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Old 10-04-2010, 08:12 AM
 
Location: Arlington, VA
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Can you imagine they would say that had it been a white racist doing that?

That it was proper to not pursue the case?

They would not only be calling for his head, but also for the DOJ official's head for not pursuing it.
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Old 10-04-2010, 09:14 AM
 
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Can you imagine they would say that had it been a white racist doing that?

That it was proper to not pursue the case?

They would not only be calling for his head, but also for the DOJ official's head for not pursuing it.
Careful now, or the libs around here will accuse you of being one of those racist provocateur types.
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Old 10-04-2010, 09:22 AM
 
Location: Arlington, VA
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The guy is holding a weapon.

Had it been a voting booth in dearborn and some christian was holding bacon near muslim voters, the left would not only pursue it as intimidation, but also as a hate crime. Bacon isn't even a weapon.
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Old 10-04-2010, 09:30 AM
 
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This tired old story again...how many threads do you want on this? Charges were not brought because of lack of evidence. That's in your article.

"Far from acting recklessly, the Justice Department did what every law enforcement entity is ethically obligated to do: press only those charges that are supported by evidence."
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Old 10-04-2010, 09:32 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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The guy is holding a weapon.
Did you even bother to read the article you cited?


The one that clearly states the charges were not dropped against the man holding the weapon?
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Old 10-04-2010, 09:39 AM
 
Location: Wisconsin
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Can you imagine they would say that had it been a white racist doing that?

That it was proper to not pursue the case?

They would not only be calling for his head, but also for the DOJ official's head for not pursuing it.
Seems the only way a black man could be held accountable for voter intimidation would be if started running around beating people with his club. apparently, yelling racial slurs and using a club in a threatening way is not enough.
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Old 10-04-2010, 10:14 AM
 
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Tired old story? You libs have some nerve. If this was the Bush administration you people would be screaming for his impeachment.

This is the worst abuse of power possible, and leaves people wondering if they are safe from the predations of the DOJ. Check out Christopher Coates here...Whistleblower: Obama Justice Department Discriminates Against Whites - The Philadelphia Bulletin (http://thebulletin.us/articles/2010/10/03/top_stories/doc4ca910409fd8b429440463.txt - broken link)

His testimony is powerful because he is a hardcore lib deeply upset by the actions of a DOJ determined to only enforce voters rights only for minorities.
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Old 10-04-2010, 12:08 PM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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Tired old story? You libs have some nerve. If this was the Bush administration you people would be screaming for his impeachment.

This is the worst abuse of power possible, and leaves people wondering if they are safe from the predations of the DOJ. Check out Christopher Coates here...Whistleblower: Obama Justice Department Discriminates Against Whites - The Philadelphia Bulletin (http://thebulletin.us/articles/2010/10/03/top_stories/doc4ca910409fd8b429440463.txt - broken link)

His testimony is powerful because he is a hardcore lib deeply upset by the actions of a DOJ determined to only enforce voters rights only for minorities.
Your so right! If this was Bush, people would be up in arms about it, they would be screaming, we would be hearing things about it every day. Is this fair HEK NO, not to me. This President seems to get too many free passes, one too many.
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Old 10-04-2010, 12:37 PM
 
Location: On a Long Island in NY
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If this had been 2 members of the KKK in that neighborhood then the liberals would have screamed and protested until the Federal government had them sentenced them to life in prison at ADX Florence.

But of course because only White people can be racist and commit crimes such as voter intimidation then the New Black Panthers are automatically innocent, and nevermind the fact that the NBPP seeks to eliminate the White race and establish a Black supremacist ruled United States.
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Old 10-04-2010, 12:53 PM
 
Location: Home, Home on the Front Range
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Tired old story? You libs have some nerve. If this was the Bush administration you people would be screaming for his impeachment.

This is the worst abuse of power possible, and leaves people wondering if they are safe from the predations of the DOJ. Check out Christopher Coates here...Whistleblower: Obama Justice Department Discriminates Against Whites - The Philadelphia Bulletin (http://thebulletin.us/articles/2010/10/03/top_stories/doc4ca910409fd8b429440463.txt - broken link)

His testimony is powerful because he is a hardcore lib deeply upset by the actions of a DOJ determined to only enforce voters rights only for minorities.
From the OP's link:

"But even Mr. Coates did not offer specific evidence that the department acted improperly."

By the way, he also had issues with the Bush DOJ:

"Justice Department attorney Christopher Coates testified today that the Bush-era DOJ ignored his recommendation to investigate allegations that armed agents in Mississippi intimidated black voters."

Christopher Coates and "the height of hypocrisy" | Media Matters for America

And more:

http://www.mainjustice.com/tag/christopher-coates/
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