Phun in Philly
QandO — The report: Making something of nothing? Well you don’t know because you never got to see the guy allegedly carrying the night stick or how he had positioned himself. Oops, wait a minute: This is about as "instant" as it gets - another in a long line of reasons people are turning more and more to the internet to get their info unfiltered and quickly. And then, of course, there’s ...

Voter Intimidation in Philly?
Politics Daily — Filed under: 2008 President, Investigations, PollsThe video from FOX News features two men who appear to be Black Panther operatives standing menacingly outside of polling locations. That's a pretty wild accusation, but it also seems well sourced. The cynical part of me says it would be an awesome GOP dirty trick, then again, Philadelphia has had problems in the past, which swings me back to finding the whole thing more than believable. UPDATE Here's more video from Redstate with the actual menacing. Also has posted rumors (not sourced) that ...

Armed, uniformed Black Panther thugs intimidate voters outside polling station
All — Go over to my Examiner.com page to comment on this story! PS: Dear Dreadlock Dude: your inability to tell the difference between a cell phone and a stick really speaks volumes. (There's a 2001 bone/space station parody in there somewhere, eh?)

Billy club-wielding security guards at Philly polls
Michelle Malkin — Here’s the vid of billy club-wielding “security” guards at the 1221 Fairmount Ave. [...] Read the rest »

Video: Black Panther poll intimidation in Pennsylvania?
Hot Air » Top Picks — Video: Black Panther poll intimidation in Pennsylvania? posted at 1:25 pm on November 4, 2008 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | printer-friendly Hopefully, this kind of thing will be kept to a minimum today.  Fox News reports that voters complained of intimidation in Philadelphia when they saw a purported Black Panther poll watcher guarding the door to the polling station with a nightstick.  Police apparently moved him along (transcript by TV Eyes): JANE SKINNER: breaking election news, we have reports of possible voter intimidation in some way — pennsylvania. republicans saying that two black panthers have been blocking the doorway of one polling ...

Black Panther 'Civilian Security Force' On Patrol in Philly (And, Ivy League Intimidation)
Weekly Standard Blog — Whew, good thing we've got these guys around to prevent intimidation. And, what better tools for preventing intimidation than all-black paramilitary uniforms and billy clubs? Thank you, New Black Panther Party! Hey, they're probably just "guys in the neighborhood" to folks voting, right? Michelle Malkin notes that the NBPP made clear its objectives to protect the black vote from "enemy sabotage." Video of Fox News coverage of the incident at the link. Update: Police respond to Black Panthers. Intimidation, of course, takes many forms. ...

I Believe This is What is Called "Voter Suppression"
The Next Right —   H/T Election Journal.

Amanda Carpenter: MUST WATCH: Black Panther Vid from Amatuer Vlogger
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — A brave man, self-identified as a Pennsylvania student, confronts the Black Panthers who were guarding the doors of a Philly polling station. The Panthers question the man and demand credentials and the camera man to...

A face-off in Philly
Jonathan Martin's Blog — Two "concerned citizens," one with a night stick the other a camera phone. In this era both are quite powerful. (Via ElectionJournal)

Obama's Civilian Security Troops On The Job
Riehl World View — Video via Michelle. The real irony here is that if you read one of the old narratives of Obama's neighborhood - I think by Ayers, he talks about how Farrakhan's minions help keep the "hood" secure. But this is a Philly polling location. I guess the black pathetics will have to do. And of course the Democrats in many states make sure there is no police presence at polling sites, as we wouldn't want to intimidate the voters. What a joke. Take a good look, this is what Obama's neo-liberalism begets. Or maybe this is just the traveling youth choir from Obama's church? ...

