Posted on 10/04/2010 5:34:36 AM PDT by reaganaut1
Even after an above-the-fold, front-page story in the Washington Post, the establishment media seems determined to sit back and wait rather than do any "enterprise reporting" on the New Black Panther Party voter-intimidation case and, more importantly, on the much bigger and broader policy and ethics questions swirling around it. This is a serious dereliction of journalistic responsibility. For those reporters who actually want to do their jobs, and for all of you readers who rightly continue to insist that this is an important topic, herewith is a guided tour to the Panther scandal and its broader implications.
The uncontroverted story on Election Day, 2008 Panthers Minister King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson, in black paramilitary garb, stood outside the polling place in close formation, Shabazz brandishing a night-stick, while they used racial epithets and threatening language and gestures. Witnesses reported seeing at least several voters take stock of the situation and turn around and leave without voting. Former Kennedy family civil rights lawyer Bartle Bull, who was on the scene, said it was the worst example of voter intimidation he had ever seen. Not one person, in any forum, has ever contested these basic facts. Ever.
The charges A team of Department of Justice (DoJ) career attorneys led by former ACLU attorney and multiple award-winning lawyer Christopher Coates brought civil rights charges against both Panthers on the scene, plus against national Panther leader Malik Zulu Shabazz and the national party as a whole, based on statements made by Shabazz and other Panther leaders indicating that the stationing of Mr. Jackson and the other (unrelated) Shabazz was part of a nationwide effort. The attorney team wanted to secure a nationwide injunction against all the defendants, prohibiting them from any similar activity in future elections.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
Dark?
That’s racist!
If I am reading the above quote correctly, I think any press that has the guts to cover this case should point out that there were charges against the national Black Panther party as well as King Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson. This is a major point of the case. I had heard a great deal about King and Jackson, the two men at the polling place, from Megyn Kelly on FOXNEWS. But I never heard any emphasis about charges against the Black Panther party itself.
No doubt, it would take some crackerjack reporting.
I was watching what happened when it happened, I don’t need a stinking reporter to tell me what to believe
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.