism counsel” at Human Rights Watch. Daskal has no prosecutorial experience; she is, however, an activist of the hard left, which now evidently qualifies lawyers to serve as political appointees in DOJ’s National Security Division. She’s been tapped to shape detainee policy as part of Obama’s Detention Policy Task Force (that’s the task force I declined an invitation to meet with this past spring, as explained in this letter to Attorney General Holder).

    http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Mjc4ZTkwM2Q5ZjRlNDVhZmVhODNjY2Q0NDFmNWIyYzU=

    The DoJ is supposed to be on OUR side…

  80. #80
    On July 31st, 2009 at 5:05 pm, purealchemy said:

    Hey, there you rogue bloggers!

    Wanna help crack the 4,000 posting mark on the “Don’t Taze Me Bro’”thread?

    It’s two pages back on previous entries now

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