Caller Asks CNN Why They Haven't Reported Black Panthers in Philly
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — A man called in to CNN's Helpline on Tuesday wondering why the network hasn't reported the Black Panthers who were seen standing in front of a Philadelphia polling station this morning, one of them carrying a billy club. According to the caller (audio available here), he was going to vote for Obama until a friend told him about this incident. The caller said, "Now Fox has broadcast this, and I want to know why CNN has not broadcast this yet." Adding to the story, a group representing Election Journal just posted a video at YouTube of Black Panthers in front of a polling station at 1221 Fairmount in Philadelphia (video embedded ...

Video: Black Panthers Intimidate Voters at Philadelphia Polling Station
(Obsolete Feed) — A new video has been released which shows the initial encounter: NewsBusters has audio of a caller asking CNN why this story is not being covered: A man called in to CNN’s Helpline on Tuesday wondering why ...

Citizen Video of Black Panthers
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Democracy in Action
The Corner on National Review Online — Tuesday, November 04, 2008 [image] Democracy in Action [ Jonah Goldberg ] "Security" in Philly: 11/04 02:10 PM

Black Panther Intimidation At The Polls
Stop The ACLU — Cross posted by Susan from Wake up America Video of the Panthers with billy clubs at YouTube and below: More video of the Police responding at YouTube and below, via Election Journal : YouTube video below of the news reports coming out abut the Black Panthers standing at the door of a polling place, attempting to intimidate voters. (H/T MM ) Transcript from TVEyes and MM: FOX: LEVENTHAL (Alleged Black Panthers Voter Intimidation) JANE SKINNER: breaking election news, we have reports of possible voter intimidation in some way — pennsylvania. republicans saying that two black panthers have been blocking the doorway of ...

Republicans suppressing the vote in Philadelphia
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — Republicans suppressing the vote in Philadelphia Here is proof of voter suppression and intimidation by those dastardly Republicans at a polling station in Philadelphia. Those shameless Republicans have enlisted the help of their always willing accomplices, The Black Panthers. Have they no shame? Posted by Alberto de la Cruz at November 4, 2008 02:35 PM Comments Post a comment

More Obamunist Thugs at the Polls
Moonbattery — Michelle Malkin wonders if this is what Obama's proposed half $trillion civilian national security force (i.e., personal domestic army) will look like: On tips from V the K and The MaryHunter.

More Election Problems Surface; Real Versus Imagined Voter Intimidation
A Blog For All — In addition to the problems I've been reporting in Pennsylvania, there were problems here in New York City. Apparently Tim Robbins ran into what is a pretty common problem . His name didn't appear on the voter roll at his proper polling place. He went down to the Board of Elections at 200 Varick Street, where they indeed showed him as properly registered to vote at that location and had a judge clear him to vote. 40 other people at his polling place had similar problems, but not Robbins partner, Susan Sarandon. She didn't have any problems. Before you think that this is some kind of voter intimidation or suppression of votes, keep in mind that these are Democrat ...

More Video Of The Black Panthers In Front Of A Polling Place In Pennsylvania
Say Anything — Unbelievable. Here’s the video from my earlier post: Who would ever think that you could see a spectacle like that at a polling place in America?  And where are the cops?  There are armed, intimidating thugs right in front of a polling place and they’re acting with impunity. Can you imagine what the reaction would be if there were some pro-McCain red necks out in front of some polling place brandishing Louisville Sluggers? ...

Chilling heat
Classical Values — Chilling heat Having complained that I am tired of the "endless cycles of presumptive illegitimacy," which "means staying in the kitchen and complaining about the heat," perhaps I should explain what I meant by "the kitchen." What I mean is that assuming someone has a clear win tonight, beginning tomorrow, I am going to be treated to endless shrill lectures about how the election was not won by whoever won it. If Obama wins, not only will he have not only not won legitimately, but he is ineligible to serve, because he wasn't born in Hawaii. (Even though Hawaii state records show he was born there, various cranks have decided that completely unverifiable Internet ...

