Turns out the decision to drop the case went all the way up to the number 3 man at the Justice Department — Thomas J. Perrelli.
Mr. Perrelli was a Janet Reno flunky when Clinton was in the White House and, naturally, a Barack Obama donor.
In this particular case, the career lawyers at the Department of Justice pursued the matter, made all the calls, got a court judgment when the Black Panthers refused to show up, then the Department of Justice’s political appointees told the career guys to drop the whole case.
FBI
Wing Zero Wednesday, July 29th at 10:09PM EDT (link)A gentleman that retired from the FBI once told me that political appointees and politicians are merely amateurs. It was up to the career folks (and contractors) to make things work. With this bunch, though, we’ve crossed the line from amateur to hack.
1-21-09 - We are so screwd
Why Aren't Republicans Making A Big Stink About This?
DavidSage Wednesday, July 29th at 10:19PM EDT (link)I really think Republican leaders should make this an issue, at the very least calling for congressional investigations. It would be a huge embarrassment to the Obama administration.
The video of the incident really gets people’s blood boiling, and the fact these thugs walked will make voters even madder. People would be outraged, especially coupled with Obama’s latest gaffe with the Cambridge Police.
I used to work with elections
toughintn Wednesday, July 29th at 10:34PM EDT (link)and it’s especially chilling for me to imagine how the people at the polling place felt when they were threatened.
The people who work the polls are often retired, good-hearted people who are paid very little money, and still serve. For the workers to have to deal with such a mess, and for the voters to feel intimidated is a travesty in a free country.
We need to support Rep. Frank R. Wolf, Virginia as he tries to uncover the absolute disregard for the law being demonstrated here.
Lawlessness
ModernAgeFan Wednesday, July 29th at 11:44PM EDT (link)The whole point of getting DOJ involved is so something like this does not spiral out of control. Can you imagine if an independent group of citizens took it upon themselves to go to the polls to protect voters from intimidation by Black Panthers and were involved in a fight with them?
And we are suppose to trust them with our healthcare
bobojake Wednesday, July 29th at 10:55PM EDT (link)DUH DUH
we can have Federal Monitors...
cannedjam Wednesday, July 29th at 10:59PM EDT (link)at elections in states where there has not been racial intimidation at the poles in 30 years, yet when there is proof of it on video, documented by the media live as it happened, it gets thrown out as a non-issue. I wonder what the difference is between the two situations? hmmm?
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Welcome to the thugocracy.
Josh Painter Thursday, July 30th at 10:39AM EDT (link)- JP
“An armed society is a polite society” - Robert A. Heinlein, “Beyond This Horizon” (1942)
Thank God it's a color blind society,
johnt Thursday, July 30th at 10:43AM EDT (link)or should be, or is, or something.
As Orwell said, “some pigs is more equal than others”. And pigs is just the right word.
“a man’s admiration for absolute government is proportinate to the contempt he feels for those around him”. Tocqueville
Obama's AG
mavericktexan Thursday, July 30th at 4:23PM EDT (link)What do you expect from Eric Holder , a radical black activist who has defended South American terrorists . As long as the Panthers and ACORN are supporting Democrats they are immune from prosecution . If this intimidation had been carried out by white supremacists they would be in prison and the media would be in an uproar . Have you heard any outrage at this blocking of justice from the government controlled mainstream media ?