"Black Panther" voter intimidation in Philadelphia
The Reality-Based Community — [image] "Black Panther" voter intimidation in Philadelphia At least one polling station in Philadelphia has had African-American men in "Black Panther" garb standing outside , one of them carrying a nightstick. That's bad. A couple of notes: 1. I'm delighted that Republicans now agree with civilized people in disliking the presence of armed and uniformed men at polling stations. They haven't always agreed. I'd happily support a law against carrying weapons or wearing uniforms near the polls. (I'm waiting for advocates of Second Amendment rights to rise in defense of the right of the "Panthers" to keep and bear arms.) 2. What reason do we have to ...

New Black Panther Party: Voter Intimidation?
Blue Star Chronicles — There are reports of voter intimidation by the New Black Panther Party in Philadelphia. A couple of guys dressed in New Black Panther Party garb stood in front of a polling place, one holding a billy club. In the video below, the guy with the night stick says he’s providing security for the polling facility. In the second video below, there is an eye witness report that the guys were threatening people who were going into the polling place. Voters complained and the police were called. The man with the billy club was asked to leave. He did leave of his own free will and was not charged with any crimes. The other man lives in the building and ...

Obama Brownshirts at Philadelphia Polling Place
Israpundit — by Bill Levinson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neGbKHyGuHU for a YouTube video of Barack Obama’s “civilian security force,” armed with nightsticks, outside a polling place in Philadelphia.

Black Panthers vs Fox News Reporter At Polling Place In Philadelphia (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Fox News' Rick Leventhal reported live from the polling place where Black Panthers were allegedly intimidating voters Tuesday afternoon. A University of Pennsylvania student reported that a Black Panther wielding a "night stick" intimidated voters at a polling place in Philadelphia (video below). The Black Panther allegedly claimed he was "tired of white supremacy." An Obama volunteer on the scene disputed this account, saying there was no intimidation of voters occurring at the polling place. When Leventhal went to investigate, he got into a confrontation with a Black Panther — a certified poll watcher — who denied the story and told ...

Black Panthers vs Fox News Reporter At Polling Place In Philadelphia (VIDEO)
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Fox News' Rick Leventhal reported live from the polling place where Black Panthers were allegedly intimidating voters Tuesday afternoon. A University of Pennsylvania student reported that a Black Panther wielding a "night stick" intimidated voters at a polling place in Philadelphia (video below). The Black Panther allegedly claimed he was "tired of white supremacy." An Obama volunteer on the scene disputed this account, saying there was no intimidation of voters occurring at the polling place. When Leventhal went to investigate, he got into a confrontation with a Black Panther — a certified poll watcher — who denied the story and told ...

Bummers du jour, despite "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Maggie's Farm — Dems will silence talk radio. No plans to silence Keith Olberman. No word yet about silencing Maggie's Farm. Dem Leader announces- "Keeping Your Own Money a 'Simplistic Notion.' " I guess I lack nuance. Voting guards in Philly. Sheesh. Like Jules, I thought the Black Panthers ...

Republican Strategy: Make Obama’s Win Illegitimate
Firedoglake — Drudge's headlines as of about 4:20 EST tell you all you really need to know (h/t Matt Browner Hamlin): RAW: 'BLACK PANTHERS' BLOCK ACCESS TO VOTING STATION... POLICE CONFRONT... VIDEO: HILLARY POLITICKING INSIDE NY POLLING AREA, 5 FEET FROM BOOTHS... TOLEDO, OHIO POLICE ISSUED RIOT GEAR... VA VOTERS FACE WET BALLOTS... REPUBLICAN ELECTION BOARD WORKERS THROWN OUT IN PHILLY... MCCAIN SUES OVER MILITARY BALLOTS... TAMPA: HUNDREDS OF VOTER SURVEYS SCATTERED ACROSS INTERSTATE... Republicans like Drudge have written off ...

Drudge Lies In Attempt to Make Obama Win Illegitimate
Firedoglake — Drudge's headlines as of about 4:20 EST tell you all you really need to know (h/t Matt Browner Hamlin): RAW: 'BLACK PANTHERS' BLOCK ACCESS TO VOTING STATION... POLICE CONFRONT... VIDEO: HILLARY POLITICKING INSIDE NY POLLING AREA, 5 FEET FROM BOOTHS... TOLEDO, OHIO POLICE ISSUED RIOT GEAR... VA VOTERS FACE WET BALLOTS... REPUBLICAN ELECTION BOARD WORKERS THROWN OUT IN PHILLY... MCCAIN SUES OVER MILITARY BALLOTS... TAMPA: HUNDREDS OF VOTER SURVEYS SCATTERED ACROSS INTERSTATE... Republicans like Drudge have written off ...

Panther vs. Obama
Ben Smith's Blog — I'd been a bit skeptical of the reports that the Black Panthers were out intimidating voters on Obama's behalf, largely because the precinct is in the city's northern 14th Ward, which went (.pdf) overwhelmingly -- more than 95% -- for John Kerry in 2004. You don't typically intimidate your own voters. But a reader sends over a link to clinch the deal: The Panther in question appears to be one King Shamir Shabazz -- and he's no Obama supporter. "[Obama] is a puppet on a string. I don't support no black man running for white politics. I will not vote for who will be the next slavemaster," he told the Philadelphia Daily News ...

Dark Days Ahead? - Special Election Night Six Hour Jihadi Killer Hour
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Drill here: Rev-up those coffee pots, Dollard Nation. It’s gonna be a long, long night on The Jihadi Killer Hour election night coverage. We have booked 6 … count `em 6 hours back to back. Which is to say, three two-hour segments. If it’s over early and ugly we may wrap it up ealier and uglier. If it goes longer and nastier than 3:30 AM Eastern, then so will we. Semper Fi. Part 1 starts at 8:30pm PST … that’s 11:30pm EST. Part 2 starts at 10:30pm PST … that’s 1:30am EST. Part 3 starts at 12:30am PST … that’s 3:30am EST. Do your ...

Black panthers as "security patrols"?
Theo Spark — Third worldish if you ask me.

Justice Dept. sues New Black Panther Party thugs
Michelle Malkin — [image] Good news: Someone in the Justice Department took the Election Day intimidation tactics of the New Black Panther Party in Philadelphia seriously. The DOJ filed an injunction today against the NBPP bullies over their billyclub-wielding thuggishness at a Philly polling place, which was captured on video: Remember? ...

Feds Suing New Black Panther Party For Philly Voter Intimidation
The Jawa Report — January 08, 2009 Feds Suing New Black Panther Party For Philly Voter Intimidation Remember this video? The Feds have now filed a lawsuit against these thugs. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court in Philadelphia alleges that two men intimidated voters Nov. 4 by standing outside a polling place at 1221 Fairmount Avenue wearing party uniforms. A video of the men, one holding a police-style baton weapon, was widely distributed on the Internet. The lawsuit seeks a court order barring party members from being deployed to, or displaying weapons at, polling place entrances. h/t LGF link thingy By Stable Hand at January 8, 2009 09:14 AM | | l digg this

Obama's Sturmabteilung to Be Race-Based
Moonbattery — As if he didn't have enough to do bankrupting the economy, Chairman Zero is moving forward with announced plans to create a "civilian security force" as large and well-funded as the entire military — a massively bloated American version of Germany's Sturmabteilung. Steps are already being taken to ensure that it will not be dominated by the sort of patriots we find in the military, who serve the Constitution, not some Marxist punk community activist, and would be unlikely to fire on Americans in defense of an emerging dictatorship. Check out this paragraph from HR1388, the "GIVE (Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education) Act," under ...

Vote at your own risk? DOJ Dismisses Charges Against Black Panthers
The Next Right —       This past Presidential Election, uniformed, baton swinging thugs were caught on video intimidating voters at a polling place in Philadelphia while hurling racial threats and insults at both black and white voters (see here, here). After investigating the incident, and before the change in Administrations, the Civil Rights Division of DOJ filed a complaint against the New Black Panther Party and several of its members for violations of Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act.  That Section prohibits any “attempt to intimidate, threaten, or coerce” any ...

Why is the Obama Justice Department protecting New Black Panthers?
Michelle Malkin — Why is the Obama Justice Department protecting New Black Panthers?

Vote if You Dare
Moonbattery — In the end, everything adds up. Remember the story about the New Black Panthers endorsing Obama, and the one about armed Black Panther thugs intimidating voters? They add up to this: This past Presidential Election, uniformed, baton swinging thugs were caught on video intimidating voters at a polling place in Philadelphia while hurling racial threats and insults at both black and white voters (see here, here). After investigating the incident, and before the change in Administrations, the Civil Rights Division of DOJ filed a complaint against the New Black Panther Party and several of its members for violations of ...

Shocker: Obama Refusing To Prosecute Two In Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case
Say Anything — On election day some members of the Black Panthers in Pennsylvania, an important battleground state, were seen standing in front of a polling place with billy clubs.  Here’s some video of the incident: Obviously, thugs standing in front of a polling place with whooping sticks is pretty much the definition of “voter intimidation” and is illegal.  And so the Department of Justice under the Bush administration filed charges.  But since Obama won the election and now runs the DoJ, the charges have been dropped. The Bush DOJ filed suit against Malik ...

Obama Administration Ignores Voter Intimidation W/ Videos
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — . EDITORIAL: Protecting Black Panthers http://www.washingtontimes.com/ Imagine if Ku Klux Klan members had stood menacingly in military uniforms, with nightsticks, in front of a polling place. Add to it that they had hurled racial threats and insults at voters who tried to enter. Now suppose that the government, backed by a nationally televised video of the event, had won a court case against the Klansmen except for the perfunctory filing of a single, simple document - but that an incoming Republican administration had moved to voluntarily dismiss the already-won case. Surely that would have been ...

Who pressured Justice to drop case against voter intimidation in Philly?
Hot Air » Top Picks — Who pressured Justice to drop case against voter intimidation in Philly? posted at 12:14 pm on May 29, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Michelle blogged about this yesterday, and the Washington Times reports today that the Department of Justice has taken the “unprecedented” step of dropping a case which they had already won by default judgment. Political appointees at Justice pressured career prosecutors into giving up on the case of voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers group in Philadelphia, who attempted to frighten voters away from the polls in the presidential election: Justice Department ...

WTF? Obama Justice Department Political Appointees Overrule Career Lawyers in Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — “Security Patrols” Stationed at polling places in Philadelphia Come on. WTF is this all about? Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of ...

Obama Political Appointees at Justice Dept. Kill Action in Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case
Flopping Aces — Letting thugs outside polling station go with a slap on the wrist! From the Washington Times: Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day, according to documents and interviews. The incident - which gained national attention when it was captured on videotape and distributed on YouTube - had prompted the government to sue the men, saying they violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act by scaring would-be ...

Obama DOJ corruption in Black Panther case
Hyscience — The Washington Times reports on the voting rights case involving charges that the Black Panthers had wielded weapons and blocked polls: Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day, according to documents and interviews. The incident - which gained national attention when it was captured on videotape and distributed on YouTube - had prompted the government to sue the men, saying they violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act by scaring would-be voters with ...

Justice Department Kills Voter Intimidation Case
Power Line — From the Washington Times: Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day, according to documents and interviews. The incident - which gained national attention when it was captured on videotape and distributed on YouTube - had prompted the government to sue the men, saying they violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act by scaring would-be voters with the weapon, racial slurs and military-style uniforms. Career lawyers pursued the ...

Political (Read: Obama) Appointees Get Civil Rights Case Dropped
Say Anything — Remember last November, the report of Black Panthers wielding billy clubs intimidating voters in Philadelphia? The Justice Department was pursuing them for Civil Rights violations. That was before Hope and Change™ came to town! Justice Department political appointees (read: Obama appointees) overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day, according to documents and interviews. The ...

Politics at the Department of Justice
Patterico's Pontifications — [Guest post by DRJ] Remember these videos from Philadelphia on Election Day 2008? Some people were bothered by them: Apparently the political appointees at the Obama DOJ aren’t too bothered: “Justice Department political appointees overruled career lawyers and ended a civil complaint accusing three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense of wielding a nightstick and intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling place last Election Day, according to documents and interviews. ...

Is The Fox Nation Trying To Start A Race War?
News Hounds — Right wing “talking heads” frequently describe those who protest intolerance and bigotry as “America haters.” In their world view, liberals are “traitors” to an America which, as defined by the right wing, does not include liberals – or anyone else who doesn’t subscribe to the views and religion of right wing America. The Founders of the United States attempted to form a “more perfect union.” Abraham Lincoln presided over a war to keep the union together. Yet, the America of the Fox Nation is a place where division is encouraged and where hatred of other Americans is part of “the American Dream.” The Civil War ended over a century ago; but Fox Nation is a place where it is reenacted ...

Eric Holder Sets Voter Intimidation Precedent
blonde sagacity — A former USDOJ employee being interviewed in FNC relayed that a decision, like the one to dismiss charges against the three Black Panthers that were intimidating voters while brandishing a billy club here in Philadelphia last November, would have had to come from the top. Eric Holder. You know, the one that helped pardon Marc Rich... ...

DOJ Civil Rights: Black Panther Voter Fraud Absolved
Stop The ACLU — After intimidating voters at a Philadelphia polling precinct, decked out like a military thugs from a third world country, wielding at least one 2-ft. long nightstick, a civil lawsuit was filed. The three men charged refused to show up for their court cases for five months - that’s 5 months - and they did show! The government won a default judgement in federal court against the New Black Panthers and three of their men. In April, however, department lawyers were told to drop the case - after already procuring the default judgment. Unbelievable. Why would the case be dropped? Wouldn’t you know it is always about politics? Front-line lawyers were in the final stages of completing that work ...

Top Obama Supporter Approved Dismissal of Voter Intimidation Case
Power Line — We wrote here about the Justice Department's dismissal of a voter intimidation case against a group of armed Black Panthers who threatened would-be voters outside a polling place in Philadelphia. This video of the defendants indicates the sort of intimidation in which they were engaged: DOJ's decision to dismiss the case has been mysterious, in part, because it came after the defendants had defaulted. So the case had been won, and Justice decided to give it away. Republicans in Congress have tried to find out who decided to let the Panthers off, and why, but they have been stonewalled by the ...

WTF? Who in the Obama Administration Let the Black Panthers Off?
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — “Security Patrols” Stationed at polling places in Philadelphia You remember the FLAP, right? Well, this is now answered in this revealing piece in the Washington Times. Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli, the No. 3 official in the Obama Justice ...

No. 3 Obama DOJ Official Dismissed Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case
THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS — From the Corner: This morning, Jerry Seper of the Washington Times has an extensive report detailing how top political appointees at the Obama Justice Department, including the No. 3 official, Thomas J. Perrelli (a supporter who raised half a million bucks for the Obama '08 campaign), dismissed a civil-rights voter ...

Obama Political Appointees Reportedly Overruled Career Justice Officials In Dropping Charges Against New Black Panther Party for Voter Intimidation
The New Editor — Jonathan Turley: (via Instapundit) By dropping the complaint, the Obama Administration suggests that other groups could show up with such weapons and military-style uniforms are perfectly permissible. What if this were the Aryan Nation or Soldiers of God? Doesn?t brandishing a weapon have an intimidating effect on voters?

Obama Justice Official Nixed Black Panther Prosecution
Pajamas Media — President Obama, post-racial? No. And with their silence, the NAACP and ACLU say "voting rights for me, but not for thee." [image] In a past national election, a uniformed hate group stood outside a polling place with a two-foot-long police nightstick in hand, screaming racial epithets and threats in a successful effort to prevent citizens from voting and poll watchers from doing their jobs. The Department of Justice investigated, the career counsel approved the institution of a civil complaint, and one was brought. The defendants offered up no defense. They failed even to appear in court. The federal district court judge entered default judgments against the defendants. Later he ordered ...

Voter intimidation ok with Obama-Holder Justice Department if done by its side
Power Line — We wrote here and here about the Justice Department's dismissal of a voter intimidation case against a group of armed Black Panthers who threatened would-be voters outside a polling place in Philadelphia. The Justice Department won the case after the defendants defaulted (a wise move by them, it turns out), but decided to give the victory away. This struck us as another instance in which the Obama-Holder Justice Department made its decision based on political considerations, rather than considerations of justice. This was a case in which members of a political organization showed up at a polling place in uniform and carrying weapons for the announced purpose ...

Civil Rights Commission blasts decision to drop voter-intimidation case
Hot Air » Top Picks — Civil Rights Commission blasts decision to drop voter-intimidation case posted at 2:53 pm on August 4, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Share on Facebook | printer-friendly The decision by the Department of Justice to drop charges against several members of the New Black Panther Party for voter intimidation has come under fire from an unlikely source .  The US Commission on Civil Rights demanded an explanation of their decision to back away from a case the DoJ had already won, and for which they had extensive evidence, including videotape.  The chair openly wondered whether Attorney General Eric Holder would have made the same decision if the KKK had been involved: The U.S. ...

You keep using that word.
RedState: Conservative News and Community — Promoted from the diaries by Jeff. Most of you have seen the latest smear from the Democratic National Committee. You’ve also probably heard about the call for members of the newly-formed White House Snitch Brigade. You have watched elected officials “flee their ‘townhalls’ like frightened bunnies” (as Moe Lane put it), in fear of having to face their voting constituency. Some politicians have even called you “fake” and “manufactured”, for turning out in droves at their “townhalls” to speak your mind and voice your opinion. You’ve been called ...

Carol M. Swain: Mission Creep and the Southern Poverty Law Center's Misguided Focus
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — In case you missed the story, last November 4th a polling precinct in Philadelphia, PA was patrolled by an organization called the New Black Panther Party, a Marxist group that in 2000, was listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a racial hate group. Video footage shot in 2008, show Black Panther precinct workers intimidating white voters. This was covered by the news organizations, and resulted in charges being filed by the Bush Department of Justice, whose job it is to defend and protect the voting rights of all Americans. What should have been an open and shut case has become something more troubling, after the Eric Holder-led Justice ...

Figures. Black Panther Who Threatened Voters In Philly Is a Credentialed Dem Poll Watcher
Gateway Pundit — King Samir Shabazz (L) and Jerry Jackson (R), both of Philadelphia pose for their photo above. Jerry Jackson is a certified democratic poll worker. John Fund reported at The Wall Street Journal: When none of the defendants filed any response to the complaint or appeared in federal district court in Philadelphia to answer the suit, it appeared almost certain Justice would have prevailed by default. Instead, the department in May suddenly allowed the party and two of the three defendants to walk away. Against the third defendant, Minister King Samir Shabazz, it sought only an injunction barring him from displaying a weapon within 100 feet ...

New Inquiry Into Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — “Security Patrols” Stationed at polling places in Philadelphia Remember the FLAP. Now, there is a new inquiry. The Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility has begun an official inquiry into the dismissal in May of a civil complaint against the ...

The New Black Panthers and Me
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — There's a new investigation of politicization at the Justice Department. But this time, it's not former President Bush's appointees who are in the hot seat—it's President Obama's. On September 9, the DOJ's ethics watchdog, the Office of Professional Responsibility, opened an inquiry into the department's decision not to pursue charges against several men accused of voter intimidation at a Philadelphia polling place on election day last November. The Associated Press reported: The department filed a civil complaint in January against three men, alleging two of them intimidated voters on Nov. 4 by standing outside a polling place wearing uniforms of the ...